The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-02
THE GOOD TIMES
Their Effect on Political
Outlook.
Democratic National Committee
Fear That They Will Reject
President Mckinley.

CHICAGO, Nov 2O.-The Democrat
ic national executive committee. with
National Chairman J. K. Jones in the
chair. spent most of today in room
in the Sherman House, discussing
matters pertaining 10 organization.
ways and means and administration
affairs OF the committee. The commit
tee Will meet again tomorrow, and. it
is expected, will not get through with
business on hand before night.
Nothing was aid about a meeting of
the national committee, but it is the
opinlC0 of mos5 Of the national com
mitteemen that the full committee will
be called to meet in Washington on
February -. and that the National
Democratic Convention VIII be held the
latter part of May or the first Of June.
Mr.. Jones would say nothing about
calling she committee
The committeeman were very I'M
communicative as to what was done at
The meeting Secretary Charles 4.
Walsh said the committee had trans
acted no business of interest Or i'm
portance and had only considered ad-
ministrative affairs. After the meet
ing had adjOurntd, however, some of
the committeeman continued the dis
cussiOn Of the probable situation next
year. They disclosed the fact that a
considerable part of the committees
sitting had been devoted to discussing
the Probable effect Of high prices on
the campaign of 1900 1t was said chat
several members of The committee are
Of the opinion that if present prices Of
manufactured products are maintained
next year, with plenty of work in sight,
Uhe Democrats will have afhard row
to hoe" unless they can show farmers
and workmen they are not getting an
equivalent increase for their farm prod
ucts and labor.
l. is the purpose Of some Of the
committeeman 10 organize a bureau of
information and education, whose duty
it shall be TO gather accurate and def |
mite information relating to trusts, |
cost of manufacturing, selling prices |
to jobbers and middlemen, selling
prices TO consumers, wages paid and
cost of raw material. They believe |
that they will be able to show that the |
present high prices are sthe result of |
trusts and combinations and that
workmen have been given but a small
of the increase in selling |
values.
This idea has assumed such tangible |
form that it is predicted w. II. (Coin) |
Harvey will be placed at the head of
the bureau. None of the committee |
men would admit this matter had been |
Il ;rc,,-raI i- r1rnnn-n1 n on q
large staff of men TO gather informa- |
ton which can be used in an antitrust |
There did not seem to be any DISPOSE |
tion to shelve free sI.Ver as an issue; |
all 5he committeeman said free COIN |
age was i'll the platform to say, but |
none of them said it would be the dom |
inant issue.
Congressman William Sulzar of New |
York appeared before the committee. |
He saia trusts would De the issue in |
the next campaign. James F. Mintun
OF New Jersey told the committee prac |
ideally the same thing. Senator Pet
tigrew Of South Dakota and Charles A.
Towne OF duluth, botn OF them Silver
Republicans, told the committee that
free silver was still live issue in their
States.
lHGEe WIS Il SIlOuS lSHIluS G--OIlS
the committeeman present in favor OF
holding the national convention earlier
in the year than has been the custom.
4 number of the committee expressed
themselves as being in favor of holding
the convention in April or May, pre-
ferably the latter month. \ strong
delegation was present from Milwau-
kee to press the claims of that city.
No delegation was present from any
other city. It was not within the pro-
vince Of the executive committee tOI
take al,ion regarding the convention
but it was freely admitted chat the
offers of all expenses paid and a bonus
Of $4,000 to the campaign fund, which
had been made by Kansas City and
Milwaukee, were conducive to very
favorable consideration of both cities.
Congressman SulZer of New York
managed TO put some strong props I'M
der his ambition to be the minority
leader of the House in the next ses-
sion of Congress. He received prom
ises of aid from Illinois and other
Western States. and a number oil
Southern votes were promised him.
When he left tonight for New York he
claimed siXty-three votes, fifteen short
of the number necessary TO give him
the place.
It was announced at the conclusion
of the meeting that a gathering of
Silver Republicans would be held in
Chicago on or about November q.