New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-17
Democrats Cut
u. S. i'm 3 Parts
For Campaign
Senator Pittman in Charge
i'll West, Representative
Doremus in Middle West
and George White in East
Ready to Greet Cox Here
Luncheon at Commodore to
Precede Cravesend Trip;
Speech at Police Games

The Democratic National Committee
divided the United States into three
parts yesterday for campaign pur-
poses. Campaign generals are to rule
over each of these sections and assume
the responsibility for the strategy of
the Cox Roosevelt campaign in their
respective territories.
Senator Key Pttman, Of Nevada, will
direct the campaign in the states west
of the Rocky Mountains. The bound
aries of his district are the eastern
limits of North Dakota, South Dakota
Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and
Texas. Representative Frank Doremus,
OF Detroit, was assigned to the Middle
west, the line running up to the west
ern boundary of Ohio, including Mich
igan and extending south to include
Kentucky and Tennessee. Everything
east of this line is included in the
third district and will be in command
of George White, chairman of the ma
tional committee. Headquarters will
be in San Francisco, Chicago and New
York. The division was made at
conference between these three gem
erals at national headquarters here
yesterday.
Arrangements were completed for
the luncheon and reception to be ten
dered to Governor Cox on Saturday.
when he comes to New York to speak
in the afternoon at the Police Games
at Gravesend. Governor Cox will ar
rive at the Grand Central Station at
l0:O7 a. M, New York time, and after
going to the Hotel Commodore for
brief rest will proceed to the National
Democratic Club, GIT Fifth Avenue,
where a reception will be held. The
luncheon will take place in the grand
ballroom of the Hotel Commodore, and
guests are expected to be seated at
ILLS O'Clock. Application for tickets
to the luncheon should be made to the
National Democratic Club, and should
be accompanied by a check for s4
John NJ. Reihle. president Of the Dem
ocratic Club, will preside at the lunch
con. Governor Cox will speak
1t is planned to start for the police
games at lis o'clock. The guests at
the luncheon will be expected to fur
nish their own transportation. Police
Commissioner Enright will reserve
1000 seats at the grounds for those
who take part in the exercises. On
leaving the hotel automobiles will form
line of parade, headed by a platoon
of mounted police. All traffic on Fifth
GERS will take the column to Twenty
third Street, where motorcycle police
men will take up the line of march
and continue the escort to Gravesend
Police arrangements have been COM
pleted for handling the big crowd ex-
pected at the games. The voice am
plifying equipment used at the Motif
cation ceremonies at Dayton has been
installed at the grounds to be used
during Governor Cox's speech.
The committee in charge of the
luncheon and reception consists of
Mr.. Richie William ("Big Bill'D NJ.
Revenue; Police Commissioner En-
right, Sheriff David II. Knott, Deputy
Police Commissioner John NJ. Shaw,
George w. Sweeny, Daniel C. Roper,
George White, Senator Pat Harrison,
Representative Thomas f. Smith, Fred
erick A. Wallis, Commissioner Of In
migration; Charles Thorley, Thomas
Bassett, S. L. Golden, C. B. Alexander,
W. L. Jacques and Thomas E. Rush
A change in the itinerary of Frank
lin Roosevelt, Vice Presidential nom
inee, on his present Western trip, was
announced. Mr.. Roosevelt will speak
in Los Angeles on August "a, which
will cut out the speeches scheduled for
Reno and Cheyenne.
Mayor George r. Lunn of Schenec-
tady, who is actively campaigning for
the United States Senatorship, despite
the fact that the unofficial state con-
vention failed to approve his candi-
dacy, has volunteered his services as a
campaign speaker and will be sent into
Maine to deliver a Labor Day address.
Senator HARRISON, in charge or the
speakers bureau, also announced yes
terday that former Senator J. Hamil
ton Lewis, Of Illinois, who is candi-
date for Governor of that state, will
devote two weeks to campaign speak
ing. Governor John NJ. Parker of Lou
isiana, VicePre sidential candidate Of
the Bull Moose in 1912, has offered his
services as a speaker