The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-07-04
guests of the Columbia Club and were
driven about the city.
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE.

THE NATIONAL CoMMrrTEE. ~,
The national Democratic committee
met at the Arlington Hotel at noon today,
and remained in session about an hour
and half. The Hon. William q. Barnum
presided, and E. B. Dickinson, of New
York, acted as secretary. The following
members were present:
Alabama, Henry D. Clayton, Jr; Cali
fornia, M. P. Tarpey; Colorado. T. M.
Patterson, proxy; Connecticut, VIM. 81.
Barnum; Florida, Samuel Pasco; Geor-
gia, John Il. Estill; Illinois, E. M.
Phelps; Indiana, S. P. Shsarin; Iowa,
j. j. Richardson; Kansas. G. N: Blair,
Kentucky, q, d. McHenry; Louisiana,
N. G. Blanchard, proxy; Maine, Arthur
Sewen; Maryland, A. P. German; Mas
sachusetts, Charles D. Lewis: Michigan,
0. NJ. Barnes; Minnesota, A. P. Gorman,
proxy; Mississippi, @. A. Johnston; Mis-
sour, John G. Prather; Nebraska, j. A.
McShare; New Jersay, Miles Ross; New
York, Herman Oelrichs; North Carolina,
NJ. W. Ransom; Ohio, Calvin s. BEice;
Oregon, A. Coltner; Pennsylvania, W.
L. Scott; Rhode Island, J. B. Barnabay; !;
South Carolina, F. W. Dawson; Tennes-
see, r. F. Looney; Texas, o. T. Holt;
Vermont, Hiram Atkins; Virginia, J. s.
Barbour, West Virginia; Charles J..
Faulkner, proxy; Arizona, J. G. Hern-
don, proxy; District of Columbia, VIM.
Dickson; Montana, A. 81. Mitchell;
Utah, VIM. NJ. Ferry; Washington Terri
tory, J. b. Kuhn; Wyoming, W. L. Kuy-
kendall.
The committee decided to postpone
the election Of officers until the evening
session and then adjourned.
The committee met again at 1913 to-
night and remained in session until after
midnight. The committee was called to
order by Senator German, and proceeded
at once to the election OF a permanent
chairman. Mr.. Barbour, of Virginia,
nominated William B. Barnum, of Con-
necticut, and his motion was seconded
by Mr.. Tarpey, of California, and others,
whereupon MI. Barnum was elected by
rising vote. A committee, with Mr..
German as chairman, was appointed to
nominate g secretary and assistant secre-
tary of the committee, and subsequently,
reported the names of s. P. Sherin, of
Indiana, as secretary, and E. B. Dickin-
son, of New York, as assistant secretary,
and they were Immediately elected.
At the suggestion of Gen. Collins
the Chair was authorized to appoint
committee OF fifteen to accompany the
notification committee to Columbus to
notify Mr.. Thurman of dissemination.
On motion of MI. Pasco Chss. J. Canda,
of New York, was re-electred treasurer
of the committee. On motion of MIR.
German the Chair was authorized to ap-
point an executive committee of twenty
one members to take general charge of
the affairs of the campaign. and aiso,to
appoint committee of seven, to be
known as the campaign committee"
which committee is empowered to select
such persons, nos members of the COM
mittee, as they may deem necessary to
aid them in campaign work. The chair
man was made ex-ohicio chairman of the
COMMITTEES of twenty-one. -
A committee of three, consisting of
M6csES. OsCuuu, OcICuS a40 DAHSO0,
was appointed to select the committees
headquarters in New York city. On mo-
tion OF Mr.. Patterson, of Colorado, the
silver gavel presented to the National
Democratic Convention by the Colorado
delegate, and now in the custody of the
national committee, was presented to
Gen. P. a. Collins, chairman Of the Con-
vention. a committee, consisting Of
Messrs. Gormsn, Ransom, Barbour,
Pasco, Faulkner and Dickson, was ap-
pointed to represent the committee at the
Convention of the Democratic clubs In
Baltimore on July 4. After the trans
action of considerable routine business
the committee adjourned, subject to the
call of the Chair.