The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-12-07

Washingt0 Dec: 1.-THE 1916
presidential campaign was launched
here today with the Democratic ma
tional committee selecting place
and time for the Democratic national
convention. The Republican COM
mittee meets here week from today
to do the same. The Democratic
committeeman favor June. s~St-
President Wilson's denomination
was not questioned by the Democratic
chieftains. Other features of the
campaign, including denomination of
Vice President Marshall, were much
discussed, informally. s.
Democratic leaders, warehouses; and
politicians, the usual encourage of
the national committees annual
meeting and the committees from
cities seeking the convention, were
here as usual. ~
President Receives Delegates.
President Wilson received the COM
mittee in body at the White House.
His address was regarded as the
Democratic keynote for the forth
coming contest That the president
had no preference regarding the time
or place for holding the convention
was officially announced. >:-
The White House reception preceded
the presidents appearance before the
joint session of the senate and the
house to deliver his annual messages
to congress. There was much verbal
speculation regarding the alleged
movement to GUST William F. Nc
Coombs of New York as chairman.
Friends of Fred B. Lynch of Mime
sofa were said to be active in trying
to have him succeed McCoombs. Party
leaders insisted the rumors were
without foundation. Among the
cities bidding for the convention were
Chicago, ST. Louis, Dallas, San Fran
cisco and Omaha. Lengthy argu-
ments and pyrotechnics were sched-
uled. -
Called to order at IL o'clock at the
New Willard hotel by Chairman Nc
Coombs, the morning session was
largely routine.
-. Eight Vacancies.
There were eight vacancies on the
committee. In two of these there
were contests, from Oregon and Ken
lucky. Urey Woodson and Gen. W.
B. Haldeman were the contestants
for Kentucky's seat and Will R. King
and H. NJ. Easterly for Oregon's.
Both contests presented novel tangles.
Woolson was chosen by the Kentucky
state committee. At last summers
state convention Gen, Haldeman was
named national committeeman. A
similar family quarrel was the Ore
gon contest. King was selected by
the Oregon state committee and in
last years primary election Easterly
was chosen by the Democratic voters.
. Democratic precedent provides full
four-year terms for each committee
man. The national committee was
presented with the problem of over
throwing choices of state commit
tees, according to established prece-
dent, by recognizing the choice of a
party convention and the rank and
file in a primary contest. Full auth
ority and discretion was vested in
the committees to decide the con-
tests.
Other new members seated today
were: Vincent Miles Of Little Rock,
Ark, to succeed w. H. Kavanaugh,
former president of the Southern
Baseball league, deceased; John T.
Barnett of Denver, Colo, succeeding
Thomas J. McCue, deceased; w. W..
Marsh, of Waterloo, a., succeeding
Martin J. Wade, appointed federal
Judge; Charles e. Johnson of Water
Vile, Me-, succeeding e.. L. Jones,
resigned, Representative Cordell Hull
of Carthage, Tenn, succeeding r. E.
L. Mountcastle, deceased, and z. r.