The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-05
Dem ocratic Congressional Campaign
Committee.
ORGANIZATION FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL CAM
PAIGN.
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WASHINGTON, d. c., March 4.-The
Democratic Congressional Campaign Com
mittee met at the Arlington Hotel. in this
city, this evening, and organized for the
coming campaign. Senator Pendleton,
chairman Of the Democratic joint caucus,
presided, and Representative Post. secre.
tary OF the joint caucus, acted as secretary
of the meeting. Thirty States and four
Territories are represented on the Cam
paign Committee, these being the States
and Territories which send Democratic
Senator or Representative to Congress.
Thirty-one members were present at the
meeting this evening.
The following Executive Committee was
selected: On the part Of the Senate
Messrs. Garland OF Arkansas, Kenna OF
West Virginia. and German Of Maryland;
on the part Of the House Of Representa-
tiyes-MeSsrs. Paige Of Obi Rosecrans Of
California, Stockslager Of Indiana, Stevens
OF New York, and Murphy Of Iowa. 1t
was decided that this Executive Committee
should be empowered TO act as members OF
the Campaign Committee for States and Ter
ritories not represented in either the Senate
or House of Representatives bya Democrat.
These States and Territories are Colorado,
Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Nebraska, New
Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont,
and Dakota, Idaho, New Mexico, and
Washington.
No other business was transacted by the
Campaign Committee.
The Executive Committee met upon the
adjournment OF the Campaign Committee,
and organized by electing Senator German
chairman and Representative Post secre-
tary.
Senator Kenna and Representatives
Stevens and Stockslager were appointed a
subcommittee on finance, and Senator
Garland and Representatives Murphy and
Paige a subcommittee on campaign docu-
ments, the chairman being eI oficio men,
Der of both subcommittee.
The committee had an informal talk over
arrangements to be made for the campaign,
but did not enter into any discussion OF
the questions OF party policy. The reve-
nue-reform Democrats appear to be in the
minority on the Executive Committee.
Senator German (chairman) and Senator
Kenna are both "tariff" Democrats, as are
Representatives Paige, Of Ohio, and Ste
yens, OF New York. Representatives Stock
Slayer and Murphy were Carlisle men, and
with Senator Garland represent the tariff
reform element on the committee. Rep
resentative Rosecrans voted for Carlisle for
Speaker, but is an incidental protection
ist," and endorses The Ohio tariff platform.
The secretary Of the committee is STA
riff Democrat.
In the main the committee Is composed
OF the Younger element Of the party. The
following is the full list Of the Campaign
Committee as at present organized: Ala
bama, II. A. Herbert; Arkansas. A. ii.
Garland; California, w. 5. Rosecrans;
Connecticut, w. W. Eaton Delaware, G.
+. Lore; Georgia, A. ii. Colquitt; Hill
noIs, r. w. Townsbend; Indiana, j. NJ.
Stockslager; Iowa, J. ii. Murphy; Ken
lucky, James F. Clay; Louisiana, W. Z.
Blanchard: Maryland, A. I. German;
MASSACHUSETTS, II. b. Lowering; Michi-
gan. N. b. Eldredge; Mississippi,
ii. l.. Muldron Missouri, A. NJ. Dock
ery: Nevada, George w. Cassidy !;
New Jersey, w. II. Fielder; New York,
X. p. Stevens; North Carolina, Clement
Dowd; Ohio, d. X. Paige; oregon, ); Ii
Slater: Pennsylvania, William Mutchler;
South Carolina, Samuel Dlbble tennessee
j. o. Harris; Texas, r. Q. Mills; VIZ
ginia, John S. Barbour; West virginia
John Il. Kenna; Wisconsin, j. V. Deu-
ster: Florida, Il. II. NJ. DAWSON; Arlzo-
ma, G. II. Ouray Montana, NJ. Maginness
Wyoming, NJ. L. Post; Utah, D. r. '"'''e'