The New York herald., 1921-02-07
WAR OPENS ON COX
AS RULER OF PARTY
McAdOO Bryan Forces Send
Letter to White That He
Quit as Chairman.
TO SEIZE COMMITTEE
Meeting to Be Held March /,
When Showdown of Votes
Is Expected.
Special Despatch TO THh New YoRK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Uo shlo~ ~tou o. Feb. q. I

Special Despatch TO THE New YonK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. c., Feb. o..
The first definite step to wrest con-
troll Of the Democratic party from
James NJ. Cox. developed Tonight when
40 Of the 10S members Of the Democratic
National Committee sent a letter to
chairman George White demanding he
call a meeting of the committee in st.
Louis, or some other central city. on
Tuesday. March I.
The move is an attempt by the fol-
lowers Of William q. McAdoo, aided by
the forces of William J. Bryan, to seize
the machinery OF the Democratic Ma
tional Committee, obtaining for them
selves such political advantage as goes
with the control. The scheme is to
drive Mr. White out of the chairman
ship and to replace him with somebody
of their own selection.
The letter was made public tonight
by Thomas 3. Love, a member of the
committee from Texas, who is the
leader of the insurgent group within
the committee. 1t was addressed to
Mr.. White and to the members Of the
executive committee of the Democratic
National Committee. It was the open
ing of what promises to be a bitter
fight between the various factions of
the Democratic organization with the
prospects that 1t will have direct bear
ing on the action Of the Democratic
party at the time Of the Congressional
campaign in two years and at the time
OF the Presidential campaign in four
years.
The letter makes no bones OF the fact
that Mr.. White Is expected to step out
Of the craftsmanship. The committee
head Is reminded of a statement made
soon after the last election that he
would resign. 1t is the purpose Of the
proposed meeting to obtain the resig-
nation. IL possible, or to elect some
other person to the craftsmanship.
The McAdoo followers believe they
have votes to get Mr.. White out of the
chairmanship if he refuses to resign.
They are counting on the votes of the
forty nine whose names appeared on the
letter and have counted noses in such a
way as to bring the total to sixty-three.
They say further that there are only
ninety-eight members of the committee
in the United States, the remainder be-
ing in. the territorial possessions, and
that they clearly have O majority suffi-
cient to carry the day.
The Cox forces. it is known. have
formed coalition, not only with the
group following A. Mitchell Palmer, but
those controlled by Senator Underwood
of Alabama, and believe they will be
able to resist the McAdoo- Bryan crowd
In what they propose to do.
The executive committee appointed
several days ago by Chairman White
will be In Washington February II, and
It is the scheme of the McAdoo- Bryan
group to force the calling of the COM
mittee at that time.
These members of the committee gen.
orally are regarded as followers Of Mr..
McAdoo. In the case of w. II. Thomp-
son. National Committeeman from Me-
braska. Mr.. Bryan is represented Mr..
Thompson was Mr.. Bryan's selection for
National Committeeman from his home
State.
This group would prefer to sec any
one Of three men become chairman of
the committee to succeed Mr.. White.
They are Thomas l.. Chadbourne of New
York; Daniel c. Roper, formerly Com
missioner of Internal Revenue. or Rob-
ert w. Woolley. lately OF the l. G. c.
All three can be classed as friends of
Mr. McAdoo.