The Washington herald., 1920-11-05
Bryan. Folk, Walsh, White
And Others to Plan
Reorganization.
DATE NOVEMBER 10
General Convention May Be
Arranged for Represen-
tatives Of States.
CBy Universai Service }

eminent democrats with a record
OF long service in the party have
been invited TO participate in the
series OF conferences which will
open in Washington for tho purpose
Of reorganizing the party and re-
constructing fl once more as a fac
tor in American politics.
Among those whose names are
mentioned in connection with the
conferences are the following:
William Jennings Bryan. Homer
s. Cummings. former chairman Of
the national committee: Joseph W.
Folk. former governor OF Missouri:
Senator Henry F. Ashurst Of Arf-
zona, Senator David l. Walsh OF
Massachusetts,. Senator w. J. Harris
Of Georgia, George White. present
chairman OF the national committee.
Edmund II. Moore of Ohio. pre-con-
vention manager for Gov. Cox:
Secretary Of Commerce Alexander.
and Senator Robinson of Arkansas
First Meeting "Wednesday.
The movement took definite shane
with the announcement yesterday
that the FIRST meeting will be held
November 10. A committee on or
ganization will be named at this
meeting and arrangements made for
general convention OF representa-
tives from every State. at which
definite plans will be Determines
upon.
Inc leaders in the movement hop-
that out OF the fearful wreck made
OF the party organization last Tues
day they Will be able TO reform =
party which will assimilate All IN.
progressive and liberal element.
among the voters in the oountry
They have not yet decided whcthe-
10 restrict the movement TO an at
tempt to reconstruct the Demo-
cratic party to form a new marty
which would include the pro zres-
siVes now aligned with other party
organizations.
Nonpartisan idea Favored.
Some of the leaders incline
strongly toward the formation Of
a new organization on nonarfissn
lines, discarding altogether tbs
name Democratic ana malt, :,
the party Of opposition to .he re-
dictionary elements in both ,be -
ular party organizations. There
VIII be considerable discussior
along this line when the first meet
ing is held
Ihere rs practical Unaaimity, IL Is
said, on the point of dropninR ar
the issues which have been fore
most In the campaign Just ended.
lhcludlng the league Of nations. In
the declaration Of principles 10 he
ADOPTED. the new organization il is
Understood. viii conIine itself strict
ly 10 domestic questions.
One of the moving spirits in IN.
new organization. a Democrat Who
mas helG high Office as a strict partv
man. said:
The Democratic party as such
mas gone on the rocks. There n.
no longer any semblance OF orranI-
Zation TO II. II is our belicf thar
me next administration under Presi-
nardlng viii be reactionary
and will fail to give any recornition
10 the progressive policies for wbicb
the democratic party and the Pro-
gressive Party once stood
therefore. IL seems 20 us that ~.
time mas come to reorgauize m.
party or form a new one which win
oppose these reactionary tendencis.
and draw to itself all the proeres-
siVe and liberal slor,.,.
e
May Interest johnson.
Leaders in the movement ans
speculating as TO whether such an
organization would not have a pow
erful appeal for such welI-known
progressiVes as Hiram Johnson.
Senator Capper. Senator Kenyon and
others Of pronounced progressive
tendencies should the Harding ad-
develop reactionary
tendencies. 1t is no secret that a
strong friendship and understand
ing have grown up between Mr..
Bryan and Senator johnson and that
after the nominations of Harding
and Cox they carried on an extern
sive correspondence which showed
them to be of one mind on a great
many live issues of the day.
II Harding exhibits grave signs OF
weakening on his stand against the
league of nations. and the irrecon-
cilables in the Senate part with him.
it is not improbable that Senator