The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-20
HULL IS LATEST
 SUGGESTED FOR
 PARTY CHAIRMAN
Tennessean Discussed By Democratic Leaders as Probable Successor to
 Chairman Cummings
By CLINTON W. GILBERT

Philadelphia, July 19.-(Special)- Representative Cordell Hull of Ten- nessee is the latest suggestion for na- tional chairman of the democratic na- tional committee to succeed Homer s. Cummings
 It is likely that a new chairman will be elected at Tuesdays meeting of the national committee in Columbus. O. The talk of Representative Hull is brought here by democratic leaders ar irving in this city on their way to Columbus from San Francisco.
 Edward H. Moore, who managed Governor Cox's campaign and looked after the democratic nominee's inter- ests at San Francisco. arrived here Saturday night, and went on to Ohio ably succeed MT. Cummings if he were willing to undertake the direction of the democratic national campaign, but MT. Moore reiterated here the deter imitation expressed privately at San Francisco. not to take the chairman ship. MT. Moore will undoubtedly be subjecte to a good deal of pressure at Columbus, but friends of his say that he will resist even the urgence of Governor Cox to head the democratic national committed. For MT. Moore il is said that his private interests re- quire his constant attention.
 The suggestion that Edward Hoff- | man of Indiana take the national chair manship meets no favor among the democrats who have arrived here or | .t fN1I., ~l,x,, OPPOSITION TO CUMMINGS Opposition to Mir Cummings con | tinued leadership broke out in Sar ! Francisco immediately upon the nomi. nation of Governor Cox. It does no seem to proceed so much from the can didate himself as it does from those democratic state leaders who were re | sponsible for Cox's nomination..
 l These friends of the governor alleg' against MT. Cummings that he opposed 1 the nomination of Cox and that he ia vored the nomination of ex-Secretar,
 McAdoo until it became evident tha
 Mir McAdoo could not be nominated 1 They say that in various ways he aide' l the McAdoo movement. They even as sert that the band in the auditorium at San rancsco was used by Mir Cum mings to help along the remarkable I convention when MT. McAdoo's nam was presented by Dr. Burrus Jerkins. I For MT. Gun mings, 1t is alleged D. ihis friends that he all along throug the earlier stages of the conventio | preferred the nomination of Cox rathe than of McAdoo. But 1t is certain from what happened at San Francisc that, like many others there, MT Cum mings underestimated Governor Cox chances, and early became convince that his nomination was impossible Mir. Cummings was an administratio man and overestimated the influenc
 which the administration. forces in, tn convention would exercise in the nomi nation of a candidate.
 | Mir Cummings is also criticized fo assuming the temporary chairmanshi of the San Francisco convention an thus pulling himself forward befor the delegates, and especially in vie' of his own ambition to be nominate for the presidency. And there is n iuuestion that Mir. Cummings took him self seriously as candidate when Nil McAdoo's candidacy failed to nov land the Cox candidacy. in his opinior had been so mishandled as to becom impossible.
 THE REAL REASON | Iplacing Mr. Cummings is a real in compatibility of temper between tn state leaders now in control of the demo cratic party, through their success | nominating Cox, and MT Cummi n g IThe present national democratic chair man is a selection of President Wilson He is an intellectual and distinguishe e lawyer He is as far removed fro, the Fred Lynch or Tom Taggart typ of chairman as is MT. Wilson himsel He speaks the language of the Pres dent and it was not unnatural that h
 was chosen to sound the keynote z the convention by the administratio forces in the national committee. II He had only one point in commo
 with the professional politicians. H sympathized with their views o
 patronage, and went to the Whit
 House in their behalf, notably when h , complained to the President of Pos
 master General Burlesons civil servic regulations, which were depriving th democrats of too many postmasters. He has not the democratic nation; committee behind him, as Chairma Hays has the republican national con lmittee behind him. Leaders like Marc lof Iowa Lynch of Minnesota and Brer jnan of Illinois feel that Cummings
 jnot man of their type.
 According to party custom. a cand date for President, is free to name tt
 chairman of the national committt
 who will conduct his campaign. Und' this custom. many purely personal reI r resentatiyes of presidential candidate like Chairman Wilcox of the repuf llican national committee in 1916 ar Chairman McCombs of the democrat
 national committee in 1912. have bee
 chosen.
 :, But this does not appear to be 2 much case of the candidates wishin a change in the chairman of the n; ] tional committee as of the controllin
 members of the national committee il
 sisting upon change.
 : The men who scored victory ov'
 1 the administration at San Francist s want to make it complete.
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