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-3&wyjpfli :: xamu?Kt. A ' V t '" j ;$., t --a- V' -. f 'J'" -. The Commoner WT if" IV k K I' 1 t ., B - Wt i ,$ m y . :a? .' - An not a candidate jfor the Presidency ho fs de termined that at the next Democratic national convention5 the progressive and prohibition forces shall take the load in the framing oj the "platform and the declaration of the general policies. ...... Bernard M. Baruch denied last night that he is supporting Mr. Chadbourno for the chairman ship' of the national committee. "I'm not hacking anybody," he said, "and I ' am' not participating in the flght inany way. Mr. White has boen a good chairman ho is a vory fair ond honorable gentleman and I see no rea son for supplanting him it ho wants to remain chairman. I'm not a member of any committee of any description and I fail to understand how my name has been mentioned in connection -with .-Mr- Chadbourno's," PLAN TO OUST WHITE CHARGED TO M'ADOO (From the New York Times, Feb. 9.) George White, chairman of the Democratic national committee, has no intention of calling a mooting of the committee for March 1, as re quested by forty-nine members of the committee. It was rumored yesterday that the man most ac tive in trying to bring about a reorganization of the committee was William G. McAdoo. Chair man White, who was in New York yesterday, said ho saw no reason for an early meeting and thought it would be hotter to lot things run along for four or five months, by which time, in his opinion, the situation would bo more fully developed. The chairman, however, will sound sentiment among the members of the committee and if thoro is an overwhelming demand for a meeting to discuss the future of the party he will abide by thoir decision. Ho does not believe, however, that the demand for a mooting on March 1' exists outsido tho forty-nine members, most of whom are southerners. Tho chairman denied that he had told National Committeeman Thomas Love of Texas last November that he was ready to resign. 'I did not make any such remark at that time, evon if I thought it," said Chariman White. "As a matter of fact things have changed somewhat , since then. My business is digging oil wells, and tho demand for petroleum has dropped 50 per cont recently. As a result, I have plenty of time to devote to the affairs of tho national commit tee. I see no great haste for a reorganization mooting of tho committee. In my judgment it will be far better to let things alone for the present." The chairman explained that for tho last six' weeks he has boon acting both as chairman and treasurer of tho national organization, Treasurer Wilbur W. Marsh having been indisposed. Mr. White said the financial affairs of the national committee were in excellent condition and that ho expected to present a clean balance sheet to tho committee when it did meet. It is said that Mr. McAdoo wants a reorganiza tion that will be more favorable to southern in terests and that his candidate for chairman of the national committee is Robert Woolley, form er Director of tho United States Mint and one of Mr. McA'doo's campaign managers during the Ban Francisco convention. Bernard M. Baruch is said to favor Thomas L, Chadbourne for the position, while William Jennings Bryan has still another candidate. Democrats are watching Mr. Bryan's activities with interest. It was said that the Nebraskan was busy on a reorganization plan of his own not so much for the purpose of becoming a can didate again as to become the real boss of the party and dictate the next nomination. It was explained that Mr. Bryan's brother, Charles W i7 nV aB an active party t0 the Pn and had already begun to circularize Democratic organ- StfTrrtoJm propaeailda concerning prohibition BRYANS BEGIN CAMPAIGN TO 'REMAKE PARTY (From the New York Times, Feb 10 ) '"'t2Sw Smf ?. Roper, of Nebraska, rep resenting William J. Bryan and Charles W Bryan his brother, has come to the city to con- fer with progressive Democrats on a plan for the reorganization of the Democratic party Both the Cox-White and the McAdoo-Woolley Tg? ? tile Domocc national committee .should be dropped; according to the Bryan? and Judge-Doper. The Bryans are trvini , the "middle class DemSs " o he Icessitv Tf assuming control of the organization at once 