Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-10-26

"Plans for the reorganization of the
Democratic County Central Committee
are taking definite form. Every outline
for reorganization thus far presented
by party workers begins with the sug-
gestion that the structure of the present
organization Is wrong. 1t is q criticism
of methods rather than of men that Is
chiefly made. At any rate 1t looks as II
the committee would be shaped ON new
lines before the desire for reorganiza-
ton has been satisfied
This is not true. There are no such |
plans except among u few loafers and
discreditcd x.ofticeholdcrs, who consti- |
tute what Is known as the Tilden De-
| mocracy. That institution Is and has
been moribund from the start, and its
plans" don't count. The regular Coun.
ty Central Committee has no such
plans. Its members are rs strong and
as loyal in their support of Il. Il. Burke
as ever. and even more so since his per-
secution was begun by political enc
mics and party recreants and traitors
He will bc reelected Secretary at the
next election Of officers IL he desires 1t.
Nothing can prevent it but his own ab-
solute refusal to accept. The only
change that will occur will be In the
craftsmanship. and that is pretty Ger
tain to happen.
| As regards change in the formation
and constitution of the party organiza-
ton, that is nearly as absurd as the
story about Potter Palmer and the
craftsmanship of the committee. The
County Central Committee is the regu-
lar organization of the Democratic
party in Cook County, framed ana
adopted mt u great county convention,
and that constitution cannot be changed
in any way except by body equal In
authority and jurisdiction to the one
which created tia county convention.
There will he no Democratic County
Convention until year from this fall
The Americans article goes on to
say:
"The County Committee Is said to he
. undemocratic in its construction. 1t
embraces too much and centraliZes
everything. There IL no Democratic
city committee. There Is no DemOc.
rattle Congressional Committee in Chi
cago. There Is no Senatorial Commit
tee. There Is no ward committee. All
of these committees which are sup
posed to be peculiar to the popular
forms of the Democratic party have
been absorbed by the County Commit.
tee"
Now this is an almost complete tbs.
sue of untruths. or to be more respect.
full to our great and .entcrprlsing Dem.
ocratlc contemporary-mis
The only fact contained In the para.
graph quoted above Is that there Is no
Democratic City Committee. That Is
n fact and the reason for II Is simple.
The maintenance of n City and
County Central Committee was tried
for years and found to be cumbersome
and prolific of confusion and turmoil
In the past many II not most cases tho
County and the City Committeeman
were identical and where such wn'
not the case there was continued frlc
ton and confusion between the Count.
and City Committeeman rs to party nj
IUlTS, IttTouust. we. VII hNpt w
party management In perpetual uprOal
Inasmuch rs the County Committed
men from the city were chosen D.
wards. and as the city comprised tn
overwhelming majority Of represents
ton. II was deemed best to put the nj
fairs Of the party, both city and count!
In one central organization embracin
- both. This was decided upon after Ion
= discussion ana mature deliberatiOn 4
one Of the most representative count
conventions ever held In Cook Count
under the auspices Of the Democrat
party,
So far as the balance of the state
ment quoted Is concerned the America
Is mlserably mistaken In publishing l
There Is no Democratic Compression
al Committee" says the American.
Allow the Eagle to correct this mi
statement. There Is II Democrat
Congressional Committee. regularl
chosen ut Democratic COMPRESSION,
conventions held In every one Of til
various districts In Cook County, an
this Democratic Congressional Con
mittee regulates all congressional u
fairs of the various districts In COZ
junction with the County Central Con
mittee rs provided by the constitute
Of the Democratic party Of Coo
County.
For the guidance and information I
it's contemporary, the Eagle would +
Y. fer the Chicago American to the re
Ords of the Democratic organization
headquarters or to any political q
manac published In Chicago.
The American no doubt has maj
III such authoritative references mt han
:. The same statement goes In regard
lo,, the senatorial question. There Is Sc
u" atOrlal committeeman regularly chose
in every district In Cook County: tho
at constitute the Senatorial COMMITTEE
II ana candidates for the Illinois Sta
IS State Senate are chosen and nominate
e. at regularly called Senatorial Commi
Nv tees.
he The assertion that there are no wal
VI committees calls up II smile mt II
'' memory of the fact that In the OUTS
III of its career the Chicago America
" through the influence of Robert
Burke received the Endorsement