The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-08-26


he never felt better. The ceremo,
MES were held on the great lawn
of the White Sulphur Springs Ho.
tel, where an adequate platform
had been erected between two gi.
ant oaks. Attractive music was
furnished by the old StonewalI
Brigade band of Stauuton. Con
gresham Williams had m, naged
to assemble over thirty members
of the notification committee, from
as many States, and there were
more than two hundred other lead
ing Democrats from all parts of
the Union. The notification ball
in honor of Mr.. Davis was given
by the guests of the hotel. Mr..
Williams playfully remarked that
after being with Mr.. Davis one
whole day he had a vague suspi-
cion that that gentleman had in
some way found out in advance of
notification that he had been men
toned for the Vice Presidency.
The formal speeches occupied only
a couple of hours and were fol-
lowed by political conferences as
to the trend of public opinion and
a round Of social exchanges and
evening festivities.
1t is conceded at the Congress
sional headquarters of the Demo-
cratic party here that there is rea-
son to regret that nominations of
the party for Congress have gener-
ally been made so late. Republi-
can nominations having been made
on an average two or three weeks
earlier. This is a handicap which
it will require increased energy
and activity to overcome. The
delay was occasioned by the post
ponement of the national conven-
ton till after the nomination of
Roosevelt.
What is the general outlook?
Well, | met Congressman Cowherd
the other day and asked him that
same question. He said "The
Congressional committee is not
doing as much as it ought to do.
We have orders for a million doc
lments and have only sent out
LOO, 900 and have only twenty girls
at work addressing envelopes when
we ought to have fifty. But the
National Committee in New York
IS doing a slashing business and
we expect to be in funds next
week" The Democratic handbook
ought to be out, but, though Mill
,r handed in the copy fortnight
lgo, the finished volume has not
yet been turned in. 1t is being
in New York.
am afraid the fact is that Con-
FRESHMAN Cowherd is not as siren
lous as the chairman of the Ma
ional Committee ought to be. He
S a scholar, refined gentleman,
md one of the brightest, brainiest
nen in the House, but he is slight
y different in the presence of a
and lacks the energy of
Methodist parson in taking up
Such man as his col
eague, Vandiver, for instance,
would go for the magnates with
lis sleeves rolled up, and take the
money right out of their pockets.
But Cowherd is a shade too deli
ate when passing the contribution
'ox. He is, however, living in
curly expectation of large do
alton from Sheehan & Co., in
Jew York.
Is Cowherd's work less impor-
ant than that of the National Com
littee9 Is the election of the next
congress a matter of slight conse-
uence! Is the election of Con-
ress much less important than the
lection of Presidents Two years
90 Griggs and his Congressional
Committee had barely 100000 to
pend, and with that trivial sum
ney gained eighteen members of
congress for the Democratic par
=. At the same rate, Cowherd,
.dwards and Taggart with $780,
90 can elect a majority of Con
ressmen in November. They
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