The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-25
CAMPAIGNING FOR CONGRESSMEN
 JOB OF PECULIAR DIFFICULTIES
Committees Engaged in This Great Work Follow Wholly Different Methods from Those of
 Presidential Boomers.

knowledge of the law. It is a know ing youth who knows how little he knows. A few years later he was elected to the State Senate. whence he came to Congress at. the beginning of Cleveland's second administration, hay ing been reelected to all subsequent Congresses. He was ce-chairman also during the Congressional cam paign ot two years ago, and in 1904 had charge of the Western speakers bureau of the Republican National Committee.
 Preacherss son and Bachelor.
 The Yankee lieutenant-general of the Democratic Congressional forces Is an Episcopal preacher's son. and bach Tor, Daniel Lafned Davis Granger. He was born in Providence, where he still lives, and has been graduated at Browns University Law School. Soon after taking up law he got into poli- ties. and was twice elected reading clerk of the lower House Of his Leg islature, then City Treasurer for ten years. and afterward Mayor of Provi- dence. He came to Congress four years ago. and was lately made Amert- can Vice President of the Interparlia- tary Union. the international associa- ton of distinguished legislators which IS cooperating for arbitration and world
 wide peace. He Is President of the
 Rhode Island Churchmen's Club and is
 on the Standing Committee of his Epis- l copal diocese. Re Is 56 years old, or three years the senior of Tawney. The southern lieutenant-general of the Democrats is Representative David | Edward Finley of South Carolina, who
 was born in Arkansas the year the war broke out. He went through the pub | lie schools and the South Carolina Col tlege and got to the House of Repre- sentatives of that State, where he was oh airman of Ways and Means when still in his twenties. When but S1 he
 was promoted to the State Senate. l where he became chairman of Finance. | He was elected to Congress when in | his thirties, and has remained there | nine years. He is now AT, nine years the junior ofe Tawney and six years
 younger than Granger.
 1 The Secretaries.
 The aids de-camp of the Republican and Democratic chief are Representatives Loudenslager of New Jersey and Clark of Florida. Sec | retary Loudenslager--Henr C.-was
 born and reared In Jersey and was in
 the commission business for ten years. | and then County Clerk for ten years | more, or until he was chosen for Con- gress at the time Cleveland was elected the second time. in 1892 He has been | in the House ever since, and has the | than any other Republican in the House. He Is, therefore. a valuable
 secretary to the Republican Commit I tee, as is Representative Frank Clark of Florida to the Democratic organiza- 1 ton. s
 Clark was born In Alabama forty ] eight years ago, but was taken when I a child to Georgia. whence he went to
 Florida to practice. law. Before com
 ing to Congress three years ago. he served three terms in the Florida Leg | Islature. was Assistant District Attor- ney. United States attorney and chair man of the State Committee of his party. He is a typicaI Southern poli- tician in appearance. being smooth shaven and wearing his hair long. Tn religion he Is a Missionary Baptist.
 Thus all of these officers of the two Congressional Committees are Repre- sentattves. The Republican Commit
 tee has gone outside the National