Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-10-07

the Presidents request. ne could direct
the militant forces OF Ecpublic0nism In Il
the Hast campaign. has not been able /
90 even nominally surrender fae rcins
OF party management although the \
vast responsibilities OF the Postmaster I
Gcneralship dcyolvcd upon him at the /
beginning OF this year.
NJ was under the Hanna regime thst
permanent headquarters OF the Repuo- /
ncau National Committee were c~fah- /
hshcd in Washington. Mr.. Hanna set
the fashion Of the chairman OF the Ma
tioual Committee settling quarrels b.
7 tween warning factions. Quarrels that
Threatened 80 TO disrupt the party be-
/ tween campaigns "a 60 seriously darken
F its prospects Ina Intervening State. Con
ErcSsional and city elections
The Democratic National Commit
tees headquarters are uominally la the
offices 90 Chairman II. ~. TaEgart. ln
Indianapolis though much of the work
+ OF that organization is stiu done in
b New York by August Belmont and VIM.
r. Sheehan. the leading members OF the
Executive Committee in the last cam
p.. -u. As the Democrats have no Fed
\ cral patronage 90 dispense. The work
that falls tO Mcssrs. TaEgnrt. Belmont
f and Shccl9n is " "A purely advisory
F and supervisory character. lt goes
without saying ~ course. that the Hon
William J. Bryan has very great infu-
cuce in the decisions ~ 60 policies.
even though De- ls clothed with 10 on
Cill authority.
| Tho organizations next I'm Importance
| Co thc National Committee are che
state Committees In each OF the forty
five States both 20 the old PARTIES main
tain central committees. whose func-
tlons within thcir respective 5urlsdic-
tions are similar 20 those OF the Na-
tinn1l Committees.
| The Congressional National Commit
tee stands next iu the lime ~ our mills
tHnt political system These cOmmit-
tees are Of comparatively reccnt origin.
and are logical development 20 our
Iulrfv government system. Each party
/ ln Coueruss selects Sos own committee
/ in caucus I'm Washington usually just
before the expiration of the Congress.
fI0n in Sos Inn. Each committee in
/ frru selects Cos Ollrcrs. who. cas- rule
are members OF the House. Both ~
...o committees have permanent bead
quarters in Washington from which
nre cnulurtcd those fierce hIenun
struggles Cor control ~ fhe House n
Ernr..rntafIFts Attached fo r10'
committee Us 81 corps 90 sllaricd assist
amt secretaries. steno-rapncrs, ctc.
city. ward. county ANA precinct com
HlN.'N "' N..N DIT
|DnmUIffrDs lon-rD- .IHnIl committees NJ
each district of the States, judicial dl,
frIcf committees. NOT 90 mention On
MYRIAD host OF political clubs of musl
rnOm growth and others of Stable Nt
aud permanent hahltafIons. complete
lne of political organizations tha
ld ramify every avenue 20 our acfiviu'
iy ana ure Boa the wool and web of our pa
ty tlonal iife
- Nearly every candidate for prcsidei
o. Keeps always in hIs employ rarely.
ut course. aNnWrdIy-n wcll-Or-nuitru m
I'm chine. usually headed hy one or mo'
rs alert and cuternr' press agents li
J. seconded hy practical politicians ram
OF ing in the social SCALE from Che h.-l
no respectable corporation president 90 o.
.O- mu,h-ahu-Dd ward worker. Those u'
Be- vate machines are grinding from q
"a close OF one Presidential campaign
OF the opening OF the u,-Er ln "a Wor
hc -o numerous are thc political orraniz
'ss fIons. so varied are tlclr methods,
lisl uuDrnsIug are their activities that q
.at American voter finds be- virtually lmp'
'n. slhlc to escape surveillance.
hc with AN this marvellous perfection
political machinery, however, it
1w worthy OF note that at no time I'm {
is recent history Of the United Sines D
.en tlc American voter shown more iu,
&C. ucudcuce OF thought I'm fact this
.he one OF the reasons for the uuccnsi
.hc labor and vigilance 81 party leade
lcr To test public opinion. ca follow poi
nee ! lar sentiment in thc making 90 pl
hy forms and the nomination ~ candida
ID is one of the important functions OK
or ganization. The American voter Ia
e. telligeut. alert and independent 4
it's party machinery OF to-day Is not e
IA ated for the purpose of driving m
Ike sheep. 10 the polls or I'm the
recitation Of hoodN linking the vot,
10 exists Tor the purpose OF crystal
ug aud making effective particu
political creed II can 10 nothing n
than this.