The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-15
DAVIS SEEKING.
MANAGER OF
CAMPAIGN
Polk and Others Mentioned
as HuIl's Successor All
Facing Opposition
BY JAMES L. KILGALLEN,
International News service.

WV 4O1kAe July 10 AAC
most important and somewhat
troublesome problem right now
confronting John w. Davis, Demo-
cratic nominee for President, is
the selection Of his campaign
manager. In other words, the
selection Of the man who will sue
coed Cordell Hull, retiring chair
man Of the Democratic national
committee.
Davis again took up this dis
turbing problem with his advisers.
here today and there were indie
cations that q decision would be
reached within short time Fri
day at the latest.
The Presidential nominee was
silent when asked who probably
would be his choice, adding:
II have not offered the chair
manship to anybody yet"
Candidates in Lead.
In the conferences OF the last
thirty-six hours the names of four
men have been mentioned promi.
nently for the ppst. They are:
Frank i. Polk, Of New York,
close personal friend OF Davis and
his former law partner.
Vance Mccormick, of Pennsyl.
VF1 nj "a lHr 1s0a
campaign and ne is credited by his
friends with having displayed a
knack at organization and round
Ing up OF funds in the campaign
of 1915.
George White, Of Ohio, former ma.
t1onal chairman, the man who COLI
Quoted the campaign Of James M.
Cox four years ago.
c. L. Shaver, of West Virginia,
the Original Davis man."
All Face Objections.
Objections have been voiced to all
four of these men.
Polk, 1t is declared, Is opposed by
Tammany because he spent a large
part OF his political career fighting
Tammany: Mccormick is opposed, It
is understood, by the Pennsylvania
Democrats. led by l.. p. Guffey, ma.
tional committeeman from thar
State because he fought Guffey for
control of the Pennsylvania organi-
cation in the spring primaries: White
is said to be opposed by Edmond H.
Moore, national committeeman of
Ohio, while Shaver Is opposed by
some on the ground that he is com.
paratively unknown nationally and
doubtful political quantity.
Shaver in Lead.
OF the four many close observers
believe Shaver has the chance OF be-
ing selected. He is a warm personal
friend of Davis and played a major
part in that great political drama
entitled, putting John w. Davis
across"
1t was said today, however, that
there is possibility none of these
men will be chosen-that Davis will
express his preference for dark
horse" for some one not hereto.
fore mentioned.
Davis was early, although he did
not get to bed until well after
midnight, because of political con-
ferences.
His first caller was Edward An
derson Alderman. president Of the
University of Virginia. Shortly
afterward he was visited by Davis
Hunter Miller. who helped draft
the covenant of the League of Ma.
tions and by Captain and Mrs. Z.
c. Calhoun, of Washington, and
Lexington, KY, old friends OF the
nominee.
Later, Davis went into conferences
with his political advisors.
Davis Appoints Kent.
Four nationally prominent politi-
clans attended the conference with
Mr.. Davis. They were Cordell Hull,
retiring Democratic national COM
mittee chairman; George T. White,
of Ohio, former chairman of the
Democratic national committee: Nor
man c. Mack, national committee
man from New York, and Daniel C.
Roper, former excise commissioner
Of New York.
Shortly before this conference on
the Davis campaign plan got under
way, Davis informed newspapermen
that he had selected Frank r. Kent,
Washington correspondent of a Bal
timore newspaper, as publicity Sec
rotary and henceforth would have
headquarters in New York.
Davis also announced that begin.
ming tomorrow he would establish
his headquarters at the Murray Hill