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gate-at-Large to the National Democratic Convention of 1900,
and a Delegate-at-Large and Chairman of the Delegation to
the National Democratic Convention in 1904, which nominated
Parker. From 1888 to 1897 Mr. Vandiver was Secretary and
Treasurer of the Democratic State Central Committee, and in
1897 became Chairman of the committee by appointment of
Colonel Buchanan Schley. He was re-appointed Chairman of
the committee by Colonel L,. Victor Baughman in August,
1899, with the full concurrence of the State Convention, which
position he now holds. As Chairman of the Democratic State
Central Committee Mr. Vandiver conducted the re-organiza-
tion primary campaign in Baltimore City in the fall of
1898, which resulted in the precinct organization of
Baltimore City, of which Hon. James P. Gorter is.
the head. Mr. Vandiver managed the State campaign
in 1899, which restored the Democratic party to power in
the State, as well as exercised an influence in his advisory
capacity in the municipal campaign in Baltimore City in the
1 spring of 1899, which restored the Democratic party to power
in the City. From July, 1893, to October i, 1897, Mr. Van-
diver was Collector of Internal Revenue for the District of
Maryland, District of Columbia and Delaware and two coun-
ties of Virginia, being appointed by President Cleveland and
serving at the time of the preparation for the collection of the
income tax. Mr. Vandiver resigned as Collector of Internal
Revenue to take effect October i, 1897, and upon his retire-
ment was highly complimented by the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue upon the very efficient and satisfactory condition of
his office, the national administration at that time being Re-
publican. On January n, 1900, Mr. Vandiver was elected
Treasurer of the State of Maryland, receiving the entire vote
of his party in both the Senate and House in open session and
without a party caucus, which office he now fills, having been
elected at the sessions of the General Assembly of 1902 and
1904 without opposition. Mr. Vandiver was appointed on the
staff of the late Governor Robert M. McLane with the rank
of Colonel, and on the staff of Governor John Walter Smith
with the rank of Brigadier-General. He is a director in the
First National Bank of Havre de Grace, Third National Bank
of Baltimore, the Commonwealth Bank of Baltimore and the
American Bonding Company of Baltimore, the National Bank
at Port Deposit, a director in the Delaware Railroad and was
one of the World's Fair Commissioners for the State of Mary-
land appointed by Governor Brown in 1892. He is a director
in nearly all the incorporated companies located at Havre de
Grace, and was Mayor of the city in 1885 and 1886. He wrote
the charter which incorporated Havre de Grace as a city in
1878.