The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-30
Movement Is We'll on Foot to Have Texan Lead the Na-
 tiOna| Campaign
DELRMOND RETIRES FROM
 RACE AGAINST WILLIAMS
M.-sourian Is No Longer Contestant For the Minority Leadership In the House-Democrats Want More
 of the Committee Places.

Washington, November 29.-(Speeial.)- It has always been the custom for the democratic nominee to select the chair man of the national democratic commit- tee, and it is therefore taken for granted that MT. Bryan will choose whenever he desires to manage his campaign. It is true that in 1904 Judge Parker is un- derstood to have preferred August Bel mont for chairman as MT. Belmont want ed it. and Judge Parker felt under obli- gations to him for the assistance MT. Belmont had rendered in securing the nomination. Later. however. Judge Par . ker acquesced in the selection of Chair man Taggart, who was demanded by majority of the national committee, most of whom were strong supporters of Judge Parker and believed MT. Taggarts se- lection would be more advisable for the party.
 By some it is said that Mir. Bryan prefers Mayor Dahlman of Omaha for national chairman, but the probabilities are that the Nebraskan has not given much thought to the matter up to this time. Meanwhile there is movement on foot among prominent democrats to bring to Mir. Bryan's attention the de- sirability of choosing for the national chairman Senator Culberson of Texas. The Texas senator will be elected leader of the minority in the upper branch of Congress next week. That he will make a leader of ability and be suc- . cessful one in the sense that tie mi- nni3tv under him will make no mistakes his supporters are confident
 Senator Culberson is generally regard ed as an excel1ent politician. By some ne Ia thought to be over-cautious, which his friends point out would not be a great objection in the campaign next year.
 should Senator Culberson make the record expected of him democrat promi- nent in the party's council predicted to- night that Mir Bryan himself will re- nnes, the Texan to undertake the man. agement of the national campaign.
 DeArmond Withdraws.
 Representative DeArmond of Missouri has withdrawn from the fight for the minority leadership against Representa- tive Williams of Mississippi and the lat ter will be elected at the democratic caucus tomorrow afternoon without op- position. Representative Clayton of Ala hama will be elected chairman of the cauclls The only other thing before the c ucus is the election of five unimportant messengers, allowed the minority. The usual resolutions will be introduced and some debate may be provoked over plac- ing the committee places in the hands of a committee on committees, as is done in the Senate, instead of allowing the minority leader to control the matter. While no decision has been reached by the speaker to allow the democrats addi- tionai places on the important commit tees, it is hardly likely that the speaker will grant it. The democrats in the last election cut down the republican majority one-half and 1t would according ly seem that there should be propor- tionate increase in democratic commit tee places. The speaker, however, has as vet been unable to see it that way.
 Members Coming In.
 All the members of the Alabama dele gation are here except Senator Bankhead and Representatives Wiley and Taylor.
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