New-York tribune., 1920-07-29
White Pleased
With Progress
OF Campaign
New Democratic Chairman
Holds Two-Hour Confer
cnce With McAdoo and
the Latter's Law Partner
Confers With Cummings
Agrees With Hays That
Ohio and In diana Are
the Real Battlegrounds

George White, of Marietta. Ohio, new
chairman of the Democratic National
Committee, spent the day yesterday in
conference with Homer S. Cummings,
whom he succeeded. He expressed
himself as entirely satisfied with the
progress made in New York for the
opening of the Cox campaign.
The Democratic chairman motored
to the home of William G. McAdoo, at
Huntington, L. l., last night and with
Stuart G.. Gibboney a law partner of
Mr.. McAdoo, held conference with
the former Secretary Of the Treasury
that lasted two hours. Following the
conference, which ended about IL
o'clock, Mr.. White and Mr.. Gibboney
departed for the latters home in
Huntington. Mr.. McAdoo would not
discuss the conference last night, but
he told newspaper men that he would
give out statement from his Office
in Manhattan to-day
Wr White crowded lot of work
into his brief stay. He is tall, thin
and angular. His thin hair is brown,
with just few gray hairs. He insists
that he is plain George White, without
any middle initial, as some newspapers
have added.
At the Murray Hill Hotel yesterday
afternoon he talked about the cam
paign. He mentioned Will H. Hays,
Republican national chairman. Il see
he says Ohio and Indiana are the fight
and we will carry both"
Governor Cox" said Chairman
White, "s going out before the peo-
pie just as soon as he is notified. He
is not going to lose a minute, and you
can rest assured he will prove a bad
vacationist.
"Thc Governor believes the people
have right to size up their candidates.
and he is not going to hang around
any front porch. Governor Cox Is
man of progressive Ideas and we are
going to fight along that line"
Mr. White commented on the report
from Marion, Ohio, that the Harding
managers had adopted a twelve-word
campaign slogan. He insisted this was
in imitation of the "He kept US out
of war" slogan of the Democrats four
years ago. The Democratic chairman
said his party would have a threeword
logan.
Mr.. White expressed his full salts
faction with the Democratic national
headquarters, on the eleventh floor Of
the Grand Central Palace. These had
been engaged by Mr.. Cummings, who
lican landlord, for the property is
owned by General T. Coleman du Pont
w. J. Cochrane, a Washington news.
paper man, who has been selected as
publicity manager, also was present
at headquarters yesterday. He and
his force Of propaganda promoters will
begin work Monday.
William R. Hollister, who has been
reelected executive secretary, will have
charge of the clerical force at the
Grand Central Palace.
Washington, will visit Governor Cox.
and will return to New York Monday
for conference with Franklin u.
Roosevelt, Democratic Vice-Presi-
Dental candidate.
Mr.. Cummings said he will take a
vacation, after which he will be ready
to do whatever work is assigned to
him. Asked whether he aspired for a
Senatorial nomination in Connecticut,
the retiring national chairman said
Il am not anxious for any political
Office
Mrs. George Bass, chairman of the
women's division Of the Democratic
National Campaign Committee, CON
ferred with White yesterday. After
the conference she announced that she
would start the campaign for the
woman vote of the country" at Chau-
tauqua August 5.
"This will be before the official mott
fication of the candidates for President
and Vice-President and, therefore, is
somewhat unconventional in politics" :"
Mrs. Bass said, "but the subject before
this Chautauqua meeting is What does
the Democratic party offer women?' SO,
of course, l have to tell the truth. Con-
sidering the difference in the way the
two political conventions treated the
women | have no rears in debating
with Republicans on this question"
Mrs. Bass said that Chairman White
had decided to continue the activities
of the women's bureau of the National
Democratic Committee, of which Mrs.