New-York tribune., 1921-11-02
Democrats Pick
COrdell Hull to
Succeed White
Action Is Unanimous After
Warning Factions Agree
to Avoid an Open Break;
Both Sides Claim Him
Coltra Costs Long Place
Missouri Member Refuses
to Resign; McAdoo Men
Bluffed, Opponents Say
special Dispatch 10 The 7rinurs


ST. LOUIS, Nov. 1.-THE Democratic
National Committee to-day patched up
its factional differences over reorgani-
cation affairs and then unanimously
elected Cordell Hull, of Carthage,
Tenn, as chairman to succeed George
White, Of Marietta, Ohio, who became
chairman after the nomination of
James NJ. Cox for the Presidency.
After the election of Hull the COM
mittee adopted resolutions criticising
the Republican national Legislative pro-
gram, commencing disarmament, prais-
ing former President Wilson and Cox
and then adjourned.
The selection of Hull as chairman
followed more than thirty-six hours Of
political skirmishing, and finally the
appointment of joint conference COM
mittee to iron out the fight over the
Craftsmanship, which had assumed large
proportions and threatened a wide
breach in the party ranks.
Breckenridge Long, of ST. Louis,
former Third Assistant Secretary Of
State, more recently Democratic can
didate for United States Senator, prob
ably would have been elected chair
man had Edward +. Goltra, Missouri
national committeeman, agreed to re-
tire. Galtra declined.
Goltra Blocks Program
Long, who was agreed upon first by
the joint conference committee of six.
was ineligible to election as chairman
because of the rule requiring the chair
man to be member of the body. To
make Long eligible it was necessary
to obtain the resignation of Goltra
ha ro1 t&oo ~
election of Long to succeed him by
the Democratic state committee.
Senator Carter Glass, of Virginia;
Senator Pat Harrison, of Mississippi; ;
Sam Amidon, of Kansas, and other
members of the joint conference COM
mittee laid the Long proposition before
Goltra and requested his retirement.
Glass, when asked for Goltra's exact
reply, said:
Well, after keeping the committee
waiting for about two hours, between
puffs of cigars, he said:
Gentlemen, my retirement at this
time would be disastrous to the Demo-
cratic party. l cannot consider it,"
Whereupon the committee left him.
Goltra was host to the women of the
national committee at breakfast at
Hotel Jefferson. The breakfast was a
lengthy affair.
The national committee meanwhile
picked Long for chairman, with Hull
as a second choice, then waited for Col
ira to get through with his breakfast
War on Goltra's Breakfast
Now and then the committee hot
footed it up the stairs to the private
dining room to see how Goltra's break
fast party was progressing.
Shortly before the hour for meeting
which had been fixed at IL O'Clock
the committee conferred with Goltra
obtained his ultimatum, went bach
into conference, agreed upon Hull ant
reported the negotiations at an end
Both sides seem pleased with Hull's
election and both factions claimed him
for their own. The McAdoo- Glass fac
tion pointed out that Hull was closel,
allied with that element in pre-conven.
tian days last year, and the Cox-Whits
group asserted that Hull could bs
counted in their ranks.
The Cox-Whte group admitted that
the other side was in the majority, bu,
that they were afraid to start anything
In other words, that the McAdoo grouE
was bluffed to a standstill, nothwith
standing their numerical superiority.
Sam Amidon, of Kansas, one of The
McAdoo contingent, who served as
member of the joint conference com
mittee and suggested HUI. for chairman
after Long was eliminated, said tn,
count of noses made during the pre-
liminary skirmishng disclosed es vote.
for the deposing of VIII te and the eec
tion of one of their faction to succeed
him for chairman. There are 10S votes
in the two committees.