The Washington herald., 1912-03-03
NOT A CANDIDATE,
SAYS CAPT. MILLER
Veteran Democrat Declines to Enter
Race for Place on Ma
tional Committee.

Among the signs~of activity in local
Democratic circles Is the earnest con-
sideration Of candidates for the post Of
member from the District on the Demo-
cratic National Committee. Friends Of
Capt. John S. Miller, weIl-known busi-
ness man and active Democrat. in a let
ter, under date Of February .. urgently
requested Capt. Miller to permit the use
of his name as a candidate for member
of the national committee. to be chosen
at the approaching District convention
of the Democracy. After referring TO
Capt Milier's honorable career and
stanch Democracy, the signers say;
1--WE know that your ability and zeal
will be of inestimable advantage TO the
national committee, and at the same time
your membership of the committee Will
be Of advantage to your friends and
lumbla."
Capt Miller yesterday. in a letter adj
dressed to Thomas B. Kalbfus, Michael
i. Weller, NJ. b. Scanlon, Raymond A.
Reiskell Louis p. Shoemaker. E II.
Neumeyer, and c. +. Sudwarth, eX-
pressed his appreciation OF their sug-
gested use OF his name, but asked their
leave to decline any candidacy for mem
bership in the Democratic National Com
Of his intention TO be. II possible, even
more active in this years campaign than
In the past in behalf Of his party, Capt.
Miller concluded:
MY particular reason for declining the
nomination you name Is that feel that
can be of more service as a member
OF the Democratic Congressional COM
mittee. a Position with which / have
Just been honored by the leaders Of our
-. I ~ AlarfQN IN the a
tional committee"
Many Of the most prominent public
officials and legislators in Washington
have been named as the reception COM
mittee TO serve In connection with the
birthday anniversary party Of Champ
Clark. TO be held In Convention Hall next
Thursday evening. The following have
been appointed and have accepted: Will
lam ]. Dwyer, chairman; John b. Col
poys, vice chairman: Representative
Ben johnson, Senator ollie James, Som
erset r. Waters. Henry Z. Martin, Cot
ter T. Bride, Herman SchulteIs. Lloyd
T. Tayloe, William Jennings Bryan, Rep
resentative Charles A Culberson, Robert
W. owen, John W. Clifton. Senator Tay-
lor, Senator O'Gorman, Representative
Mitchell Palmer. Representative Ayres.
W. w. Bride, Representative Scott Fer
ris, A. E. Cole, Daniel Loughran. william
II. Fowler, Charles W. Darr. Hugh F.
Harvey. Patrick J. Haltigan. p. T. Moran.
John ]. Walsh, Raymond Heiskell. John
Boyle, John s. Miller, z. A. Newman. w.
Nick. Clayton. J. Fred Kelley, Cranch
Mcintyre. N. b. Scanlon. Joseph ]. SIN
mott. David W. Sullivan, c. W. McHugh.
Malcolm Varnell, W. J. Donovan, Charles
A. Mcclure. Louis p. Shoemaker. Robert
Allen, w. C. Bates. Charles A. Douglas.
Walter Costello. George Rilleen, Frank
Morgan. Charles A Edwards, Nathan
Stein. Maj. Richard Sylvester. John B.
Dahlgren, Representative James A. Ham
Ill, w. E. Ryan. Representative william
Suizer Jeremiah E. South. South Trimble,
Arthur E. Randle, Oscar c. Brothers,
Rev. George A. Dougherty, Daniel Ready.
E. Ready. Thomas Moore, John r. Peake.
c. F. Sudwarth. Patrick E. Ryan.