The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-25
VIM. ]. BRYAN BY
RECLAMATION
Results of Meeting of Ma
tionaI Democratic Com
mittee.
BOILING WAS REBUKtD
COMMITTEE DECIDES WITH THE
REGULAR DEMOCRATIC
ORGANIZATIONS.
BOILING WAS REBUKtD
BRYAk'S TACT IN DELICATE SITUATIONS
The People Want Bryan. The Politicians Who
Want Other Candidates are Wide
Apart. Why Bryan Will be
Elected in 1900.

Mr.. Josephus Daniels, of Raleigh
member from North Carolina of the NJ
tional Democratic Executive Committee
returned yesterday morning from a meet
ing Of the committee which was held III
Chicago last week.
Nearly every State and territory was
represented in the meeting" said Mr.
Daniels, land it was harmonious and
profitable session 1t had been widely
advertised that fractional differences i'll
the party. coming fcGn Illinois, Ken
lucky and New York. would expose such
Il division in the party as would MAXI
every one see that the Democrats Were
hopelessly divided. Instead of these pre-
dictions being verified it turned out that
the session of the committee was free
from differences as to principles or issues
and the party more united and aggres-
sive than before in twenty years.
The fight between the regular Demo
cracy. led by Harrison. and the .Altgeld
Democracy, was not adjusted to the com
pletc satisfaction of all of -Altgclds fol
towers, but the strongest among them
expressed their endorsement of the action
of the committee. There were but three
dissenting votes in the committee against
the report of the special committee ap-
pointed to investigate the action
of Mr.. Devlin of which the
regular Democracy complained. Mr..
Devlin. as the head OF the literary bu-
rean of the National Committee. had
used his position to boost .Altgeld. the
boiling candidate for Mayor of Chicago
The committee rebuked him for his
course, emphasized the necessity of ali
Democrats working III harmony WITH tn"
regular local organizations. and recon-
inendcd that special Press Committee
takescharge of ahc work heretofore done
under the direction of Mr.. Devlin. That
committee will be named as soon as Sen
ator Jones returns from Europe within
a few weeks. 1t will then actively press
the circulation of literature and wage n
campaign Of education until the polls
close in November of next year.
THE big meeting in the Auditorium.
gotten up by the admirers of Mr.. Alt-
geld. did good instead of harm. AT one
time it threatened serious difficulties.
Mr.. Bryan and others had accepted in
yitations to speak when it was expected
address of welcome and preside. After
he declined to do so and repudiated the
meeting many of his friends advised Mr.
Bryan to decline to speak at the meet.
ing. He was in very delicate situa-
tion. The Altgeld mem said. He has
accented the invitation and cannot break
it, The Harrison men said he accepted
it when it was supposed that all Gle
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that he was deceived by the committee
and that therefore he would repudiate
the whole affair. Mr.. Bryan kept his
counsel and said nothing. The after
noon papers told of his dilemma, some
predicting that he would speak and 9th
ers predicting that he would absent him
self. The Auditorium was packed from
pit to dome, and nearly all the speakers
improved the opportunity to tell the Chi
cago Democrats that they ought to put
an end to faction and present an ilnbrok-
Ell front to the common enemy. Mr..
Bryan arrived late and was the last
speaker. He made a great speech upon
a high plane and SO completely carried
the crowd with him that they forgot fac
tion and were lifted up to IL plane o.
patriotism. Thanks to his breadth and
one Of political uplifting. and after Mr.
Bryan's speech no little fellow who took
sides in faction could have obtained IA
nearing. 1T is "a great Speech sad
Governor Stone. 'one of the very best
Bryan ever made That was the general
verdict 1t was short. clear. lucid. and
rung out like liberay bell. The portion
devoted to silver received warm applause:
the denllnciaton of trusts evoked yigqr-
Gus and hearty enthusiasm: but tile
CLIMAX came when he demanded that the
policy of miIitarism and imperialism he
ended. There wasn't IA sentence that die
not breathe the loftiest patriotism not
the patriotism of Mckinley and Algel
based upon criminal aggression, but th'
patriotism Of Washington and Jefferson
based upon securing good government
by the consent of the governed
There is Il rising tide throughout the
country against the program Of imperial.
ism and militarism. The people see that
it means more soldiers, higher taxes,
governmental corruption and the eIeya-
ton of the soldier over the civilian. They
are proud of American yalor and will
permit no foreign foe to insult it, but
they are tired of having the flag used as