New-York tribune., 1919-09-28
Democrats Plan
Big Drive for
Won1en's Vote
National Executive Commit
Zee, in Atlantis City Meet
ing.Prepares to Raise Fund
of SIO,000.O00 for 1920
Doubts ilson Will Run
Sub.Headquarters Will Be
Opened Immediately in
Chicago. y icEliia andButtc
Nfal Corresnon.icnc.


ATLANTIC CITY. Sept 27,-Thc
Democratic plans for the 1920 presi
Dental campaign were rounded out at
the fusl session Of the executive com
mi.tee Of the Democratic National
Committee here to-day
Homer s. Cummings. national chair
nan. who presided d. the meetings.
aid tonight flat. II accordance with
.hese plans. he would establish sub
fsadeuarters Immediately i'm Chicago.
Butte. Mont. anu Wichita. Kan. ana
irsugurate a. once q drive for the
woman vote.
This drive MI be directed by Chair
ran Cummings. with the assistance az
United States Attorney General Mitch
III Palmer and 4 W. Marsh. Of Iowa.
As az o0enlns wedge in their drive
ne executive committee to-day adop;ed
resolution offered by Chairman Cum
r.nrs 20 double its membership by
sroyiding that the committee will cou-
sist OF seventeen men and seventeen
fomer.
Jrge Ratification at Once
In addition. The committee adopted
re follow rg resolution introduced by
JOIN T Barnett. of Colorado:
BE Il resolved. That il IS the sense
q 're lEecCtire comm lttce OF the
Democratic NaIicuai Committee tha.
a those states where the national
Suffrage amendment has not been rati-
1ei 'aa' -he leg. sla.ures should be
called into session At once for the
purpose of ratifv.ng The proposed
amendment to the Federal C.onst4tu-
o. . "a
privilege ot the franchise in the elec-
ION o. fs-0
No crcrt. however. 0-ili he made by
the conn ttee 10 have the states rat
" "sevond VIA, effect the pub icatiou
Of this resolution Wiii have in mould
i7g public opinions. as orc OF the
ne0 ber- put if.
The committee. realizing that it will
ne costly affair 20 educate the women
n the principles of tire Democratic
plrty after fhe disastrous congressional
csmga sn Of las Tear. appointed . sub
ranm fee ON fNaree go determine upon
me.noi Of raising the money. not only
i9r tals but for the canpaign proper IN
1920 has been estimated that al
least $40 100000 VIII bs required.
TIE 1rance committee VIII consist
Of Senator g. \ Jones. of New Mexico.
chairman. Congress man g. Uuli. Of
Iennas ssce, 'ro aathor of the income
~. and Dr. loha y CougnHn, of Mass
s,6u etts
As a turthrr q d to thc suh-conmittee
beaded Nr Chairman Crmming-. which
is charged with the respou ibility Of
directing the drive for the woman
tote- suo- committee on publicity Vas
created. consisting IF Norman E. Mack.
owner Of re Buffalo Esening Times"
chairman, Clark How sil. editor Of THE
A'.aria Con titu'lon, and + e. Lynch.
O. Nnnesot7
Within the next SIX weeks these
three committees viii determine the
pest methods Of proce dure and report
oack their findings 70 the executive
committec Chairman Cummings said
nat he would cell the committee to
Meet some tine in November, either
here or In Washington
4aere Was considerable talk among
the memncra of the executive commit
Zee aealn to-day that Pres dent 81
.on would NOT be q candidate IN 1920
IRIS tala gathered fresh imuetus after
me arrival here day Of Frank N D
Roosevelt Assistant Secretary Of the
!feaSufy. "h0 was accompanied by
l1omas ~pcfacy. former national
eammi1te am4n from Connecticut.
MacA fIahcs Statement
AoNe. however. would talk for pub
cation. wi-a the exception OF Mr
5.e- nho SAID.
You can say tor me that If the league
o. nations is defeated By the Senate We
RlA nominate Woodrow Wilson by ac-
camation and We don't give a damn
Nnat ne has 10 say about H."
6ot despite his other members Of
.ae committee declared that President
iison would not be d candidate. giving
as their oninion that Re has no thought
ai running for q third term.
one Who has the confidence of the
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