The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-15
CABIN Is CHAIRMAN
Of NEWLY FORMED
PALMER COMMITTEE

Especial TO The Richmond virginian J
washington, %. C., March H.
The statement by Attorney Genera
4. Mitchell Palmer yesterday to ths
Palmer state campaign committee a,
Harrtsonburg. Penna., that he would
be glad to have his name go before
the celebrates of the several states
Whcse election laws provide for pres
dental preferential primaries, was
backed up here today by announce
ment OF the formation OF the Palmer
primary campaign COMMITTEES,
This committee, composed OF
friends az the attorney general and
supporters OF his candidacy was or
canned In answer to a demand from
party leaders all over the country
that there should be IA central body
TO attend to the neaessary organize
ton work in placing the candidacy
OF Mr.. Palmer before the ,oters or
me country In order that they MAY
indicate their choice of the presiden-
.iaf candidate to be selected by the
democratic national convention at
san Francisco. California.
=. Z. Carlin, for fourteen years;
in congress from the
AieAahdria, Virginia district. has been
CHOSEN chairman OF the newly
formed committee. Mr. carlin YEAS
an intimate friend and co-worker of
the attorney-general when the latter
was member OF congress. Roth
we're Naunch supporters of the VIII
son policies in the house and yictors
IN many nard fought battles to carz.
fs INTO effect some of the most M
taple achievements of the Democratic
Mr.. Carlin resigned
rom congress a year ago to practice
law IN Alexandria and Washington
~ Harry Covington, treasurer of
the new committee, was for ten yeara
lneInper OF congress from the East
s sI .shore OF Maryland ana also a
wilson leader in the house He ra-
.snea 10 accept the high appoint
i men, oy PRESIDENT Wilson as chief
Justice Of the supreme eaurt ns ~ :
District of Columbia.
Major Oliver p, Newman ;s sa,ra
'ary or the committee. He is a news.
paper man whose friendship with
resident Wilson and Mr.. Palmer 49,
gan in the 1912 campaign. He was
appointed by President W ann and
served Tor four years as president of
Inc BOARD of commissioners of Tho
nistrict of Columbia, resignine ~,
III 70 enter the field artillery. He
went overseas with the Eightieth di-
~" anu served Tor ten months an
France. al
Naturally the great initial strensth
nehiHd the Palmer candidacy lies In
rennsyNina, his home state. Josenh
T. nui1ey and Vance Mccormick have
raheh eharge OF the campaign for
aihef delegates and say that a solid
ueiesat ion OF seventy six votes from
rennsyivania is more than assured
Mccormick, selected by President
wilson as chairman of the Demorr.t3c
national comm Pee in 1915. and for
more imam two years chairman Of the
war trade board, is editor OF the Har-
risourg Patriot. Guffey. who ha.
shared the activities of Palmer and
Mccormick in building up the nev
and progressive Democratic organ.
ization in Pennsylvania is a business
man of Pittsburg and candidate 70,
democratic national committeema
from Pennsylvania
Headquarters of the co-amittee have
been established in The .Iunsey build
ing IN Washington
Wilbur w Marsh, Democratic ma
tiona1 committeeman from Iowa ana
treasurer Of the national comroitfee
Is chairman fthe Western Paine,
primary campaign committee, anf
probably will have headquarters II
| Chicago. p"