Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-21

CHICAGO, July 20.-No friction de-
velopea at the meeting or the Demo-
ratlc National Committee to-day and
the men who made Sucn belllgerent as
serIlons last night failed to make them
good to-day. Not a single War-llhe
note was sounded and no deiiances were
uttered either by the men VINO demand
that "l6 TO L shall be the rallying cry
ia the next campaign or by those who
oppose its adoption.
Ine only move looking toward recog-
milton of the silver men by the Ma
tional committee was during the after
noon when the Ohio Valley Bimetallic
League was admitted TO the committee
room and James p. Tarvin, of Ken
lucky, acting as spokesman, read the
resolutions adopted by the committee
at their meeting early in the day at the
Palmer House.
These resolutions demanded that
planks be inserted i'll the next Demo-
cratic national platform opposing
trusts opposing imperialism" and
"adhering TO the silver ratio OF 10 to
L." 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 corkl be Sc
cured along no other lines than those
marked out, but of this the committee
took no notice. The bimetallic league
was courteou5ly thanked for its 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 finish, the
Harrison faction of Illinois
SECURING HIS DEPOSITION
for the part taken by him as an officer
of the national committee in the last
mayoralty election in Chicago.
Beyond making several changes in
the rules governing the committee
nothing else was done during the day.
Section 1 of the rules which pre-
scribes the formation of the national
committee was amended so as to permit
the election of a vice chairman to act
when the chairman is unable to be
present.
The fight between the Illinois fac
lions began as soon as Mr.. Bryan ar
rived in the city which was o'clock
in the morning. He was Immediately
beset by men of both sides. .sile Altgeld
faction asking him to Be at the meet
ing without fail, and the Harrison men
asking that he remain away from the
Auditorium altogether. Mr.. Bryan
was in dilemma, and for long time
MOuAQ lOI NCN1aAC AiASCiis IlC Sclid
that he had accepted the Invitation for
the meeting and that there was no ap-
parent reason why he should decline
at the last moment, at the demand of
a political faction hostile to that which
had invited him to the city. At the
same time he expressed himself as be-
ing anxious to avoid anything that
would create further friction and as a
remedy, proposed that the Altgeld peo-
pie turn over the control of the meet
ing TO the national committee Mr..
Altgeld was personally willing that
this should be done, but the majority
OF his adherents who are bitter against
the Harrison men refused to agree to
anything of the kind. AS soon as the
Harrison men heard that there was OPP
position to the plan
IN THE ALTGELD CAMP
they openly championed the placing of
the meeting under the control of the
national committee. The argument on
both sides were hot and fierce for sew
eral hours and there seemed to be no
chance of settlement. The large ma
jority of the members of the national
committee declared themselves as be-
ing opposed to having anything to do
with the meeting in any way They
maintained that they had a fight be-
fore the committee at that moment,
born of the outraged feelings of the
Harrison faction because it believed
that the national committee had taken
part in local matter without good rea-
son, and they were disposed to keep
their hands out of the present fight.
Finally Mr.. Altgeld sent word to Mr.,
Bryan that if he considered that his at
tendance at the meeting would embar-
rass him he could feel at perfect liberty