Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-03-07
THE DEMOCRACY.
Organization of the National
Congressional Committee.
The Proceedings of Yester-
days Sitting of Congress.
The Newspaper Copyrights Bill
in the Senate.
Other News From the Capital
Washington.

DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
The democratic congressional cam
paign committee met 1T the Arlington
hotel this evening and organized for
the coming campaign. Senator Pen
dleton. chairman of the democratic
joint caucus, presided and Represent
atlve Post, secretary OF the joint
caucus, acted as secretary of the
meeting. Thirty states and territories
are represented on the campaign COM
mittee, these being the states and ter
ritories which send democratic rep
resentative or senator to congress.
Thirty members We're present this
evening. The following exec
utive COMMITTEES were selected on the
part of the senate: Senators Garland,
Kenna and German. On the part Of
the house of representatives: Paige,
Rosecrans, Stocklager, Stevens and
Murphy.
1t was decided that this executive
committee should be empowered to
select the members of the campaign
committee for the states and terrific
ries not rep esented IN either senate
or house by democrats. These states
and territories are: Colorado. Kansas,
Maine, Minnesota, Nebraska, New
Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont,
Dakota, Idaho, New Mexico and
Washington.
No other business was transacted
by the campaign committee.
Tue executive committee met upon
adjournment of the campaign com
mlttec and organized by the election
of Senator German chairman and
Representative Post secretary.
Sen. Kenna and representatives
Stevexs and Stacklager were appoint
Sen. Garland and Representatives
Murphy and Paige sub committee
being ex otficio members of both sub
committees The committee had an
informal talk over the arrangements
to be made for the campaign, but did
not enter INTO a discussion of questions
of party policy. Revenue reform
democrats appear to be in a
minority. On the executive com
mittee Seuator German and Senator
Kenna are both tariff democrats As
are Representatives Paige and Stew
ems. Representatives Stncklager and
Murphy were Carlisle men aud with
Senator Garland represent the tariff
II orm element on the committee.
Representative r 'secrans voted for
Carlisle for speaker but is an Incl
dental protectiouist" and endorses the
Ohio tariff platform. The secretary
of the committee is tariff" demo
crat. In the main the committee is
composed of the younger element OF
the party.
The following is a full list of the
campaign comrlltteG as at present or
ganlzod:
AIabama-H A. Herbert.
Arkansas-A II. Garland
Californla-W S RoSencranS.
Connecticut-W w Eaton
Drlaware-C. b. Lore
Georgia-A. II CoIuuitt.
Inlnos-R W Townshend
Indiana-S NJ StocksIager..
Iowa. II. Murphy
Louisiana-N c. Blanchard.
Maryland-A p. CONAN.
MasSachusetts-H b Lowering.
Michigan-N B Eliridge.
MisslSSippi-H. L. Muldrow.
Missouri. VI Dockery.
Nevada-Geo. w. Cassidy.
New JerSey-W II. Fielder
New York; p Stevens
North Garoliua-Clement Dowd.
0hiu-D. r. Paige.
Cregon-J. H. Slater.
Pennsylvania-Wm Mutchler
South Carolina-Samuel Dibble.
Tennessee-J. O. Harris.
Texas-R. Q. Mills
Virginia John S. Barbour.
West Virgnia-John T. Kenna.
Wisconsin,. V Deuster.
Fiorida-R p. NJ Dawson.
Arizona-a. p. Oury
Muntana-M Maginnis
WyOming-M E. Post
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