The Washington times., 1916-07-20
Delay In Picking Campaign
Committee Not Due to This
Cause, They Say.
NO BREAK WITH MCCORMICK
Selection Put OFF to Decide on
Progressive Memoirs, Party
Men Here Assert.

Delay In the announcement Of ths
msmbership Of the Democratic campaign
COMMITTEES 10 asdst Chairman vanoe
Mccormick In the right for the re-
election Of President Wilson. cansed
gossip here tooay In political circles.
II was denied authoritativeiy. how
ever. that there II any friction IN nisn
Administration circles over the selec-
ton OF committeeman and New York
reports Of q disagreement between
Chairman Mccormick and Henry aaor-
gsnthau. on one hand, and the fresi-
dent and Secretary McAdoo on the
other, we're refuted by . democrat. VINO
will play an important part in the cum
paisn.
II was admitted that the delay has
been occasioned In part by indecision o.
to what Progressive-D democrats shall be
named on the committee. Inc former
hull Moosers. Themselves. It was said.
are responsible for this.
A Democrat In position to speak au-
thoritatively on the subject said:
Two or three former Progressives
have been tentatively selected for places
on the committee and they have asked .
little time to think the question over.
One Of these former Progressives, who
u now for the President. thinks that
another Progressive from his State
two s'' instances s r f Prosrsssive oss p prospects
want time to consider what course they
should follow or to await the Hughes
notification speech. Reports of friction.
however. are absolutely baseless."
Mccormick Has Full Power.
It was declared that Chairman McCor-
mick is to have complete power to name
the campaign committee and no one de-
stres to interfere with him.
II the president has q name to sug-
gest. II. was said. Mr.. Mccormick un-
doubtedly would take the suggestion as
the President is the man to De elected.
Rumors that the President and Secre-
tAYy McAdoo are vetoing Mccormick Sc
lsotions were Indignantly denied by q
Gently talked with all parties concerned.
1t 10 not probable that the Democratic
compittee will be named until after the
Hughes notification ceremonies. and the
ennornesmsnt may not lot come ON until after
legislative record 10 complete.
. New York Reports.
New York reports Of friction. which
are denied here. read:
"The explanation, It was said yester
not get the President and his familiar
Mr.. McAdoo to approve any Of the slateI
he has submitted for q committee. Or
every such list thus far there have beer
at least two names that were objection
able % one or the other OF them. ant
have had to cast about for substitutes
only to have other objections made.
Zone Of the principal difficulties hal
been and remains. It was said In still
another quarter. agreeing upon . rep
resentative on the committee from New
York State.
''The Tammany and anti-Tamman!
elements seem unable to agree, and !
10 said the President and Mr.. McAdo'
themseives are not one on the matter
The President 10 represented as prefer
ring q aTmmany man and his son-in-lav
as opposing II. The situation may re
suit in q deadlock with no New Yorke
at all on the committee unless Mr.. Nor
senthau's ex officio position be consid
erOd.
Uncertain About Moose.
TT may be. too. that not until aftel
July 81. when Mr.. Hughes makes hi
notification speech. will the Democrat,
know how what remains Of the Progress
sive cat will jump. ThAe have beer
rumors of difficulties In getting repre-
sentative Progressives who have mo-
to serve with the Wilson men.
ut u said they want to see what Mr.
Hughes will say In his speech, and the
Democrats, mindful Of his old-tim,
vtgor of utterance. are afraid thes,
Moose. too, will enlist with him afte
having heard him.
Storm, Centers.
''The storm centers are in New Yorl
and Illinois.
''The regular organization in thi
State has suggested the name OF Nor
man e. Mack. a member Of the nationa
committee, as a member OF the cam
paign committee. The President is sal,
to have refused to have approve,
Mack's appointment and to have In
sisted upon Henry Morgenthau instead
Mr.. Morgenthau is chairman OF tn
finance committed.
New York regulars also resent tn
proposal to place Matthew Hale. o
Massachusetts. and Bainbridge Colby, !,
New York Progressive. on the commit
tee. Hale has yet to declare publicl,
for Wilson. and Colby lie In the sam
He is said to be waiting until Hughe
makes his speech of acceptance. Il
Illinois. National Committeeman Roge
c. Sullivan has protested against max
ing Raymond L. Robins. former Pro
gressive leader. q campaign COMMITTEES
Irnan, leaving the Democrats of tina