2j keep It out of the control of the "wot"' ' etommt representor! hv Cm m,w "... element, and Tapart, or tho Wall rtreet ZZit, S ; j,M-Dirr . "r"""".?1111 oiners. o v .lu iaHt n,BUl uj. on YTilllam J. Bryan's birthday, March If, Bryan birthday dinners will be held in all parts of the country, and that the progressive program for the real reorganization of the party will be launched. "Much is being said and done about the reor ganization of the Democratic party," said Judge Roper. "Apparently two methods are to ho used. Those who believe less in popular control are seeking to reorganize from the top down. Those who believe that the masses should be consulted are planning to reorganize from tho bottom up. An advisory council of sixteen leaders soon is to meet to determine what the national 'Committee shall do. How the ratio of 16 to 1 does persist! "Tho plan which Charles W. Bryan has an nounced is first to make the party deserve to win and to orgainze on that basis. To this end the Bryans gave out a constructive plan of pro gressive principles and policies. The organiza tion of clubs or forums for the discussion of vital questions is urged by them. They have set out on a campaign of education, and they have a def inite program. "The Dryan plan is to organize the privates in the lines so as to develop an effective fight ing army. The other plan is to organize the generals, captains and lieutenants only, in the hope that the privates will fall into line at the command of the officers. This was the plan fol lowed in the last campaign. The result was an army made up quite largely of officers. The pri vates had deserted. As in war, political battles are not won by commanders alone. "The Bryans know the Democrats as no other ' men know them. For twenty-five years both have been keeping tabs on potential men in.every state. Charles W. Bryan has systematized this information. His card index enables him in a moment's time to take from his files the detailed political pedigree of every prominent leader of every state." Judge Roper is of the opinion that when Sena tor Harding becomes President and appoints Democrats to official places he will be more like ly to select Bryan men than men from the other wings of the organization. The judge thinks that Lewis Nixon, a Bryan man, will be ap pointed to the Shipping Board when Mr. Hard ing reorganizes it. The McAdoo men are op posed to Mr. Nixon, who is in Europe collecting information about foreign shipping that he is to turn over to W. J. Bryan, who in turn will turn it over to the President. MteADOO MEN'S FIGHT TO OUST WHITE COLLAPSES (By Carter Field, in New York Tribune.) Washington, Feb. 11, The attempt by friends of William Gibbs McAdoo to seize control ana oust George White from the chairmanship seems to have collapsed. Mr. McAdoo, who is return ing from Mexico, it was said today, would fol low the lead of Bernard M. Baruch in repudiat ing the attempt, leaving Thomas B. Love, the national committeeman from Texas, and Robert W. Woolley, publicity director in the two Wil son campaigns, holding the bag. ' The private view of most Democratic leaders bere is that McAdoo and Baruch would have been glad to take over the organization if the thing could have been done without a strenuous fight, but the whole campaign has been so messed up with denials and repudiations, with charges that those signing the petition were deceived as to the real purpose of Woolley and Love, and with other unpleasant accompani ments that it will be impossible To get a ?ea test of strength between that McAdoo group and the Cox group at this time. Mr. White conferred with various Democratic leaders here today, receiving many assurances of support. Ho began framing a letter which he will send to every national committeeman and nationa committee womTLn stating his own views of the situation and giving the arguments anhS a meeting of the national commTttoe at Sis imLSZ SV?81 Until the new' executive com mlttee has had an. opportunity to work out what Uvides.1 dCVlBe fr Carrying oTp'aVac- nJR0?oy,.te beIng BGVerely criticized by Demo cratic leaders of various leanings hero ?vL stanch friends of Mr. McAdoo fly the wSSe thing has been a "flivver" and will nrovJ m barmy ing to Mr. McAdoo so long as anv mom" t&VJfrsx? others denounce b whs; thing as a bit of unnecessary meddling ZrS one except the Republicans seemVfi:? over the plain intimation fhat McAdt? porters are true progressives. mWa? SP" words forces of prSgrfssTS b?Wool ley th hunTr Mr" n t0 b K6 Some friends of Mr. Woollov m4.i . day that ho probacy oSdmaVa caae & JMr. White because he, as.. .a? 