The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-06
GLASSCOCK is NAMED
AS STATE CHAIRMAN
OF PEACE LEAGUE

IN lts establishment. TO the creation
OF organizations In the several states.
The objects sought in SO doing are to
acquaint still further the people of
the country with the leagues plat
form. and to lay the foundation for
securing action by our national au-
thorities and their representatives,
looking to the establishment of the
proposed league of nations in an in
ternational conference.
AS president of the league. It has
become my duty to appoint temporary
chairinen Tor the several states and
take pleasure in asking you to
serve In this capacity for your state
and to take the initiative. together
with other gentlemen to be chosen
from the charter members OF the
league In your state. In establishing
our work there. The plan of organ
ization. AS worked out by Judge Par
ker's committee and adopted by the
executive committee, is enclosed in
printed form. We need your coop
GRAFTON and earnestly hope that you
will be able to give 1t.
"On receipt of your acceptance,
the secretary of the league will SUBJ
nit to yon . list OF our charter
members In your state with the sug-
gestions regarding the willingness
of some OF them to be OF active SER
vice. understand that all are being
notified that they should hold them
selves in readiness to respond to your
call for the purpose of organization.
The nucleus of your committee might
be chosen from this group and sup
plemented fom other sources as You
may desire. 1t is our wish 10 have
the state committee MS broadly rep
resentative as possible of the various
interests and political parties and
OF every section OF the state.
Thanking YOU for giving careful
consideration to request which
Judge Parker and the executive CON-
mittee join with me In making. / am
Very truly yours.
tSignedl WILLIAM H. TAFT.
President"
1t is understood that within short
time the temporary state chairman
VIII call together all the members
OF the league who are residents of this
state. for the purpose of forming
regularly constituted state commit
tee. and electing a permanent state
chairman. 1t is the plan then to fol-
low with the organization of county
committees, with county chairman
and other officers corresponding
closely to those In the various polit-
ical organizations.
When Its present scheme OF organi-
cation is completed. the league shall
consist of a national president and
chairman, a national treasurer. as.
sistant treasurer, secretary and as
sistant secretary.
There Will be fifty-ope vice presi-
dents. for each state in the union.
a national executive committee of
twenty-five, and a general committee
OF two hundred and fifty, and a ma
ttonal committee directly represent
ing the state organizations.
The leagues announcement makes
the statement, that an outstanding
feature OF Its plan OF state organiza-
tion Is the purpose to urge political
action In favor Of the leagues plat
form adopted at the independence
ran conference last June. To that
END. the statement reads, each county
committee Is requested at its first
meeting TO adopt a resolution calling
to the attention of members of the
state legislature. the aims and OBJ
lects OF the league: each state COM
mittee Is expected to take similar &C.
tion with regard to United States
senators and members of the House
oil Representatives: and at the first
meeting OF the national committee It
is planned 10 appoint committees to
wait upon the various national party
conventions with view to the adop-
tton OF a plank in favor OF the
league's proposals.
Arrangements are 10 be made also
for the calling Of delegates from
county committees In each state. to.
meet IN convention for the purpose Of