Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-02
LEADERS GIVE
MACK SUPPORT
CAMPAIGN TO BE VIGOROUS IN
EVERY STATE
NEW WORKERS SAY PROSPECTS
ARE BRIGHT
Judge Parker, Governor johnson and
Other Prominent Men to Work
for oVerNhe lining VIC
tory at Polls


BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-Plans for the
direction Of the approaching national
campaign were unfolded by .orman e.
Mack, chairman of the Democratic
national committee on his arrival here
to organize the eastern headquarters
of the committee in this city.
Mr.. Mack will spend practically his
entire time in the west during the
campaign and the work in the east
will he conducted by a subcommittee
of the national committee, which Will
be announced in Chicago early next
week. He said there was entire har-
mony between himself and Chairman
Connors of the Democratic state COM
mittee and the national committee
would not interfere with the nominal
Zion of the New York state ticket.
During the next three days Mr.
Mack will hold conferences at the Hoft-
man house with national committee
men from the eastern states as to the
makeup of the subcommittee, which
probably will be composed of fifteen
members. While Mr.. Mack will be
chairman of the committee, vice
chairman will be appointed who will
have charge Of the eastern end of the
campaign.
Three Hold Conference
MI. MICK nelQ conference lOuaS WIN
Trey Woodson and Roger c. Sullivan,
national committeeman from Illinois.
Headquarters will be secured here
before Mr.. Mack goes to Chicago Mon
day evening.
Mr. Mack said today:
IT shall spend most of my time dur
ing the campaign in Chicago, coming
to New York occasionally.
ct have heard from committeeman
and prominent Democrats all over the
country and while it is too early to
make forecasts, I can say at this time
that the future appears bright for sue
cess.
II have received numbers of letters
from well-known Democrats in many
parts of the United States who were
not active or interested in recent cam
paigns, who announce their readiness
to do all they can for the ticket.
II do not NOW of a Democrat who
is not ready to do all he can. Judge
Parker accepted Immediately ten
der of a position on the advisory com
mittee and will do whatever the COM
mittee asks him.
johnson Also Accepts
Governor Johnson also accepted a
position on the same committee with
out delay"
or state affairs, Mr. Mack said
1.-THE Democratic state committee III
New York is thoroughly competent and
able to handle the situation without
any interference from the national
committee Let us say that the state
chairman and I are in perfect accord
The national committee will not in any
way interfere with the nominations in
this state. Further the state commit
tee will conduct it's own fight.
"The subcommittee which Will nave
direction of the national campaign In
the east will be made up or strong
men and capable of conducting an efti-
Gent campaign. The state committee
has never been so strong.
Altogether. everything will be done
to make a strong fight in the eastern
states l expect to leave for Chicago
Monday evening"
IJrey Woodson announced today that
he would spend most of his time durA
ing the national campaign in Chicago
where the main headquarters of the ma
tional committee will be located. HEAD
quarters in the east will be in the
Hoffman house.