Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-06-17
DEMOS bALKE
At PRESIDENT
NAMING HEADS

presented at meeting of the demo-
cratic national committee tonight pro-
vided that the committee name it's
own chairman and secretary from its
own membership and that the demo-
cratic presidential nominee be en-
powered to select a campaign COM
mittee and name its officers, created
sensation among the committeeman
gathered to effect their organization.
The resolution was defeated by a vote
of 46 to after Il debate that lasted
until after midnight.
During the debate on the resolution
the action of President Wilson in
suggesting the names Of the officers
of the new committee was freely dis
eussed and national Committeeman Z.
II. Moore of Ohio who presented the
resolution. declared that the president
should not have the power to impose
his will upon the committee and that
Il do not want to put il in the power
Of any man to create a presidential
dynasty After the resolution was
defeated the following officers of the
new committee were elected:
Vance Mccormick of Pennsylvania,
chairman.
Homer Cummings of Connecticut,
vice chairman.
Representative Carter Glass of Vir-
giaia. secretary.
w. w Marsh of Iowa, treasurer.
John l. Martin, Missouri. sergeant
at arms.
There have been reports for several
days that some Of the national com
mitteemen We're opposed to the idea
that President Wilson name the Of
ficers of the committee. After sew
eral contests had been teard the com
mittee took up the question of per-
manent organization and Mr. Moore
offered a resolution that had been
given him by National Committeeman
Clark Howell of Georgia, who was
forced by engagements to leave the
| city. This resolution provided in ef-
feet that 4 campaign committee be
created to conduct the campaign un-
til after the election and that in &c
cordance with the wish of the presi-
dental nominee, Vance Mccormick be
made its chairman and that the ma
tional committee give its cooperation
to this compaign committee. This
resolution was withdrawn and one
from National Committeeman John T.
McGraw of West Virginia. was then
submitted
The McGraw resolution provided
| that the democratic national commit
tee name its own officers which shall
be selected from it's own member ship
and that the committee also appoint
a campaign committee to have entire
charge of the campaign.
This resolution upoh request. was
also withdrawn and Committeeman
Moore presented his resolution that
resulted in q debate of several hours
| The Moore resolution among other
things provided that in the organiza
| ton of the new national committee
| it's chairman and secretary should be
| selected from its own membership;
| that the democratic nominee name a
| campaign committee together with its
| officers and that this campaign com
| mittce should have sole conduct oi
| the campaign and no officer of the
| democratic national committee should
| have any authority in the campaign
| unless delegated to it.
| Speaking on his resolution Mr
| Moore said that he had taken this
| course because he felt that the COM
| mittee should have at least been con-
| suited in the selection of its officers
| II am the sole judge of my owl
| honor" said Committeeman Moore
| "and do rot undertake to state wha
is due TO your dignity and Your sell
| esteem | say it is not the part of
| true American to give orders like {