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Show , I IN THE LIMELIGHT j "democratic campaign chief 1 " I Norman E. Mack of Ilnffalo, recently selected E-rg5?2gSv ns chairman of the Democratic national commit- J J r "''''Mk tro occupies a most unique position. Ho was ' ' v prnctlcnlly tho only Dryan Democrat In the delo- 1 -" SSiii Ration from his state to tho Denvor convention. $Z$? BkJ"SI 11 '8 'so noteworthy If ono recollecta tliat In mSX'' SM&M encH of tno previous two Dryan campaigns for v$4f Wy ,no prcBltiency Mr. Mack flocked hy himself as wwlSW ft Drynn lnnn' Tll flrBt t,mo 11 1"PPonci1 x,r' fifiM Mack started out with tho antls, and that lined ll,m u" wltl1 8,10,1 "10n ns DavlJ B- William TiZm. c- Whitney, Dourke Cockran, tho lato Gov. K"T sd&ZZib. "nlllv" 'ssoll of Massachusetts, W. P. Vilas J f ffloffifsffi of Wisconsin and men like that. Hnthor thnn lgtf!&pff7 gjmAMff not uo "logulnr," however, ho accepted tho mAfJ' i . dictum of his party convention and mado tho best of It. He was with Dryan throughout tho campaign and over thereafter. It was chiefly as a result of his loyalty to Dryan Dry-an that ho was honored with his prcsont otneo. Flvo or six years ago Mack came out with a tertlfylng warning to his follow Democrats In states that wcro not holding fast to tho true Dryan faith in their various atato platforms. Ho declared that unless they stuck by tho platform nnd tho Ideals of the Uryanlzed Democracy ho saw an awful smashup i coming JuBt down tho road a way. There would bo a third party, headed j hy Dryan, Goorgo Fred Williams, Tillman, Towno and others, and they would wrlto "passe" on tho good old Democracy and sond It to tho scrap heap. This nwful warning was Intended to drlvo David Dennett Hill, Dclmont, Taggart nnd other Democrats of alleged Hcpubllcan tendencies hurrying to the woods to nvert tho Blmoon. This yenr Mack was one of tho early birds of tho Dryan movomont In tho Domocracy. Whllo his follow New Yorkers woro scofllng or uttering shrill shrieks of terror over tho prospect of another Dryan nomination, Norman was on the Job with a W. J. D. Btrcnmer on his hat. As a rosult, whllo the . , rest of Now York went with tho antls with a wild whoop, Mack succeeded In - saving himself solid to Dryan without losing a man. in Duffalo Mr. Mock Is recognized as a power, politically and othorwlso. Ho owns a dally nowspapor, tho Times, and he has other business lntorosts which have helped to make him a very comfortablo fortune WILL HELP TO GATHER COIN m ' 1 Fred W. Upham of Chicago has been nnmed Sgg55!ik M nsslstant treasurer of tho Hcpubllcan national MSESS' Ttm, committee and given full" power and authority to go out Into the highways and byways as well r vB as ln' l'le humming marts of trade as an of- I VPl flclal beggar. There Is no question but this A f i gives Mr. Uphara ono of the biggest begging vl fftf wfJ commissions in tho bookB, and nolthor Is there II L 9)1 much doubt that tho O. O. P. begging will be f2rV Y thoroughly and painstakingly done. igWHbAi Mr. Upham will pay attention particularly Sc ii tne western portion of tho country, and will Jy. 'iavo n'B headquarters in Chicago. His position s,.fJ,i$' ulti )0 on'jr nom'na'l3r second to that of Georgo r m ffSlh n" Bne,clon' tno Now Yor,t financier, who is ' ' 3p 1- lrf UlilM treasurerof the committee. Sheldon will con fine his joln-llftlng operations to tho cast, whero his intlmato relations with most of tho big financiers and business men will mako It easy for him to coax the needed sinews from their wallets. In tho west Upham will do much more effective work than could Sheldon, on account of tho rumors connecting the latter with one or two dozen trusts beneficent, of course in which he is an officer. Upham Is a real business man and tho hoad of an Important lumbor manufacturing manu-facturing firm In tho central metropolis. He is also interested in the coal bust-ness bust-ness