The Washington times., 1921-10-28
NJ 'AD0O FORCES
PLAN HOT FIGHT
T00UST WHITE
Former Secretary Has Eyes on
1924 Nomination-Pins
Hopes on Roper.
BY DRANK A. STETSON,
Internas sionaI News Service.

That the meeting of the Democratic
National Committee in St. Louis Tues.
day may develop into a lively family
row was freely admitted today by
Democratic leaders.
George White, chairman OF the
committee. probably will be the storm
center One faction is anxious to
keep White in power. while another
wants to get him out of power.
Outside Talent Sought.
A canvass of the committee has
been made to determine Whether IL
will be possible TO obtain the cohsent
of two-thirds of the members to the
election of chairman from outside
of the committee. If this is found
possible there is little doubt but what
White will go.
A group, known as the McAdoo
group, is understood TO be seeking the
election of Daniel G. Roper as chair.
man to succeed White.
An influential Democrat who has
stood high in the councils of his party
for many years, but who asked that
his name be not used sized up the
situation as follows:
The Democratic party must be re-
organized upon a liberal and pro-
gressive basis IL 1T would regain the
confidence of the people. With cleo
tions coming on, we must have
man at the head of the national COM
mittee with the ability of not only
organizing districts for votes and OBJ
tanning the necessary funds to carry
on campaigns, but one who can de-
velop real issues upon which the party
and ita candidates al 10
should be with the Republicans when
they are right, but we should give
them the most formidable contention
when they are wrong.
Fear Coup by McAdoo..
George White is a most estimable
man, but he has clearly shown that
he has no aptitude for the job and ~
evidently being held there by the re.
dictionary machine that has obtained
control of, the party. All agree that
Daniel G. Roper is the man best fitted
In the Democratic ranks to reorganiZe
the. party, but the controlling element.
which is strongly anti-Wilson and anti
McAdoo, see in his candidacy an at
tempt by McAdoo to control the com
mittee in favor of his Presidential as.
pirations in 1924, therefore they are
against him, although they know thai
ne COulu DrlnB Oruer ana perhaps sue |
cess out of the seemingly hopeless |
that is the present situation" !
Just how and who will lead the fight !
n against White in st. Louis has not |
been revealed by his opponents. They |
admit that the former attacks against |
the chairman were premature and .
were hurtful to the cause of a liberal /
democracy, but they feel now that tho /
has developed to such a criti- /
cal stage that something must Le
done at the coming meeting II the /
Democratic party hopes for any sue |
cess In the coming Congressional elec-
tioris. 'f.
Glass May Lead Fight.
II is hinted that the fight in the
may be led by Senator Car.
ter Glass of Virginia, and that 1t viii
have the backing of progressive West
Hln members of the committee. A re
port that he would be asked to becom,
chairman of the committee as com.
promise candidate was recently turned /
1own by Senator Glass with the re.
mark that he wouldn't accept IL IL II
was handed to him on a large and
ornate gold platter"
Whatever comes of 1t, the meeting
IN November I is scheduled to be up
and lively one.