The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-07-28
Members of National Executive Committee
Hold Meeting In Chicago.
HON. W. j. BRYAN SPEAKS AT THE AUDTTORIUM.
Conference Results In Few Changes In the Rules.
Both Factions In Chicago Satisfied.


the removal of ?. J. Devlin, the press
/ representative.
When the national committee came
to order in the clubroom of the Sher-
man house at II o'clock all the states
were represented either by proxy or
by their regular committeeman with
the exception of North Dakota, Ore
gon, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Vir-
ginia and Arizona. Mr.. Bryan held
proxies for Michigan and South Da-
kota, and was present throughout the
meetings of the committee, although
he did not take any active part in the
proceedings. Ex-Governor Altgeld
was offered the proxy of Committee
man White, of Washington, but de-
clined it, and Willis j. Abbott, of
New Jersey, acted for that state.
Mayor Harrison held the proxy for
Alaska, but did not attend either ses-
sion Of the committee.
No friction developed at the meet
ing and the silver men who had made
such beligerent assertions failed 20
make them good Not a single war
like note was sounded and no de-
fiances were uttered, either by the
men who demand that "16 to 1" shall
be the rallying cry in the next cam
paign or those who oppose its adop.
! ton.
The only move made by the silver
men looking toward recognition by the
national committee was during the af-
ternoon when the Ohio Valley, BIZ
metallic League was admitted to the
committee room and James P. Tarvin,
of Kentucky acting as spokesman, read
the resolutions adopted by the com
mittee at their meeting earlier in the
day at the Palmer house. These reso-
lutions demanded that planks be in
serted in the next democratic national
platform opposing trusts, imperialism
and adhering to the silver ratio of
16 to l.
"And along these lines we offer you
our aid, said Mr.. Tarvin.
There was defiant accent upon the
word "these," that seemed to imply
that the support of the bimetallists
could be secured along no other lines
than those marked out, but of this the
committee took no notice. The Ohio
Valley Bimetallic League was cour-
teously thanked for its profer 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. ]. Devlin, edi-
tor of the press bureau of the national
committee, was brought to finish, the
Harrison faction of Illinois securing
his deposition for the part taken by
him as an officer of the national com
mittee in the last mayoralty election
in Chicago.
Beyond making several changes in
the rules governing the committee
nothing else was done during the day.
Bryan Makes Speech.
-Four thousand people crowded into
the auditorium Thursday night, de-
spite the sweltering heat, to attend
the political meeting given under the
spices of the Chicago platform demo
Gratis
1t was from first to last a silver
meeting, an Altgeld meeting, an anti
trust and anti-expansion meeting. All
of the speakers, save Ex-Governor
Stone, of Missouri, who was ill and
talked for less than two minutes, de.
clarod in favor of 16 to l and against
the war in the Philippine islands.
The speech of Mr. Bryan evoked
great enthusiasm among his hearers,
especially when he declared that the
American government should pursue
in Luzon the same policy as was pur-
sued in Cuba. The Philippines, he
said, by accident of war, and being so
acquired, they should have been treat.
ed on American principles, and not on
those practiced by European govern
ments. The policy of the United
States, he claimed, should have been
to create a republic in the Philippines
and say to ell the world, ''hands of
and let that republic live" His au.
dience was in sympathy with his sug-
gestions regarding the Philippines
and punctuated his speech with cheers.
The meeting was largely made up Of
the local adherenis of the Chicago
platform and personal followers Of ex
Governor Altgeld. The meeting, there.
fore, partook somewhat Of the nature
of personal tribute to him. Many
of the speakers alluded to him in laud
atory terms and at every mention o.
his name the audience 0houted ap.
:oyal.