Evening star., 1896-07-18
POLITICAL HEADQUARTERS
National Democratic Committee Will Not Be
Located for Some Time.

The location Of the headquarters Of the
national democratic committee has not vet
been selected said Senator jones of Ar
kansas, the chairman of the committee to
Star reporter today. "Furthermore. the
final decision will not be made for some
time The matter is still open and under
discussion. The desirability of locating the
committee headquarters at Washington
has been talked about, but beyond a gen.
eral consideration no action has been
taken.''
Senator Jones left Washington this af-
ternoon at $40 for his home in Arkansas
He Will attend to some private business
matters, and will return to Washington In
about ten days. 1t is quite likely that he
will visit Candidate Bryan before coming
back.
One of the busy men at democratic
headquarters is MIR. Lawrence Gardner,
who works night and day at this season
In addition to being secretary of the con-
gressional campaign committee, he Is also
secretary of the National Association Of
Democratic Clubs, and from this time on
until tho close of the campaign the business
of the latter organization will occupy much
Of his attention. Mr.. Gardner expects to
enroll upwards Of 5000 campaign clubs
and regular clubs in his organization be
tween now and election day.
Applications From New York.
II am receiving a great many communi-
cations from New York city," said Mr..
Gardner today, containing applications for
enrolment Of democratic clubs in the ma
tional organization I got a letter this
morning from the Russian-American DEM
ocratic Union of New York, with a men,
bership Of 12,OO0, stating that they fully
indorsed the Chicago regular democratic
ticket and platform, and asking a place
among the democratic clubs. In today S
onh hn1 olc <Nf
plications from smaller bodies for enroll
ment. The Bryan Free Silver League Of
New York city starts with a membership
of 100.
Here is a letter from the anti-Tammany
democracy OF New York, asking for all
kinds of literature relating to the silver
question and rledging the young democracy
of New York to earnestly support both the
These are but indications of the awaken
ing interest of the people in the east, as
well as the west, to the financial issues of
the day, as outlined by the democratic
platform"
The National Association OF Democratic
Clubs was organized in 1888, and the pres
ent personnel is as follows: Chauncey +.
Black, president, York, Pa; William L.
West Virginia; Chas J. Caada, treasurer.
New York; Lawrence Gardner, secretary,
Washington. D. c.; Benton McMillin. Ten
nessee; r. g: Monroe. New York; H: w.
sofa: Jefferson NJ. Levy, virginia; John c.
Elack, Illinois; Henry Watterson. Ken
lucky; Tom L. Johnson. Ohio; Geo. H.
Lambert; New Jersey; NJ. E. Logan, Wash
ington; Don NJ. Dickinson, Michigan; ]. s.
Carr, North Carolina; w. A. Clarke. Mon
tana; OBrien Moore, Texas; c. c. Rich
ards, Utah; Lynde Harrison, Connecticut
Chairman BabcOek Here.
Chairman Babcock of the republican con-
gressional committee returned to the city
last night and resumed his desk at COM
mittee headQuarte RS this morning. Vice
Chairman Apsley has gone to his home to
be absent few weeks. Mr. Babcock has
been In conference with Maj. Mckinley and
MI. Mark Hanna upon matters connected
with the campaign work, and has now
come back to settle down to a hard season
OF work. The correspondence of the COM
mittee is increasing in volume with every
mall and this campaign promises to be
the most important that the congressional
committee has ever been engaged upon.
What May Be Done.
1t Is reported that the democratic ma
tional committee has decided. in the event
of Washington being selected as the head
quarters for the coming campaign. to To-
cate the committee in the first and second
floors of the Wormley Hotel property, cor
Ter 18th and H streets northwest. The
first floor Of the building communicates
with the quarters of the congressional COM
mittee rooms on 18th street, and would
furnish easy access between the two po-
Etical Headquarters