The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-21
|DEMOCRATSCONFER
Everything Was Harmonious at the
Chicago Meeting.
CHANGES MADE IN THE RULES.
SECTIONS 2 to 10, Inclusive, We're
Stricken Out.
The BlMETALLlSTS HAD A HEARING.
Declarations favorine I6 to |, Antitrust,
Anti.lmperiallsm.
The REPORT ON THE CASE OF DEvIlN
Press bureau Is to De Conducted by
the Executive Committee
for the Time.
Declarations favorins l6 to |, Antitrust
Anti.lmperiallsm.
THE REPORT ON THE CASE OF DEyLlN
Press bureau Is to De Conducted by
the Executive Committee
for the Time.

Chicago, July 20-No friction developed
at the meeting of the democratic National
committee and the silver men who mado
such belligerent assertions last night
failed to make them good today. Not n
single warlike note was sounded and no
dehances We're uttered either by the men
who demand that 16 to l shall be the rally
| ing cry in the next campaign or by those
who oppose its adoption. The only move
ment made by the silver men looking to-
ward recognition by the National commit
tee was during the afternoon when the
Ohio bimetallic 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. The resolutions demand
ed that panks be inserted in the next
democratic platform opposing trusts, OPP
posing imperialism and adhering to the
silver ratio of l6 TO /. And along these
lines we OFFER you our aid" said Mr.. Tar
win.
There was defiant accent on the words
these lines that seemed to imply that
the support of the bimetallists could be
secured along no other lines than those
marked out, but of this the committee
took no notice. The Ohio bimetallic
league was courteously thanked for its
proiier of assistance and assured that it
would be called upon at such times as the
National committee felt in need OF its as
sistance. That was the beginning and end
OF the silver episode.
The fight against p K. Devlin. editor
of the press bureau, OF the National COM
mittee was brought to a finish, the Har-
rison faction OF the Illinois democracy
censuring him for the part he took in the
office of National committeeman in the
last mayoralty election.
Nothing else Of Importance was done
during the day Section F of the rules.
which prescribes the formation of the
National committee was amended so as 10
permit the election of a vice chairman to
act when the chairman was unable TO be
present. Upon the motion of Mr.. Clayton
of Alabama, sections 2, 3, 4. 3. 6. 7. S and
10 of the rules We're stricken out.
Section preceded for the manner OF the
election of officers OF the committee; sec
tion gave the chairman power to appoint
subordinate officers OF the committee with
the concurrence of the executive com
mittee sections 4 and declared that
the chairman secretary and treasurer of
the committee respectively should perform
covered the formation OF new National
committees and the relations that should
exist between the organizations; section
empowered the chairman to call meet
ings whenever he deemed it for the best
intrest of tho party; section provided
that the chairman shall call meeting
upon the receipt of written request by
one-fourth of the members OF the COM
mittee; section 10 provides that the ses-
sions of the committee shall be governed
by general parliamentary law and that
the committee shall adopt any standing
rule for the disposition of business coming
before it, Sections IL, IL, 10 and IA re-
main as they were.
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 at the meeting without fail and
by the Harrison men asking that he re-
gether.
Mr.. Bryan was in dilemma and for
long time would not declare In favor of or
against the management. He said nc had
accepted the invitation for the meeting and
there was no apparent reason why he
should decline at the last moment at the
demand OF political faction hostile to
that which had invited him to the city.
At the same time he expressed himself as
being anxious to avoid anything that would
create further friction and as remedy
that the Altgeld people turn over
the control of the meeting TO the National
committee Mr. Altgeld was personally
willingly that this should be DONE bat
when the majority of his adherents, who
are bitter against the Harrison men,
heard that there was opposition to the
plan in the Altgeld camp they openly
championed the passing of the meeting
under the control OF the National COM
mittee. The arguments on both sides were
hot and fierce for several hours and there
seemed to be no chance OF a cettlement.
A large majority OF the members OF the
National committee declared themselves