Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-03-06
Meeting of National Committee
in Washington Authorizes
Him to Take Such Action as
He Deems Necessary,
CHAIRMAN CALLS ON
MEMBERS TO ORGANIZE
Declares That Only by Keep
ing Party Active and United
Can Success at Polls be Ac-
compllShed,

my Morning journal Special Leased Mirea
WnshinptOn March 5.-Thc demo-
cratic national committee in session
here today under call Of It's chairman.
William +. McCombs. took cogniznce
of the senatorial deadlock In Illinois
and New Hampshire and adopted a
resolution expressing the hope that
democrats be elected to the senate to
hll the vacancies in those states. The
resolution introduced hy clark Howell,
of Georgia. directed Chairman Nc
Combs to take such action as he
deems necessary to assure the election
OF two democratic senator's IN Illinois
and one democrat In New Hampshire.
In Illinois. James Hamilton Lewis
and Charles BOeschcnstein. the ma
uonal committeeman, are the demo-
cratic candidates. In New Hampshire
Henry p. Hollis has come within a
few votes of election. several demo-
Gratis refraining from voting for him.
Despite the fact that Mr.. McComhs
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 chalrmanship Of the national
committee today and In his address to
the members he gave indications that
he expected TO direct the work OF
party organization for some time.
In response TO resolution of
thanks for his work in the last cam
paign, Mr.. McCombs declared that
he believed IN a broader scope of ac-
tivlties for the national committee and
thae il would be a delight 10 him 70
carry on the work as far as he could.
~ don't believe said Mr.. McComhs.
"after an election or an attempted
election of president committee
should be dormant until a few months
before an election believe we should
be In rough cooperation an Of the
time.
u don't myself, know how to get
along without organization. ] think
we have the best fighting body Of
democrats in this country If you had
not been you would not be here.
~ believe that in order to assure a
continuation of what We have accom-
plished we have got to be an organ
ized 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
The committee elected Homer S.
Cummings, of Connecticut, as vie
chairman Rolla Wells. of Missouri
treasurer, and voted to establish head
quarters 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 Cali
fornia's democratic league who de-
clared that the democratic women Of
California. had much TO do in splitting
the electoral vote in that state in the
last election Tonight the members
Of the committee were received in the
east room of the White House by
President Wilson. There the pfesi-
dent was presented by National Conn
mitteeman Moore. Of Ohio. with
large sheet Of rolled silver bearing the
engraved names of 100 Ohio demo-
Gratis the portraits of the president
and vice president and a picture of
the Ohio state house. The sheet is
said to be the largest sheet Of silver
ever rolled.