Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-05

that no real difference exists today be-
| tween the Democratic and Republican
! parties.
She urged that particular attention
! be given to educating the people in
! the principles of the Democratic party.
! A great field, she said, was TO be found
| among the young voters, who were in
clined to be liberal in their views.
Speaking of the need for development
| of Democratic oganization among the
women all the way down to the voting
! precinct, Mrs. Ross said:
I'VE women cannot DO IL all. "A
little wooing from you men is wonder
| fully effective"
The committee adjourned for lunch
con, to meet again at 1870 pm.
Two former party presidential nom
| inees, Alfred E. Smith of New York
and James v. Cox of Ohio, both for
mer Governors, we're here to attend the
meeting. Neither is a member Of the
National Committee. but it was expect
ed that both would address the meet
! ing before it closed.
Senator Joe" Robinson. Democratic
leader of the Senate and vice presi-
Dental nominee with Smith in 1928, was
| in the meeting, holding proxy. He was
prepared to make a fight against the
| adoption of any resolution seeking to
| commit the party to prohibition repeal.
| Z The meeting of the National Commit
/ tee was the first held since the cam
| paign of 1923. All the great and the
| near great in the party were present
! Many Democratic members of the Sen
ate and House occupied seats In Sec
| ton of the hall reserved for them.
It was 1890 o'clock when Mr.. Ras-
| kob called the meeting to order and
appointed Bert New of Indiana to serve
as secretary of the committee in the
absence of Charles Greathouse Sec
rotary, of Indiana. unable to be present
Mrs. Ross Attends.
Mrs Nellie Tayloe Ross, former Gov
ernor Of Wyoming, and vice chair
man Of the committee, who had long
been a dry but more recently has de-
clared for some change, was on the
platform. Frank Hague of New Jersey
! another vice chairman, and former Gov
] Byrd, also a vice chairman, attended
the meeting. Gov. Byrd has made IL
clear he will oppose action on pro-
hibition resolution.
The first business before the meeting
was the filling Of vacancies due to
death or resignation.
This was followed by the roll call
J Many of the members were represented
L
| proxy of Miss Alice Cordell, national
committeeman for Arkansas. These
proxy votes may have considerable ef-
feet on the result of any balloting In
| the committee.
Senator Cameron Morrison Of North
| Carolina, member Of the committee, who
| has taken a lead in the fight to pre-
vent the committee doing anything to
make the Democratic party appear
wet" was on hand He recently de-
scribed Chairman Raskob in the Sen
ate as GOV. Smiths monumental mis-
take in the campaign of 1928.
James A. Farley, Democratic State
| chairman of New York, doomed high
above the heads Of the other delegates
one of the tallest men in the assembly
He came to the meeting with a proxy
from Miss Elizabeth Marbury, national
committeewoman. He was here to head
off any attempt to pledge the party al
this time to a wet platform. This
has gone dry. Far from it, but that
there Is a desire not to embarrass "pos-
sible candidates" for the presidential
nomination next year.
South Backs Roosevelt.
| Gov Roosevelt has much support in
| the South, and the New Workers dc
not wish to upset the apple cart for
him. Norman Mack, veteran national
committeeman and an ardent wet, is
expected to stand against the adop-
ton of a resolution pledging the party
| to the wet cause.
Chairman Raskob read a telegram
/ from John w. Davis, the party candi-
date for President in 1924, expressing
regret that he could not be present
Mr.. Davis expressed the opinion that
|
mittee seeking to fix any policy fol
the party but declaring the wisdom
of discussion of party problems at fire.
quent meetings of the committee.