The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
HULL DELIVERS |DEBT-FREE PARTY TO NEW MANAGER Shaver Accorded High Praise By Retiring
 Chairman HEADQUARTERS
 TO BE AT CAPITAL Harrison To Deliver c. w. Bryan's Modification
 Address
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WASHINGTON July 19.--Gen- erald headquarters of t democrat ic national committee during the presidential campaign will be main tained here with other headquarters at Chicago and New York, and re- gional headquarters set up in as many as four other cities in diff ferent sections of the country, it was said today by Glenn L. Shaver, campegin manager for John W. Davis and acting chairman of the democratic national committee.
 Designation of Mir. Shaver as committee chairman by MT. Davis was followed today by n resigna- tion of Cordell Hull as national chairman and the announcement that Mir. Shaver would serve as acting chairman until formally elected at the next meeting of the national committee at Clarksburg, W, Va, August Il, in connection with the notification of MT. Davis Of his nomination for the presi- dency.
 Debt Cleared
 In turning over the office to Mir. Shaver, announcement was made by Mir. Hull, who became national leader after the 1920 campaign that the organiza- ton was free from all debt and was ready to function in each essential line from this day forward" Not only has the debt been cleared by the pay nent of some $225, 900 of old obliga- tions, he added, but there is balance of several thousand dollars on hand.
 Il am greatly pleased to know" Mir. Hull added, that my successor is an exceptionally able man with much sue. cessful political experience. The man. agement of the coming campaign could not he placed in abler or safer hands Mir. Shaver is a nan of great energy fine indannenf, and is scrupuleusig con scienti0us. I confidently predict foi Mfr. Shaver a highly satisfactory ad. ministration and for the democratic party a sweeping victory under his guidance as official head of the party organization"
 No decision has been reached regard ing the personnel of the central com mittee here or of any of the regional committees, but one of the subsidiary committees probably will be established in the south and two or three others in the west. Mir. Shaver expects to spend the greater part of his time here during the campaign but will make ire Quent visits to New York and Chicago.
 The acting chairman upon his arrival in Washington this morning immediate ly went into conference at headquarters with Mir. Hull, George White of Ohio, chairman of the democratic national committee during the 1920 presidential campaign, and Daniel c. Roper, one of the leaders in William G. McAdoo's s pre-convention campaign. The confer ence continued until late in the day and was said to have been devoted to considering the general political situa- tion without ay attempt at taking def mite action along any line. ,-.
 Announcement was made tonight that the date for the notification of Gov Charles W. Bryan of his. nomination for the vice presidency had been definitely set for August IS at 8 p. m., at Bin coln, Nebraska. The address of notifica- tion without any attempt at taking def of Mississippi, temporary chairman of the New York convention.