The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-08-13
nv EDWARD HALE BRUSH.

cratic national committee. Nor
man p. Mack, proprietor OF the
Buffalo Times and member Of
the national committee from New
York, has always claimed TO be Dem
ocrat Of the old fashioned type. Party
loyalty and regularity have been his
wntchwords as newspaper publisher
and political leader, and his unfalter-
Ing adherence to his party under all
circumstances nnd conditions have
won him a reputation throughout the
country for exceptional devotion TO the
->yaaoSaenfan theories OF government
and their embodiment In political or
gnnlzatlon.
Mr. Mack's rival, Frank II. Hitch
cock. chairman Of the Republican M.
tionnl committee, called on William ].
Bryan at the Auditorium Annex In Chi
cngo the day after the choice OF Mr..
Mack as Democratic chairman and In
the course OF conversation paid trib-
ute to his opponent in party manage
ment. II congratulate you and the
Democratic party" said Mfr. Hitch
cock. ION your selection OF chairman
for the national committee. Norman
+. Mack IL a first cluss man and will
be an ideal chairman"
"Thank you" said Mr. Bryan. ~
think you are pretty ncnrly right V
Ia difirult matter tO 70, an idenl
chairman because Iunn who Ii an
ideal chairman is presidential timber.
and We can't generally get men who
are possible presidents 10 run cam
palgns"
But, though Mr.. Mack has never been
talked OF for president, he did have n
vice presidential boom at Denver,
although he did not foster It himself,
and he has been mentioned more than
once in connection with the Demo
cratic nomination for governor OF New
York. There would be one good rca-
son why he could not run for the presi
dency, anyway. Thnt IL the fact that
he was born in Canada. He celebrated
his fiftleth birthday the 2Fh OF July,
just the day before his elevation to his
recent honors. In his school days in
london. Ontario province, he had for
O chum John Macdonald, now well
known as the editor OF the Toronto
Globe Editor Macdonald and Editor
Mack have kept up their friendship Of
boyhood days. Mr.. Macdonald is a
warm friend of Mr.. Bryan and enter
tained the NebraskRn at bis home
when he made n tour Of Canada not
long ago. When Mr. Mnck's neme
came up ut Chicago In connection with
the party chairinanshlp Editor Mac
Donald put In n good word with the
Democratic presidential nominee IN
behalf Of his old schoolmate, and 1t
had weight with Mr.. Bryan, even
though II came from man who will
not have any part as voter In the
contest.
Carved Out His Own Career.
As a youth Mr.. Mack decided that
he could carve out career for himself
better in the United States than in
Canada, and he went to Bradford,
Pa. This was during the early oil eK-
citement In that country. On his re-
moval TO Buffalo he started the Times,
at first only as Sunday paper. This
was in 1870. The paper had an uphill
struggle at first The Times called
spade spade. and the days OF new
Journalism had not then arrived. In
those days of hard shedding the pro
prietor often lost sleep OF nights won
dering where he was going TO get the
money for his payroll. But he hung
on, and persistence won. Four years
after the establishment Of the Sunday
Times-that Is. in 1sS3-the daily Times
was started. It. too. had rough road
10 travel at first, but now enjoys q
large circulation and has attained a
national reputation In the field OF jour
nalism.
Mr.. Mack became politician at
about the same time he became q
newspaper man. But he has never
been an Office seeker-that ia, a seeker
of offices with fat salaries attached.
The Offices he has held have been
those OF trust ana responsibility in the
party organization, offices that paid
him nothing, but that necessltated
Oftentimes n good deal Of outlay on his
part. His first experience as a dele
gate Ia n national convention was In
1892, and hc has not missed conven-
ton since. II was In 1900 that he was
first elected New York member OF
the national committee. succeeding the
late Frank Danfurth. lie has now
served eight years In that post and,
as he was again chosen to 1t at the re-
cent convention In Denver, Will serve
another four years.
'The Commissioner"
Mr.. Mack has a handsome residence
on Delaware avenue, Buffalo's most
fashionable residence street. The mis-
tress of the mansion and the mother
OF the chalrmHns two beautiful young
daughters IL n woman of unusual
rleverness and culture. Mr.. Mack
calls his wife "the COM
missioner" In playful aliusion to the
)fices OF that kind she has filled. The
exposition first brought
nto play her capacity In matters OF
'hat kind. Mr.. Mick worked loyalty
both with his paper md through his
influence with Democratic statesmen
It Washington In behalf OF Buifalo's
though III futed fair. lie
,elped materially to put through the
BILLS which pledged tho aid OF the ma
tonai government to the undertaking
Did Excellent Work.
Mrs. Mack was an active member
of the bonrd OF woman managers and
lid much entertaining In connection
with the enterprise. A year or two
ater, when 1t came time to appoint
The New York commission 10 the