Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-08-25
HON. FRANK CLARK
VISITS new YORK
Hunting Speakers and Money for Cam
paign to Elect Congressman.
Is MEgTINe wITA Use svCcEss

Is Secretary Of Congressional Commit
tee and Was Given Hearty Welcome
by the Tammany Leaders--WiIl
Himself Deliver Many Speeches.
On. y Correspondence Times-Union.)
New York, Aug. 22.--Eyery foot Of
ground on old Broadway could pos
sibIy bear record of some enjoyable
reunion OF friends The writer has
been constantly meeting with famiI-
far faces during the past few days,
and naturally many surprises have re-
suited. One OF these was meeting
with the Hon. Frank Clark, Congress.
man from the Second district Mr..
Clark Is secretary OF the National
Democratic Congressional Committee,
with headquarters IN the Union Trust
building, corner OF II and Fifteenth
streets. Washington, d. G. Mr.. Lloyd
Of Missouri. who Is chairman or the
committee, has charge OF the head.
quarters In Chicago, and Ia conducting
a campaign for the election OF Demo
cratic Congressman IN the Western
States Mr.. Clark is conducting
campaign for the election OF Demo
cratic Congressman In the Eastern
and Southern States.
Mr.. Clark was unanimously elected
by the Congressional committee az
lts secretary This is quite dis.
tinguished honor 10 confer upon
man who Is serving his second term
Of ONCE. II has made Mr.. Clark
National figure; he IL eagerly sought
BY newspaper men and literally
quoted by them. His advice Is sought
by party leaders. Ills election In this
capacity Is signal honor for his
State as well.
II a Democratic house Ia elected this
fall, OF course a Democrat win be the
speaker Of the same. and whoever IL
chosen speaker. viii be guided IN
making up the committees, very largely
by the advice OF Chairman Lloyd and
Secretary Clark. IN fact. new
speaker always takes the chairman
and secretary OF the Congressional
committee into his confidence when
making up the House committees. II
goes without saying that IN the event
OF Democratic success. Messrs Lloyd
and Clark will get about any commit.
tee assignments desired by them.
No member from Florida has ever
before received az the hands OF his
party associates, In his second term
Of Office, such signal honor and dis.
tinguished consideration az has Mr.,
Clark Mr. Clark u now IN New
York city, calling on wealthy Demo.
Gratis with q view OF securing funds
with which to carry on and defray
the expenses OF the campaign. He
- succeeding
Yesterday be WAS closetcd Ia the
wlgwam with the Hon. Charles +.
Murphy, the leader Of ramniany Hall
for more than an hour he also called
ON Hon, Louis Nixon and other dis,
tinguihhed Democratic leaders Mr.
Clark admitted that he discussed
politics with an these gentlemen, but
he declined 70 enter into the details
OF his conversation, With any o. them
Il can only say for publication.
aald Mr Clark that am n New
York On political buslnesss am after
money and speakers for the campaign
and am succeeding along both lines
For obvious reasons | cannot 80 into
details, but the House az Representa-,
tlyes IN the slxtyhrst Congress win
b. Democratic"
The writer was az luncheon today
az the Msshlnists Club. IN company
with Nr Clark as guests II congresp,
men Goldlogie, Farnes and Goulden.
Congressmea Coidgogle. Farnes ane
Couldcn are members OF Congress-
from che clty u New York. and an
three arc prominent members q Tam.
many. Aessrs Fanies ana Goulacn
are mliionairea Mr. Goldfoglp. a..