'member of tho . House, opposed President lspn pet' scheme for a government railroad in Alaska, despite the President's personal appeal to him to vote for that measure. "Yes, and I would vote against it again to day,' declared Mr. White, with his jaw sticking out . "I think time has demonstrated that the government railroad in Alaska was " a blunder and a waste of government. money' BARttCH ASSURES WHITE OV SUPPORT Following 1b a Special Washington Dispatch to Tho New York Herald under date of Feb. 11: "What appeared to be a collapse, of the effort to oust George White as chairman of tho Democratic National Committee, fostered by a group credited with booming William 6. McAdoo for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1924, developed today when Bernard M. Baruch of New York, always regarded as a strong Mc Adoo man, served notice that he is not in sympathy with the movement. Mr, Baruch met Mr. White upon his arrival in Washington today, assuring him he was in no way connected with the fight now in progress In the Democratic ranks. "Mr. Baruch has written to Mr. White a let ter, he said, in which ho urged the Democratic -chairman not to resign. The text of the letter was not made public. "Mr. White told Mr. Baruch he had no in tention of resigning; that when the executive committee of the committee meets on February 1 17 he will lay before it the proposal to call a meeting of the full committee, as proposed by Thomas B. Love, committeeman from Texas; Robert W. Woolley, until recently a member ot the I. C. C, and others. He will be guided, he said, by the decision of the executive com mittee. "Mr. Woolley, who. is conducting the agitation single handed during the absence from Wash ington of Mr. Love, announced today that Mrs. James J. Billington, a m-ember of the commit tee from New Jersey, had udded her name to the list of those who seek a meeting of the full committee. "Mr. White announced that two more mem bers had withdrawn their names, Judge Hud speth of New Jersey and W. H. Thompson of Nebraska. That makes four names so far with- dJay?ofr?mx the lfst' brinSns it down to 5J out of 108, but still a majority. If the list goes still lower, it will not, Mr. Woolley said to njght, prevent an appeal to the executive corn- mde' t0- ali a J?eetinS ot the full committer J hoy insist in all events there will, be a suf ficient number of names of those who vain a reorganization meeting. "The withdrawal of the name Mr. Thompson Sh m01? than PasJj!nS significance. Mr. Jwjpson Is a fonowor of W. J. Bryan his hrlil n'T!n fact' ,for committeeman from Ne DrasKa. It was taken to mean that Mr. Bryan JnfnSL18 ?ot. H symPatny with the scheme to gain control of the committee, for Mr. McAdoo." . ENIES BRYANS SEEK TO SAVE Q DEMOCRACY - (From the New York.Evening Post.) dnd6fw ? er of David city Neb., today Loom,,. I n h,&d m the role of young sixain tiril0,Pl?guUt o the mlddl west on a llirT horse with the intention of th lJLa movement that would enable Chardw Jrot?ers William Jennings and ganization of the Democratic party. voo?;6, hr! to consummate some estate w?th f wtin Pattrerson.N. X, and Jamaica, L. I., Brvan wSnof ntroduion froia Charles W. JS" ?f A1Itlcs was uppermost in Wil rlL n? at ,th,8 Pseut time, and he issued oiSSto?l2d,Slf8,Jll.e ,,OTws "bnity" ot TMnid the re"siouB fervor" of William. . of hwStUS he m1ntioned that tho old custom a moyZVhlay. dl launching sas w25 in ebalfo the Bryans, who, he says, want to reorganize the nartv from tho fnTithU?hebZnnln,g WUh CfefaTd ona satisTactoJi tS T1!1 and endinS that would be sausractory to Charles and William he will ?raddo'4hGre'? nxthinS to this story that business hT rtn?rv,yan,iS0 . New York- -When his mismesB is done he's going-bacVto David City, REORGANIZING THE DEMOORATIO PARTY theMDem?carat?oailSatUiday that n rebirth ot cance 7o th if7 ho attaes little signifi- Dcmocratic lwvereicoa ot Ita lGade. "The democratic party is like u pyramid," he said, csoNawfpi pw (1'iii.h i -jjti AtL-'-