The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-21
DEMOCRATS
BEGIN WORK.
Executive Committee Of National
Committee Meets.
ATTENDANCE WAS VERY LARGE
Gov Stone Of Missouri Not Present and
His Absence Caused Comment
PLANS FOR THE CAMPAIGN OF 1900.
Will 20 Discussed During the Meeting Likely 10
Be Sharp COn!asi Ba,wssR Several CITES
for the Rational Convention

Chicago, Nov. 21-The Democratic
nationa. campaign for 1900 was prac-
ideally inaugurated yesterday when
the members of the national Democrat
ic executive committee met in secret
session at the Sherman house Nearly
every member OF the committee was
present when TIE session was called TO
order hy Senator j. X. Jones OF Ar
kansas. chairman.
Among the absentees were former
Governor w j. Stone OF Missouri and
II. ID. oBrien of Minnesota. 1t was
said, however. that they were expected
10 arrive during the day, although the
absence @ Governor Stone caused some
CONNIE mt.
Those present were Chairman Jones,
Nice-CAairman j. q. Johnson OF Kan
sas, Secretary &. A. Walsh Of Iowa. IL
ID. Clayton OF Alabama. Thomas Gahan
Illinois; j. G.. ShanSlin, Indiana: ID. j.
Campau, Michigan: w. IL. Thompson,
Nebraska, j. NJ. Guffey Pennsylvania.
Edwin A. Price OF Nashville. on a proxy
from Committeeman Head of that
state. and Norman Mack OF Buffalo. N.
r., on proxy from George Fred VIII
MANS of Massachusetts.
This was the first meeting OF the
committee held since the recent cleo
tions and although only routine busi-
ness. including the naming Of a place
and dare for a meeting of the full Dem
ocratic committee. was stated to- be the
object or the meeting. II was the gen
eral feeling that the general scope and
character of the methods to be pursued
in the coming presidential campaign
would be practically outlined before the
committee came to a close.
There -one-tAiHg- certain, .-ssst4A
Chairman Jones, "the meeting will af-
firm the Chicago platform. AT this time
everything is favorable for the Demo-
Gratis"
William J. Bryan was not present at
yesterdays meeting. Committeeman
Gahan was emphatic in his declaration
that the national campaign OF 1900
would be directed from Chicago. as in
1896 and any movement looking toward
"a change would be strongly fought
A warm contest for the honor of en-
tertaining the Democratic presidential |
convention in 1900 was Indicated by the !
delegations present to urge the advan-
tages OF their respective cities. Mil |
waukee had big delegation present,
while delegations were also present
from Kansas City and Cincinnati.
The committee had been in session
but a short time when Congressman
William Sulzer OF New York, who is a
candidate for the minority leadership
in the house Of representatives. was
called into the conference Mr.. Sulzer
went over the New York political situa-
tion and Slade the statement that the
New York delegation to the national
convention would be for w j. Bryan |
for president. He also expressed the
opinion that with a strong antitrust
plank I'm the Democratic platform sue
cess could be looked for I'm the election
in New York state. Shortly before |
o'clock the committee took recess
until O'Clock Some surprise was
caused by the appearance i'm the COM
mittee rooms before the meeting was
called of former Governor John r. Alt
geld OF Illinois. The governor was
warmly greeted by Senator Jones and
others.