Show v DEMOCRATS PICK NEW CHAIRMAN I fro froNa Na National ional Committee Ucc Selects Homer S. S Cummins ns Plans W- W i Activity in West 0 Homer Homer F ii Washington ton Feb Cummins of ot Connecticut was elected lb w chairman of or tho the national Democrat committee today todar and ami the thc committee voted a complete completo reorganization for foran orl an n an aggressive campaign In 1920 I Tho The resignation of or Vanco Vance McCormick as an chairman tendered several months ago when Mr fr McCormick went to Paris as an adviser at time the peace conference con con- ference forenCe was a accepted d formally form with witha witha J a a resolution of thanks to tho the retiring chairman for tor his his- work A similar I resolution was adopted in accepting i the tue resl resignation of or Carter Glass who retired from tram the secretary when he became secretary of or the treasury Seven OffIcers Officer Chosen Chonen Tho reorganization contemplates that the tIme standing officers of oC the tho committee corn com com I addition to shall Include In vice Ice chairmen a till the Chairman two secretary who shall be a member an executive c secretary who may mayor or rna may not be bo- boa a member a a. Irca treasurer who shall hall be a n. member a a. director of oC fi finance fi- fi nance who ma may or may mav not be bc a member member mem mem- ber her and a sergeant arms who may mayor mayor or may not be a member T J. J Bruce Druce J 1 of or Butte Mont ont and Samuel B B. Amidon of or Wichita I It lan Kan were named as vice Ice E E. G. G Hoffman of Fort Va Wayne no Ind md secretary W. W R. R of oC Jefferson Jeffer Jeffet son on City CIt Mo 0 executive secretary W. W B B. B Jamieson of ot Shenandoah Ia la director director i tor of finance Wilbur Wllbur W. W Marsh of or Waterloo la Ia I and md Col John I. I Martin remain as treasurer and sergeant at Vice Chairmen Prom Front West Vest lIt Tho The Tho selection of vice chairmen from western states was i pointed to as Indi- Indi cating tho the purpose of ot the committee to conduct a victorious campaign in iii that section l p Practically every member of oC the tho was wal present at tho the meeting only a a. few sending proxies Mrs George Bass of Chicago of or the the- womans woman's Dureau of ot the national committee committee com corn sat with time the committee with witha I a a. proxy and thus gained the tho distinction distinction tion of ot being the first woman to participate participate par par- In the tho proceedings of or the committee com coal Mrs Bass in behalf of or the tho voting V women of or Illinois invited the committee com corn to meet again in Chicago tho time latter Jatter part of or orlay May lay or car early in June when It IL was proposed tho the womans woman's ad advisory advisory ad- ad of or tho the national committee committee com corn should be bo invited to attend Time The Invitation was accepted and tho the date of or time the Chicago meeting will bo be announced later |