The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-11-26
Born the Harrisburg Patriot and

Born the Harrisburg Patriot and
the Lancaster Inteiiigeuce7 recently
gave expression to their views in refer
enee to the mode of selecting the Chair
man of the State Committee, as well
as the place where the permanent
headquarters Of the Committee should
! be esta bllshed 1t is delusion under
| which large number Of persons labor,
! that the Chairman of State Commit
tee is politically omnipOtent, and that
( he practically holds the result Of a
campaign in the hollow of his hand.
| If the party is victorious in the contest
to him is ascribed all the honor, and
if it is defeated, at his door is laid all
the blame A Chairman of a State
Committee is neither all powerful nor
can he be ubiquitous. His business
is peculiarly that of organization; but
this is not to be effected by merely
signing his name to lengthy and elo-
uuent addresses, which are usually
more for ornament than for any sub
stantial use. AS q party organizer,
Hon. VIM. A Wallace in his capacity
of Chairman achieved marked and
well-earned distinction, owing mainly
to the fact that he held the position
for successive years and was not su
perceded by new and inexperienced
hand just when he had acquired thor
ough knowledge Of the work he vas
selected to perform. For this same
reason, John G. Thompson, Esq, who
for many years has been the Chairman
of the Democratic State Committee of
Ohio, is perhaps the most efficient or
ganizer in the country. He is bold
and aggressive and possesses untirlng
industry, and his name is as familiar
to leading Democratic politicians in
every county in that State as house
hold words. But after all is said, the
work of organization rests mainly with
the Chairmen Of the different County
Committees. and this for many cOgent
reasons which will readily suggest
themselves A Chairman Of County
Committee, if he is an active, energetic
man, and is supplied with only mod
crate amount Of funds to be expended
for purely legitimate purposes, can
accomplish wonders. The Chairman
of the State Committee may advise and
counsel with him, but still the effective
work must be done by himself and
others whom he may summon to his
aid. Our well settled conviction is,
that .he Chairman of the State Com
mittee should be appointed by the
Committee itself, ard not by the State
candidates, as has been the practice for
some years, and that he ought never to
be elected by the State convention
Many reasons for this exist, but we
have neither time nor space to give
them in detail. We are equally we'll
satisfied that the headquarters of the
Committee should be at Harrisburg.
and that there ought to be a special
Chairman appointed by the Committee
exclusively to supervise the organiza-
tion and perfect the party machinery
in Philadelphia, with his headquarters
in that city. OF course he should be
a resident there-a man of positive
qualities, well acquainted with the
prominent and active men Of the party
and who enjoys its entire confidence
What satisfactory results can be ac-
complishcd in Philadelphia by Chair
man from another part of the State, no
matter how able and competent he may
be, we confess we never could compre-
hcnd. He is comparatively stranger
to her people and blissfully ignorant
of the dark and crooked ways of the
leaders Of the Radical party We
would like the experiment to which we
refer tested in that city during the
Presidential. campaign next year
With q live and wide awake Democrat
to conduct it, we have great faith in its
success.