The Washington herald., 1913-05-17
DEMOCRATS open
HEADQUARTERS
National Committee Decides
Upon Permanent Staff in
This City.
PUBLICITY IS FEATURE
Campaign will Be Conducted Along
Educational Line Through News
paper Service.

For the first time in its history the ma
tional Democracy will have a permanent
y HEADQUARTERS. which will be established
in the city of Washington. Such de-
cision was reached by a committee of
five designated by the Democratic Ma
tional Committee to take up the work
This committee will be known as the
executive campaign committee of the
Democratic National Committee.
The organization was perfected yester-
day at the headquarters of the commit
tee in the Hibbs Building with the cleo
ton of the Hon. A. Mitchell Palmer, OF
PENNSYLVANIA, as chairman of the COM
mittee. Thomas ]. Pence will have
charge of the headquarters, this author
ity having been delegated to him at 4
recent meeting of the National Commit
tee.
The members OF the campaign commit
tee went thoroughly into plans for the
ablishment of permanent headquarters
in Washington. While attention will be
given to organiZa ton work, il was decld-
ed that the activities of the permanent
headquarters should be directed along ed
vocational lines. Publicity viii be the
big feature of the work. the purpose be-
ing to serve the Democratic and indie
pendent weekly papers and THOSE dailles
that art net represented in Washington.
An appeal will be made to the Demo-
Gratis of the nation to finance the I'M
dertaking. the plans for which will be
made later.
RoHa Wells treasurer of the Demo-
craticcratic National Committee, was
elected treasurer of the campaign COM
mittee He Nill receive all cOntribu-
tiOns.
Committee Sees President.
The members of the committee, Messrs.
A. Mitchell Palmer. of Pennsylvania:
Fred Lynch. Of Minnesota; Homer Cum
mlngs. of Connecticut; Clark Howell. of
Georgia. and Cato Sells. of Texas called
al the White House during the after
loon and paid their respects to the Pres
ident
Chairman Palmer outlined TO Mr. Will
son the plans agreed upon during the
DAY for an all-year-round campaign. and
they received his hearty approval. The
President was particularly pleased to
learn that the executive committee of
the national committee and the Con-
GrCssional committee will cooperate and
act in harmony.
One of The features of the session
of the committee Yesterday was the ap-
pearance of Senator Reed OF Missouri.
who dwelt upon the Importance of pay
ing particular attention TO the election
~ Democratic Senators as well rs a
democratic House. Senator Reed was
in charge of the Senatorial contests for
the national committee in the campaign
last year and gave the members of the
campaign committee his ideas with ref
erence to the conduct of a joint cam
paiEn. He emphasized the fact that the
adoption Of the constitutional amend
ment. providing for the election of Sen
at0Is By direct vote in the approaching
campaign. makes the election of Sena-
tors as important as that of the cleo
Jion Of the membership of the House
This morning Chairman Palmer and
members OF the campaign committee will
meet RepI eSeHtatives Lloyd and Page,
who were appointed by the Congressional
committee to confer with the new body
-epresenting the Democratic National
-ornmittec. The two committees will
iscuss plans for getting together in
IarmOnious campaign. with reference to