The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-20
.DEMOCRATSCONFER
Meeting Of National Committeeman at
Chicago Today.
WILL BE A REORGANIZATION
Of the Forces Which Are to Do Heavy
Campaign Work.
NO LOCAL FIGHTS TO BE SETTLED.
New York and Illinois Delegations viii Not
Be Listened To.
MUCH ENTHUSIASM FOR ". ]. BRYAN
II Expected to he Developed Mt the
Mcctinp--Thc Position of
Altgcld.
New York and Illinois Delegations viii Not
Be Listened To.
MUCH ENTHUSIASM FOR W. / BRYAN
Ii Expected to he Developed mt the
McctinR--Thc Position Of
Altgcld.
lsneoial to The Post.l

Especial to The Post.)
Chicago. July 1S.--While Senator Jone
craftsmanship of tho democratic Nationa
committee at its meeting Tuesday. he will
be stripped of the unlimited power he ha
welded during the last three years. Hi
committee on ways and means Will b.
recognized and made amenabo to tn,
discipline of the general committee,
| Ex-Governor Stone of Missouri will b,
vested with the real leadership OF tn,
committee, He will be elected temporar,
chairman in the absence of Senator Jones
and before the committee adiourns vii
have powers outlined which will make hin
de facto chairman.
Senators Teller and Allen have resigned
from the ways and means committee
Stone VIII resign and this will leave only
Altgeld and Jones'
Insiders are confident that Altgeld will
resign as soon as he learns that his col
leagues have taken this course. Jones
can't act without colleagues. He will
have to permit the reorganization that
has been planned,
The committee will dismiss p. ]. Dew
lin, editor of the party bulletin, whose
scalp National Committeeman Gahan de-
manded at St Louis.
process OF reorganization which will
probably be adopted compartments the
naming OF an executive committee OF
which Stone will be chairman Ii will be
fnI Nstt Ia . ~. 4, Ill
tional committee to prepare for the cam
paign of 1900.
IL has been decided that no attention
will be paid to local factional fights. and
that representatives OF warning bodies who
may come TO Chicago to demand recogni-
ton will not be admitted TO the meeting
OF the committee. This rule Will ami
cago platform party OF New York that was
appointed the other day for the express
purpose OF demanding official recognition
from the committee on the ground OF reg
ularity.
MI Bryan Is expected to arrive from
me west tomorrow. Unless signs are de-
ceptive he will find the atmosphere sur
charged with enthusiasm for himself
TWO delegations are coming to press the
clalmS OF their respective cities for the
National convention, one from Kansas
CITY and the other from Cincinnati.
Chicago, July 1o-Acting Chairman VIII
lam j Stone of Missouri will call to order
tho democratic National committee tomor-
row in the Sherman house. The delegates
gathered together here expect TO be busy
with questions of political moment during
the whole OF tho day. William jennings
Bryan Will probably sit as committee
man. arrangements having been made to
furnish him a proxy,
John p. Altgeld holds the proxy of Will
lam II. White OF Washington. His pres
ence in the committee may cause trouble,
for 1t is believed that Thomas Gahan, mem
Der OF the committee from Illinois, may
question Mr.. Altgeld's right to represent
democratic committeeman. Apparently
Mr.. Altgeld is DESTROYS OF avoiding trouble.
He said today that he did not care TO sill
in the committee II any OF the memhets
resented 1t and accordingly telegraphed Mr..
White. suggesting that some other proxy
be named
III l do not hear from Mr.. White" said
the ex-governor tonight, "or II he insists
that | represent him, shall do so, Tut
/ have no desire TO bring local affairs into
the com mittee."
The discord between The Harrison ana
party was the salient feature Of ,odays
talk around the hotels. II Acting G p1r-
man Stones wish Is carried out--aDd a..
parently most OF the committeeman are
with him--the factonal difficulties local
to New York and Chicago Will not re
brought before the committee In any form
II is probable that a new rule WI be
adopted providing that whenever va fancy
occurs in,the National committee th- STATE
1itta oh al "a nj
National committee 10 all such q vacancy
Another rule which is under consideration
gives the National committee the righ.
10 Judge OF a qualification OF It's own
members. Still another rule is being
talked OF which would force Ex-Governor
Altgeld out OF his posi'ioa as rcmber
of the auxiliary committee, which was
originally composed OF Mr.. Aitg,ld sena-
tors Jones, Teller. Allen and William
stone. This rule viii provide that all
committee. auxiliary and orherwis :. OF the
National committee shall be made ZIP only
OF members OF the National committee.
Altgeld is not member OF the Rational
committee.
The FINANCE committee" will prjLaby
be chosen tomorrow and VIII take tho
place of the committee on WIS and
means.
Mr.. Trey Woodson and Mr. Johnston.
who we're members of thu COMMITTEES So
lected TO inquire into tho protest made
by Thomas Gahan against I, J, Deylln,
press agent Of the National committee.
have their report ready 70 submit tomor-
row The report Is understood 70 censure
Mr.. Devlin for the part ne too. In the
Altgeld- Harrison campaign last spring.
and TO recommend the abolishuent OF press
bureaus.
Il is intimated that the resignatioas u:
Senators Teller and Allen and Ex-Governor
stone as members OF the auxiliary or ways
and means committee will be handed In