The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-22
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS JOIN WITH
NATIONAL LEADERS IN
CONFERENCE
STOYF, OF MISSOURI, THERE
WIDE SCOPE OF PROSPECTIVE
WORK WAS GONE
OVER
NOTIFICATION PLACE CHANGED
Bryan and Stevenson VIII BE Of
flciaily Informed of Nominations
at Old Camp Morton, In1ian-
apoIis, in the Open Air.

CHICAGO, July 2.-Democratic leaders
from nearly every county in Illinois were
at the Sherman house yesterday. They
came to attend the meeting Of the state
central committee Every member OF the
committee was present In person or by
proxy ana all the nominees of the SPRING
field convention. except James F. ODon-
nell, candidate for secretary OF state. ana
two trustees of the state university. The
candidates present We're: Samuel Al
schuler, nominee for governor. Elmer
Perry lieutenant governor; George B.
Parsons auditor; NJ. f. Dunlap. treas
urer; James Todd attorney general. and
Charles Piss, university trustee.
The committee and candidates discussed
the political situation FOR three hours. Re
ports were heard from each congressional
district. Each speaker drew picture
run oi trght-hued color, and predicted a
party triumph in November The Ger
mans were said to be rushing To the Dem
ocratic standard, and harmony prevailed
everywhere. The usually roseate ante
election speeches We're made by Gen. Al
fred CTendorff, of Springfield Charles X.
Laid. of kewanee. and others.
Ex-Gov. Stone, of Missouri, happened to
be In Chicago, and attended the commit
| tee meeting He made speech in which
| he declared the trusts TO be the para
mount issue. IIe declared that the big
trade combinations oyershadowed in tho
minds ct the common people even inn
| perlalsm and militaTisTn. He omitted
mention of the money question or l6 to
| 10 any manner Whatever He declared
the Democrats had n chance to carry the
country II they stood together and work
| eu Tor success He favored the scheme 10
give w J. Bryan reception in Chicago
Aug. Z.
ESCORT FOR BRYAN.
: 9. Johnson chairman Of the national
Democratic executive committee. appear
+ cd to inGorse the Bryan reception protect
! lie thought an escort of 1900 prominent
Democrats from Chicago to indianapolis
would create a favorable impression
throughout the country The COMMITTEES
adopted the suggestion, and appointed 4
committee to prepare for the reception.
Inc committee consists of John p Hop
kins, Robert r. Burke, Roger Sullivan.
Thomas Gahan, Fred T.. EIdred. of CHI
cago; Miiiard f. Dunlap, Of Jacksonville;
Charles w. Ferguson, Of Rockford; ] F.
Heffernan, OF Bloomington; Frank J..
Quinn OF Ieoria, and I. f. Donovan, of
/
The committee talked about oraaniza-
ton, ant, decided 10 pursue the plan OF
| preliminary organization adopted by ex-
| Gov. Altgeld ia 1892. Candidate Alschuler
| VIII make d tour of the congressional dis
4 tTtct5 and hold conferences at some cen
trail point Nth the county managers OF
| each district. Members Of the central
committee were instructed to call and ar
/ rang for the meetings. At these meet
/ he Il for ot,f.,
Ing "a cldD - each voting precinct These
smaller orga ntzations. Will be made the
medilfIa for distributing literature and
other essentials to a political campaign.
These conferences viii be held the first
two or three weeks in August.
/ QUESTION OF HEADQUARTERS.
The committee discussed the question OF
headquarters. and appointed a commit
| tee, consisting OF Chairman Walter Wa
| son, Fred e. Eldred and Theodore Mel
! son. to find a suitable place for the COM
nittee TO conduct its business The Grand
Pacific Motel was practically agreed upon
but the final decision was left TO the ex-
] ecutive committee.
The contested congressional nomination
In the Nineteenth district was taken up
| by the COMMITTEES and decided In favor OF
| J. f. Cowley and against Andrew Huntcr
! The committee simply indorsed the action
of the congressional committee taken two
| or three weeks ago.
At the meeting Of the executive commit
tee, later in the afternoon. a resolution
| was adopted instructing the canlidatl >
not to appear at county fairs and picnics
where an admission fee is charged. Tho
candidates have received a number OF in
yitations to appear as companion attra -
tons to Belgian hare shows. horse shows
| and prize poultry exhibits The committee
objected to making Mr. Alschuler an6 his
! fellow candidates competitors with Jer-
sey herds or other live stock.
OPENING OF CAMPAIGN
The date Of opening the campaign was
/ discussed at some length but was finally
| left for settlement at some future meet
ing. Aug. Is was the date preferred by
! most members.
The following committee en- organiza-
! ton was appointed: Frank Havill. Mount
Carmel; James Llngle. Joneeboro: W &
! Matthews, Centralia; ]. w Orr Char
| paign: T. F. Donovan, Kankakee, and T
f. Dunno, Carthage. w /. Mounts
| was appointed chairman Of the COMMITTEES
on SPEAKERS AS Mr.. Mounts is a candi-
date for congress. and for few weeks
/ his time will be taken up with his cam
paign, Dennis ]. Hogan. Of Geneva will
act in his stead until the convention has
been held.
Ex-Gov. Stone. J. q. Johnson and
Thomas Gahan. Of the Democratic nation
al committee, were looking for headquar-
tiers for the committee yesterday They
made Manager 6outhgate an offer for the
rooms in. the Auditorium occupi d four
years ago by the Republican national
| committee. They are now occupied by the
! Paris exposition committee. Commission
| er General Peck was asked last night bs-
cable IL he would give uD the rooms. II
an affirmative answer is received today,
| the committee will take them They a q
4 fourteen in number, and occupy the sec
ond floor on the Wabash Avenue front
Of the building.