Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-11-09

New, executive secretary of the Demo-
cratic State Committee, the latter was
credited with having had the best or
ganization in many a year.
Democrats interested in the future Of
the party feel there is only one course
open to the committee, and that is TO
revitsIize the organization at once and
to place It on a basis for developing and
meeting issues that viii come up In two
years They point out that the Demo-
cratic majority In the State Legislature
is so small that it can scarcely be
utilised for more than pointing out ad-
ninistrative errors and they declare this
group Of men should be assisted by a
party organization constructed for that
purpose.
"The Republicans are in complete con-
troll of the States legislative machinery"
said a prominent Democrat today, land
they will be alone responsible for their
acts. The Democrats, IN the interests
Of State pride, hope they will be sue
cessful in meeting many of the ailments
confronting us; but at the same time
they feel that no party should be al
lowed q sway that knows no regard for
the people.
SHOULD ORGANIZE as
MAJORITY CHECK.
"For that reason the Democrats should
organize to assist all meritorious acts
and to condemn those which they be-
lieve are brought about for political ex-
pediency or for other motives that do not
coincide with the welfare Of the people.
IF the Democratic State organization
is allowed to go by default it will be a
sad day for the party in Indiana. The
blow struck last Tuesday was not fatal,
but a fatal blow can be struck by leaders
who refuse to carry forward the fight
for the principles for which they have
stood in past campaigns"
The same situation, to a large extent,
is true of the Democratic organization
in Marion County. Reginald Sullivan,
county chairman, placed in action thor
oughgoing committee that made serious
inroads into the Republican majority. If
it is allowed to disiutegrate, observers
believe, it will be years before another
such organization can be recruited. Mr..
Sullivan had the support of the best ele-
ment of the party and there is wide
spread desire to see the present work
continued and enlarged.
Democrats generally were cheered by
Mr.. McAdoo's statement urging organi-
zation for the next campaign. His faith,
that It will not be difficult, through
proper leadership and organization, to
reinspire party enthusiasm, to restore
party unity, to maintain party ideals
ond principles, and to regain popular
confidence" seemed, in the belief of
many. to be particularly applicable to
the meeting tomorrow.
TWO ALTERNATIVE
BEFORE COMMITTEE.
If the committee and the leaders feel
that the Democrats have been struck a
mortal blow the headquarters in the
Denison Hotel undoubtedly will be closed
at once and the organization win be
practically sisbanded. OF course the
committeeman will hold office until the
reorganization in the spring primaries of
1922, but there would be little incentive
70 activity, IL is believed, If the central
headquarters was abandoned.
If the voice Of Democratic workers,
however, is needed, the committee viii
not only decide to continue the Indian
apolis headquarters, but viii take steps
70 make the organization more active
than it has been before In non-election
years.
In this connection, It is also apparent
that there is no benefit TO be derived
from the maintenance Of a headquarters
without sufficient life in it to make a
statewide noise.
For the frst time in the history of
the Democratic party of the State a
publicity department that really func-
TONED was maintained in the 1920 cam
paign.
This department can only be kept alive
through the installation in headquarters
Of some one with the knowledge Of how
to provide newspapers with publicity and
sufficient energy to do 1t.
Statewide regret viii follow failure on
the part Of the Democratic committee to
realize that the least it can do toward
keeping the party alive In the interval
before the next election is to maintain
headquarters and press bureau through
the medium of which the Democrats of
the State can keep Informed On matters
political