New-York tribune., 1904-08-16
THE AIR SHAFT FOR UREY
FRONT OFFICES NOT HIS.
Sheehan and NicOH Alone to Haze a
Pleasing Yie1C.

~, ~ Of T,ar,orratic activity IN the national
campaign was yesterday shifted from Ine
porary headquarters in the Hoffman House 70 20 'I7
Century Building. No West Thlrty-loUIt It"-9t-
Chairman Taggart marshalled his forces at
O'Clock in the morning. and transferred the Gocu-
ments OF the committee TO the more adequate case
Of operations. The partition walls that separate
the several Offices into which the third hoor Is
subdivided in place, but the desks ana
chairs and other essential paraphernalia were IN
confusion. Before the day was ended, however
chiefs of the organization began to be at home.
The original plans to the location of Chairman
Taggart and Secretary WOodsOn have been rad
ically changed. 1t was intended that the national
chairman should have of the three large offices
that afford view OF the Waldorf across Thirty
fourth-st, and Secretary WOodsOn was to have the
ofnce adjoining that Of Chairman TaggaTt with the
same pleasing outlook But it was evidently de
cided that the men from Indiana and Kentucky
had so recently put aside the ways Of the popO-
Gratis that it would not be wise to have constantly
paraded before them the life Of the well to do.
Under the present arrangement William f. Shee-
nan and Delaney NicOH will occupy the two
ofices in question and Chairman Taggart has
settled in one Of the second tier offices overlooking
the court.
secretary Woodson arrived from his home in Ken.
lucky about O'Clock in the afternoon and after
an hour at headquarters unable to say Just
Where he would find desk room. The rear office on
the door back OF the elevator and lighted from
the court was the most inviting so he said of
what was left. He looked serious and gave an imi-
taSi0n or man who would rather be awav down
In the Blue Grass country than occupying a back
ONCE in the centre OF Manhattan. He had found
the place chosen as headquarters but the course
or events has convinced him that members OF the
Eastern syndicate expect first choice OF whatever
Is passed around.
Chairman Taggart leaves mere to-day for White
sulphur Springs. to be present the notification
ceremonies, and Mr. NicOII becomes commander in
chief. August Belmont early caller yester-
day. Congressman ". S. Cowherd. chairman Of
the Democratic National Congress Committee.
called in the afternoon and held long conference
with Chairman Taggart. Subsequently Mr.. Taggart
said that the Congress committee headquarters
Chairman Cowher3 would cooperate with the
tionaI committee.
Chairman Taggart said he knew OF no influences
CarreR from the chairnanshiD oS the executive
committee OF the State Committee
George F. Parker. who denies any kinship with
his Esopus nanesake. took active command yes
terday OF the literary bureau. Mr. Parker was
editor in chief iG 1892 il is understood that C!t!
who the sign language viii come in Cor a
dumb bureau. with special and deferential prefer
for the speeChless. will be instituted under
the particular patronage o. the Presidential Candi-
date The spellbinders brigade WILL or course give
this bureau a wide berth
Chairman Cord Meyer OF the New-YOrk Demo
cratic state Committee conferred with Delaney
NiColl yesterday The object OF the conference
was to reach understanding by which any m
reference between the national and state conf
mttees would be avoided II was decided that the
national committee should not interfere Win tue
State committee i'm the State To give the lat
ter such assistance as could he rendered Neither
the national nor the State committee Will take up
where the campaign will be conducted by the regu-
lar Democratic organization.