Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-08
DEMOCRATS
NOT TO WAIT
Leaders Prepare to Begin
Campaign Early in
September
NO STATE CONCEDED
Chairman Mccormick and Vice Chair.
man Cummings Confer With Fres:.
dent Over Plans

launch the Democratic National Can't
paign soon after September /, re-
gariless of whether Congress still is
in session then, was reached at d
conference yesterday between Presl.
dent Wilson; V. C. Mccormick, chair
man of the Dem crratic Nationa! Cor.-
mittee, and Homer S. Cummings,
the committees vice-chairman. The
two Democratic leaders took lunch
with the President, and remained with
him four hours. going over minute!y
the campaign plans.
While no date was set for the 1cil-
iication ceremonies, Chairman Nc
Cor1ack said last night that if Con
gress remained in session after Sep
temher l, the notification might take
place before adjournment. Under
such circumstances the President will
go to Shadow Lawn, n. j., for the
occasion and return Immediately af-
forwards to Washington.
Invitations sent to the President to
speak in various part of the country
were considered at the conference yes
terday. Mr.. Wilson will make no de-
finite engagements, however, until a
date for the adjournment Of Congress
is agreed on. He already has prolnis-
ed to 60 to Hodgensville, Ky, Sep
tember 4, to speak at Lincoln
Memorial exercises and had made a
tentative engagement to visit ST.
Louis September 10, 20 and q to ad-
dress an organization of underwriters.
The Hodgensville speech, however,
~ill$be%of!G a cnonpalitical character.
Chairman. Mccormick said he, plan
ned to have the Democratic CAM.
paign in full swing by September 10
Mr.. Cummings, who is chairman OF
the speakers bureau at Democratic;
National headquarters, told the Presl-
dent of the progress made in aslgn-
ing speakers to the various states. 1t
was definitely determined that the
President would not speak in Maine,
where the election comes September
II. but he probably will write letters
and in other ways take part in the
campaign. William j. Bryan, Mr..
Cummings said, probably cannot take,
part in the Maine campaign, but will
make many speeches later. An itine-
rary has not yet been arranged for
him.
An active campaign will be carried
on by the Democrats in more states
this year than ever before, the two,
leaders said after their talk with the
President. No states will be conced-
ed to the Republicans, they declared.
The Democratic organizations in Re-
publican strongholds are being
strengthened with the idea of putting
up fight all along the line.
Selection Of the Democratic CAM
paign committee has been almost COM
| pleted. Mr.. Mccormick announced,
and it's personnel will be made public
within few days. The chairman re-
mained here until late last night dis
cussing the makeup Of the commlttee
with other Democratic leaders. He
saw: several California Democrats To
get in touch with the situation in
their state.
Plans for winning the women votes
will be pushed actively, according to
Mr.. Mccormick. in spite of the an
nouncement of Charles F. Hughes,
the Republican nominee, that; ne
favors a Federal suffrage amendment.
A women's bureau at the New York
headquarters will be organized in
the near future.