The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-13
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
REGULAR core poa 3eut-#


aASHt~GToS August 10. 1921.
Tue neetiog Of the Executive
Committee OF tue National Associa-
ton of Democratic clubs 10 be held
10 New York to morrow is the most
important meeting ever Leld 81 that
committee. The Secretary will pre-
sent reports from nearly every State
in the Union showing that The Asso
citation has far oatgrown the most
sargaine dea % its originators, and
plans will be discussed whereby tns
association can render the greatest
service to the party in those States
noldiug elections this year. All
talk about the committee entering
into personal politics either 10 favor
or oppose, any Of the gentlemen
named for the democratic nomination
next year is tosh. Among its mep
bers are friends of several Of I'll,
candidates, and even allowing that
it were possible to use the commits
tee as an auxiliary TO somebody
boom, which it IS not, no one can,
didate controls q majority OF it.
1t IS difficult 10 keep political
secrets in Washington therefore il
ISN'T surprising that the fact sLoald
have leaked out that candidate Nc
kinley wrote to Secretary Foster
inplorIng his aid to raise money for
bis campaign. Ia this letter Nc
kinley was particularly bitter a
gainst the Plttsbarg glass manCfact-
urers, who he said, had promised to
contribute $4,000, but had only
gwen 81. 800 Mr.. Fosters own ton
que gave this away. In spite of The
statement Of Chairman Clarkson
that the republican national commit
tee would take 20 patt in any Of thf
state campaigns this year. ii is
!, lown here that it has already sent
= large amount of money TO Ohio
and that it Is now engaged in rails
Jog more, intended for the same
destination. Republicans, near It
the committee have boasted, also
that they would buy up tie People,
party Of Oaln, as they knew many OF
its lesders to be for sale.
While our new war ships ere Civ
ing their officers chance TO do The
agreeable to the bellies of the fash
ionable seaside resorts 10 this coun'
try, that gallant OH seaman, Rear
Admiral McCaur, the commander
Of the South Atlantic Squadron, i
in Washington worrying hecausc
he has no flagship, the Pensacola:
which be had used until recently sc
slch being now GA her way to NJ are
Island Navy Yard, where it is ex
pected she will be condemned. The
other vessels in the South AtIanti {
are the Essex and the Tallapoosa
the latter, according TO q recent pri>
vate letter from q n9vala officer, be
ing in such a bad condition that abe
will have to tie condemned and SOLD
where she =. This state of affairs
isn't creditable to those responsible
for it but as long as social inflnencg
is the power that controls the Navj
department there is little proba bility
OF i change for the better.
"It is lst as we'll" sail Penn
sylvania democrat, to accept with
grain Of allowance all tie storie
told about what q lay is going to IL
for or against this or that Presi den
tlal candidate. Mr.. Q4ay has tn
fight Of his life 81 his hands IN orde
to keep control Of the republican
machine in Pennsylvania. Ii L
winr, then it will be time cnourl
for him to attempt to Influence IA
tional politics, but if he loses, o6
now 'hlnk be VII, there De more 81
humble as to do the ex-boss reycr
ence.'
Col. Conger, the man who may b.
said to have originated the presen
Elaine boom, by stating upon gu
thority that Mr.. Blaine would sccep
the nomination, if it came to hiu
without effort Oh his parts said /,
have told several friends terc o
TIE difii;uiti lie hal ia praVsilIn.
upon the matte as he did, lie say.
that after he had successfully com,
batted all the arguments aisance'
by Mr. Blaine against accepting til
nomin alton, that he had TO 60 throuel
the same thing with Mrs, Blaine
who 6ually gave her consent altboagl
she at frat said that NJ. Blain,
should never again become can