Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-18
CHAIRMAN WHITE
SCORES VICTORY IN
DEMOCRATIC FIGHT
Executive Body is Unanimous in
Opposing Meeting OF Com
mittee at This Time.
GIVES HIM FULL AUTHORITY

washlngton Feb fs.--AlthoUgh the
recent proposal Of Sc members ~ the
Democratic National Committee for a
meeting of that body on March J had
been voted down unanimously by the
executive committee the way still was
open today for an earIv meeting of the
full committee II IN tho more deliheT
ate opinion ~ itr members II - de-
-irable TO call ono. This opening vas
left hy the committee IN "A resolution
adopted ~ it's meeting Yesterday.
Chairman White not only vas upheld
bv the sixtcen members ~ the neyv
executive connitte" IN voting down -
irnpra cticable the proposal fp1 q March
I meeting bur his victory was enhanced
by the fact that the new question n
hts retirement wss not broa chod in the
committee discussions
Washington Feh Is-Meeriug here
YESTERDAY a. the MI II Chairman
White, the Executive Committee 81 the
Democratic National Committee voted
unanimonslv that no immediate sum
fnoniur Of the fui committee was neces-
cary Thus the hartman was sus-
taiupd In his position AZ against the
group. headed by Thomas y Love. CON-
fniflF8rdF tIftffa ieAaA4 ana fhOPHEI ~ .
wooliey former Interstate Commerce
Commissioner. who had sought a nev
deal Among tho leaders supporting
the Executive Committees action were
Homer Cummings former National
Chairman. and Senator Carter Glass
The petition circulated ny Love and
Woolley requesting that meeting ~
the full committee be called not later
/ f,v ~
! fed form. the last para graph n the
original petition. which expressed the
! hope that Mi White. upon his retire
/ raen, would entoy race and prosperity
having beer ct.t oft II bore tho narnes
/ or th- committee
The ExecutIsc tou,ritfee fook the
| e1sition Tint raany e these riav have
! permitted their signatures 81 be At
tacbed without giving the matter suff
Gent though
Following the resolution giving Mr
White authority 10 proceed .ith ths
business Of the National Committee b.
the selection Of ar executive secretary
a public director and other officers. are
| making plans 10 pa of the deficit O
about $4,000. this declaration VA
| adopted:
THAT the Chairman be requested q
! notify the members of the Defaocrafi'
| National Committee who signed a re
quest for the meeting for the full com
| nlfttee and which Was presented at thi!
meeting that the Executive Comnaittes
| after careful consideration. deems j
/ irnpracticabie in the short time inter
vening between this meeting and N,
first day OF March, the time uaentionee
! In said request, 10 call a meeting OF III,
full committee. for the reason that 1
would be practically impossible for tn,
| members OF the committee living at
distance to arrange 70 attend the meet
| ing at that time; that the Executiv.
Committee IS Of the opinion that no i'm
mediate meeting OF the full commit ae,
is necessary in view Of the action takel
! by the Executive Committee with re
! speet to the various matters above men
toned and for other reasons wh!c1
the committee has discussed a length
that there be sent 70 each member o.
the National Committee a copy OF thes,
resolutions with the suggestion that tn,
members Of the committee consider m,
same. and II IN their more deliberat
opinion an early meeting of the ful
committee should be called. that the,
should SO advise the Chairman
The meeting was opened by a state
tnent hy Chairman White who told .
the activities OF the committee sine
election and stated his IDEAS as 20
perna nent working force. plans 20
paying OF the deficit organizing worl
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