The Washington times., 1911-04-09
DEMOCRATS PLAN
TO ENLIST AID OF
COLLEG|ANS' ARMY
Move to: Organize Thousands
Will Start Here Jeffer-
H. son Day. .
SPEAKER CLARK"To /:
BE CHIEF ORATOR
Aim Will Be; to Get Quarter Mil
lion Workers Actively r.
in Field.

A movement will be inaugurated at
the Jefferson birthday celebration of
the College Mems Democratic. League
Thursday night to enlist the active sup
port of 100000 college students and
graduates for the success of the next
Democratic national ticket. .....
That this celebration, which will be
held at the willard Hotel banquet hall,
and which will be addressed, by Speaker
Clark, Representative. Hamin of New
Jersey, DR.. TfIomas Nelson Page, and
w. Jefferson. Dayis, is designed to ac-
lively start the campaign became known
for the first time today. -. PEE
There are a few more. than 100000 COL
lege men In the United States affiliated
with this league. This is the first ma
tionalj campaign in which the organiza-
ton has been, Interested. 1t is therefore
proposHds That the Washington celebra-
tionSoh fhhrsday night be sort of key
nose aSa{T; and that the first effective
step sbs taken TO further organize this
vastsforcs into "a compact fighting ma
chfIe.s T;:" ~, ~ = :. '~
Thss principal speech will be delivered
10y fSse4Kerg Clark. He declined num-
beTa &c ssherl ainxitations in and out Of
in orderl to take part in the College
Men $ League celebration, and to give
impetus and Inspiration to the demon
stration nows planned,
Others to Speak.
Supporting the Speaker will be Repre-
sentative Hamill, one of the most elo-
quent political speakers in the House
The college men have counted him their
friend from the beginning of the Or
Ranization and look to him for some
valuable advice as to the leadership in
'he coming campaign. DR.. Page will
sspeak for the organization, as will w
JEFFERSON Davis, as president.
Representatives of the various State
leagues will come together at the
thursdays meeting. A large delegation
VIII come from Virginia and another
from Maryland. Most of those present.
however, will come from the District of
Columbia The organization is excep-
uonally strong in Washington.
Mr Davis will preside and introduce
the speakers. He will also sound the
keynote of the coming campaign when
he Will call upon all Democratic college
men in whatever part of the country
they may be to unite in the supreme
effort to elect a Democratic admins
tration.
No Candidate.
No candidates for the Presidency will
be favored officially by the league. 1t
will not begin its hard work until after
the candidates are nominated. They
are for the national ticket. whoever
may head it. This is the firm state
ment of the leagues officers.
important committees have been ap-
pointed to make arrangements for the
Thursday night meeting They are as
follows:
Committee to work with local COM
mittee on arrangements: Maryland
Murray Vandiver, Baltimore, chairman;
Arthur P. German, Baltimore, and |
Marion V. Brewtngton, Salisbury.
Virginia-Harry St. George Tucker, |
Norfolk, chairman: Judge r. T. w. |
Duke. Charlottesville, and Lucian |
Cooke, Richmond
New York-Jefferson NJ. Levy, New !
York city, chairman; Joseph Hartigan,
and Harold A. Content, both of New
York city.
Local committee on ARRANGEMENTS:
Harvey T. Jacobs, of: Tennessee, chair
man; William o. Bride, District of CO.
lumbia; o. r. Singleton, District of Co.
lumbia; John w. Clifton, Tennessee:
Hardee Wyatt, New Mexico: Thomas
D. Gannaway, Tennessee: A. ]. Cum
minis, Maryland; r. W. Hodgson, Vir-
ginia. and Rice Hooe, District of Co
lumbia.
Invitations have been extended by the
committee to all the Democratic MEM
bers of the House and Senste, and a
large number. of them have accepted
Other local Democrats of importance
have been asked to come.