Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-28
Chairman Mack Prevents Row
in Democratic Committee.
HIS TIMELY SUGGESTION
Attempt to Name Conventions Tenn
porary Officers Blocked.
LOOKS LIKE MOVE FOR WILSON
Delegation Of Colored Men Pledges
Fealty to Democratic Party
and Candidates.

BALTIMORE. April 27.-The hoist
ing OF warning signals by Chairman
Norman Z. Mack Of the democratic
national committee at an opportune
moment today prevented the meeting
Of the sub committee on arrange
ments at the Hatel Belvedere from
becoming involved in q warm faction
al dispute over the temporary organ
isation OF the national convention.
This. coupled with the visit Of q
delegation OF co1ored democratic work.
ers from Washington. was the only
feature Of the meeting otherwise Of
a routine character that was held be-
hind closed doors. Later the sub COM
mittee inspected the work at the
Fifth Regiment Armory, took lunch
at the Emerson Hotel. and agreed to
meet again this afternoon at 3 o'clock
Favors Senator O'Gorman.
The threatened split in the commit
tee occurred when Col John T. McGraw
national committeeman from West vir-
ginia, proposed that the committee select
United States Senator James A. O'Gor-
man of New York, who has been elected
a delegate at large from that state, as
temporary chairman of the convention,
with Trey Woodson of Kentucky, secre-
tary of the national committee, as secre-
tary pro tenn, and Col. John 1. Martin of
Missouri. sergeant-at-arms Of the nation
al committee, as temporary sergeant-at-
arms Of the convention.
Col. McGraw is an outspoken advocate
Of Gov. Woodrow Wilson OF New Jersey
for the democratic nomination for the
presidency, and Senator O'Gorman Is said
to be inclined the same way Chairman
Mack stepped into the somewhat awk-
ELL
of Col. McGraw. and urged that no ac-
ton on the selection of temporary Of
ficers be taken at this time, for the rea-
son that the public might assume that
the national committee was seeking to
organize the convention in the interest OF
a particular candidate for the nomlna-
ton.
His appeal was effective. and the
committee steered clear of the shoals.
Declares Allegiance.
Heading the delegation Of negroes was
Bishop Alexander Waters. president of
New Era Publishing Company. which
edits q magazine the object Of which
is to wean the negroes from the re-
publican party to the cause Of de-
mocracy. The delegation assured the
committee Of its continued support, and
retired with request that aid be given
the delegation in its work.
Thorough satisfaction was expressed
by Chairman Mack and the other men,
bers of the subcommittee with the
progress Of the work going on at the
armory Chairman Robert Grain Of the
local convention committee explained
that the contracts required all the work
to be completed by June /.
The members OF the committee, with
few exceptions, were not inclined to
discuss very freely the outlook with
respect to individual candidates for the
presidential nomination.
= At tho close Of the morning meeting
of the committee 1t was announced by
Chairman Mack that after adjourning
today. the committee would not meet
when permanent headquarters will be
taken up here.
Members Present.
Those who attended the meeting were:
Norman E. Mack of New York, ex
oificio chairman.
s~P. l. Hall Of Nebraska
Trey Woodson OF Kentucky
Josephus Daniels Of North Carolina
Z. w. Barrett of Alabama, represent
ing Clark Howell Of Georgia.
John T. McGraw of West Virginia.
r. II. tombstone of Texas.
Martin ]. Wade Of Iowa
Edwin o. Wood Of Michigan.
Thomas Taggart OF Indiana.
Thomas H. Browne Of Vermont.
John e. Osborne o. Wyoming.
j. Fred c. Talbot of Maryland.
The absent ones were Robert Ewing Of
Louisiana and Robert 8. Hudspeth Of