The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-21
DEVL|N PAYS PENAL TY
Deposed on Account of His Fac
tional Partisanship.
A VICTORY FOR HARRISON
Bryan in a Dilemma-Bitter fractional
Fight Between Altgeld and the
Chicago Democrats-Work
of the Committee


oped at the meeting of the democratic
national committee to-day and the men
who made such belligerent assertions
last night failed to make them good to-
day. Not single warlike note was
sounded and no defiances We're uttered,
either by the men who demanded that
'16 to T. shall be the rallying cry in the
next campaign, or by those who oppose
it's adoption.
The only movement made by the sill
yer men looking toward recognition by
the national committee was during the
afternoon, when the Ohio Valley BIZ
metallic league was admitted to the
committee rooms and James p, Taryin
of Kentucky, acting as spokesman,
read the resolutions adopted by the
| committee earlier in the day at the Pal
mer house.
The resolutions demanded that there
be inserted in the next democratic ma
tlonal platform planks opposing trusts
and Imperialism and adhering to the
SILVER ratio of 16 to !. And along these
INES we offer you aid" said Mr.. Tar
win.
Ihere was defiant accent upon the
WORD these that seemed to imply that
the support of the bimetallists could he
secured along no other lines than those
marked out. but of this the committee
TOOK no notice. The Ohio Valley ri
metallic league was courteously thank
ed for its proffer of assistance and as
Sufed that 1t would be called upon at
Such tunes as the national committee
! felt in need of it's assistance. This was
the beginning and end of the silver epi-
sode f'
The fight against p. j. Devlin. editor
OF the press bureau of the national com
mittee, was brought to a finish. the
Harrison faction of Illinois securing his
deposition for the part taken by him
as an officer of the national committee
IN the last mayOralty election in Chi
cago.
Beyond making several changes in
the rules governing the committee,
nothing else was done during the day.
section ! of the rules, which pre-
scribes the formation of the national
committee, was so amended as to per-
init the election of a vice chairman. to
act when the chairman is unable to be
present Upon the motion of Mr.. CLAW
ton OF Ala bama sections 3, A. ., g. / s
and 10 of the rules were stricken out
Section provided for the majority of
the election of officers of the commit
tee.
Section gave the chairman power to
appoint subordinate officers of the COM
mittee with the concurrence of the ex-
ecutive committee.
Sections 4, and 6 provided that the
chairman, secretary and treasurer of
the committee respectively should per-
form the duties of their positions.
Section covered the formation of
new national committees and the rela- =
sr,,r 4, 4
coming and outgoing organizations.
Section s empowered the chairman to
call meetings whenever he deemed it
for the best interests of the party.
Section provided that the chairman
shall call meeting upon the receipt of
written request by one-fourth of the
members of the committee.
Section 10 provided that the sessions
of the committee shall be governed by
general parliamentary law and that the
committee shall adopt any standing
rule for the disposition Of business
coming before it.
Sections II, II, IS and "A remain as
they We're.
Fight Between Factions.
The fight between the Illinois factions
began as soon as Mr.. Bryan arrived in
the city, which was 8 O'Clock in III :
morning. He was immediately beset
ton asking him to be at the meeting
without fail and the Harrison asking
that he remain away from the Audi
torium altogether.
Mr.. Bryan was in a dilemma and for
a long time would not declare himself
as being in favor of the meeting or not.
He said he had accepted the invitation
for the meeting and there was no ap-
parent reason why he should decline
at the last moment at the demand of a
political faction hostile to that which
had invited him to the city. At the
same time he EXPIRE ssed himself as be-
ing anxious to avoid anything that
would create further friction, and as a
remedy proposed that the Altgeld peo-
pie turn over the control of the meeting
to the national committee.
Mr.. Altgeld was personally willing
that this should be done, but the ma
jority of his adherents, who are bitter
against the Harrison men, opposed it,
and when the latter heard that there
was opposition to the plan in the Alt
geld camp, they openly championed the
passing of the meeting under the con
troll of the national committee. The
arguments on both sides were hot and
fierce for several hours and there
seemed to be no chance of settle
ment. The large majority of the MEM
berS of the national committee de-
tldlSu themselves dS pElllS tpptStu ~
having anything to do with tie meet
ing in any way. They maintained that
they had a fight before the committee
at that moment, born of the outraged
feelings of the Harrison faction, b.
cause it believed that the national com
mittee had taken part in a local mates
and they were disposed to keep their
hands out of the political fight
Finally Mr.. Altgeld sent word to Mr.
Bryan that if he considered that his
attendance at the meeting would en-
barrass him, he could feel at perfect
liberty to remain away. The meeting
could get along without him. This
message was declared by the Altgeld
people to be one of simple courtesy to
Mr.. Bryan, but the Harrison men de-
Clared that it was a message of saT-
Casm, which meant that if Mr.. Bryan
was afraid to keep his word to address
the meeting it would be a success with
out his presence.
II was late in the afternoon before
Mr.. Bryan made up his mind to attend