The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-25
Democrats Removed Him From
Press Bureau.
JUDGE TkRvIN's VIGOROUS MOVE.
Appeared Before the Committee In Be
half of the Ohio valley Timetable
League-Attempt Made For Time te
Keep Bryan From Massmeeting.

failed to make them good. Not single
warlike note was sounded and no def.
ances were uttered either by the men
who demand that "16 to 1" shall be the
rallying cry in the next campaign or
by those who oppose it's adoption.
The only move looking tow ard recog.
milton of the silver EN- by the national
committee was when the Ohio Valley
Bimetallic League was admitted to the
committee room and James p. Tarvin
of Kentucky, acting as spokesman, read
the resolution adopted by the commit
tee at their meeting early in the day al
the Palmer House.
These reso lutions demanded that
lanks be inserted in the next Demo
cratic national platform opposing trusts,
opposing imperialism" and "adhering
to the silver ratio of 16 to 1, and along
those lines we offer you our aid, said
Mr.. Tarvin. There was a defiant &C.
cent upon the word "those" that seemed
to imply that the support of the bi-
metallists could be secured along no
other lines than those marked out, but
of this the committee took no notice.
The Bimetallic League was courteously
thanked for its proffer of assistance and
assured that it would be called upon at
such times as the national committee
felt in need of its assistance.
That was the beginning and end OF
the silver episode.
The fight against p. J. Devlin, editor
Of the press bureau of the national COM
mittee, was brought to 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 Chicago.
Beyond making several changes in
the rules governing the committee
nothing else was done during the day.
The fight between the Illinois factions
began as soon as Mr.. Bryan arrived in
the city. He was Immediately beset by
men of both sides, the Altgeld faction
asking him to be at the meeting with
out fail, and the Harrison men asking
him to remain away from the Auditor
ium altogether. Mr.. Bryan was in a
dilemma and for long time would not
declare himself. He said that he had
accepted the invitation for the meeting
and that there was no apparent reason
why he should decline at the last mo-
ment at the demand of a political fac
ton hostile to that which had invited
him to the city. At the same time he
expressed himself as being anxious to
avoid anything that would create fur
ther friction, and, as q remedy, pro-
posed that the Altgeld people turn over
the control of the meeting to the ma
tional 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, heard that
there was opposition to the plan in the
| Altgeld camp and they openly cham
pioned the placing of the meeting under
| the control of the national committee.
! The arguments on both sides were hot
and fierce, for several hours, and there
| seemed to be no chance of q settlement.
| The large majority of the members OF
the national committee declared them
selves as being opposed to having any.
thing to do with the meeting in any
way. They maintained that they had
q fight before the committee at that
moment born of the outraged feelings
of the Harrison faction, because it be-
heved that the national committee had
taken part in local matter without
good reason, and they were disposed tc
keep their hands out of the present
fight.
Finally Mr.. Altgeld sent word to Mr.
Bryan that if he considered that his at
tendance at the meeting would embar
rass him, he could feel at perfect lib
erty to remain away. The meeting
could get along without him. Thli
message was declared by the Altgelt
people to be one of simple courtesy tC
Mr., Bryan, but the Harrison men de
clared that it was a message of sarcasm
| salx TO-
afraid to keep his word to address tn,
meeting, it would be success withou
his presence.
his mind to attend the meeting, thu
Harrison people, who were in good hu
NOR over the defeat of Devlin befof,
the committee, announcing that h,
might attend the meeting without caus
ing any hostility to himself in the Har
rison camp. This message, however
had nothing to do with the intention
reached by Mr.. Bryan regarding tn
meeting, for he had decided to attenC
before it reached him.
When the national committee cam
to order in the clubroom of the SheI
man House all the states were repre-
sented either by proxy or by their regu
lar committeeman with the exception o
North Dakota, Oregon, Texas, Utah
Vermont, West Virginia and Arizona
Mr.. Bryan held proxies for Michigan
and South Dakota and was presen
throughout the meetings of the com
mittee, although he did not take al
active part in the proceedings. En-
Governor Altgeld was offered the prox
of Committeeman White of Washing
ton, but declined it, and Willis j. All
bott OF New York acted for that state
Mayor Harrison held the proxy Il
Alaska, but did not attend either SCI
sion of the committee.
The following members of the N;
tiOnal committee Tor proxies) were pre-
= ent:
Alabama Henry ID. Clayton; Arkansa
Thomas o. McRae; California, w. II. Bourk
proxy for j. J. Dwyer; Colorado. IT, j. Ode
nell. proxy for Adalr Wilson; Connection
Alexander Troup; Delaware, Senator Richal
n Kenney; Florida. William ]. Stone, pro,
for Samuel Pasoo; Georgia, Clark Howe
Idaho. George Ainslie Illinois, Thomas Gaha
Indiana. j. q. Shankhn; Iowa, c. A. Walls
Kansas, James G.. johnson; Kentucky, Ur'
M NJ ~ oh.