New-York tribune., 1912-07-15
Democratic COMMITTEE
WILL YIELD TO WILSON
Secondary Bosses, in Chicago to
Organize, MeekIy Await "Sug-
ueStionS" from Governor,
M'COMBS TO BE CHAIRMAN
Candidate Said to Have Definite,
ly Selected Him for the Post
-McAdoo or Francis
for Treasurer.

Chicago July 14-Most OF the secondary
bosses of the Democratic party arrived here
to-day for the organization meeting OF the
Democratic National Committee, which Is
scheduled to begin at noon tomorrow MOI
a man Of them is prepared TO say what ne
will or will not do at the meeting.
They were as docile as a lot Of good
Tammany men. and in exactly the same
frame of mind as said Tammany men are
before Murphy has passed out the word
More than that. they seemed to glory IN
this new sentiment of docility.
Robert S. Hudspeth. the New Jersey ma
Z tionel committeeman, who is bringing the
message from Governor Wilson TO the COM
mittee, ie not expected before tomorrow
morning. With him will come William F.
McConibs, who managed the Governors
pre-convention campaign. Until Judge
Hudspeth tells them what is what from
the Sea Girt point Of view, all the COM
mitteemen are waiting
The original Wilson men among the ma
tional committeeman, such as Josephus
rIJaniels, of North Carolina, and Colonel
/. John T. McGraw, Of West Virginia arc
:. busaly explaining that Governor Wilson IN
. .t.n6s TO make eome mere suggestions az
10 what he thinks ought TO be done, but
they have gathered simply TO reuIy WHAT
ever those suggestions may be-
Nv The Wilson men all kinds OF emphasis
is being given to the view that the Gov
ernor regards his message TO the national
committee through Hudspeth so much IN
.he nature of mere Suggestions that ne
would not give It out at Sea Girt; but the
committeeman here, on the other hand' are
discussing solely, not whom tney Wouiu
like for chairman, but Whom does wilson
wantr'
Says Wilson Favors Mecorbs.
Those who have talked with the Gov
ernor at Sea Ctrt say that there lie no oues-
,,on that he wants the Job of campaign
manager, together with the chairmanship
az the national committee, 10 go to William
r. McCombs, and the committee is pre-
pared TO ratify his CHOICE without MIN
ute's hesitation.
The discussion here to-day centred upon
the financial management of the campaign
If Governor Wilson wants William G NC
Adoo 10 handle that end of his campaign
the committee will raufy that choice JUST
ss promptly as they will the selection OF
McCombs as chairman, and 1t seems GER
tain that whether McAdoo Is made 'he
chief of the financial division or not he VIII
at ieast be assigned 10 some prominent role
In the money end of the Wilson forces
Josephus Daniels, the last man here
who has talked to Governor WILSON, WAS
talking to-day about the probable managers
Of the campaign. He asserted that every
enA Of the old line boss crowd in the Demo-
cratic ranks the men who took Wilson at
I,aItinora as a last alternative, would turn
IN and work with MoCombs just as heartily
as they would with any oldtime Democratic
political leader. ...
''It will be good thing to have new
deal" said Daniels, the old crowd VIII
work with a new man all right--Work with
him and for him. and he VIII have no olu
alliances TO entangle him.
"Cortelyou was a new man in political
MANAGEMENT when he took up campaign
management and Hitchcock was, too
II NoAdoo ts not chosen as the head OF
the financial end of the campaign 1t is be-
Ueyed here that he will work with the man
who is chosen probably in the capacity OF
Eastern financial manager. There is talk
that Ex-Governor David r. Francis OF MIS-
souri,. who has recently been In conference
with Governor Wilson at Sea Glrt might
be named as treasurer OF the nauonal coin-
mittee In place of Herman Ridder, who now
holds that job, and that McAdoo would
then be made chairman Of the finance COM
rnittee. Edward F. Goltre, national com
rnitteenan from Missouri, also is mentioned
for the treasurershiD.
Urey. Woodson, OF Kentucky, tho present
secretary Of the national committee. Is
likely to be left in his job as the word
that has been brought from Sea Girt so far
Is all to the effect that the Governor was
not concerned about the question OF the
secretaryship at all. In that case WOOD
sons friends probably will re-elect him'
even though he has been superseded as ma
tional committeeman from his homo state
He is opposed by Joseph p. Davies. OF
WisoonHin
Whoever IS, named as chairman and az
treasurer forfthe newly organized commit
tee the committeeman here make no secret
Of the fact that they expect to SEQ the
campaign actually managed from Sea Sirt
For this reason the talk that the national
headquarters would be established in this
city died down here to-day. and 1t Is be-
l,eved that when the committee designates
the headquarters tomorrow New York
City will be named, and Chicago and pos
sibiy Denver. as branch headquarters. IN
explanation It is said that the Governor
his campaign by having the headquarters
near him.
When this session is overland the COM
nnitteemen expect TO finish UP their tatih-
oatiorl meeting tomorrow as soon as they
recsfve the message that Hudspeth is
bringing-the committee will pay compli-
rilantary visit TO Governor Marshall, at
Indianapolis. The Vice-Prcsidentiai candf-
date win go TO Sea Girt soon after receiv-
ing ths committeeman, IL is understood.
and 20 over campaign plans with Governor
Wilson.
TOM Tasgart, Of Indiana, who resigned
his fcb as national committeeman from
that state, is here Joining with the other
bosslets In the game Of waiting for Will
sons words" He explained to-day that, In
spite OF his resignation and his message
TO the indiana Democrats that he didn't
want the Job tiny longer they insisted on
keeping him at IT, so he agreed.
william r. sapp. the member from Kan
sas, who drove hundreds of people to rage
IN Baltimore by appearing invariably In a
heavy top hat and frock coat dropped IN
here to-day with regular straw hat and
a cool looking sack suit, with the result
that half his associates didn't recognize
him at first glance.