South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-28
POLITICIANS SEE
MOORE AS LIKELY
TO SUCCEED WHITE
Ohio Man Regarded as Pos
sible Successor TO Demo-
cratic Guardianship.
BY LOUIS LUDLOW.

BY LOUIS LUDLOW.
WASHINGTON, .. C. Sept AZ
Politicians who know what is going
on behind the scenes regard E II.
Moore Of Youngstown, O., as a very
promising possibility for election 10
the democratic national chairman
ship 10 succeed George White
The general public has heard
nothing of Mr. Moore in that con-
necuOn. but things are moving"
as the politicians say. and the poll
teal evolution that is going on is
bringing MIR. Moore prominently in
TO the. limeHght in connection with
the vacancy which il is expected
soon will be created by the resigna-
ton OF National Chairman White.
The keen prophets who can scent
battle afar off say that the first
skirmish already is on over the cleo
ton of a national chairman, who
will be the organization head of the
democratic party until after the next
national convention shall select the
presidential candidate for the 1924
campaign.
The forecasters are expecting he
following events viii happen in the
near future:
That National Chairman George
White will tender TO the Ohio demo-
cratic state committee his resigna-
ton as the Ohio member Of the
democratic state committee his res
ignation as the Ohio memb Der of the
democratic national committee.
That in doing so he will resign in
favor Of f. II. Moore and will rec
ommend the election of Mr.. Moore
as national committeeman.
That the democratic state COM
mittee will have a meeting and duly
elect Mr.. Moore 10 succeed White
as national committeeman.
That Chairman White will then
call meeting Of the democratic ma
tiOnal committee. to be held az
some mid-western city in October.
That at the meeting Of the nation
al committee Mr. White will tender
his resignation as national chair
man and that there will be a spirit
ed contest over the election of his
--r r-v with Mr.. Moore and Dan
iel c. Roper as the leading contend
Manager for Cox.
NJ Moore became nationally
known in 1920 as the pre-conven-
-4ol manager OF James NJ. Cox Of
Ohio. II was recognized that his
fighting qualities were a large factor
in bringing about the nomination Of
the Ohioan for the presidency. He
would have been elected national
chairman at the post convention
meeting of the national committee
held at Columbus last year except
for the fact that he asked TO be ex-
cused on the ground that he had
private interests that demanded his
attention. Pending the national con-
vention Of 1924 the duties OF the ma
tional craftsmanship will be light and
a number of the members Of the ma
tional committee are now ready and
willing 10 vote for him for the ma
tionai craftsmanship, believing that
he can and Will accept
The rules of the democratic ma
tional committee provide that no
one can be elected national chair
man Of the democratic party who is
not a member of the national COM
mittee The same rule does not ap
ply in the republican national COM
mittee where outsiders frequently
have been chosen 70 the national
craftsmanship. Mr. Moore would not
be eligible TO run as national chair
man unless he first is elected as the
Ohio member Of the national COM
mittee II this should occur IL will
be an interesting reversal Of what
took place at Columbus last year
when the state committee met in eX-
traordinary session. received the
resignation OF Moore as national
committeeman and elected White TO
succeed him. in order that White
might qualify for election to the ma
tional Craftsmanship. If the state
committee does what is now expect
ed Il will simply turn the tables and
reverse the process of q year ago.
Before long the political chron-
iclers will he writing columns about
how the forces Of James NJ. Cox and
the forces Of William G. McAdoo
have gone 10 the mat over the cleo
ton Of a national chairman. The
contest, from present indications.
will be interesting enough. without
any verbal trimmings" Mr.. Roper
has had a long and varied expert
ence in politics and IS regarded as
one OF the most expert political
mana gers in the country. AS former
secretary of the ways and means
committee Of the house he became
acquainted with members Of con-
gress from all over the country and
with many others who had business
before the committee. Later. as COM
missioner OF internal revenue. his
circle Of aCquaintanCes brOadened.
Il has often been said that there IS
no more skillful political performer
in the country. His relations 70 Mr..
MCAdOo are inspired by the deerest
interest and strongest personal
friendship Last spring a movement
was started TO make him the ma
tional chairman. based on the sup
position that White intended 70 re-
sign. but at that time Mr.. White was
not ready 10 quit and the movement
was a fash in the pan.
Mr. Moore has been in Washing
ton a considerable part OF the last
week and has held daily conferences
with Chairman White which. IL is