Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-04
NEW PARTY MAY
ARISE. FROM WRECK
MOVEMENT ON FOOT AMONG
DEMOCRATS TO REoRGAN-
IZE ON NEW LINES.
BEYAN MAY BECOME
HEAD OF ORGANIZATION
Suggests Party Be Reformed, With
Possible Change Of Name to Pro-
gressive Democratic Seeking to
Overcome Effects of Party-Wreck-
ing Policy Of Wilson and Cox.

Oh fan entire neW party, Will pe Gull
sidered at a conference here OF
| democratic leaders opposed to the
domination Of President Wilson and
Governor Cox between Nov. 10 and
10, it was learned. The call was is
sued a week before the election.
Altho William Jennings Bryan was
not responsible for the call, and sue
cess of the venture is not. entirely
dependent upon him. the commoner,
1t was stated today, will be one Of
the most active participants in the
conference.
Among the others to be present or
represented are former national
chairman Of the party and at least
two high former officials of the Will
son administration.
Bryan Wants New Name.
Mr.. Bryan is convinced that the
domination of President Wils.l has
been so disastrous that the demo-
cratic party in reality no ns,4' ex-
lists and that it must be rec. inized
under different name. 1e :, loath,
for sentimental reasons, is under
stood. altogether to abandon the
name democratic" and will suggest
that it be coupled by a hyphen with
another name. such as the progress
sive-democratic party.
An effort will also be made to seek
affiliation with certain elements in
the Nonpartisan League, which has
been spreading thru the north
western states. and with the farmer
labor party which is showing in
creasing strength.
The leaders in the present move
ment express the greatest fear that
the forces now in control of the
democratic organizations are too
strong to be easily dislodged. More
over. these forces are in such dis
favor with the voters that no move
ment which includes them. it is
stated. can possibly cammend itself
to the public.
Bitter Over Convention.
MI. Bryan, 1t was stated here to-
day, is SO bitter over the treatment
accorded him at the San Fras cisco
convention, where officials high in the
present organization boassed they
had killed old Bryan" that he will
not have anything to do wi-.l any
lineup in which they are Included.
BY strange fatality the two for
mer offfceholders who are accredited
with mentioning the new Insurgency
We're aQons the original Wilson,
men,"
Much Of the antagonism to the
present democratic organization" it
is stated in an article by Wills ]. Alb
bott, to be published tomorrow, "has
grown out of the headquarters main
tanned by the democratic national
committee in Washington Curing the
entire wilson administrator
1t was supposed that with so long
a period to organize, and with the
abundant fund; which the managers
mad. there would he turned over
very complete organization and a
considerable nestesa.- Neither was
Forthcoming.
"The mailing lists in possession Of
the committee proved to be ant.quat-
ed and worthless and the funds had
been expended in maintaining c. st
ly headquarters with salaries far in
excess of anything their recipients
had ever enjoyed before.
War Started Within Party.
When Homer Cummings succeed
ed Vance Mccormick as national
chairman he was aghast at tie e~
penditures. In his efforts to reduce
them he sharply offended w. D. Jam
ieson of Iowa, a protege of Wilbur T..
Marsh, the national committeeman
from that state.
= "At san Francisco. when E. II.
Moore, manager of the Cox candida
cy, sought the Iowa delegation, he
was told that he could have it If he
would guarantee the removal of
Cummings from the craftsmanship.
The promise was made and kept tho
not without great unwillingness on
the part of Governor Cox.
THE shift affords one Of the rea :
sons why some democrats are going
to try to pry loose the headquarters
mercenaries from their grip on the
party organization.
Plan Chicago Conference.
There are Indications that the eff
fort to establish an entirely new par
ty will have even greater force than
the attempt to reorganize the demo-
cratic party. While this Vine Of pro-
cedure will be considered at the
Washington conference, it is now all
SO engaging the consideration Of a
separate group who have been plan
ming conference in Chicago the lat
ter part of this month.
In this group are not few active
republicans who anticipate serious
split in the republican party both on
the league and progressive issues.
They apprehend that after vain eff
fort to reconcile differences Of men
so far apart as Johnson and Taft
Mr.. Harding will abandon one group
and it's adherents will be ready to
join in insurgent action.
There is even a report Of the alli-
ance Of Senators Borah and Johnson
with the Bryan forces In such case"