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Show DEMOCRATS WILL ; FIGHT FOR WEST NEW TORK, Aug. 9. The Democratic national' executive committee Monday de-1 de-1 elded not to have Western headquarters, but Instead to leave the management of the campaign In that section largely to an advisory committee of five. - This committee com-mittee will have charge of the West, outside out-side of Indiana and Illinois, and will be composed of George W. Turner, Senator Newlands, Senator Dubois and ex-Senator i' Prank J. Cannon. This committee will have It meeting places at Denver and Bait Lake. Colorado. Idaho. Montana, Nevada, Utah, Washington and Nebraska will receive particular attention. This conclusion was the outcome of a pronounced expression of opinion by Sena-, tor Bailey and Waahlngton leaders that the West has been Insufficiently recog- ' nlzed In making up the executive committee. commit-tee. Later In the week the committee will decide whether or not to have a vice-chairman vice-chairman for the West. It was also suggested that In order to void Jealousies the five members of the advisory committee In the West should be members of the National committee. No deefsion was reached on this plan. There were a general interchange of vi-vs concerning conditions in States ' which the Democrats deem essential to Democratic success. Senator Gorman was not at the meeting, meet-ing, remaining in his room at the Fifth avenue hotel, but there were frequent communications between the executive - committee and the Maryland Senator. - It seems to be understood aa a result of the meeting of the Democratic committee com-mittee - Monday and conferences which were held after the committee adjourned ad-journed that the . executive committee commit-tee will have . - exclusive charge : of the Presidential campaign and is ' in,' fact, a campaign committee. This will mean that the important work of management will devolve upon Wil- . llam F. Sheehan and the men selected by ' Chairman Taggart as his associates. All matters of policy and procedure will be determined by the executive committee. ' As announced by Chairman Taggart at the tim he appointed the executive committee, com-mittee, Ssnuor Gorman will act In an ' advisory capacity to the executive committee. |