and In several other concerns of varied character. Personally, Upham is what Is genorally termed a "hustler." Incidentally, but In no wise contradictory, ho is a good deal of a club man and belongs to a long string of social and patriotic organizations. Ho Is 47 years old and began his political career In Chlcngo as an alderman ten years agd. Ho has been holding some sort of an ofllclal position in that city over slnco and has mado an excollent record. PANAMA'S NEW PRESIDENT Domingo Obaldla, who has succeeded Dr. Ama-" Ama-" gtSTT'sa ('or n8 president of tho republic of Panama, was jp1 horn about 64 years ago in David, a town on tho W vsV iBthmus, and is still a man of active physlquo ft nnd vigorous intellectual powers. Slnco tho ere- atlon of tho republic in 1903 his career has been v most eventful ono. Ho served ns senator in fy ) tho Colombian congress, nnd on -September 20, t AS J 1903, took .over tho functions of governor of s Y Panama. Two months later, when the uprising ('fc-. I occurred, Senor Obaldla was arrested and held xH"' Mk n Pr'soncr lno noUBO ot Dr. Amador, who nf-f2jpffifflJk nf-f2jpffifflJk terward become president On tho senator tak-i!fMfo tak-i!fMfo Wmwvumi t'10 oat'1 ' R"B'nnce ' tno ,now republic iMjt'jyW M0 wns roleaBO(l' 'o nppolntmont ns minister WMlFwMtllllWlltmi to tho United States followed. Senator Obaldla led tho conservative party in Pnnnmn, but also showed reform tendencies. Whllo minister to tho United States ho wns n follower of President Amador, and was elected vice-president of tho republic. It wns during Amndor's recent absenco In Europo that, whllo Cl acting as president, Obaldla discovered a system of graft which pormeatod tho ontlro administration. Ho ut once Introduced drastic reforms, but they woro all nullified on Amador's return to Pnnama. And slnco nearly a fortnight ago It has required tho powerful influence of tho United States government to protect him from unfair methods. Sonora Domt Josefa Jovnno do Obaldla, wlfo of the now president, Is a charming womnn, and belongs to nn old and well known Pnnama family. Sho speaks French in addition to her native Spanish, but has not yet acquired English. With her two sons sho accompanied Senor Obaldla to Washington r ' and lived thcro until her husband's return to Panama. I 1 GOES ON RETIRED LIST ' I Deal Admiral Richardson Clover, president of the naval board of Inspection nnd snrvoy, has -jy&S. ''een placed In tho retired list on nccount of ngo. jEA Ho was born in Hagorstown, Md Just 62 iwzi yours ago, and was graduated from tho United Stntes Naval aendomy In 18C7. He has had a "OftM long and crcdltnblo career In nil branches of. tho Jd naval establishment, Including tho coast survey, Ki (jjb ,n southeastern Alaska. ilr From 1889 to 1893 ho was hydrogruphcr jn jN-yrjf tho bureau of nnvlgntlon, and from 1897 to 1898 jKwPiwVfas. no tno rCBPnslu'0 position ot chief of tho Sy'r ofllco of naval Intelligence. In tho early part iM of tho sPnn'8n war no W08 a member of the SjIrV Wftr nnd 8trate8y hoard until May 1, 1898, when 'Vj'Hyy "M ho was placed In command of tho United Stntos ship Dancroft. Ho nftcrward resumed chargo of tho ofllco of naval Intelligence until 1900, S4 when ho wns nsslgned to duty as naval attacho at tho United States ombassay nt London, whoro ho remained for threo years. Ho was thon placed In command com-mand of tho battleship Wisconsin on tho Asiatic station, and brought that vessel homo to tho United States. For tho past threo years ho has been president of tho board of Inspection and survey engaged In tho trial of warships constructed slnco that dato. In May, 1880, whllo holding tho rank of lieutenant, ho wns marrlod to Miss Mary K. Miller, daughter of tho lato Senator John F. Miller of California. Ho is a momber of tho. Metropolitan, Country and Chovy Cliano clubs ol Washington, and of the New York Yacht club and of the University club of Now York. f f |