The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-20
PEOPLE WILL STOP AND OBSERVE WHEN MEETING IS HELD
Developments Pro b a b e Which Will Even Have Bear ing on the Presidential
 Election 3 Years Hence
Fly HUGH W. ROBERTS WashinEton Bureau The Age-Herald
 500 Davidson Building

Washington, September l9,-tspe- cial.) .)---At the meeting of the demo- cratic national committee some where. some time next month, there may be developments which will have bearing not only on the com gressionar campaigns next year, but on the presidential election three years hence.
 The atmosphere is surcharged with gossip. Much of it, unquestionably Is attributet to unfNendly republican propaganda which would magnify petty rumor into monstrous fact. But there is enough fire 10 warrant a portion of the smoke. and the meet ing, 1t is indicated. will be of enough interest to cause the people of the country ostop and observe.
 White May Resign
 It is said that George White, chair man. will tender his resignation. This may be true. But Mir. White will not resign if pressure to bring about that end which developed and was frus- trated some weeks ago, Is again re- fire, and bis opponents. terming themselves aggressive where he is pacific and quiescent, lack susicient strength to secure their desire.
 There Is said to be a lineup be- tween the members espousing the cause of Governor Cox. and those es- pousins the cause of W. c. McAdoo. It is said that Scott Ferriss, defeated in Oklahoma last fall for the Senate, would like to be made chairman. He claims to be identified with neither McAdoo nor Cox. Daniel c. Roper, regarded as a supporte, of McAdoo, Is also a candidate in waiting.
 The Controlling Force
 The indications are that neither Cox nor McAdoo controls the commit tee--that in other words, there are enough non-partisan democrats to hold the balance of power. If report Is accurate, these men will insist on harmony, and in the event that Mir White who is said to have little love for his job. voluntarily retires, will stand for the election of chairman devoted primarily to the party and the party's principles rather than to ohy lhoifloudl WHO lnlHkS mat trOQ decreed, in the beginning of things, that he should be President of the United States.
 This controlling faction of the com mittee is understood, likewise. to be determined that neither dry" nor wet propa agandists shall sway the Judgment of the committee. There are number of members who think that the party should be made the actual successor of tss ill-fated pro- hibition party There are others who believe that a liberal policy would in- sure additional strength in the east and middle west. It is intscated that the committee will \ how such arr gument, and move uneoncerned in the knowledge that prohibition Is in the constitution and for that reason dead as a political issue.
 Bryan Up Again
 The discussion in the press or the east, significantly the republican press, that the party to win must be bone dry with prohibitionist chairman of the committee. and nom inee three years hence. has revived gossip regarding William Jennings Bryan, still candidate it is under. stood
 MT Bryan is the only prohibition ist of the professional variety who will even be considered as the nomi- nee. and there Is no probability that he will be seriously considered Neither Cox nor McAdoo nor Senator Underwood. the only democrats men tioned as possible nominee. are of the professional variety.
 The fact that President Harding was a wet did not Slilitate against him, 1t would seem