The sun., 1918-10-20
POLITICAL TRUCE
ENDS WITH DRIVE
One Of Hottest Campaigns in
History Promised by
Both Parties.
CUMMINGS TAKES HELM
Connecticut Man Will Act for
Mccormick, Who Is Busy
With War Work.
CUMMINGS TAKES HELM

truce consequent on the Liberty Loan
drive ended to-day. There Is every in.
dication that the next two weeks are 10
see one OF the hottest campaigns ever
waged. where the Presidency was not in.
volved. with the war only adding fuc,
to the raging fres OF partisanshIp.
The centre OF interest Is how far III.
White House will 20 in this short BIZ,
aggressive campaign. 1t has becons
daily more apparent during the last two
weeks in which the truce has been IN
effect that the President was not allow
ing the delicate diplomatic situation 10
absorb his attention to the complete ex.
clusion OF politics.
The President has had frequent con.
ferences with Homer s. CummnRs
Democratic National Committeeman
from Connecticut, and It was announced
to-day that Mr.. Cummings will be the
active head of the committee during this
campaign because Vance Mccormick,
the chairman. IL too busy with his Off.
Saoh eutieS WIN tht lTGue board
Victory. Then Reconstruct,op.
Mr.. Cummings through the National
Democratic Committee started in TO-
night with a long statement indicating
the line the Democratic campaign viii
take. The two big factors are success.
full prosecution OF the war and the re-
construction which will follow It.
Republicans have indicated tina. they
are willing to accept this gaze OF
battle. They insist 1t will give them
the opportunity of calling attention 10
the fact that had Republican prepared
ness advocacy been listened to instead
OF decried as nervousness" the war
could have been waged along more eff
Client lines from the beginning and that
II was only through Republican leader.
ship and support that some Of the most
important war measures we're put
through Congress-
Mr.. Cummings gave every indication
tonight that II Is the intention Of III.
Democratic party to take credit for
sending the American Army abroad. for
equipping and supplying 1t and so forth.
He said that with approximately ?,000,.
600 men overseas. equipped and sup
piled as they should be. with the ship
ping situation met by the Shipping Board
and the Emergency Fleet Corporation
and with America doing her full share
In the successful onslaught on the Cen
trail powers. we have every reason 10
expect ratification of the admInistra-
tons conduct Of the war
Republicans Fight Claims.
Republicans recalled tonight that Il
was only through Republican Leadership
and Republican support that the seiec-
tive draft act was put through the
House. when the Democratic leader. Rep
resentative Kitchn and the Democratic
Chairman OF the Military COMMITTEE.
Representative Dent. did all they could
to block It. This was brough, forth
from Republicans by Mr.. Cummingss
fiat statement that Democrats IN Con
gress put through the laws that have
made possible the success OF American
arms on the battlefield"
In the course of his statement NJ.
Cummings said:
"Thus events seem to have made
inevitable Democratic success in the
coming Congressional campaign" THIS
note Of assurance did not j!be very wei
with a letter being sent out by the Cum
and which Representative Madder Clll'-
nois) read to the House to-day. Tie
letter dated September Is. 1918. allows;
Dear Mr.. White: Didn't the do7a'
ton you gave the Democratic Naiiona.
Committee two years ago 10 help r.
elect President Wilson prove the bti;
political investment you ever lna4e'
"All investments including goli,c5!
ones have to be protected.
Leaders Extremely Anxious.
The National Committee now nc ds
another donation from you to help safe
guard that which we won, tEauks -
your help and that of others like you'
two years ago.
The Republicans are out to win Com
gress in this falls elections WHAT
would Berlin think II the Adminis,ra-
TONS party met with national defeat
You and all the balance OF US must not
permit this to occur.
Wont you at least duplicate your cow
tr1bution Of two years ago? Our records
show that you aided to the amount OF
s25.
"Sit right down. Mr.. White, and serd
US your check. making the contribution
at least as much as you gave before IND
as much more as you can afford.
Chairman Mccormick and party
leaders here In Washington are exceed
ingly anxious about the situation. wan
you to be included among those ! ca"
call to their attention as having shown
In a substantial way that you stil nave
the interests of our party and the Al
at heart.
Very sincerely yours, ,.-...
'"rhe plan TO be followed" said NJ
''is to send posters and paste
them on billboards all over the tnitei
States with statements OF this sort
Germany will say you repudiated W.
son II you elect a Congress not In SYM
pathy with his politics.
els II . Democratic Wnrf"
1T want to ask whether that means ne
are not to have any cons'd-
Grafton in the election. want 10 ask
further, Have the Republicans been ~
with the politics Of the AZ
/ further want 10 ask. -
this a Democratic war? Are none pH'
Democrats on the battlefield? Are none
but Democrats contributing to the 81.
ress OF the war? Is patriotism ~ 10
capitalized by statements OF that s"r'
Republicans In America have heen
quite as loyal as Democrats. We r'''E,
nize no politics In the war. TINS ~
American war. this is war IN Nn',
the American people are Interested
There should be no politics In the war
as we Americans repudiate the ins'nu"'
ton that Republicans are not par'''''
which these placards would indicate
Has the Administration asked 10.
that IT has not received HaN'
the Republicans been disloyal? dei'E H.
They have been loyal to the core, TINS