The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-13
MARK SULLIVAN SAYS COX
|SNOT LIKELY To CONTINUE
AS LEADER Of DEMOCRACY

! four years ago with q deficit OF over
! twice TIM present sum. But they were
successful then, and a successful party
, need have no trouble about meeting
deficit. BY that same token the Repub-
! licans right now have a deficit over five
times the Democrats deficit OF Sl,-
100000. But tho Republicans are the
successful party. 1t Is the Democrats
McAdoo's friends Have tho Money.
don't doubt that If the Democrats
had tilc necessary machinery they could
MAKE up their deficit OF 100000 through
small contributions from large number
of individuals. There are plenty OF
loyal Democrats, but the trouble Is the
Democratic national committee Is not in
4 good state Of organization and has
not got the rather elaborate mechanism
which alone can collect large sums in
. small contributions: Under these cir
CumstanceS, and being pressed for the
money. as they undoubtedly are. tho
Democratic organization Will probably
turn L. those Of their friends who arc
At onrr rich and generous. And when
you seek out Democrats wEo are rich
and generous. your are apt 10 find them
. among the friends OF Mr.. MCAdoo. 1t
would lie rrasOuablc guess that what
ever changes take place in the Demo-
cratic organization Will be In the dircc-
tiun of placing Mr.. McAdOo'S friends III
tho saddle and of giving to Mr.. McAdoo
as much dominating leadership as any
on" person Is likely 10 hold in the near
future.
| don't by any means intend to imply
that Mr.. McAdoos leadership will be due
To the fact that his friends are better
able 10 pay deficit than Mr., Bryans
friends. ior example Any ono who Will
review the history. Of the San Francisco
convention will recognize that Mr.. Nc
Adoo is a natural heir to the party lead
crship on other grounds. AS things stand
now, emitting the multitude OF acci-
dents that may happen. and the new
leaders who may appear during the
coming four years. Mr.. McAdoo IS me
nearest guess that can be made at this
moment as to II presidential possibility
in 1924.
Can Bryan Come Baok2
Undoubtedly Mr.. McAdOo's friends en-
tertain this ambition for party leader
ship; undoubtedly, also, Mr.. Bryan $
friends and Mr.. Bryan himself entertain
the same ambition for Mr.. Bryan. With
due respect and affection for Mr.. Bryan.
and with du" care TO avoid seeming 10
less than the sixth political funeral
at which Nix. Bryan has been the sub
tect of the ohSequieS. | feel sur" that
there are no probable circumstances
ahead under which Mr.. Bryan is likely
10 resume the leadership Of the Demo-
cratic party.
! 1t is given out that Mr.. Bryan Is COM
ing TO Washington to live. and 1t Is as
sumed that his purpose is to boss me
Democratic party. l suspect that II Mr..
Bryan spends the winter IN Washington
It will be largely because he has sold his
house at Asheville y. G.. If he under
takes any political activity here. ! sus-
meet that activity will be In the dlrec-
ton Of leading the prohibition forces
in congress.
don't mean to charge Mr.. Bryan with
having reached that stage OF scnilty
when old ambitions take wing. But.
from causes outside himself. | can find
no probability Of Bryan stepping again
into such leadership OF tho Democratic
party as he once had. l say this in
spite of the fact that Mr.. Bryan's pres
cnt issue. prohibition. Is proved by
events in the recent election md i'll the
campaign preceding to be most vita!