The Washington times., 1921-10-30
WHITE DEFENDS
REIGN AS CHIEF
/ Of DEMOCRATS
National Chairman Fears Talk
of Dissenslon May lnjure
Party Cause.
JUSTIFIES HIS POLICIES
Will Go to st. Louis Prepared to
Give Full Account of
Stewardship.
BY WEBSTER X. Nolan.
International News servcio.

international Nows SerSeto.
al do not look with trepidation to-
ward the fight to be made upon me
by my colleagues at the national
committee at st. Louis on November
/. That my position as chairman Of
the national committee may be at
stake interests me not SO much as
that the welfare of my party may 10
at stake" declared George White,
Democratic national committee chair
man, in an interview here last night.
White branded all adverse comment
upon his administration or AFFAIRS as
gossip" saying, They do their party
more harm than they do me-"
II would call attention" White said,
"to the dangers that lurk in inter
party factionalism. The Democratic
principles are one and the same
throughout the party. but opinions as
to who shall guide the party accord.
ing TO these principles, are many. Ana
this is not helpful to the cause.
Plans for 1922.
IT have not had an opportunity to
give an account of my stewardship.
/ have been too busy formulating
plans for the campaign OF 1922.
have been accused of lack OF aggres.
siveness. While / am being accused
by persons who have not taken the
time nor the trouble to draw just con-
clusions, 1, with the aid of my col
leagues, have builded up slowly but
with great surety, battle plan for
the Democrats for 1922.
"It has been my plan OF acnon
C-st to give the Harding Admins
tration an opportunity to live up 10
the promises it made to the people:
This action il based on the spirit OF
fair play. 1t is the spirit that
should rule outside the party and 1t
is the spirit that should rule within
the party. I do not think that the
last six months was the proper time
for aggressive" action OF the
blatant sort. Rather do I think 1t
was, as / sought to make 1t. the
time for aggressive tactics or the
reorganization and formulative sort
a time when heads should have been
and were-together in serious
contemplation Of organization plans.
"I considered 1t the wiser course
to await the now looming hour when
those who have rallied around the
Republican standard in expectation
of the fulfillment of promises VIII
begin to split up, urged to faction
alism by dissatisfaction. 1t Is at
such an hour that the Democrats
will step in with a plan Of action
and, IL harmony prevails within our
ranks, secure the stronger confidence
CT the American people.
when I go to st. Louis to give an
account Of my stewardship 1 do not
intend to make trouble. But 1 Will
defend myself l shall make known
the broad foundation l have laid Tor
the 1922 campaign, which, despite COS
sip, steadily gathers strength. Al
such an hour to be confronted with
carping statements from men within
the party is disconcerting to me and
pregnant with damage to the party.
Harding Honeymoon"
White laughingly referred to the
present Administrator activities to
date, saying. Harding has about fin
ished his honeymoon"
This is the transition period OF
the Democratic party White con-
tinued. There are those who advo-
cate the smashing and rushing in
policy. But the majority of my col
leagues are with me in my course OF
making sure of the smash and then
stepping in automatically to the COM
manding position that / am convinced
awaits the Democratic party"
Accompanying White to st. Louis
will be Burt New, executive secretary;
Richard Linthicum. director OF pub
licity, and DIR. Richard Goldsmith,
director of the bureau Of political re-
saarCh