Evening Times Republican

NEW PARTY MAY ARISE FROM WRECK MOVEMENT ON FOOT AMONG DEMOCRATS TO REORGANIZE ON NEW LINES.
BRYAN MAY BECOME HEAD OF ORGANIZATION
Suggests Party Be Reformed, With Possible Change of Name to Progressive-Democratic - Seeking to Overcome Effects of Party-Wrecking Policy of Wilson and Cox
Washington, Nov. 4.-Complete reorganization of the democratic party, or, failing in that, the organization of an entire new party, will be considered at a conference here of democratic leaders opposed to the domination of President Wilson and Governor Cox between Nov. 10 and 15, it was learned. The call was issued a week before the election. Altho William Jennings Bryan was not responsible for the call, and success of the venture is not entirely dependent upon him, the commoner, it was stated today, will be one of the most active participants in the conference.
Among the others to be present or represented are a former national chairman of the party and at least two high former officials of the Wilson administration.
Bryan Wants New Name.
Mr. Bryan is convinced that the domination of President Wilson has been so disastrous that the democratic party in reality no longer exists and that it must be recognized under a different name. He is loath, for sentimental reasons, it is understood, altogether to abandon the name "democratic" and will suggest that it be coupled by a hyphen with another name, such as the progressive-democratic party.
An effort will also be made to seek affiliation with certain elements in the Nonpartisan League, which has been spreading thru the northwestern states, and with the farmer-labor party which is showing increasing strength.
The leaders in the present movement express the greatest fear that the forces now in control of the democratic organizations are too strong to be easily dislodged. Moreover, these forces are in such disfavor with the voters that no movement which includes them, it is stated, can possibly commend itself to the public.
Bitter Over Convention.
Mr. Bryan, it was stated here today, is so bitter over the treatment accorded him at the San Francisco convention, where officials high in the present organization boasted they had "killed old Bryan," that he will not have anything to do with any lineup in which they are included.
By a strange fatality the two former officeholders who are accredited with mentioning the new insurgency were among the "original Wilson men."
"Much of the antagonism to the present democratic organization," it is stated in an article by Willis J. Abbott, to be published tomorrow, "has grown out of the headquarters maintained by the democratic national committee in Washington during the entire Wilson administration.
"It was supposed that with so long a period to organize, and with the abundant funds which the managers had, there would be turned over a very complete organization and a considerable nest egg. Neither was forthcoming.
"The mailing lists in possession of the committee proved to be antiquated and worthless and the funds had been expended in maintaining costly headquarters with salaries far in excess of anything their recipients had ever enjoyed before.
War Started Within Party.
"When Homer Cummings succeeded Vance McCormick as national chairman he was aghast at the expenditures. In his efforts to reduce them he sharply offended W. D. Jamieson of Iowa, a protege of Wilbur F. Marsh, the national committeeman from that state.
"At San Francisco, when E. H. Moore, manager of the Cox candidacy, sought the Iowa delegation, he was told that he could have it if he would guarantee the removal of Cummings from the chairmanship. The promise was made and kept, tho not without great unwillingness on the part of Governor Cox.
"The shift affords one of the reasons why some democrats are going to try to pry loose the headquarters mercenaries from their grip on the party organization.
Plan Chicago Conference.
"There are indications that the effort to establish an entirely new party will have even greater force than the attempt to reorganize the democratic party. While this line of procedure will be considered at the Washington conference, it is now also engaging the consideration of a separate group who have been planning a conference in Chicago the latter part of this month.
"In this group are not a few active republicans who anticipate serious split in the republican party both on the league and progressive issues. They apprehend that after a vain effort to reconcile differences of men so far apart as Johnson and Taft Mr. Harding will abandon one group and its adherents will be ready to join in insurgent action. There is even a report of the alliance of Senators Borah and Johnson with the Bryan forces in such case."