Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-14
FLAYED THE TRUSTS.
Texas Delegate Rraised En-
thusiasm at Conference.
EASTERNERs MERELY SMILED.
Labor Representatives and Delegates
From Many Southern and Western
States Were PIeased-A Il. of l.. Dele
gate Had Fun With Bourke Cochran.

CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-THE conference
on the uses and abuses of trusts and
combinations began here with less than
half the delegates appointed by the vari-
Gus states i'll attendance. New York,
headed by w. Bourke Cochran, and
Wisconsin, We're most numerously rep
resented.
The meeting took place in Central
Music hall, and speeches of welcome
were first heard
Suggestions for the makeup of a CON-
mlttee to arrange program to be fol-
lowed the next three days of the con.
ference popped from every part of the
house with such rapidity that 1t was
with difficulty that the temporary chair
man extracted the basis for resolutions
which We're finally adopted. w. Bourke
Cochran, i'll an ehdeavor to bring lit
tie order out of the chaos, arose while
August Cans of the Knight of Labor
was declaring that his delegation was
of more importance than that of any
state. When the New Yorker began
speaking the labor delegate fished from
hip pocket pair of opera glasses aid,
at short range, contemplated the
speaker, commenting occasionally in
such way that the merriment attained
volume which drowned the voice of
the eastern orator, who also laughed.
1t was resolved finally that the Civic
Federation, through its chairman, MIR.
Head, should conduct the meeting for
the day and that a committee on pro-
gram, consisting of one man from each
state delegation, and one from each
organization, national intts scope, should
be appointed. Local organizations IN
attendance were given a voice in the
committee by being allowed to vote for
the committeeman with the delegates
from their state. The labor organiza-
tiOns did not secure recognition until
vigorous speeches had been made by MIR.
Cans and John w. Hayes, also Knights
Of Labor delegate. Mr.. Hayes created
something of sensation by declaring
that "he didn't intend to be classed
with the New Jersey delegation. even
if he did vote in that cradle of trusts. y
The non-attendance of many dele
gates was not unexpected, and Secre-
rary Easley announced that probably
100 of the tardy ones, including Gov
ernor Pingree of Michigan, would be
present at today's session. Among those
present were: W. Bourke Cochran,
Albert Shaw of the Review of Reviews,
Governor Atkinson of West Virginia,
Ex-Governor Foster of Ohio, Professor
John B. Clarke of Columbia university,
Attorney General T. S. Smith of Texas,
F. B. 1Thurber of New York, Professor
henry G.. Rater Adams of the Univer-
sity of Michigan, Professor J. W. jerks
of Cornell university, Professor John
Graham Brooks of Cambridge, Mass,
lecturer on political economy in the
University of Chicago: Professor Bemi-
sal, Lieutenant Governor Jones of Ohio,
Professor Il. 7. Ely of the University
OF Wisconsin. and Attorney General
Smith of Nebraska. William Jennings
Bryan was absent, but it is believed he
will appear later in the conference.
Among the speakers were Prof. jerks,
Prot. Adams, John Graham Brooks,
William Fortune and Dudley Wooten.
With the progress of tine speaking it
became evident that many of the dele
cations had come with firm conviction
for or against trade combinations. The
speech of Mr.. WoOten OF Texas, ham,
meTing trusts i'll u merciless manner,
aroused the widest enthusiasm in the
ranks OF the labor representatives and
the delegations from many western and
southern stares. while the easterners
generally smiled critically and kept
their arms folded
The committee on permanent organi-
zation met.
William f. Writ Howe was selected
chairman of the meeting, and after
hot discussion was elected permanent
chairman of the conference, though
three vice chairmen, each to preside
during one day, We're selected.
No one WIS willing to allow perma-
nent chairman to be appointed to pre-
side at all sessions lest he should favor
some faction. The vice chairmen Sc
lected were: Today, Dudley Wooten,
Texas; tomorrow, Mayor H. B. John
son, Colorado; Saturday, S. P. Corliss,
New York
Ralph NJ. Easley was selected as per.
manent secretary.
The following subcommittee ON pro-
gram and rules was appointed: H. W.
Blair, New Hampshire; L. D. Suther-
land, Nebraska; j. w. Gaines, Tennes-
see; J. G. Hanley, Minnesota; A B.
Davidson. Texas.