The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-21
DEMOCRATS OFF FOR 1900.



tee should be supplanted. Enough columns
have been written about this matter
| to stretch from the Atlantic to the
| Pacific 1t has even been asserted that
| Mr. Stone desired to get control OF the
| committee for no other purpose than to build
up his own political fortunes as Presidential
| candidate noxt year. His friends have said all
! along that he could 60 to tho Democratic Ma
| tional Convention OF 1900 with the solid dele
cation OF Missouri behind him. and these
adherents Of Mr.. Stone have gone on TO
| ask him II any other prospective cand-
J date could start In the race with such
| backing. Chairman Jones. whether in
Europe or Arkansas or Washington. is re-
| garded as the whole souled friend OF Bryan.
Not even the warmest friend OF Chairman
| Jones would insist that he was politician OF
| Democrat in Arkansas to be politician. All
TINT It Is necessary for him to have Is Ger,
on election CT day aye paopsr HS
| for him. Let that go. however. All those
b1 VII bs right Sc th5 nes
| young Billie Bryan is almost touching. There
sort Of nate5nal feeling about IL as though
| statesman from the wolves OF his party. 1t is
| truly pleasant picture to SEQ this elderly
Arkansas Democrat and the young Nebraskan
Il should be said that Col. BRYAN sat in the
teemnn Daniel ]. CAMP ampaU Of Michigan; Dur
ing all the hours that Col. Bryan sat beside Mr..
the comni lite rooms he had had long talks
with George Fred Williams Of, Massachusetts
and M are S nsra devoted
Bryan. National Committeeman G. A., Walsh
20 snS on meon
| mitteeman j. q. Johnson Of Kansas ex-Gov
Stone was made temporary Chairman OF the
Committseman frank Campbell ot New York
had fnlk xrtth hr and Vnh
r. &c !HPt
Arms. Indeed. NJ: %aeer''s friends we're
serseant at Arms Of the committee in plnce
Of Mr.; Martin. but compromise was reached.
He He immedatey ASSUMED Charge Of his dutiss
Mr.. Martin was not in it from that instant Mr.
Bsses n"de s ne
the Hon. Edward Murphy: Jr.-Tan the whole
shoT % sa mr. Nj nnS mr. T an
asssFasa NJ Esass' iss 'ss sn9S%
Massaehusett. IN place Of that stout old Dem Dem
Gratis Of MASSACHUSETTS, are hereby cordially re-
quested to compare Williams with Corcoran
had the pr 3sKs o. William whe 81 s
inGton. handed it over to Willis J. Abbot OF
New York county
hLloBLb S1h1b ptl
While ex-Gov. Altgeld would not listen to
Col BEyan's suggestion that he turn oyer his
When the yoana s asked him
carry out his threat to 20 into the committee
eosp ns S eGne
may asyrs have been Co" syens dEGe
that National Committeeman Thomas Gahan
q Illinois had put up the pins 70 prevent
F 1sFsS Tor fSR %hte q 'Sf s AF
last night and this morning Mr.; ,Gahan had Sc
geld il be had, ATTEMPTED to carry out THIS
Absot Who With Frank Ca Of New " York
State. was harmless. Mr.; Campbell had taken
nat %T s5 sS be Esd
to give his views OF the Democratic situation
In New York before the committee.
The committees next step was to promptly
dismiss I. Deylin as the head Of the press
May"r rnas
planned for. a number OF months that Sir. Devlin
has used his place 70 :, attempt to help along the
appointed to Investigate. and it was on their
report that Mr.. Devlin was dismissed.
TILLMAS WANTS TO KNOW WHY
During these pre!iminaries it was observed
that the Hon. "Pitchlork" Tillman of South
Carolina was FESTIVE He was not doing all the
IL Smps PIE could to- his not and any IN
that was like springlGss wagon going
F9nd me Whs @
the real purpose for calling together the Dem
ocratic Nationa! Committee at this time. Mr.
stone in his usually well -modulated voice re;
piled that the committee had been called
its guidance and this was necessary on the
eve Of national campaiGn;
what do we want Of ruiesi We have not had
any rules for hundred years we don want
FSs Al pa 9st we Of to HS T. hSs e
The Democratic party mas never submitted 70
sny lines as "t in 1865 Tha is the on tnf
| want"
| 1t was an irrelevant and wholly south tarolin-
! ian speech. National COMMITTEEMAN Camphcll
Of New York was upon his feet the instant Mr..
quiet spoken man; He does not believe in
getting into a fight unless il is absolutely
Mr. Tillman. He said
Democ c friends in nth Ii. state Of Now 3ork y
was utterly ignorant concerning the mo-
sves This for tS SanF Th the
York were also ignorant Of the real pur-
poses for the esli In fact the eall i"r
TO be somewhat ridiculous. But now that We
are here let Us US adept business S mHhods in
let y =. ,p!oces$ i orderly 4, tsshsn. "
talk. Some call 1t oratory. 1t seems to me
| that II is oratory or talk and nothing else. |
am not here to discuss candidates or platforms.
am here in my PLACE as the National Commit
teeman for New York state to give what
| aid l can toward perfecting the func-
tiqns Of this committee This com
| Iteii you that the Republicans Of the stats OF
New York have almost perfect organization:
| They are at work every day in the year. not
| forgetting Sunday. They do not talk or crate
| They work. No let us stop this oratory. il such
you are pleased to call it. and get down to BUSH
ness"
Mr., Campbell was congratulated heartily by
| many members OF the committee, Mr.. Till
man grinned. 1t was ,sardonic grin. He
| does not like to be reproyed. 1t was now time
| to take short recess for lunch. Col Bryan
went of to his rooms and gathered about him
| Il number OF his personal friends. The com
mitteemen trooped downstairs and were sur
| rounded by a Thousand or more rampant Free
| Silver Democrats. Populists and other followers
OF the Democratic party. Most of them had
copies OF the antitrust speech delivered before
the Democratic Club. New York. by the Hon
Augustus Van wyck Of BROOKLYN. Tho ssent-
| same instant appeared placards declaring:
y Mayor Carter u. Harrison is our candidate
| Tor prau ,lanf Ia ~