Evening star., 1914-02-09
President Wilson, Gov. GIynn
and w. F. McCombs Discuss
New York Situation.
PREPARING THE LINEUP
FOR AUTUMN CAMPAIGN
President Likely to Name Federal
Reserve Board March 1-White
House Callers.

How the various elements i'll the New
York state democracy are to he assem-
| hied into a new organization with pro-
sressive leadership was the problem be-
fore President Wilson. Gov Glynn of
New York and William F. McCombs the
democratic national committee chairman
in a conference at the White House to-
day.
Though absorbed for the most part in
questions arising out of foreign rela-
tons and the congressional program on
trust legislation and rural credits. the
President of late has been giving deep
consideration TO the autumn canpaisn
when. he realizes. the democratic admin
lstratIon, to some extent will be before
| the country for approval or disapproval
in the elections for members of the
House of Representatives and the United
States Senate.
Ihe deep interest which he took re-
Gently in persuading Representative A.
Mitchell Palmer to make the race for
the United States Senate in Pennsyl-
vana is but one of the concrete evidences
OF preparation here for the fall cam
paign- Chairman McCombs has talked
over the national situation in detail with
the President. but most important ad-
mittedly. is the, status of the empire
state democracy
Administration to Aid in Fight
With spirited city election in New
YORK city when fusion of parties bat
tied successfully against Charles F..
Murphy and the Tammany organization,
and with contests in various parts of the
state between Tammany and anti-Tam-
many elements and other factions grow
ing out of the controversy over the de-
posing of Gov. Sulzer, the Washington
administration feels it must aid in build
ing up a united and harmonious democ-
racy TO make a fight at the polls next
fall or national issues.
1t has not yet been decided what part
the President himself will take in the
actual campaign Some of his close
iriends thlnk he will make several
speeches on national questions. asking the
people to keep both branches of Con
gress in the democratic ranks. Already
the Presidents guiding hand has been
seen IN the plan for close cooperation
between the democratic national commit
tee and the democratic congressional
campaign committee
The President is devoting much of his
time to a study of the various state sit
uations, but in political circles today in
tereSt was centered most in how the
problem would be worked out in New
York. Gov. Glynn and National Chair
man McCoonbs have been talking init
mately on New York state politics re-
Gently. and there is every evidence that
the President expects Gov. Glynn to take
an active part in reorganiZing the New
York democracy
Gov. Glynn said that. besides his visit
to the White House. he came to Wash
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harbors committee in the interest of
deeper Hudson and in connection with
the Niagara waterpower question.
State Craftsmanship Considered.
One of the subjects before the White
House conference today was the selec-
tion of William Church Osborn for dem
ocratic state chairman. He is brother
n-law of Cleveland H. Dodge Princeton
-. and an old friend of President Wilson
The choice is understood to be acceptable
to the President. and the work of re-
organization Is expected to be begun with
Mr.. Osborn's election.
There has been some talk of the pos
sible candidacy OF National Chairman
McCombs for the Senate. but he was
non-committal today on the subject. 1t
is not expected that decision that
point will be made until the New York
primaries are nearer at hand.
Presidents Numerous Invitations.
MANY Invitations To attend banquets
and public gatherings coutiI4ue 10 reach
the President. some extended personally
others through the mail. When h.. gives
ANY explanation at all, the President
states that he believes the people OF the
country approve his plans for conserving
his strength and time, and keeping him
self in shape for attention to the cour-
trys business. He today waited
upon by Col. NJ. NJ. Parker OF this city.
| with an iIAitation TO attend the annual
| dinner Of the I'd Army Corps. in Wash
ington. The Connecticut senators and
| representatives. together with prominent
| people from the state, asked the Presi-
| dent TO attend the annual dinner of the
| chamber of commerce in New Haven. to
be held next month to visit the city at
! his pleasure.
| Senator Sheppard. Representative Bur
| nett and others invited Mr.. Wilson to
the annual banquet of the Southern So
| ciety in this city, either this or next
year He did not give definite promises;
ON the other hand he indicated that he
would stick 10 his policy of declining
| Invitations long important busi-
ness demanded his time
! Senator Sheppard has received from
! one of his constituents I, new piece of
music. with words. entitled. We Are
| Ready for the Opening of our Panama
| Csnal. the author desiring to have
! il made j national anthem.
! Senator Chiffon OF West Virginia today
=. asked the President to give :. diplo-
matte post to William Campbell of
Charles Town The President will take
1 the recommendation under ;Idvisement
Considers the Reserve Board.
/ The personnel OF the federal reserve
board. to control the new currency sys-
! tenn. probably will be made known by
March /. PresideI: Wilson is centering
| his attention on group of men and is
| looking into their qualifications
| When Secretaries McAdoo and Hous-
ton return from their western organiza-
| ton trip the President will further dis
cuSS the names with them.
| Secretary Tumulty had intended to 20
! to the funeral OF Representative Brem-
ner of New Jersey today. but was kept
in Washington by attack OF ton
silitis. Practically the entire New Jer-
| sey delegation in Congress has gone to
attend the services.
President Wilson told callers today