Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-19
Democratic Managers Handi-
capped by Lack Of Funds.
LITTLE BEING DONE
RETURN OF CHAIRMAN COWHERD
FROM NEW YORK.
Failed to Hold Expected Conference
With Mr.. Sheehan-Campaign Text
Book Not Ready for the Press.

Representative Cowherd, chairman of the
democratic congressional committee, has
returned from New York. He went
over to the great metropolis to have final
conference with William F. Sheehan to de-
termine whether the congressional commit
tee would have it's headquarters in New
York or remain in this city, where 1t is
supplied with all the comforts of home on
the third floor of the Riggs House. When
he got to New York he discovered that Mr..
Sheehan was enjoying the breezes and
taking daily salt baths in the cold water of
Bar Harbor. Me.
AS Mr.. Sheehan will not return to New
York until some time in the early part of
next week. Mr.. Cowherd came back to this
city 10 wait patiently He will probably
go over to New York again next week,
when the question of the removal of the
committee will be taken up for considera-
ton. In the meantime this uncertainty is
clogging the wheels of the machinery of
the congressional committee
Money Barrels Not Opened.
There are several facts about the cam
paign that is supposed to be waging for
the control of the national government and
of the House of Representatives that are
becoming more and more apparent every
day. The barrels are not being opened with
the alacrity that was expected. Both of
the campaign committees are said to be
feeling this lack of the needful. People
with bright ideas who carry them to the
committees are finding this out whenever
the bright ideas call for money.
1t is always one of the rules of the po-
litical game to plead poverty when PROPOSE
tons calling for money made by en-
thusiastic partiSans. But at the present
time there is no doubt that both republican
and democratic committees are in a condi-
ton in which more money would be great
ly appreciated.
Democrats Doing Little.
The democratic committee is doing very
little That is not because there Is any lack
of ability or activity to do things, but be-
cause there is lack of money to carry
out plans.
There are only two ways In which a con-
gressional committee can be of great serv-
ice in contests. One is to supply the can
didates with literature. The other is TO
supply them with money to help out in the
close districts that are not able to take
care of themselves. The democratic COM
mittee cannot do either of those things.
About all that the committee can do is to
discuss the situation. The discussion OF
the situation, while it may be interesting
to the men who figure out victory, does not
make votes.
Campaign Book Not Ready for Press.
The committees campaign book is not
yet OUT. II is MOI YET Itduy ~ 81 ~ tli~
press. Josiah Quincy and Literary Editor
Parker are closeted in New York endeavor-
Ing to determine what should go in and
what should be kept out of the book. Be-
fore they act finally they are to have the
advice of campaign literature experts. But
ii they should fix the book up today there
would be no money to put 1t on the press.
Not only is money needed, but the people
who are in charge Of the affairs of the
party show intention of becoming per-
sonally responsible for debts. Represent
ative Kerr of Pennsylvania became sponsor
for campaign debts amounting to $1,000
some years ago. and he had to pay them
Now he IS worth fortune, but $4,000 to
him at that time was an immense sum-
His experience is being remembered.
The election is less than three months on
1t takes time to print and distribute docu-
ments. There are many eminent democrats
who are chatting under the delay. They are
on the point of open criticism. But they
hardly know whom to blame They want
to get to work and they want barrel to
draw on.
Six months ago there was great deal OF
talk about the immense campaign fund
that would be at the disposaf~of the demo-
Gratis. Recollections of the last two cam
paigns made men hopeful. 1t was said
that the money would roll in. But now
they are looking for 1t. 1t was declared
that Davis of West Virginia alone could
be depended on for half a million. But the
painful fact Is staring every one in the
face that men with money are taking occa-
sion to hold on to It,