Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-15
VANCE MCCORMICK
QU|TSAS CHAIRMAN
Head of Democratic Commit
tee May Become Ambassa-
dor to France.
POSSIBLE SUCCESSOR

Vance C. Mccormick has resigned
| the Craftsmanship of the democratic
national committee, and it is sug-
gested in official circles is to be made
ambassador to France, to succeed
! william G.. Sharp of Ohio. who de-
sres to retire. Vice Chairman Homer
| S. Cummings of Connecticut is ex-
| rected to succeed Mr.. Mccormick as
national chairman. as he has been at
| the head of the committee since Mr..
Mccormick was made chairman of
/ the War Trade Board.
| Before departing for France Mr..
| Mccormick left his letter Of resigna-
| tion with the committee here. but
| this fact was not made public at the
| time because Mr.. Mccormick desired
| to personally inform the President of
| his decision. He reached Paris last
| Sunday.
| On sailing Mr.. Mccormick expected
! that his work in connection with the
! peace conference would require his
! presence in France for six months
His friends here say that the reason
| for his resignation was that he did
! not wish the committee Craftsmanship
! to be inactive for that. length of
| time.
Committee Meets February 90.
| Mr.. McCormick's resignation as
| chairman of the democratic national
| committee was made public today at
! committee headquarters, with the an
nouncement that a meeting would be
held February % to elect his sue
cessor.
Mr.. McCormick's Resignation.
/ Mr.. McCormick's resignation. dated
December 20, 1913, prior to his de-
parture for France, follows:
1T is with regret that l am com
PEELED to take this action. as l had
hoped upon the conclusion OF the war
to be able to again resume active con
troll of the committees AFFAIRS, but TINS
| find now impossible to do, and as II
is most important that the organiza-
ton work of the committee should
be vigorously prosecuted, / feel. IL
Justice to the committee. that
should take this step.
Il want to take this opportunity OF
expressing to you my deep apprecia-
ton for the hearty cooperation
which you have always accorded me
since l assumed the Craftsmanship II
the campaign of 1916. 1t is with ths
deepest regret that 1 am compelled te
sever a relationship which has been
so full of many delightful assocfa-
ltions.
Guffey Also Mentioned.
Joseph c. Guffey, millionaire Pitts
| burgh business man, who is demo-
critic state chairman of Pennsylvania
| ana director of sales of the alien
property custodian Office. also is being
| greomed to succeed Mr. Mccormick
as democratic national chairman. This
| was learned today from democratic
| leaders who are assembling in Wash
| ington for an informal conference.
! Mr.. Guffey has not formally an
| nounced himself candidate. but he
! is reported to have the support of Mr..
Mccormick and of A. Mitchell Palmer,
| the alien property custodian, with
both of whom he has been closely as
! ISOLATED in democratic politics in
! Pennsylvania.
/ Like Mr. Mccormick and Mr., Palmer,
| Mr.. Guffey is a close personal friend
of President Wilson, and during the
governorship fght in Pennsylvania
| he received the open Endorsement of
President Wilson, who wrote that he
desired the democrats of Pennsyl-
vsnia to support Mr.. Guffey for gov
| ernor.