The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-21

Speeches Made-Bryan's Address.
Chicago. July 2O.-No friction devel-
,,ped al the meeting of the Democratic
national committee today, and the men
who made such belligerent assertions
last night failed to make them good to-
day. Not a single wariike note was
sounded. and no defiances were uttered
either by the men who demanded that
s.16 to l. shall be the rallyinS cry in
the next campaign, or by those who op-
pose its adoption.
The only movement maze by the Sill
Yer men looking toward recognition by
the national committee was during the
afternoon. when the Ohio Valley Bime-
tallic League was admitted TO the COM
mittee room and James P Tarvin of
kentucky, acting as spokesman. read
the resolutions adopted by the commit
tee earlier in the day at the Palmer
House These resolutions demanded
that there be inserted in the next Dem
ocratic national platform planks oppos-
ing trusts and Imperialism, and adher-
ing TO the silver ratio of 16 to 1. And
along these lines we offer you ald,
said Mr.. Tarvin.
There was q defiant accent upon the
word these that seemed to imply that
the support of the bimetalliSts could be
secured along no other lines than THESE
marked out. but of this the committee
took no notice. The Ohio Valley Bime-
tallic League was courteously thanked
for its proffer of assistance, and as
sured 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 cpl
scde.
The fight against P. J. Devlin, editor
Of the press bureau of the nauonai
committee, was brought TO flnlsn. tne
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 Chi
cage.
Changes In the Rules.
Beyond making several changes in
the rules governing the committee,
nothing else was done during the day.
Section / of the rules, which prescrlbes
the formation of the national commit
tee. was so amended as to permit the
election of a vice chairman TO act when
the chairman is unable to be present
Upon the motion of Mr.. Clayton OF Ala
hama sections ., 5. /. ., 3, 4, ana ~ OF
the rules were stricken out.
Section provides for the majority
of the election of officers of the COM
mittee Section 5 gave the chairman
power to appoint subordinate officers OF
the committee. with the concurrence OF
the executive committee. Sections 4,
and provides that the chairman. sec
retarV and treasurer of the committee
respectively should perform the duties
IF their positions. Section covered
the formation of new national commit
tees and the relations that should eX-
list between the incoming and outgoing
organizations.
Section s empowered the chairman TO
call meetings whenever he deemed 1t
for the best interests of the party. Sec
ton 9 provided that the chairman shali
call a meeting upon the receipt Of
written request by one-fourth of the
members of the committee. Section III
provided that the sessions of the COM
mittee shall be governed by general
parliamentary law, and that the com
mittee shall adopt any standing rule
for the disposition of business coming
before ii. Sections II, L, Is and II re-
main as they We're
Illinois fractional Fight.
The fight between the Illinois factions
began as soon as Mr.. Bryan arrived IN
1he civ. which was o'clock in the
morning lie Was liillHtu1oAtAN bNsoNN ~
men of both sides. the Altgeld faction
asking him to be at the meeting with
ont fail. and the Harrison men asking
that he remain away from the Auditor
ium altogether Mr.. Bryan was In a
dilemma. and for long time would
not declare himself as being in favor
Of the meeting or not. He said he mad
accepted the invitation for the meet
ing. and there was no apparent reason
wilv he should decline at the last mo-
ment. at the demand of political fac
ZION hostile to that which had invited
aim to the city.
Al the same time he expressed him
self as being anxious TO avoid anything
that would create further friction, and,
rs a remedy. proposed that the Altgeld
people. turn over the control OF the
meeting y the national committee. Mr.
Aitgeid WAS personally willing That
this should be done, but the majority
Of his ldherents. who are bitter against
the Harrison men, opposed 1t, and
when the latter heard that there was
opposition TO the plan in the Altgeid
ann, they openly championed the
passing of the meeting under the con-
trol of the national committee.
The arguments on both sides were hot
and fierce for several hours, and there
seemed to be no chance of a settle
nent The large majority OF the mem
,ers of the national committee de-
Jared themselves as being opposed to
having anything to do with the meet
ng in any way. They maintained that
hey had a fight before the committee
I that moment born of the outraged
ceilings of the Harrison faction. be-
ause it believed that the national COM
,oittee had taken part in a local mat
Ter without good reason, and they were
disposed TO keep their hands out of the
political fight
Altgeld as Peacemaker.
Finally Mr. Altgeld sent word to Mr..
BRYAN that if he considered that his
attendance at the meeting would en-
barrass him. he could feel at perfect
liberty TO remain away. The meeting
could get along without him. This
message was declared by the Altgeld
people to be one of simple courtesy to
AIR. Bryan, but the Harrison men de-
clared that il was a message of sar-
casm, which meant that if Mr. Rryan