The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-21

Meeting Did Not Cause the Pre-
dicted Clash in the Committee
No Disposition ON Part of Ei+bar
FACTION to Make 1t an Issue.
CHICAGO, July 2O-No friction de-
Veioped at the meeting of the Democratic
national committee, today Not a single
War1ke note was sounded, and no de-
hances were uttered, either by the men
who demand that ''16 to L shall be the
raly1ng cry in the next campaign, or by
those who oppose its adoption
Inc only move made by the silver men
looking toward recognition by the ma
uonal committee, was during the after
noon, when the Ohio bfmetallic league
was admitted to the committee room and
James P. Tarvin, of Kentucky, 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 in
serted in the next Democratic national
platform opposing trusts, opposing i'm
perlallsm' and adhering to the silver
ratio of IL to l.
And along these lines we offer you our
ald' said Mr.. Tarvin. There was a de-
liant accent upon the word these that
seemed to imply that the support of the
olmetall1sts could be secured along no
other lines than those marked out bur
OF this the committee took no notice.
Inc Ohio bimetallic league was courte-
ously thanked for proffer of assistance.
and assured that 1t 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 com
nittee was brought to finish, the Har-
r1son faction of Illinois securing his de-
position for the part taken by him as
an officer of the national committee in
the last mayoralty election in Chicago.
ILLINOIS FIGHT.
The fight between the Illinois factions
began as soon as Mr. Bryan arrived in
the city, which was o'clock in the morn
ing. He was Immediately beset by men
OF both sides, the Altgeld faction asking
him to be al the mass meeting without
Ial and by the Harrison men, who ask
ed that he remain away from the Audi
forum altogether Mr.. Bryan was in a
dilemma, and for long time would NOT
declare himself as being in favor of the
meeung or not. He said he had accepted
the invitation for the meeting and that
thefe was no apparent reason WHY he
should decline at the last moment at the
demand of a political action hostile to
that which had invited him to the city.
The arguments on both sides were hot
ana herce for several hours, and there
seemed to be no chance for a settlement
The large majority of the members of the
national committee declared themselves
as being opposed to having anything to
90 with the meeting in any way Thev
malnt aimed that they had a fight before
the committee at that moment born of
the outraged feelings of the Harrison fac
ton because 1t believed that the national
committee had taken part in a local mat
ter without good reason, and they were
disposed to keep their hands out of the
present fight.
1t was late in the afternoon before Mr..
Bryan made up his mind to attend the
meeting, the Harrison people, who were
in good humor over the defeat of Dew
lin before the committee, announcing that
he might attend the meeting without
causing any hostility to himself in the
Harrison camp. This message, however.
had nothing to do with the intention
reached by Mr.. Bryan regarding the met
ing, for he had decided to attend before
it reached him.
When the national committee came to
order in the club room Of the Sherman
house at Il o'clock all the states were
represented either by proxy or by their
regular committeeman, with the exception
of North Dakota, Oregon, Texas, Utah.
Vermont, West Virginia and Arizona Mr.
Bryan held proxies for Michigan and
South Dakota and was present through
out the meetings of the committees. al
though he did not take an active part
In the proceedings. Ex-GoV. Altgeld was
offered the proxy Of Committeeman
White, of Washington, but declined it,
and Willis j. Abbott, of New York. acted
for that state Mayor Harrison held the
proxy OF Alaska, but did not attend either
session.
Mr.. Stone announced that the commit
tee of three appointed to investigate the
charges made by the Harrison faction Of
Illinois against P. J. Devlin, editor of the
press bureau of the national committee.
was ready to report, deposing Mr.. Dew
lin.
A motion was promptly made by Mr..
Gahan of Illinois. that the report of the
committee be adopted, and it was carried
with three dissenting voices, O'Donnen.
OF Colorado; Williams, of Massachusetts,
and Abbott, of New York voting in the
negative. Mr.. Bryan did not vote. not
wit hstanding the fact that he held two
proxies.
The matter of rules was then taken IN
and Senator TiIlman, of South Carolina.
moved an adjournment, as not all the
members of the committee were provided
with copies of the rules, and he objected
to further proceedings until they were
supplied The meeting then adjourned
until $3.50, recess of one and one-half
hours.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
When the meeting reconvened Mavor
Rose, of Milwaukee, addressed the com
nittee, inviting the members to make a
visit to Milwaukee, and Mr. Cox. the
head of the delegation which is endeavor
ing to secure the next Democratic con-
vention for that city, made short speech
setting forth the advantages of Kansas
City as a convention city No action
was taken.
Committeeman Norton, of Ohio, who
was acting for Mclean, the regular mem
Der from that state, then announced that
the members of the Ohio bimetallic
league were at the door, and moved that
they be invited to enter and that Mr.
TarYin, of Kentucky, their chairman,
be asked to address the committee The
motion was passed and the members of