New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-16
COMMITTEE BENDS
KNEE TO WILSON
Democratic Leaders 0bediently
Name MCCombS to Lead the
Governors Campalgn.
NO HITCH IN PROGRAMME
Old Line Bosses Take Orders
from the Candidate and
Are Astonished at Their
Own Harmony.
NY a stan Correspondent Of The Tribune

OWu harmony.
Try staff Correspondent Of The Tribune
Chicago, July 1.-THE Democratic Ma
tional Committee met for its organization
session in the Congress Hotel here to-day
and ratified without a hitch the pro-
gramme prepared for it by Governor VII
son and brought here by Robert S. Hud-
speth, the member from New Jersey
BY the terms OF the nominees "sugges-
lions" to the national committee William
F. McCombs, of New York. was elected
chairman Of the committee and. by
resolution presented by Mr.. Hudspeth, Mr..
McCombs was also selected as chairman
OF a campaign committee of not fewer
than nine members, TO have entire charge
Of the campaign.
Joseph L. Davies, the member from
Wisconsin, who was, with Mr.. Hudspeth,
one of the strong Wilson men at Balti-
more, was chosen secretary Of the ma
tional committee. also on Hudspeth's mo-
ton. In fact. Mr.. Hudspeth, whose words
were recognized as the words Of Wilson,
was the chief actor Of the session.
Democratic national headquarters will
be established in New York City and
branch headquarters will be set UP in
chicago and Denver. This question was
left TO the new national chairman and
his campaign committee OF nine. but II
was practically decided to-day that the
chief headquarters would be in New York
as It is understood that Governor Wilson
wants 10 have the Offices close enough TO
him that he can keep in daily touch with
the men who will run his campaign
Meeting in Secret.
In spite Of Governor Wilson's frequent
diatribes against the secrecy Of political
committees and his numerous statements
that he favors open committee meetings
as one OF the best methods of stopping
political deals the national committee
which received his message. via Huds-
peth, went into executive session as soon
as II was convened. McCombs Hudspeth,
and. In fact. every Wilson man who was
asked about this feature afterward, as
serted that st was done solely TO avoid
confusion" There wasn't any particular
need for an executive session. they said,
but they Just happened TO make II mat
way.
Norman T. Mack, the retiring chairman,
called the committee to order, and Mr.
Hudspeth moved to proceed to organize
by electing officers He nominated Nc
Combs. and the man who conducted Will
sons pre-conventon campaign was dnan-
imously elected. Then Hudspeth nominat-
ed Davies for secretary. and Davies also
was unanimously elected.
Just to show that Governor wilson
didn't want to make a clean sweep Of Gil
the offices, Hudspeth then nominated
John I. Martin, Of st. Louis, for sergeant
alarms Of the committee. Martin has
held that office for so many years that he
has almost lost track Of them. He was
likewise unanimously elected.
Things were going so smoothly under
the Hudspeth motions and nominations
inspired by the nominees suggestions
from Sea Grit" that many Of the cid
members had to pinch themselves 10 make
sure that they were awake They could
hardly believe it was a regular Demo-
cratic National Committee that was
working in such harmony.
The matter OF the financial end OF the
campaign, over which Governor Wilson
expects TO exercise careful supervision,
was left untouched. Herman Ridder is
the present treasurer of the national COM
rnlttee, and when Hudspeth had no nomi-
nation on the tip OF his tongue II became
evident that Governor Wilson had not yet
decided on his money-getter.
However, the New Jersey boss had one
more shot In his gun to show the COM
mitteemen how closely the nominee IN
tends to watch his own campaign That
was In the form Of resolution, which, like
everything brought forward by Hudspeth,
passed without dissent.
Campaign Committee Provided For.
This resolution provided that the chair
man Of the national committee should ap-
point O campaign committee Of not fewer
than nine members, a majority OF wnom
should be members Of the national COM
mittee, Of which the chairman OF the ma
tional committee should be chairman.
This campaign committee is to have full
power to select all other committees and
subordinate officers. including the treas
urer of the national committee.
Mr.. McCombs said he would announce
the makeup Of the campaign committee
In New York on Thursday. after he had
conferred with Governor Wilson at Sea
Girt on Wednesday. 1t is pretty well un-
derstood that the following members OF
the national committee will be named to
nerve on the campaign committee:
Hudspeth. OF New Jersey; Daniels, OF
North Carolina; A. MltcneiI FaIineI, ~
Pennsylvania; McGraw, Of West Virginia !
ssuisbury, of Delaware, and Taggart, OF
indiana. The lay members vii include
William 9. McAdoo, the tunnel builder
Of New York. and Senators Gore, OGor-
man and Culberson.
Hudspeth and Daniels were among the
orst OF the national committeeman 10
come out for Wilson. Palmer was the
Wilson floor leader at Baltimore. and