Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-03-15
chRL|N CHAIRMAN
PALMER BOON
!:
Friends of Attorney General
Seek His Nomi-
nation
MAI. O. P. NEWMAN SEC.
Organization Effected Following De-
mand From Party Leaders That
Voters of Country Indicate Choice.

Washington, D. c., March -
The statement by Attorney-Genera
A. Mitchell Palmer Yesterday to the
Palmer state campaign committee al
Harrisonburg, Penna., that he would
| be clad to have his name go before
the electorates of the several states
whose election laws provide for pres
| idertial preferential primaries, was
backed up here today by announce
ment of the formation of the Palmer
primary campaign committee.
This committee, composed Ct
friends of the general and
supporters of his candidacy was or
ganized in answer to demand from
! party leaders all over the country
| that there should be a central body
to attend to the necessary organiza-
ton work in placing the candidacy
(; of Mr.. Palmer before the voters OF
the country in order that they may
indicate their choice of the presidcn-
t;al candidate to be selected by the
Democratic national convention al
San Francisco, California.
c. C. Carlin, for fourteen years
representative in congress from the
!. Alexandra, Virginia district. ..,$been
chosen chairman of the newly formed
committee. Mr.. Carlin was an int
mate friend and co-worker of the at
torney-general when the latter was g
member of congress. Both were
staunch supporters of the Wilson poll
icies in the house and victors in many
hard fought battles to carry into ef-
feet some of the most notable achi-
evements of the Democratic admins
trat;on. Mr.. Carlin resigned from
congress year ago to practice law
in Alexandria and Washington.
J. Harry Covington, treasurer Of
the new committee, was for ten years
a member Of congress from the East
c,n shore of Maryland, and also a
Wilson leader in the house. He re-
signed to accept the high appoint
ment by President Wilson as chief
Justice of the supreme court of the
District of Columbia.
Major Oliver P. Newman is secre-
! !ary of the committee. He is a news
paper man whose friendship with
| President Wilson and Mr.. Palmer be
gan in the 1912 campaign He was
appointed by President Wilson an!
served for four years as president OF
! the board of commissioners Of the
District of Columbia, resigning in
1917 TO enter the field artillery. He
went overseas with the Eightieth dl-
vision and served for ten months ir
France.
! Naturally the great initial strength
behind the Palmer candidacy lies IN
Pennsylvania, his home state. Joseph
f. Guffey and Vance Mccormick have
taken charge of the campaign foi
Palmer delegates and say that solid
delegation of seventy-six votes from
Pennsylvania is more than assured
Mccormick. selected by President
Wilson as chairman of the Democratic
national committee in 1916 and for
more than two years chairman OF the
war trade board, is editor of the Har'
risburg Patriot. Guffey, who has
shared the activities Of Palmer am
Mccormick in building up the ne"
and progressive Democratic organlza-
ton in Pennsylvania IS a buslnes.
man of Pittsburg and candidate fo1
Democratic national committeeman
from Pennsylvania.
Headquarters of the committee have
been established in the Munsey build
ing in Washington.
Wilbur w. Marsh, Democratic ma
tional committeeman from Iowa :anc
treasurer of the national committee
is chairman of the Western Pame1
; primary campaign committee am
probably will have headquarters Il
Chicago.
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