The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-26
COMMITTEE ELECTS
TAGGART CHAIRMAN
Urey Woodson Chosen Secretary-Defeats
Edwin F. Sefton-Sheehan to Be Chair
man of Executive Committee.

NEW YORK. July 26.-ThOmas Tag
gart was elected chairman, Try Wood
son secretary, John l. Martin sergeant
alarms. and Col San DOnelson assist
ant sergeant-at-arms of the new Ma
tionaI Democratic Committee at a meet
ing held at noon today in the Hoffman
House.
With the selection before the COM
mittee adjourns OF William +. Sheehan
as chairman of the executive commit
tee, and August Belmont as treasurer.
the entire slate as agreed upon last
night will have been chosen to run the
campaign Of 1904
1t is the ticket threshed out by the
united efforts of the largest number Of
members that ever attended a meeting
of the national committee.
A Full Representation.
Barely more than a half a dozen cut
Of the fifty-two members are absent.
Some OF them travelled 1900 miles to get
here. The wide-hatted Westerners we're
especially in evidence. and Senator Fred
T. Dubois. Of Idaho. as he looked them
over. said:
They have been asking how the West
likes the nominations. The answer is
here We are"
The most important work done by he
I gathering Of leaders yesterday was the
| agreement to name William +. shee>
han as chairman OF the executive com
I mittce. The significance OF this lies in
Mr.. Shcehan's ClOseuess 10 Judge Par
ker. and the fact that he is TO be given
nine Of the abiest political strateglSLs IN
the party TO serve with him on the COM
mittee
Senator Arthur P. German. James Il
Eckles Of Illinois, and Gen Patrick A.
Collins Of Boston, are TO be on the com
mlttee- They. with Sheehan viii
have supervisory charge Of the cam
paign-
German Arrives Late.
Sheehan Is Judge Parker's own seIec-
ton. Definite announcement OF the plan
to make him chairman OF the executive
committee was not made last night
owing to the fact that the leaders had
not had an opportunity 10 discuss the
matter with Senator Gorniaa, who did
rot arrive until 10 o'clock.
The election of August Belmont as
treasurer Of the committee was looked
upon as settled last night, though Mr
Belmont was about the hotel during the
day protesting that he did not wish 10
serve He talked with David y Hill
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leaders. and they JOld him that he was
best fitted for the position of any Demo-
crat in sight and must take g. lie did
rot consent, but II was the understand
ing among the leaders that he would be
elected any way and would not refuse il.
A Hot Fight.
Col. James VI. GuRey was mentioned
In connection with the treasurership
lu case Mr.. Belmont positively declined
The fight over the secretaryship IF ;he
committee was a hot one. The contest
ants being Edwin Seton. of the District
Of Columbia. Urey Woodson. OF Ken
lucky. and c. A Walsh. Of Iowa. the
present secretary.
Seton was wanted by some Of the
committeeman because he has been con-
Aected with Chairman Jones for several
years. and is thoroughly familiar with
lne routine Of the position. Walsh Was
urged by the radicals, the plea made IN
ms Dehaf being that IL would be go0d
poAtlcs 20 retain at least one man who
was an officer Of the old Bryan organ
izauon.
Walsh Sends Proxy.
Walsh did not come Eat 10 tine
meeting. but sent IN his stead his assist
ant young W. a. De Ford. who distin-
suished himself at St Louis by leading
Ihe Bryan demonstration from the plat
form. DE Ford brought Walsh's proxy.
lie talked Cancellation Of the radical
members Of the party 10 the national
committeeman, but some Of thcn met
THIS by saving that Walsh had usad bis
ofuce 20 help boom Hearst and tb1Is
had forfeited the right 10 their suDDort
Inc race for ergeant-at-arms was "a
SIDE snow by itself. -Four active candi-
Sit Ga ates i1E me place made things lively
IN the lobby Of the hotel. buttonholIng
every committeeman and pulling evary
possible rope for the place
o,tH Done Sou, or Tennessee. Wash
ington, and New York. whose vari-coi-
ored hat bands and livcly-colored era
yats attracted attention. because of the
TACT that he Is reported TO have the