Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-26

shankin Of Indiana, C. Al Walsh OF Iowa
J. G. Johnson Of Kansas Urey Woodson of
Kentucky, W. 3. sullivan OF Mississippi w.
J. Stone Of Missouri, w. H. Thomson Of
Nebraska, Josephus Daniels OF North Caro-
lima J. NJ. Guffy of Pennsylvania, J. II.
Head of Tennessee, J. G. Dudley Of Texas,
7. !. otey of Virginia, John T. McGraw of
West Virginia w. n, Holiday of Wyo-
ming Thomas Marcum OF Indian Territory.
Mr. Bryan acted as proxy for j. NJ. Woods
OF South Dakota during the time that he
was in the meeting.
Governor Stone stated the object OF the
meeting as set out in the call. He was then
elected chairman. Mr.. Walsh was in his
place as secretary.
J. M Griffin, who is at the
meeting as committeeman from Penn
sylvania, made total representation OF
twenty three states. Committeeman Stone
of Missouri presided and Immediately after
( calling the meeting to order announced that
reports of organizations and conditions In
the different states we're desired. One by
one the representatives of the different
, states outlined the conditions existing at
home and the reports were accepted without
recommendations of any kind. Not one of
the speakers touched upon the trusts, i'm
peralism or silver
After the committee had been in session
an hour Mr. Bryan was introduced and made
a short address urging the members to look
closely after the organizations in their
states and suggesting that strong efforts be
made to provide campaign fund for the
coming campaign. He made no specific sug-
gestions, merely talking in a general way
regarding the great advantage of organiza
tions.
The fight Of the Illinois democracy against
Editor Devlin of the national committee
press bureau was then brought up by Com
mitteeman Gahan of Illinois. He made a
vigorous speech, claiming that Devin had
acted against the regular democratic organ
ization in Illinois and that he should be re-
moved. He said the control of the dem
! ocratic party in Illinois was now in the
hands of the regular democrats and that it
! should be allowed to remain there. II Mr..
! Devlin persisted in his attacks upon the reg
ular democracy of Illinois he should be
compelled to DO so from some other position
| than that of the official manager of the dem
ocratic national committee He urged
strongly that Devlin be removed. A motion
was carried appointing committee of three
| to investigate the Devlin matter and report
| to Chairman Jones upon his return from
abroad Mr.. Stone appointed on the COM
mittee on investigation Messrs. johnson Of
Kansas and Daniels of North Carolina, the
| third man to be named later in the day.
At 1880 the conference adjourned to meet
again at o'clock.
| Session in the Afternoon.
When the conference adjourned at $50
| it had taken no action regarding the policy
of the party in the coming campaign and
| planks for the platform had not even been
| discussed.
During the afternoon session the same line
| of discussion as that which had ruled during
| the morning was taken up and after the re-
| sources of the party for the next campaign
had been gone over thoroughly the motion
of Committeeman Gahan of Illinois, having
| for it's object the removal of Editor Devlin
| of the press bureau of the national commit
| tee, came up once more. The committee
| appointed at the morning session to investi-
gate the row in Illinois was completed by
| the appointment OF Woodson of Kentucky,
and an amendment to the resolution of Mr.,
Gahan of Illinois, which was judged a trif'e
warlke in it's tone, was offered declaring 1t
the duty of the committee to confer with
Chairman Jones with view to composing
the trouble.
| committee of five on press matters was
appointed its members being Howell Of
Georgia, Daniels of North Carolina, Troup
of Connecticut, Woodson of Kentucky and
Stone of Missouri.
| 1t was declared the sense Of the meeting
that it was advisable that regular meet
ing of the national committee should be held
in the near future, and Committeeman Stone,
who acted the presiding officer of the
meeting, was instructed to notify Chair
| man Jones and request him to call the meet
ing for July 20, in Chicago. Messrs. Stone
cf Missouri and Walsh of Iowa were ap-
pointed committee to draft bylaws for the
| committee to be submitted at the next meet
| ing in Chicago.
| Notice was received by the conference
| that II. B. Ferguson of Albuquerque, N. M,
had been appointed member of the ma
| tional committee in the place of f. A. Man
| zanares, who has rendered his resignation.
The democratic state committee of Massa-
chusetts sent word that it had removed John
| w. Corcoran as national committeeman and
appointed George F. Williams of Dedham
Mass, in his place.
large number of letters and kilograms
were received during the day from promi-
| nent democrats in all sections of the coun-
try expressing sympathy with the meeting
and many of them urging adherence to the
| Chicago platform.