The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-20
TROUBLE
BREWING
in CHICAGO
Among the Democratie Factions.
Meeting of Democrats Ma
tiOnal Committee To-day.
COLONEL BRYAN HAS A PROXY
And wiz Sit in COmmittee.-Alt-
geld Also Holds a Proxy.
New York Bryanites.

CHICAGO, July la.-Acting Chair
man william ). Stone. OF Missouri, will
call to order the Democratic national
committee at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning at the Sherman House. The
Democrats gathered here expect to be
busy with questions OF political mo-
ment during the whole of the day.
william Jennings Bryan win probably
SIT as a committeeman, arrangements
having been made to furnish him a
proxy. John P. Altgeld holds the proxy
Of William H. White, of Washington.
HIS presence in the committee may
cause trouble, for it Is believed that
Thomas Gahan, member of the commit
tee from Illinois, may question Mr.. Alt
geld's right to represent Democratic
committeeman.
Apparently Mr.. Altgeld is desirous OF
avoiding trouble. He said to-day that
he did not care to sit in the committee
II any OF the members resented It, and
accordingly telegrsphed Mr.. White,
suggesting that some other proxy be
named.
.If do not hear from Mr.. White"
said the ex-governor Tonight, "or If he
insists that represent him, shall do
SO. But have no desire to bring local
anairs into the committee"
The discord between the Harrison and
AltReid factions OF the local Demo-
cratic party, was the salient feature of
to-day's talk around the hotels. II
Acting Chairman stones wishes are
carried out, and apparently most Of the
committeeman are with him, the fac
tional differences local TO Chicago and
New York will not be brought before
the committee in any form.
Mr.. woodson and Mr.. Johnson. who
were members of the committee select
ed to enquire into the protest made by
Thomas Gahan against P. ]. Devlln,
press agent of the national committee,
have their report ready to submit to-
morrow. The report Is understood to
censure Mr.. Devlln for the part he took
in the Harrison-AItgeId campaign last
spring. and to recommend the abolish
ment Of the press bureau.
New York Bryanites.
Representatives OF the Chicago plat
form Democrats of the state Of New
York tonight issued an address ito
the Democratic voters OF the United
States. as follows:
I'VE. acting as a committee. created
and authorized by the Chicago platform
Democracy in the state Of New York,
desire to make public the following
well-establlshed facts concerning the
situation in the state of New York, be-
Iieving that everything affecting the
political situation in that great state is
of national, rather than merely docal
Importance.
I'VE assert without fear Of successful
contradiction two propositions:
First. an overwhelming majority OF
the voters in the Democratic party in.
the state of New York are enthusiastic
ally in favor of the principles laid
down in the Chicago platform Of 1896
and demanding without qualification
the nomination Of that man who shall
In his record and his personal qualities
most thoroughly stand for an inearnate
Of those principles.
Second, We declare that the success
full group of men who have seized upon
the machinery Of the Democratic party
In the state Of New York. are absolute
ly opposed. openly or covertly. to ali
that the Chicago platform stands for.
and to the nomination OF any man who
sincerely holds those principles which
we believe dominate the Democratic
organization in the nation.
"And we further declare that the
electoral machinery in the state of New
York is such that to attempt to oust
the men now in control OF the Tammany
organization by work within that body
would be frultless."