Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28
TO FIGHTTHE TRUSTS
CONFERENCE RESULTS IN FORM
ING NATIONAL BODY.
Cali for n Convention Will BE Issued
shortly, Pending Organization All
Over the Country Of the Big
Meeting In Chicago.

As the result Of the trust conference IN
Chicago a new antitrust organization,
national in scope, has been formed. The
object of the organization Is the crystal
lization of the antitrust spirit throughout
the country, which the promoters assert
has been greatly strengthened by the de-
lberations Of the convention. The meet
ing was attended by many Of the dele
gates to the conference who believe the
time is ripe for the formation of a body
whose strength shall eventually over
throw oppressive capitalistic combina-
.tions. With that object in view a huge
antitrust conference Is to be called in
the near future, the date and place OF
meeting to be arranged by an executive
committee which has the matter in
charge.
Fifteen addresses were listened to by
the delegates to the conference on the
second day of its session. Many addi-
tional delegates were present at the con-
ference, whole delegations having come
from some States, and an increasing in
terest in the problems and the means of
utilizing the suggestions made about them
for the public good was manifested. After
deciding in the morning to have special
committee to receive and consider reso-
lutions concerning trusts, effects of the
tariff in causing the growth of trusts were
considered. In the afternoon the confer
ence listened to several accounts of the
industrial situation from the farmers
point of view, and also to an anarchists
solution of the truts problem. The even
ing meeting was the liveliest and most
exciting yet held. Enemies and advocates
of trusts followed each other in quick
succession, making all of them strong
assertions of their confidence in their
positions. The day had many humorous
moments, both during the debates and
while the papers were being read, and
the attendance on the part Of the Chicago
public was larger at each successive ses-
sion.
Bourke Cochran was the speaker at the
third days session, whose address was
most eagerly listened to. What he would
say for himself, and what for the New
York delegation, of which he is perhaps
the most prominent member, had been
speculated upon since the opening Of the
convention. The evening program was
changed by the omission of Mr.. Bryan's
address, and a great audience which had
gathered in part to hear that leader was
disappointed by being informed that the
Democratic leader was to talk Saturday
morning. The session Of the conference
Friday morning was devoted in the main
to the addresses of labor advocates.
William j. Bryan spoke at the trust
conference for nearly two hours in the
morning session Saturday, and the gal
leres, 'packed an hour before he spoke
and attentive and enthusiastic while he
talked, emptied themselves when the Ne
braskan had taken his seat again among
the delegates. The audience was with
Mr.. Bryan before he rose. The galleries
went wild over his periods and shouted
and stamped and applauded all his strik-
ing sentiments. At the conclusion of the
address Mr.. Bryan 'grasped an outstretch-
ed hand here and there and made his way
to a seat, only to arise twice in acknowl-
edgment of the prolonged cheering.
AS Bryan had been the striking feature
of the morning session, there was an
other and similar scene in the afternoon
and final session, when he and Bourke
Cochran were plunged into debate on
the platform, where the evening before
Mr.. Bryan had explained that it was
agreed to be not in keeping with the
character of the conference for them to
debate. Nevertheless that was what
happened after the general discussion Of
the final afternoon had gotten into full
swing. There was no interruption for
Mr.. Bryan save that which came from
applause and brief and indistinct interpo-
lations. But with Mr.. Cochran 1t was
different from beginning to end. Thomas
j. Morgan and others wanted to start a
mixed debate and partially succeeded.
Finally the New York man was led into
a continuous closing argument with per-
Grafton that took the auditors fairly off
their feet