The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-07-15
MCOMBS FOR CHAIRMAN
.\dOO Nice-Chicf. Davies
Secretary, Morgcnthau
Treasurer.
DOZEN "NEERS CHOSEN
Nominee canine to BE
Acted Upon To-day at Meet
inc in Chicago.

SFA GiEr. y. J., July H. Woodrow
Wilson's Suggestion 10 the Democratic
National Committee If adopted in Chicago
tomorrow will effect radical changes
IN that body and in its methods of doing
business which will virtually put the
old National COMMITTEES out of camraign
business.
board Of directors styled committee,
with William +. McCombs as its chair
man, IL 10 run the campaign Just as any
hoard of directors runs corporation
Twelve or fifteen men az first, perhaps
more later. will constitute the director
ship and half OF them will be present
members of the National Committee
As eplant of this corporation. to con-
'lnue the figure, is located al Sea Girt
mis- summer New York city will be the
Democratic headquarters. with branch
Offices in Chicago and Denver or San
Francisco
4 majority vote will be final on all
questions except those in which the owner
Of the ma jori'y of the stock may take "A
positive stand. and the owner. nee ,.less
70 say, is Woodrow Wilson. the Demo-
cratic nominee.
The officers of the corporation will he.
President and chairman Of the board,
William +. McCombs Of New York; vice.
chairman. William q. McAdoo of New
Jersey; secretary, Joseph r.. Davies Of
Wisconsin
The known directors will be- Senar or
James A. O'Gorman of New York. Senator
Thomas p. Gore Of Oklahoma, Congress
man Albert Sidney Burleson of Texas,
Congressman Robert Lee Henry Of Texas,
Congressman Robert =. Hudspe,h Of
New Jersey, Committeeman Josephus Dan
iels of North Carolina. Committeeman 4.
Mitchell Palmer of PENNSYLVANIA. Com
mNteeman Willard Salisbury Of Delaware,
and Messrs. McAdoo, Daniels and Me
Combs. which makes eleven
A twelfth may be Cato Sells Of Texas
who made most favorable impression
on the Governor. and three other rrcn may
come out of the extremes Of the COUNTRY
Senator Obadiah Gardner Of Maine,
Committeeman Mctue of Colorado and
John T. McGraw cf West Virginia. That
will be left largely 10 the board itself
when il organizes.
This one thing appears to be certain
from conversations with public men who
have visited Sea Girt and conferred with
the Governor-th there will be an entire sci
q new faces at all Democratic head,
quarters this summer. new faces and new
rules. Norman Z. Mack and Thomas Tag
CART. the representative of Roger Sullivan
will have 10 serve in the ranks. The name
Of William Jennings Bryan has not beer
mentioned.
The question OF the treasurership anC
the composition Of finance committee
as a subcommittee OF the board Of direc
tors is to be left largely to the hoart
itself. Henry Morgenthau of New York
the wealthy real estate man who ha
testified so generously to his faith il
Gov. Wilson. will have an important pac'
in the financial department. whateve
II is to he, The belief is that Mr.. Nor
genthau will he the treasurer. the fourtl
oficer Of the corporation.
There are to he no sub-committees q
tie National Committee to divide author
ltv or responsibility II the big com
mt,ee or the directors of the campaig
care to divide that will be another matter
bat they will have the say on campaign
finance and publicity. which are the thre
great departments of work
There appeared 10 be no idea in tn
minds Of the National Committeeme
and other prominent Democrats VIII
have been at Sea Girt during the last thre
days that the National Committee wi
show any formidable opposition TO tn
plan. which will efface il 80 far "a actua
work in the campaign is concerned. Tn
old committeeman. who voted 10 max
Alton r. Parker convention temporar
chairman. are not now in the majority
The committeeman seem to he Wilso
men and seemed to mean it when q
July they came TO Sea Girt and az
knowedged the nominee as leadc
Nearly one-half OF these men have bee
back since that time and all except a YER
few went away with fair idea OF wha
was coming to them In Chicago.
When MIR, Hudspeth gets up In II
Meeting Tomorrow after Norman
Mack has called 1t to order and nomina u
Mr. McCombs for chairman there wi
not be any open opposition. When NJ
Hudsreth arises again and is recognize
by the new chairman. who will he whel
he can come over and take charge will
out delay, he will make the other nece
sary motions.
Mr. Daniels may mako some OF the
and Col. Robert Ewing Of Louisiana ma
make others; hut there will always be
strong Wilson phalanx to announce
any person getting up in opposition
Gov Wilson desires that this be done
" the opposition then continues the
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