The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-21
Keeping a Tight Rein on the Demo.
cratic National Committee and
Having His Own Way in
Party Management.
AN EYE OPEN FOR 1916
Department of Publicity Is Doing
Good Work for the Administration
and Booming the
President.
Especial TO The Gate City.l

WASHINGTON, y. c., May 21..
Whether or not Woodrow Wilson's
hat Is in the ring for 1916, the de-
regard to the organization of the new
democratic congressional committee,
the new executive committee of the
national committee and the publicity
bureau Of the national committee,
plainly show that he proposes to
keep tight hold on the reins The
president has had his way in every
thing connected with the organization
| of these bodies.
| In the first place, the president con-
sidered it OF vital Importance to the
success of his administration that the
special executive committee, which
was being proposed to take general
charge of the work of planning the
campaigns of 1914 and 1916, should
be composed of men who were in
sincerest sympathy with the aims and
purposes of his administration. Ac-
! cordingly, with the idea In view, the
president invited William McCombs,
chairman of the national committee,
Ito come down from New York and see
him. Mr. McCombs came and, after
1 a conference with the president, ap-
/ Pointed the executive committee which
4 the full committee had empowered
4 him to do. Every one of the five mem
hers of this executive committee is
la strong adherent of the president.
In the second place, meeting of
the democratic representatives had
been called for the purpose of organ
ling the new democratic COMPRESSION
jal committee. On the afternoon OF
1 the evening the meeting was to have
been held, some one discovered that
a slate made up entirely Of Champ
Clark supporters was going to be pat
& Through. This news was not long in
reaching the white house and before
many minutes had passed President
| Wilson was on the phone talking to
I Representative Lloyd, who Is the
| present chairman of the committee.
/ The president asked Mr.. Lloyd to
1lostpone the meeting and it was post
poned No meeting Of the democratic
congressman for the purpose OF or.
ganizing their new congressional COM
mittee will be held for some time and
in the meanwhile Chairman Lloyd and
Secretary Page are holding frequent
conferences with President Wilson
and Representative A. Mitchell Palm
Ter, chairman Of the executive commit
Itee. regarding the proposed increase
lin representation OF senators on the
congressional committee.
In the third place, the executive
committee has placed the department
of publicity, which will send out Wash.
ingtoE news to hundreds of daily
newspapers which do not have Wash
ington correspondents, and which will
supply weekly letters to more than
10000 democratic weekly newspapers,
In the hands of the presidents faith,
fful friend, Tom ]. Pence. About this
thine year ago, when state after
state was going for Champ Clark, and
the Washington headquarters Of all
the other democratic candidates were
places of deep gloom, Mr.. Pence, who
had been doing the publicity for the
1 governor of New Jersey, stuck on the
Job and hoped against hope He used
to say maybe things would come out
Iall right, after all. And then look