The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-12
O. GORMAN SLATED
FOR Ne W OFFICE
New York Senator May Become
Chairman OF Campaign
Committee.
PLANS QUIETLY FORMULATED
Coming Contest Recognized as
Too Much Labor for National
Chairman.

Baltimore. Md, June l1.-Plans are
being quietly formulated by several
members OF the Democratic National
Committee. it was learned here to-
night, to create new office. to I've
known as chairman of the campaign
committee. This new officer of the
campaign. who will work with the
national chairman. may or may not he
a member OF the national committee
and his selection will he made by the
presidential candidate after IL con-
ference with the new national commit
tee members. The national chairman
Will continue in general charge OF the
campaign.
The Creation of the now officer has
been under consideration for some
time. and a movement to bring the
office into being will be made when
the national committee meets Just af-
ter the Democratic committee adj
journs. The new national committee
il was said. will in all likelihood elect
Its chairman at the first meeting and
then adjourn until the presidential
candidate can be conferred with.
o'Gorman May Be Named.
The name of United States Senator
o'Gorman. OF New York. has been dis
cussed among some of the national
committeeman. who expect to be re-
turned as members of the new COM
n'ttee. for the Office of chairman
of the campaign committee. lust
how many members will constitute the
new campaign committee has not been
considered. but the creation of the
Office of chairman was believed to he
advisa BILE because the coming presi-
Dental contest is recognized as too
much labor for the national chair
man
National Committeeman Josephus
Daniels, of North Carolina. said that
several committeeman had the matter
under adviscment. but thought II was
too soon to discuss It. National Com
mitteeman Edwin o. Wood. of Mich
igan. reported here to-day to make
arrangements for the accommodate ton
of 500 Democrats from his home state
The Mayors of thirty-two Michigan
cities. Mr. Wood said. would be among
the delegation. Mr.. Wood brought
forward the name of Representative
Frank Doremus. of Detroit. for tenn
porary chairman of the convention.
Iicutenant-G Governor Hugh Nichols
of ohio, campaign manager for Cover
nor Harmon, stopped off in Baltimore
for short time to-day to look over
preliminary arrangements made by
the Harmon licutenants, and then pro-
ceeded to New York. where he will
remain for three days.
Daniels on yicc-PresIdency.
National Committeeman Daniels to-
night started movement to bring
about tho nomination for Vice Prcsi-
dent OF the man who stands second
for the presidential nomination on
the final ballot. Mr. Daniels said
the Baltimore convention should be
repetition of 1884, when the ticket
was Cleveland and Hendricks. both
OF whom were candidates for the
presidency.
He said that none OF the candidates
for President would say at this time
that he would accept the vicepresi-
Dental nomination. but declared that
after the final ballot on the presi-
Dental nomination the second man
should be appealed to to take tho vice
presidential place as a duty to the
Democratic party.
Mr.. Daniels says the party cannot
take any chances on nominating a
small man for the ice-presidency.
but must put with its presidential
preference man for Vice President
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