The Washington times., 1912-01-06
STRIFE |MPENDS
At DEMOCRATIC
POW WOW HERE
Battle Assured Over Head of
Convention Arrangements
Committee.

Committee.
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able ana desirable Presidential factor ia
surprising. They do represent that he
Justly famed barl would ' be opened s' more orc
generously than any candidate ever
opened one before: that he will have
all New England in the conventions; that
he will be the final choice of New York
" New York finds that the Harmon
thing cant be put across and that In
derwood IL not a real figure: and, finally
that the mid-western States where the
tariff Is at the fore, will fall into line
fer him whenever they see that Wilson
Foss High In Lists.
In fact, there were lot of Democrats
commonly accused of considerable as
tuteness, who today insisted on putting
Foss well up at the top; and there were
few who didn't get Bryan somewhere
into their lists, too. f- =
Friends OF Gov. Woodrow Wilson were
greatly elated because Charles r. MUIR
ply and other Tammany leaders have
requested Augustus Thomas. playwright
and orator, to present the claims Of
New York as the place in which to hold
the national convention.
Tammapy men are well aware that
the great playwright Is heart and soul
for Wilson for President, and that he is
ton as a delegate from New York for
the purpose Of seconding that nomina-
ton. This, to the minds Of Wilson's
friends. is a sure indication that Tam
many Hall feels reasonably friendly to
tho New Jersey governor otherwise that
organization would not place itself un-
der obligations to Mr.. Thomas.
Thomas Is Coming.
The Democrats Of Arizona had al
ready started movement to elect Mr..
Thomas a delegate from that State, SO
that. he could make speech for Gov
ernor Wilson.
Four years ago Mr.. Thomas wanted to
90 as a delegate from New York to
the Democratic national convention at
Denver, SO as to make a speech for
w. ]. Bryan, but Leader Murphy would
not permit 1t. Consequently, Mr..
Taomas went as q delegate from his
native State of Missouri, and It Is gener-
ally conceded that his was the greatest
speech delivered at the Denver conven-
Mr. Thomas now is on his way from
New York, and will arrive here at 4
o'clock this afternoon. He will remain
to be one Of the most active of Gov
ernor Wilson's friends. Mr.. Thomas
knows every leading Democrat In the
country, and 1t is believed that he will
prove valuable to the Wilson movement.
Elaborate Briefs Filed.
The division between ''progrcssives''
and "reactionaries" in the COMMITTEES
will be emphasized in the Tennessee
contest, in which r. r. l. Mountcastle
and John J. vertrees, both claim to be
tho member Of the committee. ,
Elaborate briefs have been filed by
both ddes. It Is admitted that Mr..
Nountcastle was regularly elected a
member at the Denver convention of
1903 Tho Vertrees brief alleges that
Mountcastle vacated that office by rea.
SON Of his support of B. w. Hooper,
Republican. for governor. In 1910.
The whole quarrel arises out OF the
long enmity between the liberal and
see. and directly out Of the Carmack-
Patterson factionalism as accumulated
by tho assassination Of former Senator
Mountcastle Is allied with the Car
mack faction. Vertrees with the Pat.
terson following, although at the first
natther was 20 aligned.
Tennessee Revolt.
After Governor Patterson had par
Aoned Colonel Cooper. who was convict
ed Of numbering Carmack, a large part
Of the Democratic forces in the State
revolted. They fused with the Repub-
licans and Endorsed Hooper. Patterson.
who had been renominated, withdrew.
and his faction named Senator Taylor.
Hooper was elected.
Mountcastle was permanent chairman
Of the convention that Endorsed Hooper.
w. o. Vertrees. brother of the claim
ant for the national committeeman
State committee representing the Pat
terson faction, was at that time chair
man Of the aEti-Patterson committee.
and 1t was he who called the conven.
he who eliminated all other Republican,
candidates, and dictated the nomipa'
ton Of Hooper by the Republican con-
The Mountcastle brief contends that
loyalty to Democratic principles and
the platform Of progressive Demo-
cratic principles adopted by the con-
vention, over which Mountcastle pre-
sided is presented In support OF this
On the other hand, it is charged by
the Mountcastle faction that Vertrees
Is not loyal to the national Demo
cratic position and in support of this
allegation. the platform adopted by
the convention that nominated Sen
ator Taylor for governor is fled. The
tariff plank in this platform, said to
have been written or approved by
John ]. Vertrees, declares for Incl
dental protection and utterly fails tc
couple the word "only"' with its dec
laration for tariff for revenue"
So far as national politics is con.
cerned the issue between Mount
castle and Vertrees Is that of the
progressives versus the standpatters
Vertrees' defense OF the Standard OF
In the Tennessee custer case and his
employment as counsel for Ballingei
in the Congressional investigation, a,
well as his long antaRonism to Bryan
are things that the Mountcastle sup
porters say sufficiently fix his status
Mountcastle, on the other hand. l!
rated as a progressive Democrat o.
the Bryan order
McCombs Optimistic.
The chief Wilson boomer and "ori
ginal Wilson man." today establish
ed headquarters at the willard. Hi
name Is william F. McCombs. and h,
was a most optimistic individual
when talking of the chances of tn,
Princetonian.
"Governor Wilson will reach Wash
ington at o'clock Monday" salt
Mr. McCombs, who Is a young New
York lawyer. THE Wilson head