The New York herald., 1921-02-09
WHITE REFUSES
QUAFF LOVES
CUP OF HEMLOCK
Democratic Chairman Off
To-day to Washington
Ready to Fight Issue.
READS TELEGRAM HERE
NO Reason for Calling To-
gether National Commit
tee,' He Asserts.
DISCUSSES PERSONNEL
Certain Majority Will Not
Make Effort to Block His
Desires.
READS TELEGRAM HERE

George White. chairman of the
Democratic National Committee. will
not drink the cup of hemlock handed
him by George B. Love of Texas He
believes the signatures to the petition
asking him to cali meeting Of the
committee for March 1 We're obtained
under the false impression that he was
anxious to lay down his duties as head
of the organization.
Although mild hammered and slow
to wrath, Mr. White, who reached New
York from his home in Marietta, Ohio,
Yesterday afternoon, will go on te
Washington tonight with blood in his
eve. He will demand to see the text CT
the telegram sent to each member OF
the committee in the effort to get nus
approval of call for meeting. He
will also insist that it is his night 10
read the replies received. so he may
have the fullest information as TO the
exact feelings of each member OF the
committee.
1t was not Until he reached the New
York office of the committee that he
received the telegraptred petition pre-
pared by Mr. Love. whose anxiety 10
oust the campaign manager Of Gov.
Cox is generally credited as being in
the interest of William G. McAdoo and
his friends. He smiled when he read
in the communication addressed to him:
I'VE beg to wish for MIR. White many
years of happiness and added usefnl-
ness upon the retirement which he an
nounced shortly after NovemDer :,
which his private interests will make II
necessary for him TO seek"
do you think there is any reason Tor
calling a meeting of the committee.
Mr.. White was asked.
1T do not" he replied. There seems
to be no business to transact. except to
elect a new chairman, and there Is no
vacancy"
will you resign from the chairman
ship?"
II do not desire to resign at this
time came the calm response after an
other twinkle of the eyes. II do not
want to lay down my duties until
have cleaned up the work of last fall.
We. have a. deficit and since election
have had to act as chairman and treas
urer because OF the illness of Wilbur
W. Marsh.
''Mr. Love seems to have made his
argument for the meeting on the plea
that I had to get back to my business
At election time feared ! would have
to pay more attention to my business
affairs, but they have slowed down to
the point where there is nothing do
ing"
'L do not believe the rank and file
Of Hie party waIrt meeting of the
National Committee said Mr.. White.
Probably sor,re of the members thought
:. would be good thing TO have a
meeting before the Harding administra-
ton takes hold in Washington SO as TO
map out policies for our members of
Congress. But the committee does not
formulate policics-our Senators and
Representatives. do that
The appointment OF the Executive
Committee by Mr.. White week ago was
quite shock to the anti-Cox wing OF
the party.
IT tried to appoint strong executive
committee and shall be guided largely
by it's Judgment In the matter" said
the chairman yesterday,
II purposely put independent members
on the committee. as 1 believe 1t Is un-
wise to start four years ahead to pick
a candidate for 1924"
There are anti-Cox men on the com
mittee, notably Krerner of Montana,
Mclean of North Carolina and Cum
Minis of Connecticut. II Is believed
however. that on a showdown 1t would
side with the chairman.
Mr.. White said he had received a
personal message from a member OF
the committee whose name was signed
70 the pctrtron saying he had consented
to the use Of his name. but had distinctly
stated he believed tire time and place
Of the meeting should be left to the
CHAIRMAN. lie believes there are many
others among the signators who would
not be willing TO make an issue against
him.
So far as he knew. Mr.. White said.
there was no precedent for getting tire
committee together other than on the
call of the chair He thinks only q
small number of those signing the petit
tion would go the length OF backing