The Washington times., 1912-07-16
MAKE FIGHT
CHIEFLY In EAST
McC Combs to Direct Wilson's
Campaign From New
York City.

CHICAGO, July 16.--woodrow Wilson
will make his fight for the Presidency
of the United States chiefly in the
East Although no definite announce
ment has been made, II is practically
settled the general headquarters for
the Democratic campaign will be in
New York.
+. Chicago viii have q divisional head
quarters. Just how soon 1t will be es-
tablished, or who will be in charge, has
not been determined. either. Those mat
tiers are all to be agreed upon by WI;
chairman Of the national committee yes
terday, and Governor Wilson himself
The whole trend of things done by
the national committee indicates tina,
in New York, Massa chusetts, Con.
necticut, New Jersey, and Delaware
The selection of officers and the pick
ing of members of the executive COM
mittee, so far as that has proceeded
corroborates that view.
The officers chosen yesterday were
only the chairman, secretary, and ser
geant-at-arms. The others are to be
named by the executive committee Wher e
committee, according to the authority
given him yesterday, Is to be named
by Chairman McCombs, and Will con-
sist of not less than nine members
national committee.
McCombs Formally Chosen.
Officers already chosen are:
Chairman, William F. McCombs, New
York; secretary, ]. e. Davies, Wiscon
sin; sergeant-at-arms, John I. Martin
st. LOWS. .-.
Mr.. McCombs and Mr.. Davies wer,
| picked by Governor Wilson himself ant
Colonel Martin has had his job so lon,
that 1t seems to go to him as matte
of course. The members Of the execu
tive committee virtually agreed upol
are: William Salisbury, Delaware; II
S. Hudspeth, New Jersey; Josephu
Daniels, North ,Carolina; A Mitchell
Graw, West Virginia, representing tn
national committees; Senators Gore o
Oklahoma, O'Gorman OF New York, an
| Culberson of Texas.
Other members who may be adde
Thomas Taggart, of Indiana; Roger {
Sullivan. OF Illinois, and Martin j
Wade, of Iowa.
1t will be seen from that list that tn
far West is not represented thus fal
and that the middle West appointment
have not yet been passed upon defir
itely. OF course. the committee may
and probably will be enlarged whe
to Governor Wilson.
The additional officers to be chose
are a treasurer and a vice chairman
For tie first place 1t Is now expecte
that John D. Crlmmins will be named
and William G. McAdoo Is considere
almost a certainty for the vice-chail
manship. They are both of New Yorl
The heads of the various standing CON
mittees will also be named by Chairma
McCombs.
Harmonious Meetings Held.
Yesterdays meeting was a very er
thusiastic and harmonious one. notabl
chiefly for the good will with whic
the desires OF Governor Wilson wer
The discussion that followed tn
election OF officers was mostly cor
cerning the raising Of a campaig
fund. Several of the members wer
eager to start the fight at once. bt
Mr.. Sullivan, who sat in the meetin
as the proxy for the member froI
Alaska, brought up the money que'
ton as the most pressing business.
Ways and means OF raising fua
were discussed for an hour or 1onge
at the first session, and when the "om
mittee met again at 1 o'clock s.fter
recess the same question was taken vi
but in the end no definite plan wa
reached.
Chairman McCombs, after the meet
ing. held many short conferences
Lynch. Sullivan. and Taggart were cor
suited for the Middle West, and the
probably will handle the campaign a
far west as the Rockies.