Evening star., 1935-05-14
|YOUNGDEM0CRATS.
|G|RD FOR Sc RACE
Regional Meeting Planned
to Organize and Raise
Campaign Funds.

tom-toms began beating in earnest
today for the corning national cam
paign.
Cliff Woodward Of Des Moines, ma
uonal president Of the Young Demo-
cratic Clubs: James Roosevelt, secre-
tary of the national organization and
son of President Roosevelt; Hampton
Robb Of New York, chairman of the
National Finance Committee, and
others prominent in the organization
revealed their plans for regional
meetings in all parts of the country.
Mr.. Roosevelt Is to give q great
deal Of his time to the work of or
ganization Of the Young Democrats,
he said. It has been repeatedly re-
ported and denied that the Presidents
son would become a member Of the
White House secretariat. It now ap-
pears that what time he has to spend
away from his business and his work
at Hyde Park on the Roosevelt estate
he will give to this youth organiza-
tion of the Democratic party.
Ten Conferences Scheduled.
1t was denied by President Wood,
ward and Mr.. Roosevelt that the re-
gional meetings or conferences Of the
Young Democratic Clubs where in
tended to offset the regional confer
ences which the Republicans are
staging. However, the first two meet
ings of the Young Democrats are
slated to be held in Chicago on June
7 and in Amarillo, Tex. June 8. The
much advertised grass roots" Middle
West regional Republican conference
is to take place In Springfield. ILL.,, on
June 10.
The Young Democrats have divided
the country into 10 regions-each to
have its own conference during the
coming months. The country Is so
divided also for organization and cam
paign purposes, and for the purpose OF
raising the necessary funds.
The second national convention OF
the Young Democratic Clubs is set for
August % and "a in Milwaukee. An
invitation has been extended to PreSi-
dent Roosevelt to address the conVen-
ton.
Novel Plan proposed.
The Presidents son said he hoped
the President would be able to attend
the convention. but that his acceptance
had not yet been received.
In his letter to the President invit-
ing him to the Milwaukee convention,
President Woodward set forth novel
plan to gather into the convention
representatives of Young Republican
Clubs and other youth movements
as guests. He said:
know you will be pleased to learn
that We are planning to invite repre-
sentatives of the Young Republican
Clubs and other youth organizations
to be present as guests of our conven-
ton at the time of your address. Such
an arrangement will enable you, as
President Of the United States, to ad-
dress representatives not only Of the
Young Democratic Clubs, but of all
the youth organizations in the Nation.
Mr.. Robb whose appointment to be
chairman of the Finance Committee
Of the organization was announced TO-
day. explained the regional set-up.
He had become convinced. he said,
that it was better to decentraliZe and
not to undertake to run the organiza-
tion entirely from Washington. The
new set-up includes key men in each
of the 10 regions, each in charge of
a group of States: an executive COM
mittee Of IL and two representatives
In each State. The headquarters for
the various regions are: Providence.
r. l.; New York, NJ Y: Annapolis.
Md; Detroit. Mich; st. Paul, Mimi:
st. Louis, Mo-; Denver. Colo; Mis-
soula, Mont; San Francisco, Calf.
and Atlanta, Ga.
The Annapolis region will cover
Maryland. Virginia, West Virginia,
North Carolina and South Carolina.
These regional meetings, where pos
sible, viii be held in connection with
the State conventions of the Young
Democratic Clubs.
Mr.. Woodward said that the COM
plete itinerary and schedule of the
regional conferences would be made
public within o few weeks. He said
that these meetings would be attend
ed by Miss Ruth Lockett, national
vice president; James Roosevelt, sec
retary of the Young Democratic Clubs
of America; Ray Kirchdorfer, ma
tional treasurer; Hampton Robb, and
himself.
The Finance Committee has been
created to raise funds to finance the
activities Of the Young Democratic
Clubs of America and enable the
organization to carry out q broad and
comprehensive program Of activity
along political, EDUCATIONAL, social and
athletic lines: The organization, MIR.
woodward said, has more than 3,00O,-
900 members.
Mr.. Woodward stated that within
the near future the appointments OF
nationally known individuals to direct
these various activities of the ma
tional program of the Young Demo-
cratic Clubs of America would be
announced.
Mr.. Robb. new finance director, Is
80 years old and a graduate OF Har-
ward University, where he was ap-
pointed manager of the varsity foot
ball team In 1917. During the war he
served In France as q captain In the
Army Air Service and upon his re-
turn to the United States became vice.
president and director of Francis H.
Leggett & Co. Of New York. He also
was president of the Executives Asso-
citation of Greater New York.
Mr.. Robb Is a former member of the
Industrial Advisory Board of the Ma
tional Recovery Administration, and
subsequently served as deputy admin
istrator of the Transportation Division
of the N. r. A. Several months ago
he was appointed American minister
to Paraguay, which post he was un-
able to assume.
The results of a poll taken Of repre-
sentatives of the Young Democratic
Clubs on important policies Of the
Roosevelt administration and the SOL
dierS' bonus were announced by Mr..
woodward. The views of A State or
ganizations were obtained.
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