Evening star., 1924-07-15
DARK HORSE TALK
'FORPARTYlEADER
Davis Conferring With Demo.
= Gratis Over Selection of
Campaign Manager.
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POLK AND SHAVER OUT
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Candidate Wants Decision Made
Before Retiring to Prepare
Acceptance Speech.
FOLK AND SHAVER OUT
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 15.-choice of
chairman Ar the national Democratic
ennmittee has become 80 difficult that
Iehn w. Davis. the party's presidential
nominee. today called in four of the
narty's foremost leaders to help him
puck man for the post. The candidate
held lengthy conference with Cordsll
Hull Of Tennessee, present chairman of
the national committee; Norman e.
Mack of Buffalo. George White Of Ohio
and Daniel c. Roper. '--.--
Many names were given lengthy con-
sideration, Mr.. Davis reported later.
But no choice had been made, he said,
thus lending credence to persisIent re-
ports that when the chairmanship is
f1lled-probably by F'riday-the new oc.
cupant will be dark horse" whose
name has not publicly appeared among
the long list Of aspirants.
II Preparing Head4uarters.
Permanent headquarters for Mr..
Davis were being prepared at the Muir
ray Hill Hotel today, for occupancy to-
morrow. Frank Kent, political corre-
spondent of the Baltimore Sun, Joined
the nominees staff, to assist him
throughout the campaign.
Among those who called upon Mr..
Davis at the home of Frank L. Polk to-
day were Davis Hunter Miller, treasurer
Of the McAdoo drive for the Democratic
nomination; H. Maynard Kimberland OF
New York and Wheeling. w. Va, and
Edward Anderson Alderman, president
of the University of Virginia
Favorites Eliminated.
Mr.. Davis. at the home of Frank l.
Polk, indicated that he desired to set
tie the Craftsmanship problem before
Friday. 1t also appeared probable
that neither Mr.. Polk, Glen Shaver Of
Fairmont, W. Va, nor others men
toned for the position would be
chosen.
II am considering a number of per-
sons" Mr.. Davis said. II have not
offered the Craftsmanship to anybody
yet"
How about Frank Polk" he was
asked
Frank is a good man." he replied
with a smile.
Polk Not Aspirant.
1t was learned that Mr.. Polk. a
close friend and legal associate of Mr..
Davis, although he will. doubtless,
take an active part in the campaign
as member of an advisory body yet to
be- formed, is not an aspirant for the
Craftsmanship of the national COM
mtttee. -
.Another objecf,of the conferences
ditions in various sections of the
ocuntry-informatio which Mr.. Da-
Wis expects to use in preparing his no.
tifcation speech during a ten-day
visit at the summer home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Dana Gibbson, at Isles
boro, Me-, beginning next Friday.
The notification ceremonies will
take place at Clarksburs, w. Va.
about August l in the home in which
Nj. Davis lived as a boy and which
il now occupied by a sister.
/, Conferring With Leader.
Among those who conferred with
Mr.. Davis yesterday were Senator
Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma, Coy. M.
Ell Trapp of the same state, Isadore
b. Dockweiler, national committee
man from California; Edmond H.
Moore of Ohio, Titus Alexander of
Los Angeles. chairman Of the Ma
tional Negro Democratic Association;
Norman H. Davis, former undersec-
ratarx of state and CnYdell Hull.