The New York herald., 1921-02-18
MEETING TO GUST
WHITE CALLED OFF
Foes Of Democratic Chairman
Forced to Drop Plan for
Reorganization.
LOVE FEAST Is HELD
Executives Decide to Devote
Energies to Discovering
Republican Issues
LOVE FEAST is HELD
Special Despatch to THE Nrw YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. c., Feb. II.

Spcciot Despdfch 70 THE NEw YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. D. c., Feb. II.
The political forces Of Gov. Cox
gained at least temporary victory
to-day over the group back OF William
G. McAdoo, when the executive COM
mittee of the Democratic National Com
mlttee rejected the demand OF the in
surgcnts for reorganization meeting
Of the full committee on March I. The
movement to oust Chairman George
White. which had been one of the aims
OF the proposed meeting. collapsed In
face of what started out to be Knock
tlown-and- -drag-out session, but whlcn
developed into a general Democratic
love feast.
The executive committee adopted a
compromise programme postponing IN
definitely a meeting of the full commit
tee although, in fact referendum was
nrovided by which the membership Will
be enabled to voice its opinion as 10
whether such a meeting Is desirable al
an early date. The matter. however
was left entirely IN the hands OF Chair
man White. who made II plain ne mas
no; the slightest intention OF res'glilns'
Al the same time the executive COM
mjttee took steps TO institute a Pernis-
nent organization, 10 keep DOCKS on uie
incoming Republican ADMINISTRATOR
with a view of using the information so
derived in the next campaign. Authority
was provided for the employment OF a
staff including q director OF pubiIcity
and for the maintenance of permanent
neadouarters in Washington. Wilbur
w. March. treasurer OF the conmittee.
reported that the Democratic national
campaign cost s1.560.0o0 and that col
lections I'D to date had been Sl.4O0.OO0.
Roughly. he said. the deficit due 70 the
campaign Is now $150,0oo. having oeen
reduced materially since the election. ~
Is the immediate intention to wipe out this
debt by obtaining subscriptions from
leading Democrats. and Chairman White
was authorized to appoint budget com
mittee or five to take charge OF this
work and attend to other fiscal affairs
OF the organization, chiefly the provf-
sion of permanent headquarters and the
staff
Fight ON White Opens.
The fight on the question whether a
meeting Of the full committee should be
called overshadowad, however. the other
business of the executive committee. II
began when Thomas b. Love, commit
teeman from Texas. and Robert w
Woolley. formerly OF the !. G. c.. both
OF whom are McAdoo leaders and ever
active in his behalf. appeared with z
petition signed by fifty-six members OF
the national committee. asking that a
meeting be called ON March l. The Pc
tition originally lad been signed BY
slxty-three members OF tho committee
but seven withdrew their names when 1,
developed that the meeting was for the
purpose of receiving Chairman White
resignation.
The petition had been changed. The
last paragraph. which had been inter.
preted as slap at Chairman White, was
left out. 1t had wished Mr.. White all
good things when he retired. attention
having been called to the fact that soon
after the election he had said It would