The record-union., 1899-07-21
The Editor Of the National Demo-
cratic Press Bureau
Has Been Relieved Of His Duties for Es-
pouslng the Cause Of AligeId.
The Committee Appointed to Inves-
vestigate the Charges Found
Him Guilty of Attempting to
Into Purely Local Politics at
Chicago.


Into Purely Local Politics at
Chicago.
CHICAGO, July 20.-No friction de-
veloped at the meeting of the Demo-
cratic National Committee tonight,
and the men who made such belligerent
assertions last night failed to make
them good. Not a single war like note
was sounded, and no defiances were
uttered either by the men who de-
manded that "16 to /" shall be the
rallying cry in the next campaign or
by those who oppose it's adoption.
The only movement made by the sill
yer men looking toward recognition by
the National Committee was during the
afternoon, when the Ohio Valley BIZ
metallic League was admitted to the
committee rooms and James P. Tarvin
of Kentucky, acting as Chairman, 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 op-
posing trusts and imperialism and ad-
herring to the silver ratio of 16 to J..
"And along these lines we offer you
our aid,' said Mr.. Tarvin. There was a
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 Bimetallic
League was courteously thanked for
it's proffer of assistance and assured
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
episode.
| The fight against P. j. Devlin. editor
of the press bureau of the National
Committee, was brought to a finish,
the Harrison faction of Illinois secur-
:rg his deposition for the part taken
hv him, as an officer of the National
Committee in the last Mayoralty cleo
ton in Chicago.
| Beyond making several changes in
the rules governing the committee.
nothing else was done during the day.
| Section l of the rules. which pre-
scribes the formation of the National
! Committee. was so amended as to per-
nit the election of a Vice Chairman,
to act when the Chairman is unable
to be pres sent. Upon the motion of Mr..
Ciayron of Alabama, sections >, ), 4, D..
| 6, Z, 8, 8 and 10, of the rules We're
| stricken out. Section 2 provides for
the majority of the election of officers
of the committee. Section gave the
Chairman power appoint subordinate
officers of the committee with the con-
| currence of the Executive Committee.
Sections 4, and declared that the
Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer OF
| the committees, respectively should
perform the duties of their positions.
| When the National Committee came
| to order in the clubroom of the Sher-
man House at y o'clock, all the States
were represented either by proxy or by
| their regular committeeman, with the
exception of North Dakota, Oregon,
lTexas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia
and Arizona. Mr.. Bryan held proxies
for Michigan and South Dakota and he
was present throughout the meetings
of the committee, although he did not
! take an active part in the proceedings.
Ex-Governor Altgeld was offered the
proxy of Committeeman White of
Washington, but declined it, and Willis
J. Abbott of New York acted for that
| State.
| Mayor Harrison held the proxy for
Alaska, but did not attend either ses-
sion of the committee.
| AS soon as Chairman Stone had called
the meeting to order Congressman Fer
guson of New Mexico was elected to fill
the vacancy from that Territory caused
| by the resignation of F. A. Manzanares.
| The chair then announced that 1t
would be in order to consider the ques-
ton of admitting the new member from
| Massachusetts, Committeeman Cor
coran, a gold Democrat, having pro-
tested against his removal to make
room for George Fred Williams. The
matter was settled in favor of the lat
ter, who retained the seat.
Mr. Stone announced that the COM
mittee. consisting of Committeeman
Woodson, Troup and Daniels, appointed
to investigate the charges made by the
| Harrison faction of Illinois against p.
| J. Devlin, editor of the Press Bureau
| of the National Committee, was ready
| to report The report was to the ef-
| feet that Mr.. Devlin had used the in
fiuence of the National Committee in
! favor OF AltSelu anu against E1dIIlSOhi
| at the late city election, and recon-
mended that the Press Bureau work
be taken out of the hands of Mr.. Devlin
| and turned over to a committee.
| A motion was promptly made by Mr..
Gahan of Illinois that the report of
the committee be adopted, and it was
carried with three dissenting voices
O'Donnell of Colorado, Williams of
Massachusetts and Abbott of New
York voting in the negative. Mr..
| Bryan did not vote, notwithstanding
/ the fact that he held two proxies.
The matter of rules was then taken
up and Senator Tillman of South Caro-
lima moved an adjournment, as not all
| the members of the committee were
provided with copies Of the rules, and
he objected to further proceedings until
they were supplied
The meeting then adjourned until
$50 O'Clock, a recess of one and one
half hours.
When the meeting reconvened Mayor
Rose of Milwaukee addressed the COM
mittee, inviting the members to make
visit to Milwaukee. and Wiley Q. Cox
j the head of the delegation which is EN-
4 deavoring to secure the next Demo
cratic convention for Kansas City
made a short speech. setting forth the