Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-12
MANY MEN of NOTE EXPECTED AT
CHICAGO CONFERENCE.
PROTECTION TO BE DISCUSSED
TARIFF REFORM LEAGUE ASKS FOR
A SPECIAL SESSION.
Missouri and Arkansas Insurance Lit
igafion VIII Come Up for Consid-
erntion-Attorney General
Crow to BE Asked for
His Version.

CHICAGO. Aug. 1.-THE committee of
arrangements for the conference on COM
binations and trusts called by the Civic
Federation to meet in Chicago September
1916 has decided to hold the regular ses-
sions IN Central Music hall, with two night
mass meetings at the Auditorium.
OF the thirty-five state. delegations being
appointed, fifteen have been reported TO the
committee, and the rest are promised be-
fore September. Three received to-day
were:
New York-Chauncey NJ. Depew. John G.
Carlisle, Bourke Cochran, Francis B.
Thurber, George Gunton. Henry White. AL
bert Shaw.
Alabama-Eyre Damer, Mobile; Gordon
Mcdonald, opelika; w. W. Quarles, Sell
ma; Wallace HARRISON, Fort Payne; z. NJ.
Ragland, Tuscuriibia; B. B. Conner, Bir-
niingham.
Montana-Martin Maginnis and ex-Gov-
ernor ]. K. Toole, of Helena; Charles S.
Harlaman, Bozeman; A. ]. Campbell and
Ex-Governor ]. Z. Richards. Butte; DR..
H. H. Swain, Dillon.
The other delegations include William
Jennings Bryan, ex-senator Allen, ex-Gov-
. eTnor Crounce, Edward Rosewater, and
Governor Poynter. of Nebraska, and Gov
ernor Stanley and delegation, from Kansas;
Mayor Samuel Jones, of Toledo, O.; Cow
ernor John R. Tanner and delegation, from
Illinois; Governor Pingree and delegation.
from Michigan; Samuel Gompers, president
American Federation of Labor: p. J. Nc
D. CURE, general secretary United Brother
: hood OF Carpenters and Joiiers; P. ]. Nor
rissey, grand master Brotherhood of Rail-
way Trainmen; NJ r. Grady, organizer
Bricklayers and Masons' international I'm
ion; Samuel Donnelly. president Interna-
tional Typographical Union; James A.
O'Connell, president International Associa-
tiop of Machinists; John w. Hayes, general
secretary and treasurer Knights of Labor;
Father Huntington, knights of Labor: ex-
. Congressman Howard. president of
the Farmers National congress; Aa-
ron Jones, grand master OF the
National Grange; p. L. Dove. president
Commercial Travellers National League;
Joseph Nimmo, Jr.: Willis Young, presl-
dent Travelling Mems Protective Assocla-
Commercial Travellers; Professor Ely. Uni
versity of Wisconsin; Professor Henry z
Adams, of Ann Arbor; Professor ]. w
John B. Clark, of Columbia university
Arthur Twiuing Hadley, president of the
Yale university: Cyrus Northrup, president
University of Minnesota; President Draper
of the University of Illinois; j. Sterling
Morton, Nebraska City; Martin A. Knapp
president interstate commerce commission
and Senator Kyle, president of the United
States industrial commission.
The attorney general and labor commits
sioners of twenty states pave sent accept
ances.
The Tariff Reform League, of New York
asked that a special session be devoted L
the question of the relation of protective
the Protective Tariff League. of New York
and the Home Market Club of Boston
will be present to represent the tariff sid
of the question, the committee OF arrange
ments will recommend that the reQues
be granted.
The recent litigation in Arkansas an,
Missouri having given insurance combina
tions prominent place in the public mind
the national board of underwriters and tn
National Association of Local Fire 1nsur
ance Agents have been invited to send rep
resentatives, and Attorneys General Crow
of Missouri: Jefferson Davis. of Arkansas
and Smith, of Texas, are expected to dis
cuss the question from the antitrust side
The answers to the list Of questions tha
have been sent out to 1000 manufacturer!
trust combinations. labor organization!
travelling mems organizations, contractor.
railroad men, bankers, economists and law
yers, are coming in to the central office c
the Civic Federation by the hundreds.
A committee, consisting of ex-ComptroIlt
James II. Eckels ex-Comptroller f. S. La
cey, A C. Bartlett, wholesale hardwar
merchant; Harry P. Robinson, editor of tn
Railway Age; d. K. Clink, representa-
the commercial travellers; John NJ. Stab
secretary of the Farmers National COZ
gress; George Preston, secretary of the Ii
ternational Association of Machinists; Pa,
Mas, ex-organizer of the American Fec
Grafton of Labor. and Professor Grahal
Taylor, is having the answers analyzed an
the results put in form by Professor Df
- Yid kinley, of the Illinois State universit.