The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-23
WISCONSIN is NOT IN IT
Thinks Il Amounts to Only a Commit
8 : tee Consultation.
WALL BEING MUCH CRITICISED
By Democrats of His State on Account
of Determination to Not Attend
the Meeting-Full Text of
the Correspondence

Milwaukee, Wis, May 22.-Edward c..
Wall, national democratic committeeman
of Wisconsin, today made public the call
for a conference of members of the ma
tional democratic committee at St. Louis
ON May Is, the announcement of which was
published some time ago.
Wisconsin will not be represented at the
conference, as Mr.. Wall does not look upon
the meeting as more than conference of
the ways and means committee, and In
giving the letter to the press does SO after
being criticised by Wisconsin democrats
because of his determination not to attend
the meeting.
The Correspondence
The full text is as follows:
st. Louis, May IA, 1899.
Hon. e. C. Wall, Member Democratic Ma
tional Committee, Milwaukee, Wis.
Dear Sir:-As you are no doubt aware
Senator Jones. chairman of our national
committee, has gone to Europe for the
benefit of his health. Mr.. Walsh, secre-
tary of the committee, is in Alaska. Sem
ator Jones writes that he will probably be
absent for several months, and as MIR.
Walsh has been in Alaska about year
already, and is now publishing newspa-
per there, it is uncertain when he will re-
turn to Iowa.
Before sailing for Europe Senator Jones
wrote letters to us in which he asked one
of us (Johnson), to act as secretary or the
committee during Mr. Walsh's absence and
asked the other of us (Stone) to act in his
stead as chairman of what is known as
the ways and means committee, having
headquarters in Chicago until his return.
On Senator Jones suggestion we have met
here today for a conference. We are of
the opinion as members of his committee
that work of Organization of the campaign
of 1900 should be begun in earnest and care
fully prosecuted. We believe this work
should be carried on, not in two or three
staes, but throughout the union to the end
that we may be prepared to fight the battle
next year with well grounded hope of sue
cess. We believe the members of the ma
tional committee should meet at an early
day for conference with a view to reaching
some understanding as to future opera
tons. We have no authority, of course, to
assemble the committee in a regular meet
ing, but we have thought it would be
proper and wise to write to members of the
committee individually and suggest an in
formal conference
Jefferson Club VIII Give Dinner
ut so happens that the jefferson club of
st. Mountaineering the Missouri demo-
craey, will give a dinner in this city on
May~25 to which some 1,500 persons will be
invited Mr.. Bryan and other leading men
of the party will attend this dinner, and
formal invitations will be. sent each mem
Der of the national committee. AS ST. Louis
is central and convenient point, we have
concluded to write members of the COM
mittee and invite them to meet us here on
the morning of the 25th at the Planters
house, where we can spend the day in dis
cussng party affairs and arrange our flu
ture work. There are a number of impor-
tant matters which ought to receive the at
tention of the committee, and we believe
great good would result from such confer
ence as We propose We know how difficult
1t is for gentlemen to leave their homes
and business to give attention to matters of
this nature. but at the same time we feel
that the circumstances and conditions sur
rounding us demand some sacrifice, and
hence it Is we urge this suggestion upon
your consideration.
1t is unnecessary to state Chairman Jones
cannot be present, but it is proper to say
in view of what he has written us that we
are entirely satisfied that such conference
will receive his approval. We hope to meet
you at the Planters house at 10 O'Clock on
the 25th.
Please advise us by letter to Mr.. Stone
here, or Mr. johnson at Peabody, Kans.,
whether we can expect you. Respectfully,
w. J. STONE,
....4...,, 49, w T. JOHNSON