The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-20
COMMITTEE MEETS TO-DAY.
PROMINENT DEMOCRATS HAVE
GATHERED IN CHICAGO.

National Committee VIII BE Called
TO order at 10 o'cIock-Questions
of Political Moment VIII Consume
the Dny-AItgeId VIII Try 10 sit as
IA Committeeman IL white of Wnsh-
inGton Dcsircs-TO Ignore Local
Differences.
Chicago, July l9-Actlng Chairman W.
J. Stone of Missouri win call the Demo~
cratic national committee 70 order to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock at the
Sherman House The Democrats gathered
here expect to be busy with questions Of
political moment during the whole of the
day.
william ]. Bryan VIII probably sit as
committeeman, arrangements having been
made to furnish him a proxy John p.
Altgeld holds the proxy of william IL
White Of Washington. Ills presence in
the committee may cause trouble for it
Is believed that Thomas Gahan member
of the committee from Illinois, may guess
tion Mr.. Altgelds right to represent q
Democratic committeeman. Apparently
Mr.. Altgeld is desirous or avoiding trou-
bic. He sold to-day that he did not care
to sit in the committee il any OF the mems
bers resented it, and accordingly tele-
graphed Mr. White suggesting that some
other proxy he named.
III do not hear from Mr.. White" said
the ex-governor 10 night, "or If he insists
that ] represent him, shan do So But L
have no desire TO bring 2ocal affairs into
tho committee"
The dscoId between the Harrison and
Altgeld factions Of the local Democratic
party was the salient feature of to-days
talk arouud the hotels. If Acting Chairman
stones wishes arc carried out. and appar-
emily most of the committeeman are with
him, The factional differences local TO Chi
! cago and New York win not be brought
| before The committee IN any form.
New Rule May Be Adopted.
II Is probable that new rulo win be-
adopted tomorrow, providing that when-
ever vacancy occurs in The national
committee the state committee shall elect
a member Of the national committee to
| III such vacancy. Another rule which Is
under consideration gives the national
| committee the right to judge Of the quail
| hcations of its own members. Sull an
| other rule is being talked of. which would
| force ex-Gov. Altged out of his position
| as member Of the auxiliary committee"
| which was originally composed OF Mr. Alt
| geld Senator's Jones Teller and Allen and
! William j. stone, This rule win provide
| that an committees. auxiliary and other
wise, Of the national committee shall be
| made up only OF members OF the big COM
mttees As Mr.. Altgeld is not a member
| OF the national committee, the adoption OF
! this rule would prevent his serving on any
| auxiliary committee.
According 10 the plans Of action given
1 I...-
committees named; the finance commits
| tee, which viii take the place of the COM
| mite ON ways and means, and the exec
| utive, which, IN addition 20 lis other du-
| ties, win take charge Of the press bureau.
1t was predicted to-day that II a sub
| committee OF The finance committee is
| named to do the work which has been
| done by the ways and means committee,
| Trey Woodson of Kentucky and J. @.
| johnson of Kansas win be two OF It's mem
| bers, and that Samuel g. Cook of Missouri
will he made superintendent. Mr. Wood
| son and Mir. johnson, who were members
| of the committee selected 10 inquire into
| the protest made by Thomas Gahan
| against r. j. Devlln, press agent OF lhe
| national committee, have their report
ready to submit Tomorrow The report ls
| understood to ccnsure Mr.. Devlin for the
| part he took In the Harrison-AHgeld CAM
| paign last spring, and 10 recommend the
| abolition of the press bureau
1t Is lntimated that the resignation Of
| Senators Teller and Alien and ex-Goy.
| Stone as members Of the auxiliary" or
| ways and means committee, will be hand-
! ed in tomorrow. Senator Jones' absence
| IN Europe viii leave Mr.. Altgeld the sole
remaining member Of this committee.
Democrats Who Arc There.
| Among the prominent Democrats here
| to-day are George Fred Williams of Mas
! sachusetts, oliver II. =. Belmont of New
| York, Clark Howell Of Atlanta, Congress-
| man James A. Norton of Ohio William
j. Stone aud Senator Francis NJ. Cock
| reil Of Missouri Col. Victor Baughmau
| Of Maryland. proxy for Arthur p Cor
| man; william Goebel Democratic candl-
date for Governor of Kentucky; Henry d.
| Clayton of Alabama, William j. Otey OF
| Virginia William r. Burke, proxy for
| Committeeman Dwyer Of California; John
| Il. shafroth OF Colorado, Col. John 1. Mar
/ tin of st. Louis, Frank Campbell of New
/ York, j. G. Johnson of Kansas. and
| Judge James p. Tafyin Of Kentucky pres-
ident Of the Ohio Valley Bimetallic Lea-
| que.
Won't Have DevIIn Ousted.
William Prentss. one Of Mr.. Altgelds
| most intimate friends, called on Acting
| Chairman stone of the national Demo-
| cratic committee tonight and delivered
| to him the ultmatum Of the allied BIZ
| metallic forces Mr. Prentiss came direct
| from a Joint conference of the Ohio VAL
| lev Bimetallic League and committees rep
! resenting the Chicago platform Democra-
| cy Of Illinois, the Chicago platform DEM
| ocracy of New York and the National BIZ
| metallic League.
He told Mr. Stone that If the national
| committee, at It's meeting tomorrow, re-
| moved p. J. Devlin from his position as
| press agent OF the committee, the action
would be construed by the b.metallsts as
| hostile to the Chicago platform. Neither
| Mr. Prentlss nor Mr.. Stone would give the
| result of the conference in Mr.. stones
| room but the Altgeld men declared that
F. j. Devlin would not be removed, and
| that Thomas Gahan and Carter Harrison
| would not triumph.
1t was expected that Mr.. Bryan would
| arrive here at midnight, but 1t is now
| stated he will not reach Chicago before
| O'Clock tomorrow morning, when he