The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-09-10
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL HEAD
QUARTERS.
New York, September s. 1904.

NCW 4Ol y, oCPtC"OCL " AVA
The Democratic National Committee.
under the Craftsmanship of Thomas B.
Taggart. has perfected working or
ganization which leaves nothing to be
desired. The headquarters at No. l
West Thirty Fourth street are conve-
niently situated in the Century Build
ing, opposite the Waldorf-Astoria Ho-
tel. Two large floors have been part-
toned in accord with the committees
plans, and in every room on these
floors there is no cessation of work
from early morning until long after
the New York business man has closed
his desk for the day. In the selection
of the staff who attend to the almost
endless details of campaign work
Chairman Taggart and his chief lieu
tenants proceeded with caution yet
without loss of time. In the making
of an organization that promised to
give them trouble the Republicans
took great interest. The principal Re-
publican organs tried 10 create the i'm
preston that the managers of the
Democratic campaign We're slow TO
make d beginning. AS matter of fact
much more effective work has been
done by the men at Democratic Ma
tiOnal Headquarters than has been
achieved by their political opponents
in Madison avenue, although the latter
began operations much earlier in the
campaign. The Democratic headquar-
ters are little more than two weeks old
yet they no longer look new
The offices Of Chairman Taggart.
Vice Chairman Delaney Nicoll and
of members Of the Executive Commit
tee are on the third floor The head
suarters are ruled by formal eti-
Guette through which it is difficult to
break. Chairman Taggart is most ap-
proachable, yet his duties are of so
important and exacting character
that he is compelled to cut down his
list of visitors to the lowest ebb. To
reach him. or. in fact, any of the heads,
1t is necessary to pass the sergeant-at-
arms. John |. Martin or his assistant,
Samuel Donelson. Mr.. Taggart's room
is in a secluded spot. while Vice-C Chair
man Nicoll William F. Sheehan. Chair
man of the Executive Committee; Au-
gust Belmont. of the same committee.
and George Foster Peabody. treasurer.
are in the front of the building Other
members of the Executive Committee.
ex-senator James Smith. Jr. of New
Jersey; James NJ. Guffey. of Pennsyl-
vania: John r. Mclean. of Ohio; Sena-
tor I. S. Martin, of Virginia. and Tim
ethy e. Ryan, of Wisconsin, seldom
permit more than a day or so to pass
without paying a long visit to head
quarters. Mr.. Taggart gives all his
time, of course to his duties as chair
man. He listens to the opinions of
prominent men from all parts of the
country. and it would be impossible.
perhaps, to find man who has a more
thorough knowledge OF the situation in
every doubtful State than the Chair
man of the Democratic National Com
mittee. Every State which is not sure
ly Democratic is. in his opinion. doubt
full. While he may not expect that the
Democrats will carry Maine and Yer
mont he is confident that the Repub-
lican September maiprties in those
States will be lowered to such a point
as to influence the country at large in
favor of Judge Parker's candidacy
VIM. F. Sheehan. Chairman of the
Executive Committee. spends nearly
all of his time at headquarters Vice
Chairman Nicoll was induced some
what against his inclination to take an
active part in the campaign. He is alb
s0rbed in his profession. and liked to
imagine that he was out of politics un-
til many prominent Democrats con-
WINGED him that his intimate knowl-
edge of New York City and State poll
tics made him a most valuable aid to
the National Committee
August Belmont spends some hours
at Democratic headquarters every day.
He is taking most active interest in
1t. and has much confidence in Judge
Parker's strength with the mass of the
voters. George Foster Peabody, treas.
. sifer sGirfer Of the committee los put bic -,
Sonal interests, which are very large.
aside to give his services absolutely to
the committee. When he was asked
If money was flowing into the treasury
he said that it was too early in the
season for freshet He was getting
contributions, he said. from every
State in the Union. They came in
small as well as in large amounts.
Women as we'll as men send money to
the Democratic treasury. With MANY
OF the contributions came letters of
good will One contributor. who sent
a goodly amount. suggested that every
Democrat should give at .eas. ten
cents to the campaign fund. The total
amount he thought, might aid in off
setting the large fund collected by the
trusts for the Republican campaign.
Trey Woodson. of Kentucky, is Secre-
tary of the National Committee He
Is the owner of two newspapers. and
when at home is the editor of one. Mr..
Woodson was asked one day how he
occupied his time. He said that when
he had finished his own work he de-
voted himself TO tasks which any one
else refused. Judge MeConvilIe of
Ohio. has charge of the Speakers BIZ
reau. He has sent into Maine as fine
corps of speakers as ever talked TO
the rock-ribbed Democrats OF the
State. Maurice NJ. Minton is in charge
OF the Press Bureau. and Parker con
ducts the bureau for compilation of
documents.
The part of the National Committees
work with which the public is or will
be, best acquainted is done by the
Press and Literary bureaus. These
bureaus are on the second floor of the
Century Building. They are very
compact. as they occupy less than half
of the floor, though the rest of the big
eXpanSe is given I'D TO the diStribnt;o,,