Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-08-27


Is Secretary Of Congressional Commit
tee and Was Given Hearty Welcome
by the Tammany Leaders--Will
IimseIf Deliver Many Speeches.
IN. Y Correspondence Times Union)
New York, Aug, 22-- Every foot OF
ground on old broadway could pos
slbIy bear record Of some enjoyable
reunion Of friends. The writer has
been constantly meeting with famil-
lar 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 n and Fifteenth
streets, Washington, d. G. Mr.. Lloyd
Of Missouri, who Is chairman Of the
committee, has charge OF the head.
quarters In Chicago. and is conducting
a campaign for the election OF Demo.
cratic Congressman In the Western
states. Mr.. Clark is conducting a
campaign for the election OF Demo
cratic Congressman In the Eastern
and Southern States.
Mr.. Clark was unanimously elected
by the Congressional committee as
its secretary This Is quite q dis.
tinguIshed honor 70 confer upon
man who 10 serving his second term
OF once. II has made Mr.. Clark a
National figure; he Ia eagerly sought
by newspaper men and literally
quoted by them. His advice is sought
BY party leaders. Ills election in THIS
capacity 10 signal honor for HIS
State as we'll
TN Democratic house is elected this
fall, Of course q Democrat will be the
speaker OF the same. and whoever is
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 win get about any commit
tee assignments desired by them.
No member from Florida has ever
before received at the hands OF his
party associates, In his second term
Of Office. such signal honor and dis
tlngnlAhed consideration as has Mr.
CLARK Mr. Clark IL now M New
York city calling on wealthy Demo
Gratis with q Wow OF securing funds
with which 70 carry on and defray
the expenses Of the campaign. He
10 succeeding
Yesterday he was closeted IN the
wigwam with the Hon. Charles r.
Murphy, the leader Of Tammany Hail,
for more than an hour he also called
on Hon, Louis Nixon and other dis
tingulshed Democratic leaders Mr.,
Clark admitted that he discussed
politics with al these gentlemen, but
he declined 20 enter into the details
OF his conversation. With any o. them,
4 can only say for pustsatIon. =
said Mr. Clark. that | am ia New
York ON political business: am after
money ana speakers for the campaign,
and am succeeding along both lines.
For obvious reasons | cannot so into
details; but the House Of Representa-,
tivea IN the Sixty.nrst Congress will
BE- Democratic"
Tho writer was AZ luncheon today
at the Machlnlsts Club, IN company
With Ar. CLARK, ca guests Of Congress
men Coldfogle, FaFnea and Gonlden
congressmen coldiogle, FaFnes ana
Gonlden are members o. Congress
from the city Of New York. and an
three are pFomlnent members Of Tam.
many Aessrs Fames and 0onlaen
aru milliOaaire8 Mr. DQiAfngle. al.