Evening star., 1932-12-26
NORMAN MACK DIES
AT BUFFALO HOME
Famous Publisher and Demo-
cratic Leader Began Po-
IitiCaI Career in 1879.
By the Associated Press.

by t1e HSSoCldAeC
BUFFALO, N. Y, December 26.-
Norman E Mack former publisher,
power in Democratic national politics
for the last 40 years and one of Buf-
falo'S most distinguished citizens died
peacefully at 1880 am, today in his
home in Delaware avenue. He was sur
rounded by members of his family. Mr..
Mack was "a years old
Mr.. Mack came to Buffalo in 1879
fired with ambition to publish a news
paper, but with little financial backing.
He had credi. from the sale of a
newspaper he had started in jamestown
a few years before and with this and
aid from Charles A Sweet. president of
the old Third National Bank. a Stanch
Democrat, he started the Sunday Times.
Paper Became influential.
His newspaper became influential.
first in local and later in State and
national politics. He always dated his
real start from 1884 by an indo-se-
ncnt of Grover Cleveland for President
in the Evening Timcs. which was
founded four years after the original
Times which was published only on
Sunday
From that time the name of Mr..
Mack figured prominently in Demo-
cratic gatherings. For 80 years he
served as q member of the Democratic
National Committee and on his retire
ment, this year, had conferred upon
him the title of Democratic national
committeeman emeritus and had his
name placed on the scroll of the COM
mittee for life. This was the first time
in the history of the party that such an
honor was bestowed.
The death of Mr. Mack marks the
passing of the last of triumv.rate
that once ruled Erie County's democracy
William j. Conners, sr.: William E.
Fitzpatrick and Mr.. Mack. Mr.. Con-
ners died in october, 1929 and Mr.
Fitzpatrick year ago. The thrce
split and realigned on many important
issues and in the cid days he was a
bitter fighter. In later years he
preached the gospel of harmony among
warning Democratic groups. local. State
and national. He was looked upon by
the olive bAanch.
Powerful in Wilson Era.
Mack was in the height of his politi-
cal power in the Wilson administra-
tion. He virtually dictated all Federal
appointments in Western New York
district at that time. scoring one of
AA1S NlCIOIl6S over William II. t1tZ-
patrick in the naming of the Mack
candidate for collector Of customs for
the port of Buffalo.
He also was one of the early Roose-
ve1t supporters last Fall. Although he
took the defeat of Alfred E. Smith in
1923 as the hardest OF any in his
career, Mack saw the strength being
amassed for New York's Governor,
Joined the Roosevelt cause and sup
ported it through the pre-convention
storm.
Mack's friends advised against his
activity in politics last Summer, but he
kept in harness, making one trip to
the Pacific Coast in behalf of Gov
Roosevelt. His last illness began about
two weeks ago, but it was not until
last Thursday that his condition be-
came serious. He was troubled with
recurring attacks of asthma, an cid
aff1iction, which wore down his vitality
and weakened his heart.
Mack is survived by his widow. Mrs
Harriet Taggert Mack. and two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Norma Mack Metz and Mrs.
Stuart Cary Welch.