Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-01-24
SENATOR WHITE, CHAIRMAN.
Democratic Congressional Committees
New Presiding Officer.

Newspaper Champion, Inc TlMeS,
Formally Endorsed in Harmon
ious Moeting-Retiring Chairman
COmplimented.
Washington Times.
Senator Stephen NJ. White, of Cali
fornia, is the new chairman of the
Democratic Congressional Committee.
He was elected by vote OF eighteen
for himself to thirteen cast for Senator
Cockrell, of Missouri. No secretary
was chosen.
There were rumors after tie meeting
that the election of Senator White was
a victory for an enCerprislng and am
bilious statesman from Texas. That is
a most eggregious error. The ambl-
tious statesman referred TO mad moth
ing whatever to do with the election VI
Mr.. White. 1t was simply the judS-
ment of the majority Of the members
of the committee that Senator White
was the better man for the place; not
a better man than he who was NOM
mated as his friendly competitor, DuI
better equipped by nature Tor the task
and the arduous labors that con-
front chairman of committee tAaI
has great work before IT,
There was no doubt as to the aDllllY
or the loyalty OF either gentlemen, and
the result of the action Of the commit
tee will meet with the commendation
of every Democrat who has the success
of the party at heart. Senator White
is a man OF force and activity. Wn64o
he works and where he controls there
can be no drones. Those who were az
the Chicago convention and witnessed
the way Senator White, chairman ul
that convention, went at the task pc
fore him will appreciate some OF lie
energy that will be injected into Tie
Congressional Campaign Committee
when it gets into working order ulGef
the management Of the new chairman.
There is work before the committee,
and although he permitted his name to
be considered with reluctance, Senator
White will give the committee MS Dest
efforts, and is willing that results
should be the criterion from which The
labors Of the committee shall 20
judged.
When the meeting was called to Or
der it was found that all the Senators
were present but Mr.. Pasco, Of Florida.
The House members were all present,
either in person or by proxy, with the
exception of Messrs Sparkman and
Talbert Senator Faulkner, the retlr-
ing chairman, addressed the committee
briefly ana stated the reasons why he
had decided that he could not permit
his name to be considered as candl-
date for chairman again. He said that
he ought to give more of his time to
his own State. The Republicans We're
making hard fight to carry that State.
and upon the success or failure OF the
Democrats to carry the Legislature of
West Virginia this year depended
the election Of a Democratic
United States Senator to succeed him
self In the last Congressional cam
paign Mr.. Faulkner said the State
ought to have had his services more
than it did. There was then a severe
fight on hand, and for the first time
in it's history the enemy carried every
Congressional district.
These reasons impelled him to give
all his time to his own State and as
sist in the fight, which he was conf
dent would result in the redemption
of the State and the restoration Of the
Democratic party to power there. Sen
atOr Faulkner was not unmindful of
the many kindly expressions OF good
will that had been spoken, and
thanked the members of the commit
tee for the sentiments they had *
pressed.
The usual report of the secretary
and treasurer were then read and
nominations were declared to be in
order.
Rep. McRea, of~Arkansas, nominated
Senator Cockrell, of Missouri and
Gov. John d. Osborne, of Wyoming,
nominated Senator White No other
names were mentioned
Senator White refused to be can
didate, and said that he doubted
whether he would be able to give the
committee that amount Of time which
should be given to it by the man
whom the committee hOnored with the
headship. Other members of the COM
mittee, who thought the Senator was
the man for the hour insisted that
they should be allowed to cast their
votes for him if they so desired Dur
ing the discussion, which was at all
times of the most friendly character,
Representative J. Hamilton Lewis, OF
Washington, presented the name of
Senator Faulkner but Mr. Faulkner
persisted in his declination.
The vote was then taken and MI.
White was elected by a vote Of Is to
Is cast for Senator COckrell
Upon the motion of Senator Faulk-
ner a committee of seven, of which
the chairman was to be one, was Or
dered to be appointed by the chair,
to be charged with the duty Of ar
ranging a plan for the organization
of the committee. both as to the officers
to be chosen and the committees to be
provided for. and was directed to
report at o meeting to be called by the
chairman. The present secretary was
requested to serve until his successor
should be named and the committee
fully organized.
The following resolution was offered
and adopted by unanimous vote:
Resolved, That the thanks of this
committee are due to and are hereby
rendered the Hon. Charles ]. Faulkner
for the faithful and efficient manner
in which for the past four years has
discharged the duties deYolving upon
it's chairman.
"Resolved further. That this COM
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