New-York tribune., 1921-02-12
McAdoO Mems
Fight to Dust
White Collapses
Wilson's Son i'm Law, Re-
turning From Mexico, Is
Expected, Like Barrlch,
to Repudiate Movement
Blow to His Prestige
Democratic National Chair
man Fixes Own Fences i'm
Badly Messed Up Revolt
By Carter Field

WASHINGTON, Feb 1.-THE at
tempt by friends of William Gibbs Me
Adoo to seize control Of the Dem ocratic
National Committee and oust George
White from the craftsmanship seems to
have collapsed. McAdoo, who is return
ing from Mexico, it was said to-day,
would follow the lead of Bernard M.
Baruch in repudiating the attempt,
leaving Thomas B. Love, the national
committeeman from Texas, and Robert
w. Woolley, publicity director in the
two Wilson campaigns, holding the bag.
The private view of most Democratic
leaders here is that McAdoo and Baruch
would have been glad to take over the
organization if the thing could have,
been done without a strenuous fight,
but the whole campaign has been so
messed up with denials and repudia-
tions, with charges that those signing
the petition were deceived as to the
real purpose of Woolley and Love, and
with other unpleasant accompaniments,
that it will be impossible to get real
test of strength between the McAdoo
group and the Cox group at this time
Mr.. White conferred with various
Democratic leaders here to-day, re-
ceiving many assurances of support.
He began framing a letter which he
will send to every national committee
man and national committee woman
stating his own views of the situation
and giving the arguments against a
meeting of the national committee at
this time, or at least until the new
executive committee has had an op-
portunity to work out what plans it
can devise for carrying on party ac-
tivities.
viii Ask Members Views
This letter, which will be sent to
those whose names were used in the
Woolley-Love call for a national COM
mittee meeting as well as to those re-
fusing to approve it, will then ask for
an expression as to the wisdom OF the
committee meeting in view Of these
arguments against it.
II am confident" said Mr.. White to-
day. "that many of the more than fifty
national committee members whose
names were used did so in the belief
that [ was going to retire as national
chairman, anyhow, and that therefore
the committee should meet to select
my successor. Many of them, there
fore, particularly those in the lar
West who did net know about the STU
alton, will, [ am sure, withdraw their
support from this petition when they
find that it is an effort to GUST me, and
not merely a meeting necessary to
choose my successor after my volun-
tary resignation"
"But how about Woolley's statement
that he is making the fight of the
forces of progress p" White was
asked. Doesn't that show that this is
not a personal fight, but perhaps a
fight against reaction ?"
"Mr. Woolley had better consult my
re ord of votes in the House Of Repre-
sentatives and in the Ohiq Legislature
before he reads me out of the Pro-
eressive group" laughed Mr.. White.
However, l had a letter from Woolley
on my desk when I got in this morning
in which he assures me that he still
loves me
Says He Is Going to Win
81 am going to win this fight. There
is no question about it. The forces