New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-27
DETAILS OF THE MEETING.
Last Vain Appeal to Gormau-
TammanWtes AUoid Gathering.

BY a process of elimination. the members Of
the Democratic National Committee decided on
a chairman yesterday. They cut at the political
stick until they whitfield out Thomas Taggart
hotel keeper and political boss OF Indianapolis
as Just the for the place. When the Demo
cratic National Convention adjourned It was
freely predicted that Senator Arthur p. Gorman
of Maryland. would be the chairman Mr.. Cor
declined. and the members took another
slice out Of the stick and carved William F.
sheehan as the logical man to be named for
chairman. Mr.. Sheehan was unwilling on ac-
count OF i'll health. and the whittIers went TO
work again and fashioned August Belmont
Some of the leaders objected to Mr.. Belmont
and he eliminated. Then the wood carvers
went to work again. Taggart was the result
and Taggart was elected. Had anything hap
pened TO exclude him. it is feared they would
have got the stick Whitfield down to "Paradisa
Jimmy oliver, who easily the busiest man
and the one most in evidence at the meeting
Whatever the Democrats may lack other
wise there was no dearth of attendance yes
terday- Every State and every Territory was
represented. either directly by proxy. FIX
Senator Hill held a proxy for Alaska. =
would he iuvttliois. 80 in was said last night
10 comment on the peculiar fitness in glacial
characteristic Of the territory that Hill rep
resented.
Ihe COnmttteS was slated 70 meet az 4
O'Clock. bur n was nearly 1 before the gathe--
ing was called TO order. The reason given was
that the night before many members had gone
to ''Dreamland" and were Iate in returning N
a way che meeting reminded one of Dream
land" after hearing all the members had 90
predict about Democratic success this fall.
~DreamIand' is p barren and uninteres5iug
locality in comparison with the rosy prognos-
tiCations made. and the Aurora Borealis
sodden lack Iustre display. compared to the
rainbows scattered by these same Democratic
committeeman.
MR.. GORMAN NOT PRESENT.
senator German did not attend the meeting
He was at the Fifth Avenue Hotel but in
constant touch with what going Ex-
Senator Hill and William F Sheehan made
fraI effort to get German TO accept the chair
manship. When he declined they went back
TO the Hoffman House. and the political in
cubator was set and hatched out Tagsart.
Taggart made a speech of thanks. The speech
vas listened to graveIy. Then the COMMITTEES
went TO work and elected full complement
of officers except a treasurer A treasurer
viii be named later. August Belmont, to quote
a racetrack term with which he is doubtless
familiar has a "cinch" the place He will
be named in due time. The organization of an
executive committee and a finance COMMITTEES
was left a future date.
The meeting of the national committee lasted
only an hour and a half Following the cleo
tIon of Mr. Taggart as chairman. Urey Wood
SON of Kentucky was chosen secretary; Edwin
Seton of Washington assistant secretary:
John l. Martin. of Missouri. sergeant at arms.
and Samuel DoneIso1. OF Tennessee. assistant
sergeant at arms.
MEMBERS OF TAMMANY ABSENT.
From an early hour yesterday the Iobbies ot
the Hoffman House. in which the session OF
the Democratic National Committee was held.
was the raIIying point for Democrats from al
over the country though members Of Tamulany
Hall were conspicuous by their absence Chair
man James X Jones. OF Arkansas. who COM
manded the Democra;ic forces during the two
BRYAN campaigns. called the meeting TO order.
on motion of Henry u. clayton. of Alabama.
NJ F. Tarpey Of California was elected the
temporary chairman. and on the motion of T.
L. Norris Of New Hampshire, Henry Lehman
was chosen temporary secretary. Mr.. Lehman
acted as prOxie for Governor y. c. Blanchard
of Louisiana when the national committee met
az St Louis after the national convention had
adjourned and there acted as secretary. Mr.
blanchard present yesterday.
Norman f. Mack. the national committeeman
for New-YorE State at this point % the proceed-
ings extended to the members OF the national
committee an Invitation from the board OF gov
ernors Of the Democratic Club to be present "a
a reception and supper in their honor to be givcl
at the club last night. and The motion Il
Senator Bailey the invitation was accepted
Mr. Mack then suggested that all che mem
bers Of the national committee go TO Rosemou0r
this morning 20 meet Judge Alton B. Parker
IIe suggested that all who would so should ~
Indicate by rising. ard every man in the ROOM
stood He asked that the members meet a.
West Forty -seCOnd-st- this morning at IL
O'Clock. They will cross the river to Hoboken
where special train win be in waiting to con-
vey them to EsOpus. They will leave Esopus
on the return trip at 4;45 D. m this afternoon
After the election of John I. Martin. the cid
incumbent. temporary sergeant-at-arn-s 5.
Senator Bailey moZed that they proceed TO the
election of the permanent officers.
John W. Kern. who in the COMMITTEES al