New Britain herald., 1916-08-08
RUSH NOTIFICATION
 10 OPEN CAMPAIGN
Wilson May Receive Formal An-
 nOunCement at Early Date

Washington, Aug. Son account of the delay by congress in the enact ment of legislation and the pressure
 that is being brought to bear on him
 by democratic political leaders. Pres ident Wilson may abandon his deter imitation not to receive formal noti- fication of his renomination as the
 party's candidate for president until after congress adjourns.
 After a two hours conference yes
 terday in which the presiBnt Vance
 Mccormick, chairman, and Homer $.
 Cummings, vice chairman, partici-
 pated MT. Mccormick indicated that
 the notification ceremonies probably
 would take place early in September
 whether congress was in session or not.
 MT. Mccormick and MT. Cummings are evidently of the belief that the democratic national campaign should get under way without delay, and 1t is supposed that they urged the pres ident not to postpone the notification ceremonies to a date after the first week in September. -.-
 It was x.Iained that when the president decided that he would not receive the |srmal notification until ?fter the adjournment of the congress it was supposed that adjournment would come about Aug. 20. Present prospects are that congress will not get away from the capital until Sept. 10 at the earliest. It was gathered from what was said following the conference that the notification cere- monies would he held early in Sep tember, possibly as early as Sept. 2, It has been arranged that the nottf1- ( ation ceremonies will he held at Shadow Lawn. the Long Branch cot ta ge which the president will occupy during the campaign.
 Campaign to Open Soon.
 Chairman Mccormick said he planned to have the democratic cam paign in full swing by Sept 15. MT told the president of the progress made in assigning speakers to the various states. It was def- nitely determined that the president would not speak in Maine. where the election occurs on Sept. II, but he probably will write letters and in other ways take part in the cam n. mings said, probably could not taHe nart in the Maine campaign, but would make many speeches later. An itinerary had not yet been arranged for him. MT Cummings said.
 An active campaign would be car ried on by the democrats in more states this year than ever before, the -wo leaders said after their talk with he president. No states would be conceded to the republicans, they as serted. The democratic organizations n republican strongholds were being ,trenethened they said with the idea if putting up a fight all along the inc.
 The selection of the democratic campaign committee has been almost completed, MT. Mccormick announced md it's personnel will be announced within a few days. The chairman re- nained here until late at night dis ,ussing the makeup of the committee with other democratic leaders. He saw several California democrats to get in ouch with the situation in their stae
 Plans for winning the women vot- ITS will be pushed actively. according O Mr. Mccormick, in spite of the announcement of Charles F. Hughes he republican nominee, that he ia ,ors a Federal suffrage amendment X women's bureau at the New York headquarters will be organized in the lear future.