Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-02-07
NJ 'AD0O BACKERS
SEEK To DUST WHITE
Forty-Nine Members of Ma
tional Committee Sign
Call )
FIX MARCH | AS DATE
McAdoo Followers Aim to Seize Con-
troll of Democratic Party-White
Men to Fight-Teyt cf Telegram

Washington. Eet. 7.-George White.
of Ohio, national Democratic chair
man, has been served with > demand
signed by 10 Democratic national
! committeeman and women that the
committee be called into session
March l at 81. Louis, or other cen
tral place, to organize for the future
The letter says. in effect, tG Chair.
man White:
Here's your hat; what's your
hurry"
1t precipitatas the tig''t for control
Of the party organization which con-
sorvat;ve Democratic leaders have
hoped to avo.! and which promises
more turbulence and bitterness than
has been known within ;he Dcmoc-
racy in years.
II is accepted rs the striking of
the first blow BY leaders Of the group
which supported William G. McAdoo
for the Democratic Presidential rom
iration to reora@inze the yarty. retire
Chairman White and seize control.
Their ambitions are assumed TO be di-
rectcd toward nomination Of Mr. Me-
Adoo in 1924.
The immediate objective IS to re-
place Mir. White with Robert w
Woolley, member of the Interstate
Commerce Commission. who was a
MrAdaa lieutenant, or with some
other McAdco r1an.
The friends {: Chairman White are
aiigine themseve' here tonight TO
resist the over.urn which this move
ment proposes.
The demand upon Mr. White for-r
committee mct ting follows shortly
after his announcement Of an cXecu-
tive committee to direct the national
affairs of the party.
1t is understood here tonight that
Mr.. White will lay the call before the
executive committee when it meets
in this city February II and be guild
ed largely~:by the action taken then,
The letter: to Mr. White signed by
the 40 committee members % of,
whom arc women. WAS made. public
last night By Thomas 3. Love, ma:
tional: committeeman from TeNas.,,
who has been sometime in Wasting
ton maneuverinp to bring about
committee meeting. Mr.. Love was
one cf the ariicrt McAdoo hackers.
He has been carvassing the national
committee for signatures to the ap-
peal for a meeting. The list which
he gave out as the signers Of the re-
quest does not ilclude the name Of a
Marylander or a Virg!nian.
The telegram follows:
We. the undersigned members of
the Democratic National Committee.
proud of the history and traditions
Of our party, especially CT iss match
less record of achievement under the
leadership Of our great President,
Woodrow Wilson, and aware OF the
solemn responsibility devo!ving upon
Our party to f,ght constantly for the
principles which have ever beer its
glory. to be always militantlF on
guard as the champion OF the rights
| Of al the people, respectfully urge
you 10 call meeting Of the Demo-
cratic National Committee 70 be held
/ Tuesday. Msrch /, at St. Louis or
other centrally located point, IN order
that the forces Of progress may De
oroanizcd for Continued contruc tive,
natriotic action N the succeeding four
wears and for q righteous anH r'chiy
earned victory in 1924.
We congratulate our chairman ana
his associates upon their valiant and
nstriotic effo't5 IL the recent cam
nairn under the leadership of that
splendid Democrat, Governor James
n Cox, of Ohio, and beg to wish
for Mr.. White many ears Of happ'-
ness and added usefulrsss upon the
retirement wbic..i he announced short
ilv after November his rrivate IN.
terests would make it necessary for
him 10. seek. II -. .he
Dont,s miss scejr- Bigelow and IS
i black conediars, Friday night, lf,h