The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-25
TO PLAN THE CAMPAIGN
Antitrust Will Be the Rally
ing Cry.
DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE
Anti-Imperialism and Free Silver the
Other Main Issues Eloquent
Speakers at the Antitrust
Banquet.

st. Louis, Mo-. May 24.-Ways, means
and methods of conducting the next
presidential campaign will be consid-
cred by the democratic conference at
the Planters hotel tomorrow. 1t is
not thought that much other matter
will come before the meeting, and no
definite action of any sort will be taken
until majority of the members of the
committee is present, and whether a
sufficient number will be in attendance
is problematical.
Ex-Governor Stone of Missouri. who
issued the call for the meeting, has re-
ceived % favorable replies. Two of
these have been withdrawn and proxies
forwarded. This leaves but rs mem
bers of the committee as an outside
number to be present at the meeting
and the democratic leaders are not over
sanguine tonight that they will have
this number or even 90, which would
constitute working majority of the
committee
If a quorum is secured, it is alto
gether likely, according to Committee
man Gahan of Illinois. that the meet
ing will be resolved into a formal ses-
sion of the national committee and
some definite action taken. Otherwise
there will be nothing but an Informal
conference regarding the best methods
of conducting the campaign. Only
three committeeman are in the city to-
night, Woodson of Kentucky, Gahan
of Illinois and Stone of Missouri.
1t is generally understood that 'ant-
trust" will be the rallyng cry for the
democracy, with "anti-imperialism'
close second and "1G to T. not entirely
discarded, but kept in third place. AS
one of the leaders of the party eX
pressed it, antitrust" and ''anti-im-
perialism' will be the salt and pepper
with which we will flavor '16 to H.
There have been countless rumors
floating around to the effect that silver
is to be entirely discarded and that, as
far as that is concerned, Bryan is to be
shelved in favor of William J. Stone OF
Missouri This Mr.. Stone positively de-
MED to-day, saying that he would go
into the next convention to work for
Bryan and that the Missouri delegation
would vote solidly for Mr.. Bryans
nomination. AZ
Committeeman Gahan was closeted
forttIlree hours day with Mr. Stone.
urging the claims of the Harrison lac-
ton in Illinois as against that headed
by Ex-Governor Altgeld. The Harrison
men deeply resent the action of the
democratic national committee in the
Endorsement it gave in the mayoralty
campaign at Chicago this spring in
urging that Altgeld be removed from
the advisory committee of the national
committee. as he did not represent the
reglar democratic organization which
the Harrison men assert themselves to
be. They did not succeed in obtaining
what they desired and Mr.. Altgeld will
probably remain member of the ad-
Visory committee. Similar assurances
were also received concerning Editor
P. j. Devlin of the democratic national
press bureau, who circulated the in
dorsement of Altgeld. to which the Har-
rison men object. The Harrison fac
ton, after receiving assrances that the
Altgeld power will be restrained, les
sened their fight against him. but there
is to be no let up regarding Devlin and
the 1llinoisans are out after his scalp.
They prefer it blood raw. Devlin is
not alarmed and declares that as he is
the personal appontee of Chairman
Jones nobody but that gentleman can
remove him. He says he will hang on
despite the efforts Of the Illinois men.
If the conference should be resolved
into the form of a national committee
tomorrow, it is probable that the resig-
nation of Messrs. Teller and Allen from
the ways and means committee will be
accepted Both are willing to get out,
and other members of the national
committee are willing that they should.
The anti-trust banquet tomorrow
night promises to be most successful
affair. All available seats have been
sold and an overflow meeting has been
arranged for The toasts will he as fol-
lows:
why We Are Here" Hon. Harry B.
Halves.
Presentation of State and District
Banners in the Name of the State Com
mittee," Hon. Champ Clark.
Acceptance of State Banner" Hon
c. B. Faris.
Acceptance of District Banners"
Hon. M. f. Benton.
TRUSTS and Democracy" M. c. Wet
more.
The Trust and It's Parents" Hon. D.
A. DeArmond.
"Monopolies," Hon. w. ]. Bryan
1t is expected that short talks will be