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Show WASHINGTON George White, new Democratic national chairman, got his first lesson" in his new job at the hands of Washington newspaper men The boys all like George personally personal-ly but he had yet to learn, when ho came to Washington to take up direction direc-tion of the Democratic campaign, that even persons high In national affairs af-fairs must remember that the time of other people also is valuable, that the public, as represented by the press, does not wait Indefinitely upon tho pleausrc or convenience of even national na-tional party chairman Now if publicity is the breath of life to the aerage man In politics It is both breath and blood to the manager of a political campaign His party MUST have publicity. Better criticism and abuse than no mention a i in i - Therefore, hot after publlolty, Bill I ' Cochran, chief of the Democratic press bureau, "arranged" an interview for Washington newspaper men with White Promptly at 10 o clock" was the word. At 10 o'clock the committee rooms (Tore crowded with newspaper men. White was tardy. At 10 13 he was still absent At 10 25 one man moved a "walk out" vote. Seconded At 10 30 a "walk-out" was decreed It wris unanimous Midsummer and the campaign com- i , blned have put Washington in the dol- i i drums. For tho first time in six I years Congress wound up its work : I and got away early. Senators and ' representatives, one and all, are "back i home, " up to the caraf in polities. Democratic Dem-ocratic chiefs department and bureau ( heads, have found mysterious mis- slons taking them out of Washington 1 on Junkets, tours of inspection, etc I Some are frankly on vacation. "Society" "So-ciety" has departed for seashore re- ( sorts or Adirondack camps The "No- ' body Home" sign is out everywhere, in public office and private home I A-hum' Nobody knows and nobody-seems nobody-seems to care " |