New-York tribune., 1912-01-28

candidates Of the recent past. From now
on the details of preparing for each con-
vention will be in charge OF a "sub-com-
pittee on arrangements" chosen from
among its own number by the national
committee of the party.
The show managers OF the big dramas
TO be pulled off at Baltimore and Chicago
IN June will be the respective chairmen
OF these subcommittee The Democratic
manager will be the Buffalo editor, Nor
man +. Mack, who will add this task TO
that entailed by two other Offices which
his party has intrusted to hin-the chair
manship of the national and the New York
State committees This indefatigable poll
tician was Bryan's campaign manager four
years ago and Il seems to many Of his ad-
mirers very like the irony Of fate that his
chief labor I'm recent years has been an
attempt TO elevate others TO the exalted
Office which he can never hope TO fll-be-
cause he was born In Canada. After emil
grating 10 Pennsylvania In the first days OF
the oil excitement. he returned homeward.
without fortune, but stopped at Buffalo,
where, a generation ago, he started week
ly newspaper, since grown into daily
He has had practical knowledge Of the in
side workings of national conventions since
he sat az delegate in that which nominated
Cleveland twenty years ago For dozen
years he has been the Democratic national
committeeman from the Empire State.
The manager Of the rival show. In Chi
cago. where the Republican elephant will
perform, will not be the new chairman Of
the Republican National Committee, Or.
John +. Hill, former physician, Ex-Governor
of Maine and present publisher OF periodi-
Gals who was elected this month 10 succeed
Chairman Hitchcock. the Taft campaign
manager Of four years ago. The task Of
arranging the convention has been intrust-
cd TO Harry s. New, the Republican war
horse OF Hoosierdom. who. as chairman OF
his party's national committee four years
ago, arranged the convention which nom-
mated Mr. Taft. For many years he pub
lished "rhe Indianapolis Journal" and in
the Spanish American War he served as a
captain OF volunteers His wife, Catherine
Mclean New. Is an author.
So both OF the big shows will be IN tho
hands Of experienced managers. each Of
whom will have the assistance OF half
dozen or more fellow members Of his sub
committee on arrangements" made up en-
iirely Of national committeeman And II
may be OF interest TO state that a majority
OF the members of the Republican SUBJ
committee are Taft men. The Importance
OF their leanings may be better appreciated
when Il is explained that II is these sub
committees that choose the heralds of their
parties keynote, the temporary chairmen
OF the conventions
But the very busiest man In each party
henceforth until its convention closes Will
be the sergeant-at-arms Of i,s national
committee. Stage maneger OF the big show
you might term him, although he IL more.
While all matters OF general convention
policy viii be decided by the subcommittee
on arrangements IL is the sergeant-at-arms
who will be intrusted with the task OF
carrying out all of the details II Is he VINO
will expepd the tens of thousands OF dol
lars guaranteed by the citizens OF the con-
vention city. lie will arrange the hail. seat
the official delegates, alternates, newspaper