The sun., 1916-11-11
DEMOCRATS IN DEBT
$275,OOOF FOR FIGHT
Deficit Fails. However. to Put
Dampcr on JOY in National
Headquarters.

Even the fact that the Democratic
National Con mittee Is something IKE
s275,OOo In debt did not interfere In the
least yesterday wit; 'hc triumphant
march Of Toys" through the dismantled
Democratic headquarters in the Forty
second street Building TIVE nerve rack
ing tension NJ torty-cight hour duration
during which the election hung in the
balance found is reaction IN the almost
historical celebration Of the men VINO
manage the President campaign.
Vance q. Mccormick. Il" self-pos-
sessed. smiling chairman Of tho Demo-
cratic National Committee. whose quiet
and confident claims of victory during
the exciting hours of Wednesday and
Thursday mornings whilc the tide or
battle was swinging first one way and
then the other kent the Democratic
followers from giving M hone. entered
the headquarters shortly before noon
stan wearing his sunny smile.
We'll. its all over. boys" no said 10
a croup % newspaper men waiting for
him. THE President is reelected and
were breaking IN house
! The chairman. who IN MS college days
was a football star, has lost hf'"cn
| pounds during the fnur months he has
been running tho Democratic campaign,
and the lines In his face testified 20 the
strain under whic! he has lahored
"DO you think the Republicans will
demand a recount in the close States"'
he was asked.
NO. ! hardly think So" ne replied
The President has NOR" than er"HCh
votes now. and ! am confident that when
the Anal returns from ruesota and
New Hampshire arc in tie, viii SOW
: that thpy wont IsY1aFr4ffs SIN hp-
lieve my prediction that tho President
will get 2sS electoral votes vii come
true"
II was AZ This point hat Henry Nor
genthau. who resigned h.s post as AM
hassador to Turkey 20 come homo and
raise money for the Wilson campaign.
entered the Chairmau's stur'um with the
tidings that creditors to whom IL due
something like S275.ooo from The Demo
cratic campaign committee will not
share in the general JOY until sad
amount Is liuuidatcd
Mr.. Morgonthau said Tho COMMIT
tee is in debt about S.15 600. We have
collected Sl.fls.0oo and We have" ur-
tually contracted fcr or spent s. >?S GOA.
81 am confident II matters are cN-
p,alncd to the Democrats throughout
this country they W. gu,oh'y come" "a
the assjstanc" Of TIE parry. Only y Nin'
should he Nccessa'y. y rhaps thos" who
have already been liberal in their sub
scriptions will again com" forward. and
certainly many people who ave failed
20 do their little sNar" should UoW hc
heard from We want 80 ave 70 o."ai
balance when we ~" our final Statement
within thirty day. after NnNcnh"r :"
When the report that the Republican
Nttiora, tommittr" intended 20 ask GOT
an Investigation by Congress NJ N" use.
20 which the Democratic campalgn iun'
was put both Mr. M~orgcuthu and My
Mccormick QuiCkly asserted that thol
were perfectly willing to hlv" such a,
Investigation. adding that t. wol'd az
ford IN opportunity to- GO into tn" ~.
r%cnditures of the Republican campais'
fund.
The Democratic headquarters will h,
moved to Washington IN a ftN days, hu
"A temporary office will he muiutaine,
IN this city until all the details a
the Democratic campaign have beer
wound W.