Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-08
DEMOCRATS LAYING
PLANS FOR INTENSE
BATTLEFOR VOTES
Extensive Campaign Will In
cIude Wire Service to
Small Newspapers.
BEST TALENT SECURED
FOR PUBLICITY BUREAU
Senator Harrison, in Charge Of
Speakers, Prepares to Stump
Entire Country.
BY N. O. MESSENGER.

NEW YORK, August 7.-Vigor. de-
beginning of the democratic national
campaign, which is being directed
mainly from headquarters in this city.
Undisturbed by the consideration that
they are several laps behind the re-
publicans in getting under full head
way, owing to the lateness of their
convention and the change in the
craftsmanship of the national commit
tee. the campaign managers are
striking their gait at lively clip
and are as eager and spirited as a
bunch of two-yearolds at the drop
of the flag.
Months ago Homer S. Cummings,
then chairman of the democratic ma
tional committee. rented quarters for
the campaign work in the big Grand
Central Palace building. at 46th street
and Lexington avenue. plotted them
out and furnished them. so that when
the national committee, under it's new
chairman, George White, was ready
to move up from Washington all that
was necessary to bring was, a load
of office records, which came up in
a day by automobile truck. The Of
flee staff followed to join those on
the job and all George White had to
do was to walk in, hang up his hat
and touch a button for his assistant.
Campaign Running Four Years.
The managers explain that the
practically for the past four years.
The Washington headquarters have
been a going concern during that
time, with competent STAN con-
stantly osass the Job. Mr.. Cummings
and his staff have visited, from time
to time every section of the country
and interviewed and met personally
every democratic .state and county
leader. While new Chairman White
will not possess that acquaintance
ship, members of his staff will.
Moreover. every local and precinct
democratic leader has been card in
dexed and constant touch maintained
with them.
Democratic national managers here
say that this is to be a "live-wre
campaign, conducted by live wires"
They take qualification from the
fact that their candidates are young
men, that their most active managers
are comparatively young men and
every one will be on his toes from
now until election day.
The principal bureaus of headquar-
ters here will be the executive and
secretarial offices, the speakers bu-
reau, the women's department, the
financial department and the publicity
bureau. Secretary Hoffman and Ex-
ecutive Secretary Holliver will be at
Chairman Whites elbow all the time
Mrs. George Bass is in charge of the
women's department. and is ad-
mitted to be one Of the most capable
woman politicians of the country.
Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi
will be in charge of the speakers
bureau, which is to be great fea-
ture of the campaign. William J..
Cochran will conduct the publicity
bureau and Wilbur w. Marsh will
look after the finances.
Speakers Invite Opposition.
The purpose of Senator Harrison's
speakers bureau will be, it is stated,
to enlist every man and woman most
competent to tell the democratic
story to the voters.
I'VE invite the opposition to a con-
test of truth telling is their motto
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