The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-06
Dallas, Chicago, St. Louis and San Francisco
 Boosters Busy
COMMITTEE MEETS
 IN CAPITAL TUESDAY
White House Will Remain Strictly Neutral in Fight-National Com- mittee Will Also Make Prepara-
 tions for the 1916 Campaign

Washington, December 5.-1ndorse- ment of the works of the administra- tlon and of Congress, the selection of . time and place for the next democratic national convention and the election of new treasurer and secretary will con- stitute the chief work of the demo- cratic national committee which meets here Tuesday to make preparations for the 1916 presidential campaign.
 Four cities-Dallas. Chicago. St. Louis and San Francisco-are in the race for the convention. Dallas and St Louis delegations are here, each fortified with $100000 checks and ready to promise the national commit tee every convenience. Particular stress Is being laid by each delegation on it's hotel, railroad and wire facilities, They also have weather maps and records for many years back to prove that eli matic conditions will be ideal with them in June, when the convention will be held June 19 is the opening date generally favored
 The St. Louis delegation offers the use of it's convention hall. which, it is declared will seat 1i.000 persons. Dal- las has no hall at this time other than an auditorium at the state fairgrounds. It is willing, however, to add to this structure or erect new one. fund of S30,000 in addition to the Sl0o,o00 has been raised for extra expenses.
 William F. McCombs, chairman Of the committee. who arrived here to- night from New York, said he did not know what the Chicago and the San IN,. T o1N Tor Each is reported to be bringing a fund of Sl00,000
 ST. LOUIS MAKING FIGHT
 With about half of the delegates present today James E. smith, chair man of the St. Louis delegation, claimed r pledges for his city other St Louis men expressed confidence that they would have a majority on the first ballot. These assertions did not disturb the optimism of the Dallas contingent. which reached Washington during the day on a special tram led b.y Governor Ferguson and SMayor lrIetft.c ID. fdnsley of Dallas. There are abo,It 75 in the party, including tho mayors of seven Texas cities. only democrats are on the St. Louis dele- gation, but the Dallas crowd boasts that it represents all political parties' Announcement that the White House would remain strictly neutral in the ight caused disappointment among the Texans. who had hoped for the Presidents sup port.
 RolIo Wells of Missouri treasurer of tho committee has informed friends that after presenting his report at the meeting Tuesday, he will resign because he has become governor of the federal reserve bank in St Louis and does not feel that he should hold political position Who his successor will be was problematicat tonight.
 PENCE FOR SECRETARY
 Thomas ]. Pence of this city, assistant to Chairman McCombs probably Will pe elected secretary to succeed Joseph F. Davies of Wisconsin, who resigned fol- lowing his appointment by President Will son as chairman of the federal trade commission.
 Ruinors that Chairman McCombs might be succeeded by either Homer 5. Cum mins, national committeeman from Con- recticut, or Fred B. Lynch, national com nitteeman from Minnesota, are given no confirmation by members of the commit tee here.
 The committee, it was said authorta- lively tonight will take no formal ac- ton indicating it's preference for the democratic candidate in 1916. although all of the members expect that President Wilson will be renominated.
 The committee will have to fill eight vacancies, including two over which there are contests In Kentucky, Gen. w. R. Haldeman Is contesting the seat of thes late John c. c. Mayo, with Uroy Wood- son, who was elected by the state com mttee. In Oregon, w. IT. Easterly IS contesting the seat of Win R. King. The committee will also confirm the selec- tons of Vincent Miles of Arkansas, John IT Barnett of Colorado. w. w. Marsh of Iowa, Charles F. Johnson of Maine, Cor dell Hull of Tennessee and z. R. Cheney of Alaska.
 Chairman McCombs has promised del- egation of suffragists that he will make an effort to have the committee give them hearing Most of the members are understood to be favorable to a hear ing. though it is regarded as a foregone conclusion that the committee will take no stand on the suffrage issue.