Arizona republican., 1921-11-02
DEMOCRATS PICK TENNESSEE MAN AS PARTY CHIEF
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 ST. LOUIS, Mo, Nov. 1-The Democratic party today chose former Congressman Cordel Hull of Garth age, Tennessee. as chairman of its national committee to succeed George H. White of Marietta, Ohio, who re- tired to party ranks.
 The change in leadership. which had been held by Mir. While since July. 1920. when he assumed the chairmanship at the call of former Governor Cox of Ohio, the party's nominee for president. was assured early today when after conferences lasting practically all night it was announced that all clements of tho party had agreed on either Breckin- ridge Long. former assistant secre- tary of state, or Mir. Hull.
 Mir. Longs ultimate selection was contingent. however, upon the resig- nation of Edward B. Goltra of St Lo1is. committeeman from Missouri
 Mir. Goltra said he would not resign in MT. Longs favor. Mir Hull was then announced as the agreed candi- date.
 Mir Long and Mir. Hull as compro- mise candidates are understood tc have been put forward by opponents of Mir White and were declared ac- ceptable by Senator Pat Harrison oi Mississippi and his two colleagues on the committee as Chairman Whites representative
 Mir. White announced that Mir Huu's selection was a very happy one" asserting that he had not beer closely allied with any candidate al the San Francisco convention.
 MT. HulFs name was presented tC the committee by Senator Glass. Fol lowing the agreed plan, Senator Har- rison seconded Mir. Hull's nomination and asked for a unanimous vote o approval, which was given. Mir. Hull thanked the committee. praised thu work of his predecessor. called for ; united democracy, presaged future success for the party and flayed thu Republican administration.
 Mir. Hull said he wanted to "decen tralize" authority by throwing great CT responsibility on local organiZa tions. He also urged that women b' more completely represented on loca committees.
 Sympathies for Wilson
 He declared that the reactionar, group of the Republican party exc cuted a new mortgage on it last yea and when it went into power las March it had no vestige of policy no program except to carry out tn wishes of the privileged group whicl ! financed its campaign.
 Former President Wilson was sa ! Iuted as "our stricken soldier of th ! World war; in a resolution adopte ! bv the committee in executive ses ! sion. A paragraph of the resolutio i condemned the taxation scheme | the Republican party"
 | Referring to the armament confer | ence the resolution said: The Democratic national commit | tee expresses its qualification at th Il assembling of the disarmament con ference and further expresses hop , for it's complete success.
 Governor Cox was feicitated whil I taxation policies and alleged falluI
 to sarry out campaign pledges of tn I Republican party were criticised | the resolution.
 | In A separate resolution the com
 mittee expressed its genuine appre ' citation of Mir. Whites faithful an
 unselfish service to the party" in at ! cepting his resignation
 | CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Nov. l. .. Judge Hull is a native Of ONerto | county, Tennessee, and attended Gun
 ba~land university. Lebanon, Tenne!
 see. He spent his early life as | farmer and lumber dealer. His fir r,,blic career. was as a member , Inc Tennessee legislature. Later 3 was judge or the fifth Tennessee J g dicial district, and served sever s terms i, congress. He served in Il spanish American war as captai 2 He is 50 years old.
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