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NATIONAL PCLITICS.
The National Demo ocrat;c Committee to Lcsc
Its Chairman-Senator Brice Unwll-
ling to Serve During Another
Campaign.
New York SUM-

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Calvin S. Brice is Chairman Of the Ma
tional Democratic Committee, but when
the committee reassenbles after the
Chicago Convention he will give way in
favor of some other member of the par
ty. Mr.. Brice was asked to-day why it
is that no one ever desires reelection
as chairman of the National Commit
tee.
"Simply because the mental and
physical strain is more than one man
cares to undergo a second time," he re-
piled. "No one can imagine the feeling
of anxiety and responsibility, and the
amount of personal Inconvenience at
taching to the Craftsmanship Of ma
tioual committee. It Las to 5eendured
to be fully appreciated. 1t does not
follow because man declines to serve
q second term in that office that he has
lost interest in his party or is opposed
to the prospective car didates of the
party. As far as / am concerned l
have no further ambitions in that di-
rection, and I feel that there is no room
for any one to complain or charge me
with lislessness in party matters. There
are certain duties owe to myself and
my family, and I propose to give some
other members Of the party the oppor-
tunity to learn by practical experience
what the responsibilities of a chairman
Of a campaign committee are"
Senator Quay, who managed the
Harrison campaign so successfully, al
though the nominee was regarded as
unusually weak, shares the opinion ex-
pressed by Senator Brice on the subject
of directing Presidential campaigns. In
reply to question similar to that ad-
dressed to Mr.. Brice, Senator Quay to-
day said:
lone campaign is enough to satisfy
any reasonable man. In addition to
the heavy mental and physical strain,
the position is surrounded by many
diagreeable features. 1t often happens
that the chairman of the committee
makes certain pledges in perfect good
faith prior to the election, but after the
result has been determined he finds it
utterly impossible to redeem them.
Circumstances arise watch prevent the
fulfillm:nt Of many promises made in
the heat of close and exciting cam
paign which are afterwarG repudiated,
not by those who male them, but by
those who reaped the benefits of the as
surances given"
Senator German concurs in the views
expressed by Senators Brice and Quay.
He could not be induced to manage an
other national campaign for any man,
no matter how much he may admire
him and desire his success. His expe-
rience during the campaign Of 1854,
which resulted in the election of Mr..
Gle seland, was ofsuch character as to
preclude any further service, so far he
is concerned, in the capacity of chair
man of a national committee. Mr.. Cor
man said to-day:
"Pride, ambition, vanity, and party
interests all combine to induce q man
to accept the post in tie first instance,
but he soon realizes thai the prominence
orsuccess he attains is dearly purchased.
Hei obliged to neglect his private busi-
ness interests, his family, and undergo
a strain that is apt to shatter the con-
stitutjon Of the strongest man. There
are few agreeable features connected
with the place if you happen to be on
the winning side The disappointments
and the unhappiness, however, over
balance all other considerations. Only
those who have endured the hardships
of national campaign can appreciate
the feeling of relief that comes to the
chairman of the committee when he
relinquishes the duties Of the Office
While the candidates for the Presi-
Dental nominations and their friends
are busily engaged in :ultivatlng their
respective booms, the practical workers
in the two great parties are quietly
looking the field over for available men
to place at the head Of the campaign
committee.