The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-22
THE NEXT CONVENTION.

The entire matter OF the place ana
date of the national meeting was placed
in the hands OF Chairman Jones' who
Will issue the call. He refused to state
when the meeting viii be called, but
some date in January is favored, with
Washington as the place of meeting
Chairman Jones will leave Chicago for
Washington today.
The sentiment Of the members OF the
committee was unanimous that the
Democratic national convention next
year would endorse the Chicago plat
form in its entirety and that anti
trust and anti-imperiaIistic planks
would also be adopted. No one was
willing TO express an opinion as to the
paramount issue in the campaign.
There was a strong feeling among
the committeeman in favor of holding
the national convention earlier in the
year than has been the custom here
tofore. A number OF the committee
expressed themselves as being i'm favor
of holding the convention I'm April or
May. preferably the latter month. A
strong delegation was present from
Milwaukee to press the claims OF that
city and the Wisconsin men did very
energetic lobbying during the day. No
delegation was present from any other
city. Ii was not within the province
of the executive committee to take any
action regarding the convention, but it
was freely admitted that the offers OF
all expenses and bonus Of $4,000
10 the campaign fund which had been
made by Kansas City and Milwaukee
were leading 10 very favorable consid-
Grafton of both cities.
SUFFERS WORK.
Congressman Sulzer of New York
managed to put in some strong props
under his ambition TO be the minority
leader of the House in the next session
of Congress. He received promises of
aid from Illinois and other Western
states. and a number OF Southern votes.
Were promised him. When he left
for New York he claimed 63 votes.
is snort of the number necessary to give
him the place. 1t was announced at the
conclusion OF the meeting that a gath
ering of free silver Republicans will be
held i'm Chicago on or about Dec. Z.
The committeeman were extremely |
uncommunicative Us TO what was done |
at the meeting. Secretary Charles A. |
Walsh said the committee had trans !
acted no business of Importance and |
had only considered administrative af-
fairs
After the meeting had adjourned,
however, some of the committee men
continued the discussion OF the proba',le
situation next year. They disclosed ihe !
fact that considerable part of the
soHiiHttAtt Atilt ndu Dee0 devoted To !
discussing the probable effect OF high
prices on the campaign of 1900. II is the
purpose of some of the committeeman
20 organize bureau OF information and
education whose duty Il shall b. to
gather accurate an1 deiniteinformation
relating to trusts. costs of manufactur-
Ing, selling prices to jobbers and mid
dlemen. selling prices to customers. wa
ges paid and cost 0f raw material. They
believe they will be able 10 show that
the present high prices are tho result
or trusts and combination. ard that
workingmen have been given but small
proportion OF the increase In selling
values
This idea has assumed such Tangible
form that IL is pedicted w n. (CoinO
Harvey will be placed at the head Of
the bureau. None OF the committeeman
would admit this matter had been dis
cussed. II Is proposed 70 employ a large
star OF men TO gather information
which can be used in an antitrust cam
paign.