Evening star., 1924-09-28
DEMOCRATS UNITE
TO BRING OUT VOTE
District Party Organizations
Name Central Committee
to Press Campaign.

Determined that the most effective
rompaign possible be waged in the
District and that the local Demo
Gratis present a solid front with every
Democratic organization working in
harmony, conference of the leaders
of the various Democratic clubs and
organizations in Washington was
called by Chairman Shaver of the
Democratic national committee and
hel din room go, Investment Build
ing. yesterday afternoon
The representatives from each or
Sanization present pledged the CO.
operation of their membership to d
harmonious program for an intensive
drive to get out the voters of the
various States, and an executive COM
1nittee was appointed to govern the
activities of the clubs as a whole
There will be no conflict or overlap
ping of efforts, and beginning tomor-
row, four headquarters will be kept
open for the distribution of campaign
material and information of absentee
voters.
Committee Is Named.
John +. Costello. Democratic COM
mitteeman for the District, presided
at the meeting and the following
committee was appointed to cooper
ate with Democratic headquarters in
the District: Or. Albert H. Putney,
representing the National Democratic
Club of Washington; Conrad H. Syme,
the Davis-Bryan Democratic Associa-
tion of the District: Carter Keene, the
John W. Davis for President Club;
Mrs. Sadie Ford Hutton, the Davis
Bryan Progressive Club; Michael j.
Lane, the Woodrow Wilson Club of
National University; Ellwood H. Seal,
the Washington and Lee University
Alumni for Davis Club, and former
Representative w. d. Jameson of
Iowa as representative of the Demo-
cratic national committee.
Want Voters Out.
The committee will concentrate
mainly on getting out the vote of II
doubtful States and the Democratic
chairmen of each State was requested d
to have the names of all voters living
in Washington furnished to the local
committee Immediately, and a close
canvass will he made to see that they
vote Room 220. Investment Building,
will be headquarters of the Davis
Bryan Democratic Association and
Will be kept open constantly and will
be the bureau in direct cooperation
with the national committee, and Dis
trict headquarters will be maintained d
at 500 G street northwest by the Dem
ocratic central committee for the Dis
tr1ct. Mr.. Costello opened offices
there several weeks ago and will
maintain a force of employees for car
rying on the campaign in the District,
all the activities in the District be-
ing under his supervision. The Da-
vis-Bryan Progressive Club will
maintain Offices at room $40. South
ern Building and the Davis for Pres
ident Club at the Ebbitt Hotel.
VIII Assemble Data.
The law committee composed of
Representatives of the several clubs
will meet in room go, Investment
Building, this morning at 1890 to ar
range and assemble election law data
of all the States. The committee is
composed of Levi H. David Of the
John w. Davisfor- president Club;
Mrs. L. H. Boggs and James R. Baker
of the Davis-Bryan Progressive Club;
Albert H. Putney, National Demo-
cratic Club; c. B. McCullar, the Davis
Bryan Democratic Association; Will
liam Spriggs Perry, the Central Davis
Club, and Ellwood H. Seal, the Wash
ington and Lee Alumni Club.
A joint rally of all the clubs will
be held in the gold room, Shoreham
Hotel, Thursday night at 8 o'clock.
Conrad H. Syme will preside, the
program being in charge of the Davis
Bryan Democratic Association.