Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-27
CUMMINGS IS CHOSEN
HEAD OF DEMOCRATS
connecticut Committeeman Elected
Chairman At Meeting OF Ma
tlonnl Body at Capital.
WEsTERNERS ARE SELECTED
krrmcr OF Montana aud Amidcon Of
wichita Vice Chairman--Sum-
paign Plans Mapped out.

WASHINGTON. Feb 26.-Homer er
: Cummings OF Connecticut. was
elected chairman OF the national
democratic committee today. and the
committee voted complete reorgan-
lzluon for an aggressive campaign In
1921
The resignation OF Vance McCor-
mick as chairman. rendered several
months ago. when MIR. Mccormick
went to Paris as an adviser at tho
peacc conference, was accepted for.
ma!ly with a resolution OF thanks to
the retiring chairman for his work
A similar resolution was adopted In
accepting tho resignation OF Carter
Glass. who resigned ns secretary
when he became secretary OF the
treasury,
The reorga MIA tioD contemplates
that the standing officers OF the COM
mittce shall include In addition to
the chairman two vice chairmen; a
recretary who shall he n member,
an executive secretary who may or
may not he a member. II treasurer
who shall be n member. n director
OF finance, who may or may not be
member. and a scrgeant-at-arms
who may or may not he a member.
John Bruce krcmer OF Butte. Mon,
and Samuel II. Amideon. OF Wichita
Kan were named as vice chairmen;
E g. Hoffman, OF Fort Wayne. Ind.
secretary: w. II. Holllster. OF Joffer-
con city, Mo, executive secretary;
". D. Jameson OF Shenandoah, Iowa.
director OF finance.
Wilbur W. Marsh of Waterloo,
Iowa. and Cot John J. Martin re-
main respectively as treasurer and
sergeant-at-arms.
The selection OF vice chairmen
from western states was pointed N
AZ indicating the purpose OF the
committee TO conduct vigorous
<campaign In that section.
: Practically every member OF the
committee was present at the meet.
ing. only n few sending proxies,
Mrs. George Bass of Chicago.
chairman OF the women's bureau Of
the national comnittee sat with tho
committee with the proxy OF ma
ional committeeman Charles Boesch-
enstein OF Illinois who held the proxy
of tho committeeman from New
Hampshire. Mrs. Bass then gained
the distinction OF being the first
woman TO participate In the pro-
reedings of the committee.
The committee adopted resolu-
ton greeting President Wilson on his
return and congrntulatlng him on his
achievements at the peace conference
and another favorlnG the federal en-
franchisem OF women. II also
created nationwide woman's
auxiliary.
\ The resolution favoring the en-.
Sfranchisement OF women through an
mendment 10 the federal constitu-
tion was adopted, 2s to 10. after a
spirited debate, The resolution was
proposed by Senator Jones OF New
Mexico, n member of the committee
and Chairman OF the woman suffrage
committee OF the senate, who urged
fhe committee To get behind the SUIT
frage amendment and to prevail
upon democratic senator's generally
10 vote for II before the adjournment
OF congress. Senator SALISBURY OF
Delaware, General ITaldeman OF
Kentucky and a. +. Mullen OF Ne
braska spoke In opposition.
plan for an associate national
committee of women, proposed by
Mrs. George Bass OF Chicago. was
adopted. Members OF this auxiliary
committee, the plan provides. are TO
be appointed by the chairman of the
rational committee on nomination
os the committeeman OF the respec-
tive states until some different
method IL adopted. The plan also
contemplates the election or appoint
ment OF a woman as vice chairman
OF every state and county committee
and in each congressional district and
the selection OF a committee-woman
IN each state senatorial district, and
subdivision, as the associates OF the
corresponding male officials OF the
party There Is to be constituted In
each state and territory q woman's
state executive committee, composed
or the associate member OF the ma
uonal committee, composed OF the
associate member OF the national
committee, the state vice chSirman
and the director OF education.
In his speech accepting the chair
manshlp, Mr. Cummings declared his |
belief that the party would win a
merlted victory In 1920.