Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-05
THE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN.
Ex-Postmaster General Don M. Dickinson
Selected by the National Committee.

Ex-Postmaster General Don NJ. Dickinson
Selected by the National Committee.
Ex-Postmaster General Don NJ. Dickinson Of
Michigan has been chosen chairman Of the
democratic campaign committee. On motion
of Senator German b. Z. Smalley Of Vermont
was elected secretary.
Chairman Harrity Of the national committee
was authorized to appoint the necessary sub
committees and to employ assistants and q
clerical force for headquarters. He Immediately
appointed George n. Parker auditor and VIII
liam Duff Haynie Of South Dakota superin-
tendeIt Of the information bureau. Frank NJ
Duffy of New York was appointed messenger.
The campaign committee decided that the
resolution of the national committee contem-
plated the appointment of nine members of the
campaign committee exclusive of Chairman
Hsrrity. so Mr.. Harrity added ex-Secretary
Whitney to the committee. The advisory COM
mittee will not be appointed for several days.
Senator John F. Ahearn, Nelson Smith, chair
man of the Iammany general committee. and
Lawrence Gardner, secretary of the National
League of Democratic Clubs. were among the
visitors at democratic national committee head
quarters yesterday. The democratic state COM
mlttee will meet at the Hoffman House this
evening to arrange for headquarters and take
steps to start an active campaign at once.
Don Manuel Dickinson, the new campaign
manager, was born at Port Ontario, Oswego
county, NY, in 1876. His parents migrated
west and eventually settled in Detroit, where
Don Manuel attended the public schools. Later
he entered the University OF Michigan at Ann
Harbor, where circumstances rendered it neces-
sary he should meet his own expenses. He
studied law and was admitted to the bar when
he was barely of age. -Four years later he had
become one of the leading lawyers of Michigan
just after he had been admitted to the bar he
/ n de in hrn+ hnr offs
Later his brother went to New York and handed
over his business to Don Manuel, who took into
partnership another Dickinson-Julian G.
who, however. was not related to his family.
Mr.. Dickinson's partner had the reputation of
being 'uncommonly smart in the art of COL
lectlng debts. Julian G.. and Don prospered
Then they dissolved partnership, but Don held
together the large collectors business and con-
tnUed 20 prosper.
Don wooed and won a fair heiress of Grand
Rapids, who had S15O.O0O in her own right, with
| beauty and accomplishments thrown in.
In 1872 he was warm Greeley man. Four
years later he strongly supported Samuel J..
Tilden and was made chairman of the state COM
mittee Of Michigan.
He first came into national prominence upon
the accession of Grover Cleveland to the presi-
dency. In the autumn of 1884. as a member of
the Detroit committee, he called upon Mr..
Cleveland at Buffalo. Mr.. Cleveland was very
much impressed at the time by the business
manners of Mr.. Dickinson. and one thing which
is reported 10 have particularly charmed the
coming President was that MIR. Dickinson was
very reluctant about giving him advice US to
how he should run" the government.
President Cleveland had not been installed
many hours i'll Office before he received another
call from Mr.. Dickinson. and from that date
until the fall of the democracy, in 1888, 10 APP
rointment was made in Michigan, or OF a
Michigan man, that was not inspired by Dick
inson.
At the close of 1887 Col Villas exchanged the
o!ticc Of Postmaster General for that of Secre-
tary OF the Interior and President Cleveland
appointed Don Manuel Dickinson to the vacant
place. Mr.. Dickinson proved himself q capable
head Of the department..
He il an out-and-out Jeffersonian democrat
He believes il the strict construction of the
Constitution. and is opposed to protective
tariffs. But he does not advocate undue haste
in in.