The Sentinel=record., 1913-03-06
DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN LEADER WILL PROBABLY CONTINUE
 TO HEAD COMMITTEE.
WILSON RECEIVES MEMBERS
Committee Plans to Begin Active Work of Another Campaign at Once-Urge Choice of Demo
 cratic Senators.

Washington, March 5.-The demo- cratic national committee i'll session here today under call of its cha4 man, Wm. F. McCombs, took cogns zance of the senatorial deadlocks in Illinois and New Hampshire and adopted a 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 Chair man McCombs to take such action as he deems necessary to assure ke election of two democratic senators in Illinois and one democrat in New ton Lewis and Chas. Boeschenstein, the national committeeman, are the democratic candidates. Tn New Hampshire Henry F. Hollis has come within a few votes of election. though several democrats have re- trained from voting for him.
 Despite the fact that Mir. McCombs has been offered the ambassadorship to France by President Wilson, and the belief of his friends that he may accept the post. he did not Telinquish the chairmanship of the national com mittee today and in his address to the members he gave indications that he expected to direct the work ol party organization for some time.
 In response to a resolution of thanks for his work in the last cam paign. Mr. McCofnbs declared that he believed in a broader scope of acti- vity for the national committee and that 1t would be a delight to him to carry on the work as far as he could.
 T don't believe" he said, "after an election or ali attempted election or president, a committee should De dormnt until few months before another election. l believe that we should be in cooperation all the time. 1 don't know how to get along with put organization. My mind runs In those channels With reference Go the organization which we now have think we have the pest fighting body of democrats in this country. Ii you hadn't been. you wouldn't De here.
 fortunately during the past few years, 1 have systematized the work which is now before us very thorough ". I believe that in order to assure a continuance of what we have ao- complished we have got to be aa organized army and unless we do or ganize as an army we are going fo meet an army on the other side and they may be dangerous.
 The committee elected Homer 5. .ummings of Connecticut as vice chairman; Rolla Wells of Missouri treasurer. and voted to establish headquarters in Washington to be in charge of Thomas j. Pence.
 During the session the committee was addressed by Miss Mary F. Foy, of Los Angeles. president of the Call fornia Woman's Democratic league, who declared that the democratic women of California had much to do in splitting the electoral vote in that state in the last election.
 Tonight members of the commit tee was received in the east room or the White House by President wilson There the president was presented by National Committeeman Moore of Ohio. with large rolled silver sheet bearing the engraved names of one hundred Ohio democrats the DOT traits of the president and vice press- dent and picture of the Ohio state house. 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 members. as secretary of the navy and visited Secretary of State Bryan, Secretary of the Treasury MeAdoo and Secretary of War Garrison
 The committee adjourned tonight subject to call os the chairman.