Evening star., 1924-07-11
NEW DEMOCRATIC
COMMITTEE NAMED
Election of Chairman Delay.
ed Until After Notification
of Davis.
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK July 11.-F'oilowing
the suggestion of John w. Davis. the
new national committee at per-
functory first session yesterday ap-
proved motion to postpone organi-
zation and the selection Of new
chairman until after the Davis notl-
ncatlon ceremonies at Clarksburg,
w. Va, probably in about three
weeks
Woman members of the national
committee, meeting separately, form
ally demanded through resolution
by Miss Elizabeth Marbury, national
| committeewoman from New York
that women have equal representa-
tlon on the important resolutions
committee in future conventions The
meeting also approved resolution
lauding the work of Mrs Emily Newell
Blair of Missouri, vice Chairman of the
national committee. No recommended
tion for a successor for Mrs Blair
was made.
Women Clash in Debate.
The two-hour session of the woman
members, presided over by Miss
Caroline RuutZ- Z-ReeS of Connecticut,
was marked by several parliamentary
tangles and flashes of colortul de-
bate on resolution. also presented
by Miss Marbury, limiting the au-
thority of the woman vice chairman
in the matter of appointments and
plans for the convention. That
there were deep seated differences
between members of the committee
was denied by all.
Friends of Chairman Hull of the
national committee made a formal
presentation of set of cuff link
studs. in recognition of his services
at Dam bpln -
man Norman L. Mack of New York
presented the gift in behalf of the
entire committee.
"Cordell Hull stands higher with
the members of the national commit
, tee and the Democrats of the nation
than any man l have known in my
service of twenty-four years on the
national committee" Mr.. Mack said
with his management of the conven-
ton"
Swanson Adds Praise.
Senator Swanson of Virginia. on
behalf of senatorial friends, described
4 Mr.. Hull as zone of the most efficient
and unselfish public servants he
knew
Following are the names of the
of the new Democratic national COM
mittee members officially recorded
after the initial meeting of the COM
mittee:
AIabama-Walter Moore and Mrs
Charles j. Sharp. Arizona-W. l..
Barnum and Mrs. Theodore Marsh.
Arkan nsas-Vincent H Miles and Mrs.
James d. Hood. California-lsidore
B. Bockweiler and Mrs. Charles l..
Donohoe. Colorado-John r. Barnett
and Mrs Gertrude q. Lee. Connecti-
cut-Homer Cummings and Miss Car
oline Ruutz-Rees. Delaware-An-
drew c. Gray and Mrs. John r. Eek
vii loo nri1 nrI
! and Mrs. Lois X. Hayes. Georgia
John 5 Cohen and Mrs. Edgar Alexan-
der. Idaho-Robert H. Elder and Mrs.
Teresa II. Graham. Illinois-George f.
Indiana-Charles A. Greathouse and
Mrs Bessie l.. Riggs Iowa-Clyde
l.. Herring and Mrs. Madge O'Neill.
kansas-Samuel d. Anidon and Mrs.
Woodson and Mrs. ]. G. Cantrill
Louisiana-Lee Emmett Thomas and
Genevieve Clark Thomson. Maine
D. J. McGillicuddy and Mrs. William
ter Smith and Mrs. S. Johnson Poe.
usetttes-Edward w. Quinn
and Mrs. Nellie NJ. Sullivan. Michigan
William a. Comstock and Eta G.
Boltwood. Minnesota-Joseph Wolf
and Miss Jessie Scott. Mississippi
Henry Minor and Mrs. Daisy Nc
Laurin Stevens. Missouri-W. T
Kempor and Mrs. Emily Newell Blair
Montana. Bruce kremer and Mrs.
]. S. NJ. Neill. Nebraska-Arthur F.
Mullen and Mrs. Jennie Callfas. Ne
vada-Samuel II. Pickett and Mrs.
Frances F'riedhoff. New Hampshire
Robert c. Murchie and Mrs. Dorothy
b. Jackson. New Jersey-Frank
Hague and Mrs. James J. Ellington.
| New Mexico-Arthur Seligman and Jen-
ME Martin Kirby. New York-Norman
. Z. Mack and Miss Elisabeth Marbury.
. North Carolina-F. NJ Simmons and
| Miss Mary o. Graham, North Da-
kota-R. B. Murphy and Mrs. Esther
s. Johnson. Oho-E. H Moore and
Mrs. Bernice Pyke. Oklahoma
Scott Ferris and Mrs. D. A.
McDougall. Oregon-Will r. King
and Mrs. Irene +. Stuart
Pennsylvania-Jose F. Guffey and
Mrs. Lillian D. Borgay. Rhode Island
Patrick H. Quinn and Mrs. Jane a.
Newton. South Carolina-John Gary
Evans and Mrs. Leroy Springs. South
| Dakota-W. w. Howes and Mrs. H.
C. Snodgrass. Tennessee-Cordel
Hull and Mrs. Benton McMillin.