The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-26
DEMOCRATS IN SESSION
Preparing Plans for the Cam
paign of 1900.
SILVER STILL AN ISSUE
Organization to Be Perfected in Every
State-Condition of the Party Dis
cussed - Another Meet
ing in July.

ST. Louis, Mo, May 25.-When the
conference of members of the demo-
cratic national committee adjourned
this afternoon at $50 o'clock it had ia
ken no action regarding the policy of
the party in the coming presidential
campaign and no plans for the platform
were even discussed. The meeting from
first to last was one of discussion ,e-
garding methods of work of next year
and the ways and means by which this
work could be accomplished best. All
| members We're urged to see that the or
ganization of the party in their respect
| i've states is perfected as soon as posi-
BILE and all preparations made for the
! fight. The matters of "anti-trust,"
"anti-imperialism' and silver We're not
| touched upon. No action was taken re-
garding them and no recommendations
were made. The next meeting Of the
conference will probably be held in Chi
| cago on July 20. and Chairman Jones of
the national committee has been asked
to call a formal meeting for that date.
1t is expected that at this meeting de-
finite action will be taken and the
| qestion of what is to be the rallying
cry of the democracy in the fall of 1899
will be determined.
With % members the committee went
| into secret session at 10 o'clock this
| morning at the Planters hotel The
| committeeman present were: Henry d.
Clayton, Alabama; Thomas s. McRac,
Arkansas; Adair Wilson, Colorado; Al
eXander G. Troop. Connecticut; Clark
|
Illinois: John G. Shanklin, Indiana; c.
A. Walsh Iowa: j. G. Johnson, Kan
sas; Wrey Woodson, Kentucky; X. D.
| O'Brien, Minnesota; w. B. Sullivan.
Missssippi: w. j. Stone Missouri; W.
H. Thompson, Nebraska; Josephus
| Daniels, North Carolina; j. NJ. Griffin
Pennsylvania; James NJ Woods, South
Dakota; James NJ. Head Tennessee;
James G. Dudley, Texas; Peter ]. Otey,
| Virginia; John T. McGraw, West Vir-
ginia; w. N. Holiday, Wyoming;
| Thomas Marcu, Indian territory.
! Governor Stone stated the object of
| the meeting as set out in the call. He
| was reelected chairman. Mr.. Walsh
was in his place as secretary. Reports
| on organizations and conditions in diff
| ferent states We're made by representa-
| tives who outlined conditions existing
| at home. Not one of the speakers
| touched upon trusts, imperialism or sill,
Yer. Later Mr.. Bryan was introduced
and made a short address urging Or
| ganization and that an effort be made
! to esta blish fund for the coming cam
| paign.
During the afternoon session the
same line of discussion as that which
| had ruled during the morning was ta-
| ken up and after the recess the plans
| of the party for the next campaign had
| been gone over thoroughly. The mo-
| ton of Committeeman Gahan of Illinois
| having for it's object the removal of
| Editor Devlin of the press bureau of
| the national committee, came up once
| more.
| The committee of three which was
| appointed at the morning session to in
vestigate the row in Illinois, was COM
pleted by the appointment of Woodson
of Kentucky, and an amendment to the
resolution of Mr.. Gahan, which was
judged trifie warlike in it's tone, was
offered, declaring it the duty of the
committee to confer with Chairman
Jones with a view to compromising the
trouble.
A committee of five on press matters
was appointed, it's members being How
ell of Georgia, Daniels of North Caro-
lima, Troup of Connecticut, Woodson of
Kentucky and Stone of Missouri
1t was declared the sense of the meet
ing that it was advisable that regular
| meeting of the national committee
should be held in the near future, and
Committeeman Stone, who acted as the
presiding officer of the meeting, was in
structed to SO notify Chairman Jones
and request him to call the meeting for
July 90 in Chicago. Messrs Stone of
Missouri and Walsh of Iowa We're ap-
pointed a committee to draft bylaws
for the committee to be submitted at
the next meeting in Chicago.
Notice was received by the conference
that H. B. Ferguson of Albuquerque,
N. NJ, had been appointed member of
the national committee in place of F.
A. ManzanareS, who has rendered his
resignation. The democratic state COM
mittee of Massachusetts, sent word that
it had removed John w. Corcoran as
national committeeman and appointed
George F. Williams in his place.
A large number of letters and tele-
grams were received during the day
from prominent democrats in all sec
tions of the country expressing SYM
pathy with the meeting and many of
them urging adherence to the Chicago
platform.
Mr.. Bryan said at the conclusion of
the conference:
Il am satisfied great good has come
from the meeting and that the dem
ocracy will be in a better position to
make the fight in the coming election
than it has ever been. 1t was not de-
signed that any action should be taken
at this meeting. 1t was called for the
sole purpose of getting an insight into
the conditions in the different states
and urging those that have in any way
allowed their organization II i:.rse
from what it should be, to get to work
at once with the object of putting mat
ters into the best condition before the
serious work for next year. What ac-
ton will be taken by the democracy
regarding its platform it is too early to
discuss, but I am sure of one thing, and
that is that silver will not be relegated
out of sight. 1t cannot be. 1t is an
issue that has come to stay, and the
people will not allow it to be put in the
| l. Il