The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-06
CONTINUE WORK.
Recommendation Made by
Chairman McCOmbs.
Democratic Committee Should
Keep Active.

Washington March 6.-The Demo-
cratic national committee, in session
here yesterday. took cognizance of the
senatorial deadlock in Illinois and
New Hampshire and adopted a resolu-
ton expressing the hope that Demo-
Gratis 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 election
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 Democratic
candidate In New Hampshire Henry
p. Hollis has come within few votes
Of election, though several Democrats
refrained from voting for him.
Despite the fact that Mr.. McCombs
has been offered the ambassadorship
to France and the belief of his friends
he may accept, he has not yet re-
Hnquished the craftsmanship Of the ma
tfonal committee and in his address
he gave indications that he expected
to direct the work OF party organiza-
ton for some time.
In response to resolution of thanks
for his work in the last campaign, Mr..
McCOmbs declared he believed in a
broader scope of activities for the ma
tional committee and that it would be
a delight to him to carry on the work
as far as he could.
81 don't believe said Mr.. McCombs,
latter an election or an attempted
election of president a committee
should be dormant until a few months
before another election. I believe we
should be in thorough corporation
all of the time. I don't myself know
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My mind runs in those channels. With
reference to the organization which we
now have, I think we have the best
fighting body OF Democrats in this
country. If It had not been you would
not be here.
Organization Necessary.
Il believe that in order to assure a
continuation Of what We have accom-
plished we have got to be an organized
army and unless we do organize as an
army we are going to meet an or
ganized army on the other side and
there may be danger.
Two years from now when we are
going to meet strong opposition, we
can maintain ourselves in congress and
can organize ourselves for the gro 1t
battle four years from now
The committee elected Homer S.
Cummings, of Connecticut, as vice
chairman, Rolla Wells, of Missouri,
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 Women'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. Last night the
members of the committee were re-
ceived 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 Democrats,
the portraits of the president and vice
president and a picture of the Ohio
state house. It 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 its members,
as secretary Of the navy and visited
Secretary of State Bryan, Secretary of
the Treasury McAdoo and Secretary of
War Garrison. The committee adj
jeurned subject to call of the chairman.