The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-13
SELF MADE MAA ACID
CLOSE FSIEsD OF BRYAN
gsOn His Position By SlaGdfaSt
Friendship FOR The e9Sat
GOmmCneF
Special to Daily Leader.

New YORK, Aug. u Norman Il.
Mack, selected by MIR Bryan as chair
man OF the Democratic national com
mittee, won his position by stead.
last friendship for the commoner ana
loyal adherence to the principles for
which 'Mr. Bryan stands. His selec
tion. surprising many Democrats, nev
e"theless is pleasing his friends. VIII
are confident Inat ne VIII amply show
that Mr. Bryan's confidence is not
misplaced
In Denver. during the convention,
when Mr.. Mack was tai kof a bit as
4 candidate for the head of the ma
ticnal committee, lew took the sgg
gostion With mu1n seriousness. 1t
vas said that he was one of Mr. Ery-
.An's closest friends, that he had beer
ut on the national committee in l9G
ct Mr.. Bryan's request and that he
had been kent there because OF Mr..
pIyan's deep friendship fer him.
Rryan Wansed Mack.
However, the party leaders couiO
rot see Mr. Mack as successor 60
Thomas Taggart, and he was dis
n Used from the reckouings-unti Mi.
Bryan at Lincoln, said that ne thought
Mr. MacE measured ub TO the job and
should have IT,
That settled It. Mr. Mack was
named Since that tiu
who are Interested in the success of
the party, have been looking up Mr
Mhck's record TO iind out how well
equipped ne is 10 mand8e tbe cam
paign, ana they have reached the con
clusion that he Il a much "tig9er
rian than they had given him edit
for being lie has. 10 he sure, c1i
hned his business activities to tine
management of ely or ~ an
inland city, Rufaio out be has fci
years been in intimate coutact Wit
tig men In all parts of the country
and has shown a grasp of political
matters, which viii maze him ioi
midable cpnTpaign manager.
Is SelfMade Nan.
In the FIRST place, MIR. Mack is q
good example OF the selfuT;rtie man
He started in without penny ano
With far less education than musi
boys nos receive and by his own et
lfrts bull { M a Dusiness That pays
him $506J0 a year and which mas en-
abled him to set aside fortune Of
pretty good size. He came from
Canada, having been born in a little
pnt OF tie Nay place called Fort VIII
liam That was fifty-three years ago
Thinking that opportunities for sue
cess We're greater IN the states tha
10 Canaga, Mr. Mack. when a mere
youngstr driftel down to Fort Erie.
crossed over to Buffalc and then wen
down into the Bradford oil district Of
ennsylyanla, where he worked at va
rious things for fCur or five years
The idea of cwning newspaper
came to MIN whiie he was still In his
teens and he finally purchased an in
terest "a small paper in Bradford,
lie conducted this with Indifferent
snccess Tor ga few months and then
went 10 Buffalo. where in 1879 he
started the Buifaleo Times as week
" paper. II was hard hoeing for a
time, bur Mr., Mack only slightly over
age, succeeded In borrowing money
enough to tide him over the hard
spots. and after a whilc his paper was
on paying basis.
Owner OF Buffalo Times.
About that time he concluded thar
he world like 10 have a daily paper.
and he made daily OF the Times Il
paid from the FIRST and is now one
o fthe leading papers OF Buffalo. Mr..
Mack has nyer taken very aodve
tart in the editorial end OF his paper,
bnt has devoted his efforts 10 manag-
ing tn ebusiness end ana has made
tpay a bigger profit fro mycar 10
| year.
HIS political career began soon after
Re siartci his daily With a bent for
Politics. be found il easy 10 become
identified with the organization
throug athe agency Of his paper, and
frgm the early eighties he has bees
on of the Democratic powrs IN Brie
copnty His career has been stormy
lt times, but be has. as a rule, been
a, peace wiz the Organization.