The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-09-16
Ferris NAV
Lead Denls
White to Resign If All Fac
tons Can Agree On Sue
CeSSOr.
BY DAVID LAwBENCB.
(Toryr Ght ~ TIE In'eldgen-et0

Washington sept Is Scott Ferris,
'Nrn'sr member % congress from Okla =
Hona. may re The 0"Ht chairman of tho
pcmocrati~ 0a.:ora' committee. ';eorRe
White. no rr"Sen. chairman. intends
- resign = Al N" factions can aSree
or new chairman who shalt not have
t~rr Identified with N" Quarrels in the
eas' TIE rare - NJ. Ferris ia being
G-CsG by his f-i~rds for that very r-a-
son He was rc' present at the san
Francisco CNnNsr't"9. where the rift be-
rwHrn tho NcAdoo and COX forces de-
'HlorAd. and 10 has NOT taken part in
no cnntrorHrS'"s that have developed
sirce that convention.
Ths public may nor know -. bu' tr-
side ,hA Democratic party the contest
oNe- the selection ~ a chairman has
n-~r going ou With tine same intensity
aS NIGH n"cur 0n 'ha ESQ 81 ma
r'oral ronrrntio,. Tho struggle for
coatrol Of me party machinery SO az
e. lnttuenc-A ne convention ot 1924 In
lis choice ~ \ democratic nominee for
the presidency has ha.n at bottom re-
rronsihle fo- :he impotence Of the Demo
eat, since their ovsrwh.lm.nR defea,
la- autumn. Although every consider
s,jon - strategy would se"r, n dictate
rr"r',sd snr ne good OF tho party In
stead - The iatArests OF any individual.
go fac, is IN. factions are as far apart
as nver and pulling in Al directions.
White HAs whip Hand.
C;aorze White. tho present chairman.
ho;dS me whip hand. He announced
some time ago that ne was eager 10 re-
lire He has don. a cred!table Job as
national chairman As the party VIII
4iscor~- whom the record ot his work
l.. ttsrIcS.4 hu' Ns doesn't want - con-
.irue in n. management ~ The party .
interests TIE job was originally forced
men him RY' George White can con
.;rt.o ? 10 lIkss until after the mex.
ra.tonaI convention in 1924. u Is not
customary Tor ths national committee
- pick a new chairman between rresi-
EArl!al elections unless one resigns. and
although tho McAdoo forces probao oiy
have majority IN the national com.
s,.,t"a !: Is unlikely tina; ;hey would
rn-l2ci WN;,- - resign. Consideration
:: harmony would proven, such tact
less move.
So Mr.. W'hi.A white wlll!nS - re'
s,rr .r.s,s that ~ will not DO 80
mi all factions have agreed urH' q
ran who can hs trusted - manage
80 ca-,vS affair. no, In the interest
- Mr.. McAdoo or Mr.. Cox or any other
potential candidate. The M"Adoo peo-
re would liks 10 see DAME, G. Roper
cerrsN Flo IS capable executive ana
would make a splendid chairman. nut
rs selection would re opposed ~ me
tx wing ot The party. because MI R"-
re- was pre-coaven;ton manage ror
McAdco ard would 20, have 'He con-
e4e1re AZ factions. Others have been
-,-,.ior~d WIZ Rave a, ors time or an.
o.Nn- taken sides on tHe matter q Nr"s'-
HArtial candidates What Mr. "hi:e
wants Is some or who hasn't been .
PARTISAN - anybody ard vh" - ~ The
sans rl-,e representative of the pro-
gresst". elements n the Democratic
rarty.
Nearly . ssnator
Ths-. q 10 certainty that toe Cox
forces would give th-tr approval - tho
..recricr n, Srnrt Ferris. tor they have
had their minds ae' on getting somebody
affiliated more closely with tn" party
:rachinerv n the 'arEe- states But In
behalf or Mr.. Ferris II Is being urged
that ne managed ,hr congressional cam
pa!zn COMMITTEES - tn Democratic
-artv when he was IN congress- and that
20 rad a, tho time the Full support Of
Woodrc~ Wilson.
N- Ferris ran for tinted States sen
a,s against Senator core IN tho Dem
ocra,ic primaries and defeated him. Ex-
,.Aa, Cor The Republican landsItd' last
fail n. would have been elected senator
rom Oklahoma. He was so busy IN
,re senatorial night that he did not at
end the San Francisco convention Al
= Gsr~Sate The oklahoma delegation
however. stood throughout for the can
d:da = cf Senator Owen.
Former Prss.den, Wilson has had \
conference with George White hu; me
latter says the chairmansh'p WASH
mentioned Mr. Wilson has also con
:srrnd with George Brennan. Democratic
,eaAe- from Illinois. There IS no evil
d.r.e. however tina, The former presi'
Garc IS interesting himself In party pol
...c< The movement tor harmony IN
.hs Democratic party springs SntireiN
F-nrr those who h"NeNe mo McA""o and
OK so-rss mus &C. together on com
nror,t.A candidate cor chairman. The
.-u.9- - several rol'oHerS ~ ''0N have
s,;S ,hsv have not p1,dgeh Themselves
- n. former Onlo 10, f"r 1924
hu, they s.ra2,y want 10 see h"w pub
&c s.ntirrert d~"N,ops II = appears
.b,, cox car ha nominated and ";""ted
,rsy ai'l he .or him agar. - > looks
sss NcAGoo - 'hH stronger man they
,u' .w-rx IN behind him Br' from
.,s-v s'dc cowAS Tho Warming 'hrt un-
..ss ,ha leaders forge Ird'Ttfua's ror
-. present and work hartnonious!N me
,,r,- machinery ~, ro, Function and
~. nomination Will not - ~"r'n nav
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