Evening star., 1921-02-05
DEM0CRA7|CPLANS
AR0USELEADERS
Who Will Reorganize Party Is
PuzzIe-Meeting Here on
February II Significant.


Democratic politicians in Congress
are interested in the meeting in this
city. February Il, of the newly ap-
pointed executive committee of the
democratic national committee and
are specializing upon the probable
scope of the proceedings in their bear
ing upon the proposed ''reorganiZa-
ton of the democratic party. Chair
man White. in appointing ana Gaining
the committee, announced his desire
to take counsel upon the committee
organization, but it is generally as
Sumed that the occasion Will show
some sideli ghts on factional divisions
| in the party.
The proceedings also may develop Il
Squint toward party leadership and
presidential candidates. four years
hence. ii is thought. Likewise, there
! is possibility of a movement looking
| to the permanency of the incumbent
chairman or tn. contingency OF ms
retirement and the calling of the full
committee to select Il new chairman
Altogether it promises to be an I'M
portant meeting.
Democrats Are Restless.
Already there are indications of
rcStl SSnrSS among democrats over
the suggested 'reorganiza ton of the
democratic party, the main concern
beng over the question, "Reorsan-
| ;zea by whom" The Wilson demo-
upon it, also the COX democrats. In
the back ground are a number of just
plain democrats who have ideas of
getting back to what they term Old
time democratic principles, eXponentS s
Of which are classed to be such men
as VICE President Marshall and Sena
tor Thomas of Colorado.
One thing is certain said one emf
nent democrat who is affiliated with
neither the Wilson nor the Cox
groups we don't want to be reor-
ganized by the men who burned our
house down and now would lay claim
to the lot.
GOV. Cox Would Run Again.
Democratic politicians concede there
is no doubt that former Gov. and
Candidate Cox is settrn. his mouse IA
order to aspire to the leadership and
prospective presidential candidacy
This was the impression Gov. Cox
made upon his recent stay in this
town, when he talked with al, sor :,
aud conditions of democats. His forth
| coming trip to Europe on whian IL. -
bone up on European conditions
believing that international problems
VIII enter into political issues in
1924, confirmed their opinion.
William q. McAdoo's friends viii
not be Idle in the meantime. however
ana ms lHttitstS III the party ledueF-
ship and possible presidential can
ditacy viii be assiduously forwarded.
He Will not be put forward as solely
the choice of the Wilson democrats.
but will go it on his own.
Homer S. Cummings of Connecticut
is expected to be backed by large
following for party leadership when
the time arrives for some man to
step in and seek recognition "A
deposition from the Craftsmanship to
be superseded, at Gov. CoX's demand.
by George White. lost him no friends
and the outcome of the campaign has
brought him again to the fore.
Old 'War Hor~cs'' Included.
1t is noted by politicians that in
mittee some of the old war horses
of the previous organization are in
cluded. There are Mr. Cummings.
Norman E. Mack. Bruce Kremer.
Angus Mclean, CordelI Hull. Joseph
+. Guffey. Carter Glass, Wilbur Marsh
and r. 6. Hoffman in particular
The question of a possible change
IN the committee Craftsmanship is
delicate one to discuss, but it may
be broached by Chairman White him
self. in which event the executive
committee may be called upon to as
s"mble the full committee Chairman
White is known to be not particularly
enamored of the post, nor is it es-
pecially congenial to him. AT the
same time he is the regularly chosen
, chairman for the four years and is
entitled to hold on if he prefers to
do SO
One element among democratic
politicians here will urge that the
organization be made militant and
the chairman be instructed to keep
the organization a going. active con-
cern every week in the year from
now on.
Ex-senator Bafiey's Platform.
Away down in Texas there has
started back to first principles"
movement among democrats. headed
by Joseph w. Bailey. who lately made
a gallant but losing fight for the
governorship nomina ton He is pub
/ fishing a magazine for circulation
throughout the state and elsewhere.
and in it sets forth the platform
follows:
ITO resist the further encroach-
ment of the federal government on
the sovereignty of these states and
thus help to perpetuate the republic
as our fathers established it: to
oppose the further abridgment of in
diVidual rights; to support the con-
stitutIons, both state and federal. and
thus help to limit the power of those
[ who would govern US: to contend
against the progressive paternalism
which is rapidly reducing us to a
state of governmental pupiIage; to
defend the right of private property;
to combat socialism in every form"