The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
THE CAMPAIGN MANAGER

that Mir. John W. Davis is no less fortu-
 nate in having had as a lifelong friend
 Mir. Glenn L. Sha, CT, who perceived the
 Davis star of destiny while 1t was yet a
 great way off. It is related of MT.
 Shaver, who nominated Mir. Davis for
 congress in 1910, that even before that
 time he had discerned presidential tim
 Der in his friend and had not refrained
 from expressing his thoughts to others.
 Thus the Original Davis man" traces his
 claim farther back than any of those who
 sponsored Mir. Davis in 1920 and in
 1924. The old saying that familiarity
 breeds contempt" may be true of lesser
 mortals, but there is always here and
 there a man with whom steadily to asso-
 ciate is a perpetually expanding wonder
 and delight. Such man has John w.
 Davis been among his friends, and most
 of all to those friends who have known
 him longest. In his case familiar asso-
 citation and intimate knowledge have
 bred an admiration and a respect that
 have constantly increased during all the years of that association.
 There is therefore an element of graceful appreciation in Mir. Davis se- lection of MT. Shaver to be his cam paign manager. It is reported that many Democratic advisers counseled the nom- inee that the situation calls for a man of experience and we'll known through out Democracy. Doubtless if a manager were lacking in some of the more neces- sary executive and administrative quail ities germane to successful campaign management, then it would be essential that he have wide political acquaint- anceship and great personal popularity. MT. Davis doubtless feels that the per sonal element can be supplied by lead CTS in other roles than manager, and that there is merit in the unalloyed per sonal devotion and deepseated faith o1 the part of Mir. Shaver. It is also very likely that Mir. Shaver is possessed of a business capacity worthy of Mir. Davis recognition and confidence. There is no doubt that the situation was very canvassed before the selec- ton was made, and that Mir. Shaver's acceptance of the trust indicates his own belief in his ability to direct the cam paiEn in telling manner.
 The new manager, a lawyer by pro- fession, but man of affairs by instinct, is one of the substantial citizens of West Virginia, being one of it's foremost rais- CTS of livestock in ado ition to the devel- opment of number : successful enter prises. He las beel. chairman of the state Democratic committee and a mem- Der of the state legislature. Somewhat older than the nominee, the campaign manager is described as a man who is in his demeanor, thoughtful, and inclined to go over situation fully before making up his mind. Once his mind is made up, there are few persons more determined and persistent in going ahead. In this modern day, when peo- pie are often admiringly spoken of as "fu" per" it is sometimes overlooked that those of intense activity are often wrong, because they do not take the necessary time for thought. The quiet man, full of intelligence, gifted with the ability to see both sides of the question, to weigh results, to calculate conse- quences and to foresee and provide for contin0encias and endowed with the quality of unshakable resolution, will accomplish more in less time than the energetic person who starts wrong and loses much valuable time orienting himself to emergencies that could and should have been foreseen.
 Whatever may be the thought of the experienced party leaders as to the wis dom of selecting MT. Shaver to head the the fact is that he is the cam paign manager, and that Democracy's hope of success lies in cooperating with him to the fullest possible extent. The rank and file of the party may be as- sured that MT. Davis, whose whole po- litical future is at stake, has chosen to the very best of his foreknowledge and ability. The people may we'll trust in this matter him whom they are about to en- trust with all the matters great and small that fall within the purview of the presi- dent of the United Staes.
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