The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-06
TIE DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL
CAMPAIGN COMMITTEES.

WASHINGTON. March i-tPress. 1.-The
democratic congressional campaign com.
mitlee met at the Arlington hotel
this evening and organized for
the coming campaign. Senator Pandloton,
chairman OF the democratic joint caucus,
presided, and Represent alive Post, secre.
tary Of the joint caucus, acted AS secretary
OF the meeting. Thirty states and four
territories are represented on the campaign
committee. These being states
and territories which send demo-
cratic senators or representatives
TO congress. Thirty-one members were
present this evening. The following eX-
ecutive committee was selected on the
part OF the senate: Senators Garland,
Kenne and German; on the part OF the
house. Representatives Paige. Rosecrans,
Stock,lsger, Stevens and Murphy.
1t was decided that this
executive committee should be empowered
to select members OF the campaign
committee Tor states and terri
tories not Represented in either
senate or house by democrat. These
states ard territories are: Col
sofa, Nebraska, New Hampshire,
Rhode leland, and Vermont and Dakota,
Idaho, New Mexico and Washington.
No other business was trans
acted by the campaign committee.
The executive committee met upon nd.
journment OF The campaign
Committee and organized bv clecting Sen.
ator German chairman and Il preventative
Post secretary. Senator Kenna and
Representatives Stevens and Stockslager
were, appointed snb-committee
Representatives Murphy and Paige
subcommittee on campaign doou-
meuis, the chairman being eI-oilicio
membtr OF both subcommittee. The COM
miitee had an informal talk
over the arrangements to be made for the
campsicn, but did not enter into 4
tiiscussions Of the questions of party policy.
The revenue reform democrats appear TO
be in the minority on the executive COM
mittee. Senator German and Senator
Kenna are both tariff democrats, as are
Representatives Paige and Stevens. Rep
reseniatives Stockslager and Murphy
were Carlisle men and WITH
Senator Gsrsnd represents ,ba the tasa
Representative Rosecrans voted for
Carlisle for speaker. but is
."an incidental protectionisL" and endorses
Ohio tariff platform. The secretary OF the
committee is a tariff democrat. In the
main the committee il composed OF the
younssst element Of the t,f, par ar,
s a, F os%p.es committee a. 'a present. ss
COMPOSED: Alsban,, Il; H. Herbert
Arkansas A. H. Garland; California. w. s;
Rosecrans; Connecticut, w. W. Eaton;
Delaware, @. B. Lore; Georgia, A. H: Col
Quit; Illinois, R. w. Townshend; Indiana,
s, NJ. Stockslsger; Iowa, ]. Fl.
Murphy; Kentucky, James F., Clay;
Louisiana, N. @. Blanchard; Maryland, A.
p, German; Massachusetts,, A. B. Lover.
ing; Michigan, N. B. Eldridge; Mississippi,
II. L. Muldrow; Missouri, A. M; Dockery;
Nevada, G. w. Cassidy New Jersey, w;
II. Fielder; New York 4. Il. Stevens,
Ohio D. Il. Paige; Oregon.
J. V. Slater; Pennsylvania. William
Mutchler; South Carolina, Samuel
Texas, R. O. Mills; Virginia, John 8.
Barbour; West Virginia. John F.
Kenna: Wisconsin, p. ": Deus
ter; Florida, r. H.. M. Davidson;
Arizona. G. II. Curry: Montana, M. Ma.
ginnis; Wyoming, W. E. Post; Utah, J. y.
Gain