The Washington herald., 1920-11-06
COP. LEADERS
COMING HERE
TO SET PLANS
Program for Short Session
Preceding Inaugural to
Be Arranged.
BIC CEREMONY MAR. 4
Demand for Reservations
Forecast Real Old Time
Day in Capital.
BIG CEREMONY MAR. 4

Republican leaders, chief among
them Harry N. Daugherty. Of CO.
lumbus, Ohio, Senator Harding's
pre-convention campaign manager
and close advisor. will meet in
Washington this week. In that ses-
sion will probably be laid the
groundwork for the coming Harding
administration.
Daugherty, who is expected to
join Senator Harding on the vaca-
tion trip to the Panama Canal Zone.
is presumably calling the party lead
ers together for the purpose OF out
lining the preliminaries-particu-
larly the course of the Republican
Congress in the short session pre-
ceding the inaugural.
With that preliminary program
laid down Daugherty is expected to
join the P-esident-elect. During
that trip many expect Senator Hard
ing and his close advisor to deter
mine definitely most of the policy of
I
doubtedly the probable personnel of
the Cabinet will be gone over care
fully.
Program to De Mapped.
"As l understand it Daugherty's
mission right now is to get to-
| gether all of the ideas of the lead
ers Of the party regarding the ad-
ministration program TO be laid be-
fore the President-eiect during his
trip into the South" explained one
prominent Republican. "One thing
to be determined at the start is the
Republican program to be carried
out in the short session preliminary
TO Senator Harding's inaugural"
Another matter to receive atten-
tion will be the inaugural. The per-
sonnel of the inaugural committee
will probably be decided upon and
the work on arrangements will be
started at once There has never
been such a flood Of applications for
inaugural seats as this year.
Washington hotels are already al
llotting their rooms down to the
smallest corners for that week
Everyone is looking forward to an
Inaugural of the old time glory
For instance they feel certain that
the inaugural ball--discarded in the
two Wilson inaugurals-win be re-
newed.
Democrats Active. Too.
While Republicans are pouring
into Washington for their prepare.
tions for the Roman holiday in
March, the Democratic leaders will
be putting in appearance for a ses.
sion not quite so gay. National
Chairman George White and other
organization leaders are coming for
the express purpose of re-establish.
ing the Democratic banner in def.
ance of those leaders reported tc
be planning the upbuilding of q
new party from the. ashes of tht
old.
with Mr.. Whites arrival the
present Democratic National Com
mittee will proceed to re-establish
itself and start the fight for two
and four years hence under the
. same old banner, and these discon-
tents who See in the defeat their
opportunity for leadership will find
, themselves out of luck" stated a
. prominent Democratic Senator last
night.
, Thinks Party Firm
He referred to the reported plar
by which William Jennings Bryan
and a group of leaders expected L
reorganize the shattered party-sac.
rificing the name, il necessary. THAI
group. styling themselves the Pro
gressive Democrats, is scheduled tC
hold conference here about tn,
middle of the month.
"One always hears these storie.
after a political party has suffered
; serious defeat. bY / do not be
lieve that we will find Mr.. Bryar
or anyone else seeking to submerg,
. the Democratic party" said Isador,
|, B. Dockweiler. Democratic nation.
al committeeman from California
here today.