Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-04
DIVIDED INAUGURATION
OPPOSED BY DELEGATES
Sentiment in the National
League of Democratic Clubs
in Session Here.

That the National League of Demo-
cratic Clubs in convention at the Raleigh
Hotel, will go on record as opposing the
separation of the swearing in of Presi-
Dent Wilson and the ceremonies attend
ing the inauguration of the President,
was confidently predicted today by dele
gates to the convention. The resolutions
committee Of the convention has already
passed favOrably upon a resolution con-
demning the plan of swearing in the
President March 4 and holding the other
ceremonies the last Thursday in April
Committees in Session.
This morning was given over to COM
mittee work in order to have everything
in readiness for the session of the con-
vention which opened at 3 o'clock this
afternoon. 1t is expected that Perry
Belmont of Washington and New York
will be elected president Of the league.
Prominent. dQpocratsFwho will be chosen
honorary presidents include Woodrow
Wilson, Thomas r. Marshall, William
Jennings Bryan and Adlai E. Stevenson
Other officers will probably be elected
as follows: w. c. I<illier. New Mexico,
secretary; John w. Cox, New York, treas
urer; John l. Martin, sergeant-at-arms.
Five vice presidents and an executive
committee of twenty-one will also be
elected.
The league will hear speeches this aft
ernoon by democratic leaders. including
Gov.-ele William Sulzer of New
York. Gov.-elect Cox of Ohio. LATE Pence.
Senator Hoke Smith and Representative
Raker of California.
Resolutions Favored.
The resolutions committee has adopted
a at
force Representative Levy Of New York
to sell Monticello, the home of Thomas
Jefferson, to the government to be used
as a public park
Resolutions in favor of more battle
ships for the navy. a department of la
sOor an amendment to the Constitution
providing for an income tax, and the
adoption of another treaty with Russia,
emDOdying d guaranty of rights to per-
sons bearing American passports, are to
be presented to the league. and. proba bIy
will be adopted. The question of woman
suffrage is expected to come before the
league for consideration.
League Committees.
The committees appointed yesterday
afternoon We're as follows:
Credentials-A. ]. Welty, Pandora,
Ohio. Democratic Club: John II. 3. Han
ify. Seymour Club of New York; Leopold
NJ Brown. Jefferson Club of New York;
p: b. Seymour. Democratic Club of
Philadelphia: George Tyler Smith, Plain
field. n. j.. Democratic Club.
Resolutions-M f. Stiles, Kanawha
Democratic Club. Charleston. w. Va;
Byron NJ. Clendenning. Duckworth
Club of Cincinnati: Ed Owings Towne.
New York Young Mems Democratic
Club; ex-Representative LATE Pence.
leagues executive board, Washington,
d. c.; Herman Sirotti. New York He
brew Democratic Club.
Plan and scope-Lon Sanders, Mis-
souri, Democratic League; J. o. Wood
ward. New York Democratic Club;
Julius Broder. Jackson Democratic AS
ISOLATION Of New York; Samuel Fried
man. Kings County Democratic Club
Of Brooklyn: Rev. DIR. Joseph Self. He
brew American Democratic Club of
Brooklyn; Stephen Ryan. Norwich,
Conn.,. Democratic Club.
Revision of constitution and by
laws-Dr. w. Horace Hoskins, Phila-
delphia Democratic Club: Samuel Bell
Thomas. New York County Democratic
Club: Albert j. Weber. Peoples Demo-
cratic Club Of New York.