Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-11-15
DEMOCRATS WOULD
RE-0RGAN|zE PARTY
THROUGHOUT STATE
Propose to Maintain Warrington
Headquarters at Seattle to Di-
rect Necessary Work.
Conference Of Leaders Soon to Dis.
cuss Plans May Establish .
Daily Paper ct Seattle.

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ganixation Of the state from a Demo
cratic standpoint will be undertaken
within the next few weeks by State
Chairman Hugh C. Todd.
Realizing that victory was nearly
lost in the last campaign because Of
Ineffective organisation. disorganixed
because of constant defeats in the past.
the Democrats Of Washington now pro-
Frsss. WITH victory ID nation and state,
to effect an organization which will
enable them to extend the victory still
further in the county campaigns to be
waged two years from now and in the
state and national campaigns In 1916.
One Of the chief means to this end,
in the belief Of some of the lead
ers, is the maintainance Of state head
quarters In Seattle. from which the
work of organization throughout the
state might be directed. 1t ia pointed
out that this would mean but an in
considerable outlay and would produce
great benefits.
The maintenance of such q head
quarters Is a prime necessity in the
opinion Of State Chairman Todd. The
state chairman and the committee
have received SO many messages, by
telegram and letter. of congratulation
from Democrats throughout the state
since the close Of the victorious cam
paign and offers of support that 1t be-
lieves the experience of the past cam
paign is sufhcient warranty Of the need
of organization and the place state
headquarters would fill.
With both the federal and state pat
ronage at their disposal. the Demo
Gratis now control the state. The re-
cent election in reality made it Demo
cratic though the gubernatorial can
didate was the only one elected. Will
son obtained heavy vote. running
second In the state In spite Of the
power formerly welded by the old
Republican organisation, when an ef-
fective Democratic organization such
as the leaders now propose might have
listed Washington among the 40 states
in the Wilson column.
A conference of party leaders prob
ably will be held shortly. after the
affairs of the campaign are straighten.
ed OUT to determine the course toabe
followed in the complete reorganiza-
tion Of the party. In this the advice
of Governor-elect Ernest Lister will
be given prime consideration. as he
showed himself in this last campaign
an effective organizer and a hard cam
paigner.
State Chairman Todd Is also highly
familiar with conditions throughout
the state and his able handling Of his
own primary campaign. when he made
showing that was q surprise to all
the politicians of the state, as we'll as
his successful management Of the state
campaign illustrate that he, too, is a
capital organizer. and we'll qualified
for the position he fills.
The establishment of an aggressive
Democratic daily, probably in Seattle.
is also being considered seriously by
the leaders, with the support of the
national Democratic committee, and
though the idea is now only in the en-
bryonic stage, the need for such q
party organ is widely felt. The con-
viction that their party is now enter
ing upon period of ascendency in
state and nation is paramount in the
Democratic ranks. and, realizing their
handicap from the lack Of newspaper
publicity, they are considering means
of filling the need.