The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-15
THE MOGULS OF THE PARTY
HAVE BEEN CONFIRMING.
The Leaders are Delighted With rhe
Chances of Democratic Success-Sec-
rotary Herbert Selecting Names
for the New Gun Boats.
Special Correspondence.

tact Iltht SENATOR dulkler Oh W est ' ii
: ginia chairman of the congressional com
mittee. and President Chauncey n. Blacl
/ and Secretary Lawrence Gardner of the
National Association of Democratic Clubs
have been in conference in this city to-
day. Whilethe gentlemen mentioned are
naturally not making public tae result Oi
then deliberations. the following general
statement Of dams is given out by Secre-
Itary GARDENERS
THE plans at present are TO have the
meeting of our executive comm Jtee of the
National Association of Democratic Clubs
ito be held in Washington some time next
spring, at the same time Mr.. Harrity calls
a meeting of the national committee TO
arrange for their convention, and the as
ISOLATION of clubs will determine On their
place of convention ait the same time.
We have to have our convention afterd the
national convention. As stated IN our by
laws. the National Association of Demo
cratic Clubs is organized to assist in elect
ing candidates nominated by The regular
organization; therefore, we hold cur meet
! ingS always after the national convention,
therby avoiding the troubles tiIt seem to
bother the Republicans by their league
| clubs meeting every year and 'latering into
/
as a presidential nominee"
They one and all seem very much de-
! lighted over the encouraging outlook for
! Democracy, and express themselves as
really surprised at the rapid recovery of
the party after the Overwhelming defeat
OF last fall AS stated above. the work of
the league is national in its character,
and during The present campaign it is
| believed that its full power will be used in
behalf of the administration for the bene-
mt OF sound currency. AS its name sig
miles, ut is composed of Democratic clubs
scattered throughout all THE States, and by
an elaborate system of reports the officers
OF the association are at all times kept in
touch with lHhe changing sentiment i'm the
various sections of the country. This re-
suits IN assistance being given wherever
needed and the week strengthened to fine
utmost eNteltt of the association. While
the national meeting is to be held only
after the national Democratic conventions
the various State clubs will from time to
ulnle nave their local rahlys for the pur-
pose of keeping up the enthusiasm and
pushing the good work along. The first
gathering of this kind will be held in Lam
caster, Pa, on September ). at which time
ways and means will again he devised
Tor attempting to wrest the State from
Republican rule. AS is to be supposed.
special attention will be devoted TO doubt
iul States, in which class appears Ken
lucky. and also Maryland by ner recent
action. where Gormanism has created
such an uproaT, and, as so far appears,
ranks. ''-0- '''i'
q, NAMING NEW WARSHIPS,
Secretary Herbert will soon have 10
select names for the three gunboots bniIJ,
ing at Newport News, and has now with
lllil on ihe Dolphin a complete list of
thoSe which have been suggested as anp1,o
PIRATE designations of vessels of dlheir
CLASS ny persons interested in the sub
Ject. The law stipulates that vessels of
certain CLASSES shall be called after States
clleS on battles, so that There is little dis
cret1on left the authorities i'm tihematter
except IN determining which State or
c0lnmeln0rated. There is still one class
OF Warships, however, which may be
named entirely in the discretion of the sec
Rotary and the Newport News ships come
under tIlis class. lit is now a question of
some interest with naval people whether
Mr.. Herbert will call these little boats
the PlovT, Pcnguine or Albatross. or
cQmllne his selection ITO the names of some
of the smaller cities of the country. There
are more advocates who favor some name
nike the Penguine than who prefer their be-
ing called the Norfolk. Keokuk or Glo1lces-
ter.
The two latter names are of course Eng
lish, and some objection has been raised
against them for this reason. Perhaps
Il dozen persons who have suggested
names advocate returning to the musical
Indian names like the Potomac, Kappa
hammock or Swatara, but there is little
probability THAT any of these new ships
will be so called. For many reasons, Mr..
Herbert believes in designating naval
ships after some of the cities of the coun-
TRY, and it is very probable that two West :
ern towns and one Eastern city will be !
honored by him in this respect Norfolk, /
it is suggested, should be given one of the
vessels because of its mercantile import
ance and the location of the second most
important naval station in the country.
The State of Virginia, further has no
new ship named after one of its cities
and 1T is the only seaboard State SOLAR
overlooked by the department. The old
Richmond has long since been relegated to
the retired list and the gunboat Yorktown
was called after the battle and not the
little village on York river.
Every SeabOard State, it lis represented, !
has some naval ship named after one of .
its leading cities but Virginia. Going to
the South from Delaware the navy has
the Baltimore, the Raleigh, the Charles :
ton, the Atlanta and the Montgomery
Each city whose name has been given
to a warship has naturally been interest
ed i'm that vessel and this interest has led
to some substantial recognition, either in
the form of a handsome silver service or
other appropriate gift. The Baltimore
has the finest library of any ship i'm COM
mission. presented by the Sun, while the
New York has q costly silver service
given by the people of New York. Sec,
retujy Herbert has repeatedly stated
hat he found wherever a vessel had been
called after some city that that LOCALITY
1T once was awakened to AN INTEREST AND
l pride in the navy, which resulted often
N material assistance to the service when
appropriations for new ships were pend
ng before congress. To encourage TINS
Secretary Herbert will probably call two
If the vessels after some cities i'll tine
West, while the third may be called the
Norfolk.-Sun.
THE HODGKINS $4,000 PRIZE.
The Smithsonian institute, in award {
ng yesterday a prize of $4,000 to Lord
&ayleigh of London and Prof. VIM. Ram
ay of University college, London, bestow-
d the largest scientific prize ever given
n this or any other country. The recip-