The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-06
WILLIAM M'COMBS
WILL NOT GIVE Up
THE GUARDIANSHIP
Indicates That He Will Still
Direct Workings of the
National Committee
URGES DEMOCRATS
TO GREATER ACTION
Democratic National Committee Meets
in Washington-To Aid in Break
ing Senatorial Deadlocks in
Favor of Democrats

" dciilti6 toiis hdTCn D+--lnt demo-
cratic national committee in session
here today under call of its chairman.
William r. McCombs. took cognizance
of the senatorial deadloclxs In Illinois
and New Hampshire and adopted
resolution expressing the hope that
democrats be elected to the Senate to
fill the vacancies in those states.
The resolution, introduced by Clark
Howell of Georgia directed Chairman
McCombs to take such action as he
deems necessary to assure the cleo
tion of two democratic senators In
Illinois and one democrat in New
Hampshire. In Illinois James Hamilton
Lewis and Charles Boeschenstein. the
national committeeman, are the dem
ocratic candidates, In New Hampshire
Henry p. Hollis has come within few
votes of election. though several DEM.
ocrats have refrained from voting for
him.
Despite the fact that Mr. McCombs
has been offered the Enthusiastically
to France by President Wilson and the
belief of his friends that he may ac-
cept the post, he did not relinquish the
chairmanship of the national committee
today and in his address to the mem
bers he gave indications that he ex-
pected to direct the work of party or
ganization for some time.
Broader Scope Offered
In response to a resolution of thanks
for his work in the last campaign, Mr..
McCombs declared that he believed in
broader scope of activities for the
national committee and that it would
be delight to him to carry on the
work as far as he could
II don't believe" he said. after: an
election or an attempted election of
a President a committee should be DOR
mant until a few months before an
other election. Ei,elisEr that we should
be in co-operation all the time. | don't
myself know how to get along with
out organization My mind runs in
those channels. With reference to the
organization which we now have J.
think we have the best fighting body
of democrats in this country. II you
had not been you would not be here
fortunately during the past few
years / have systematized the work
which is now before us very thorough
ly / believe that in order to assure
a continuation of what we have accom-
plished we have got to be an organ
lied army and unless we do organize
as an army we are going to meet an
organized army on the other side and
there may be danger.
Expect Opposition
at would be great delight to me
to carry on this work as far as l can.
1t will be a great delight to me to re-
ceiye suggestions and advices from the
members of this committee. Two years
from now when we are going to meet
strong opposition we can maintain
ourselves In Congress and can organ
ize ourselves for the great battle four
wears from now"
The committee elected Homer S. Cum !
mings of Connecticut as a vice chair |
man; Rolla Wells of Missouri, treas
urer. and voted to establish headquar- |
ters in Washington to be in charge OF |
Thomas j. Pence.
During the session the committee |
was addressed by Miss Mary e. Foy OF |
Los Angeles, president of the California |
Woman's Democratic league, who de- |
clHreu IHdL tlt ucihoCiotiC Noihth VI l
California had much to do in splitting
the electoral vote in that state in the |
last election.
Tonight members of the committee |
were received in the east room of the |
White House by President Wilson. |
There the President was presented by |
National Committeeman Moore of Ohio |
with a large rolled silver sheet bearing |
the engraved names of 100 Ohio DEM
ocrats. the portraits of the President
and vice president and a picture of the |
Ohio statehouse. The sheet Is said to |
be the largest piece of sheet silver ever
rolled.
Before visiting the White House the |
committee witnessed the swearing in |
of Josephus Daniels, one of it's men,
bers. as Secretary of the Navy. and |
visited Secretary Bryan. Secretary of |
the Treasury McAdoo and Secretary of
war Garrison. The committee ad- |
journed tonight subject to call of the
chairman. /