Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-23
The New Chairman.

We need not add much to what we said
day before yesterday touching the proper
relations OF the Democratic National
for President OF the United States. When
we penned that article we were sure that
nobody would advance the opinion
that the chairman of the National Com
mittee should be any other than a
close, warm, confidential, original sup
porter Of our nominee. The selection OF
Mr.. HAaRITY as chairman complies with
ali the " demands of the occasion, If we
may be allowed TO borrow a word from
The vocabulary Of the Third-party men.
There is @ Democratic National Com.
mittee to be presided over by Mr.. HARRr-
III. He appoints an Executive Committee
of twenty-five (not one for each State),
and is himself 10 be the chairman Of the
committee as well as Of the Demo-
cratic National Committee. just as IN yir-
gina Mr.. BARBOUR was in his day the
chairman of the Democratic Executive
Committee as we'll as of the Democratic
State Central Committee. and appointed
the members. There IS also to be a Cam
paign Committee, consisting OF only nine
members besides MIR. HARRITY. to be ap-
pointed by Mr. HARBIrY. This looks like
business" indeed. This small committee
is called very appropriately a " Campaign
Committee" 1t will be heard of all over
the land. But though Mr.. HARRITY is to
be on this committee also, the chairman of
il will be chosen by the committee itself.
Then there is to be an Advisory Board Of
the Democratic National Committee. Mr..
HAKRIrY appoints this board also from
within or withoutthc Democratic National
Committee. The conduct and direction Of
the campaign of 1892 is TO be under the
charge of Mr.. HARRrTY and his Campaign
Committee, subject to the approval of the
Executive Committee of the Democratic
National Committee. Such. as we under
stand it. is the organization of the national
Democratic party tor the year 1892. 1t
promises TO be all that we shall need in
order to success.
Soon the good work of the Democratic
National Committee will begin. MIR. HAIR
RlrY will not allow valuable time TO be
wasted. He knows that there is to be
desperate effort made 10 carry the country
for HARRISON and REID. and thus TO per-
petuate the power OF the Republican
party--a party which he also knows has
outlived its usefulness and ought to be
buried deeper than ever plummet sounded.
He knows all of QUAY's methods. He is
not afraid of addition. subtraction, and
silence" He lives in State overwhelm-
ingly Republican, but one that can lend
material laid TO the Democratic party
of the Union l(whether we use the word
material in one or the other of the two
senses in which it may be employed.
Sectionalism will soon come to an end
IL Chairman HARRITY shall succeed, as he
will, in reseating GROVER CLEVELAND in
the executive chair in Washington. To
assist our new chairman in his work is the
duty of every Democrat in Virginia. Will
you do your part? Will you work for the
cause? 1t is your own cause. 1t is the
peoples cause. 1t is the country's cause.
1t is, therefore, the patriots cause. In
word. TO use MIR. CLEyELASD's new phrase.
patriotic solicitude exalts the hope of
partisanshipn