Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-20
DEMOCRATS MEET
National Executive Committee Hold
ing Session in Chicago to Outline
Campaign of 1900.

Chicago, Nov. 20.-The national dem
ocratic executive committee met IN Sc
cret session at noon to practically in
augurate the campaign of 1900. Senator
j. X. Jones, of Arkansas, presided. The
only members of the committee absent
We're former Governor Stone of Missou-
ri and L. d. O'Bren, of Minnesota
They are expected later, though the alb
sence of Stone is commented on. w. j.
Bryan was expected to attend but word
was received that he could not be pres
ent. The committee Will name the time
and place for a meeting of the full COM
mittee, hear reports from committee
| men in the states where elections We're
recently held and, proba bly,, practically
outline methods TO be pursued during
| the coming presidential campaign. Be
| fore the meeting assembled Chairman
Jones said the meeting would certainly
affirm the Chicago platform. During the
session Congressman Sulzer. OF New
York, was called in and outlined the
situation in that state. He urged the de-
| STABILITY of an antitrust plank in the
next rational platform. Former Gov
ernor Altgeld of Illinois also attended
| the meeting.
| "A recess was taken at /. The business
will probably not be completed before
| tomorrow.
Senator Jones reached the Sherman
house late yesterday afternoon and at
once went into executive session with
Chairman j. G. Johnson, of the ma
tional executive committee. After sup
per he received all democrats who
called. He said he was in first class
physical trim. and he looked it. He
was asked what he had to say about
candidates and issues for next year. He
replied:
There is no doubt that Mr.. Bryan will
be the democratic nominee and that
President Mckinley will be nominated
| by the republicans. The democratic
convention. in my opinion, will reaftirm
the Chicago platform. Just how this
will be done and what the phraseology
| will be l do not pretend to say / be-
lieve the democrats will declare against
imperialism and in favor of legislation
regu. lting trusts and similar combina-
tions. 1t is too soon yet to say just
what will be the dominant issue Com
ventions and platforms do not make is
sues. In some parts of the country the
| financial question will be most interest
| ing to the voters. in another imperial-
| ism, in another trusts, and so it will go
/ II am not in possession of as accurate
| information as would like to have, but
| in general l am Well satisfied with the
| elections | should like to have had
| Ohio go democratic, but perhaps that
| was too much TO expect considering all
/ the elements which entered into the
campaign, the power of the administra-
| ton and the persuasive influences
which the republicans We're able to
| bring to bear / was rather disap-
| pointed in kentucky. for / had hoped
the democrats would win by such ma
jority as would leave no doubt in the
mind of any one. But we did we'll in
Maryland and Nebraska, so feel salts
| fed
The senator declined to discuss prob
able legislation in congress. He said
he had some strong convictions on GER
tain questions, but preferred not to dis
| close his purpose at this time. He was
/ told of reports to the effect that he was
opposed to holding the democratic con-
vention and to keeping the national
1 headquarters in Chicago, and replied
| that there were good reasons why the
Campaign should be handled from Chi
cago and good reasons why It should
not be.