Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-09-21
CONFERENCE ON TRUSTS.
1t Begins Ess Sessions at Chicago
Delegates appear 20 be ArrayeG
Against Each Other on sectional

1t Ee@inS Ess Sessions at Chicago
Bcie"ntes appear 20 be ArrayeG
Against Each Other on sectional
lines.
Chicago, Sept. 1.-THE conference
on the uses and abuses Of trusts ami
combinations began here Wednesday
with less than half the delegates APP
pointed by the various states in at
tendance. New York, headed by
Bour'le Cochran. and Wisconsin were
most numerously represented.
The meeting took place in Central
Nh1sic hall and was called to order by
franklin II. Head, the temporary
chairman appointed by the Civic Fed
GRAFTON, on whose call the conference
was arranged for. The delegates
listened to an address of welcome to
Illinois by Attorney General Akin on
behalf Of Gov. Tanner who by illness
was prevented from appearing.
With the progress of the speaking
it became evident that many of the
delegates had come with firm convic-
tionS for or against the combinations.
The speech of Mr.. Wooten, Of Texas,
delivered during the afternoon and
hammerin@ trusts in a mercilcss man
ncr, aroused the widest enthusiasm
in the ranks of the labor representa-
tives and the DELEGATIONS from many
western and southern states, while the
eastcrners generally smiled critically
and kept their arms folded.
The attempt to round the somewhat
shapeless mass of delegates into work
ing form resulted in considerable dis
order. Suggestions for the makeup
of committee tO arrange pro-
gramme to he followed the next thrce
days of The conference popped up from
every part of the house with such
IHpidity that it was with difficulty
that the temporary chairman extract
ed the basis for resolutions which
were finally adopted. This was not
accomplished till Bourlte Cochran and
August Cans, delegate representing
the knights of Labor. had become the
center of scene which provoked un-
restrained laughter, Mr.. Cochran join
ing. The head of the New York CON
tin%ent. in an endeavor to bring Il
little order ont of the chaos. arose
while MIR. Cans in a very ioud voice
was declaring that his delegation was
of more importance than that of any
state. When the New Yorker began
speakin" the labor delegate fshed
from hip pocket Il pair Of opera
glasses and at sh 1rt range coutem-
plated the speaker. commenting &C.
casionally in such a way that the per-
r-nent attained a volume which
drowned the voice Of the eastern
orator.
1t was resolved finally that the Civic
Federation through its chairman, Mr..
Head. should conduct the meeting YES
tcrday and that committee on pro-
grammc consisting OF one man from
each state delegation and one from
each organization national in its scope
should be appointed. Local orCaniZa-
tions in attendance we're given a voice
in the committee by being allowed to
vote for the committeeman with the
delegates from their state.
The labor organizations did not Sc
cure recognition until vigorous
speeches had been made by Mr.. Cans
and John ". Hayes, also Il Knights of
7 abor delegate. Mr. Hayes created
n sensation by declaring in language
as scornful as it was vigorous shat
''he did not intend to be classcd with
the New Jersey delegation, even if he
did vote i'm that cradle of trusts"
The non-attcndancc of many dele
gates was not unexpected and Secre-
tary Faslcy announced that probably
100 of the tardy ones. including Gov.
Pingrce. of Michigan, would be present
at to-day's session.