The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-21
WILL MAKE FIGHT ON TRUSTS.
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMIT
TEE MEETING.

"Coin" Harvey May Have Charge
of the Bureau-The silver Issue
VIII BE There.
Chicago, Nov. 20-The Democratic Ma
tional Executive Committee, with Chair
man j. X Jones in the chair, spent most
of the day at the Sherman House discuss
ing matters pertaining to organization,
ways and means, and the administrative
affairs of the organization.
The committee will meet tomorrow and
1t is expected win get through with the
business on hand before night. Nothing
was said about meeting of the National
Committee, because 1t is the opinion of
most of the executive committeeman that
the full committee will be called to meet
in Washington Feb. %, and that the next
Democratic Convention will be held in the
latter part of May or the first part of
June.
Senator Jones would say nothing about
calling the meeting.
The committeeman were extremely un-
| communicative as to what was. done at
the meeting. Secretary Charles A. Walsh
said the committee had transacted no bus
mess of interest or importance and had
only considered administrative affairs.
After the meeting had adjourned, low
ever, some OF the committeeman continued
the discussion of the probable situation
next year. They disclosed the fact that
considerable part of the committees time
had been devoted to discussing the prob
able effect of high prices on the campaign
of 1900
Fight Against Trusts.
1t is the purpose of some of the commit
teemen to organize bureau of informa-
tion and education, whose duty it shan be
to gather accurate information relating to
trusts, cost of manufacturing, selling
prices to consumers, wages paid and cost
of raw material.
They believe they will be able to show
| that tf1e present high prices are the result
of trusts and combinations and that work.
| ingmen have been given but small pro-
portion of the increase in selling values.
| The idea has assumed such tangible
| form that 1t is predicted w II. (Coin)
| Harvey will be placed at the head of the
| bureau. None of the committeeman would
admit this matter had been discussed.
1t Is proposed to employ a large staff of
men to gather information which can be
| used in an ANTITRUST campaign. There
| did not seem to be any disposition to
| shelve free silver as an issue all the COM
mitteemen said free coinage was In the
| platform 20 stay, but none of them said
| ii would be the dominant issue Congress-
| man William Sulzer of New York ap-
| peard before the committee He said
| trusts would be the issue In the East
James F. Minturn of New Jersey told
the committee practically the same thing.
Free silver Live Issue.
Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota and
Charles A. Towne of Duluth both of them
silver Republicans, told the committee
that free silver was still live issue in
their states.
The members of the Executive Commit
tee In attendance to-day were Senator J.
X. Jones of Arkansas, chairman; Charles
Walsh, secretary; ]. G. Johnston Kan
sas; H. D. Clayton, Alabama; Thomas Ca
han, Illinois, ]. G. Shanklln, Indiana; d.
j. Campau, Michigan; w. II. Thomson.
Nebraska; T. D. O'Brien. Minnesota, and
Norman f. Mack of Buffalo, who held the
proxy of George Fred Williams of Massa-
chusetts.
Vice Chairman W. ]. Stone of Missouri
was the conspicuous absentee. He sent
telegram which said he was sick and
would not be able to come to Chicago.
Among the prominent outsiders" who
called on the committee were L. A. Ros-
ing, chairman of the Minnesota State
Committee; b. d. Chively of South Bend,
Ind. Congressman w. ID. Davis Of New
York; Allen W. Clark of Indiana, and DR..
F. ]. Van Boris of Indianapolis
Ex-Gov. John p. Altgeld called on SEN
ator Pones during the day and met with
a warm reception. Mayor Harrison did not
call on Senator Jones.
Congressman Sulzer of New York called
on Mayor Harrison to solicit his influence
toward getting the Democratic congress-
men from Illinois to vote for him for the
leadership of the minority in the House of
Represe sentatives.
James F, Minturn Of New Jersey asked
the committee to help the Bryan Demo-
Gratis of his state. He said the New Jersey
Democratic Committee did not have the
confidence of the Chicago platform Demo-
Gratis. and that some of the members had
voted the Republican ticket. He wanted
w. j. Bryan to visit New Jersey and help
straighten out things.
Milwaukee Men at Work.
There was strong feeling among the
committeeman present In favor of holding
the national convention earlier in the year
than has been the custom heretofore. A
number of the committee expressed them
selves as being in favor of having the con-
vention in 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 some very energetic lobbying during
the fQdy.
No delegation was present from any 9TH
er city. 1t was not within fthe province
Of the Executive Committee TO take any
action regarding the convention, but ii
was freely admitted that the offers OF all
expenses paid and a bonus of $4,000 to the
campaign fund.- which had been made by
Kansas City and Milwaukee, were
leading 10 very favorable consideration
Of both cities.
suIzer Got in His work.
Congressman Sulzer of New York man
aged during the day 20 put some strong
props under his ambition to be the mlnori-
~ 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 tonight for
New York he claimed sxty-three votes.
fifteen short of the number necessary 10
give him the place.
II vas announced at the conclusion of
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