The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-17

CHICAGO, July 1s-This weeks
Meeting Of the Democratic National
eomtiittee Is occasioning considerable
gossip among the politicians. For some
reason the idea prevails that the COM
mittee probably will promulgate some-
thing that in some way will be Of great
party concern. No one seems to know
just why the belief exists. 1t would
be unusual for the committee to seek
to outline the policies Of the next cam
paign, and yet this is what a great
many anticipate. although they do not
know In what way such a result Will
be brought about.
Chairman Sam B. Cook, Of the Mis-
souri, state committee, who succeeded
w. H. Harvey on the ways and means
committee OF the national organization,
says the meeting OF the committee I'M
do6btedly will be one Of Importance,
but he does not anticipate that 1t will
engage in creating issues for the 1900
campaign. He says there is u great
deal, OF business to be transacted, and
he anticipates that the meeting Of the
committee will be executive. as was the
conference held in this city last May.
Governor Stone, OF Missouri, who, as
chairman of the ways and means COM
mittee, is generally regarded as the
head OF the committee during the abb
sence Of Senator Jones, Is careful about
what he says, and up to date has not
let any hint drop as to what he thinks
the COMMITTEES Will or should do. So
far as the Altgeld and Devlln incidents
are concerned, they are generally re-
garded as about closed. BY resigning
from the ways and means and advIs-
DRY committees Governor Altgeld will
cease to be an issue. This will satisfy
Thomas A. Gahan, Mayor Harrison, Of
Chicago, and the other Illinois Demo-
Gratis, who determined months ago to
dislodge him from any connection
whatever from the national committee.
as result Of his action in boiling the
Democratic city convention Of Chica-
20. Mr.. Devlin, It is given out on ex-
cellent authority. will be displaced
from the position he holds with the
Democratic national press bureau, and
someone else win be appointed to fll
the vacancy. 1t is expected that the
committee will seek to greatly enlarge
the scope Of this bureau.
This seems to be about all that is
definitely known. at the present time. 1t
was resolved at the May conference
that the committee should seek to
adopt measures for organizing Demo-
cratic forcss forthwith, so that all will
be In readiness for the next campaign.
Just how the work can best be accom-
pilshed will be for the committee to de-
eide. Undoubtedly, several plans will
be presented. 1t is anticipated that
members Of the Bi-metallic League will
be present and seek some alliance with
the committee.
But all these matters are not what Is
attracting so much attention. The idea
prevails that either the committee OF
some Of It's members will give some
sort Of expression relating to national
issues that will keep the tongues OF
the POLITICAL gossips wagging for some
time to come.
Chairman Cook said that he did moi
know how he would remain with the
why's and means committee. Being a
candidate for secretary of state, he vii
wnnt to give some time to his cam
palgn. However. he said that the dura-
tlon Of his stay in Chicago would be
governed largely by the action Of the
committee. and at this time he could
not give any definite information OF
A. the subject.
Kansas City WHY send a big delega'
tion to Chicago Tint city wants the
next Democratic national convention
Some doubts are expressed to tc
whether the committee this far in ad'
vance Will care to take up the question
Of locating the next convention. Moth
ing was said about this in the call fol