The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-22
By LOUIS sEIBoLD

New York, September 21.-- Special. )-The men who are running the democratic presi- dential campaign are con- firmed optimists. They not only believe that Governor Cox will be elected President of the United States during the six weeks of fighting that inter- venes before the election, but predict that the republicans will be on the defensive in half of that time.
 While admitting that the momentary advantage fosters the republican op- position the democratic managers arc planning to naugurate an offensive that in their Judgment will lack noth- ing in the way of intelligence and cf fective execution.
 Discouraging as have been half dozen recent developments in the presidential campnign-which they admit - the combined efforts of these "unfayorabIe straws' has served as n stimulant and inspfra-
 tion to n greater determination to win q battle that seems lost to them.
 | So they have swept aside post mortem over the Maine state election, | the confiscation of their organization 1 by the radical Watson forces in Geor- l ,ria nd ha pf f hH, l partisan league group of farmers or- 1 ganization in Colorado and are talk | ing a new grip on the job in hand I ENCOURAGED BY REACTION | The democratic managerial view is the pnilosoph ical one. that there is no l sense in lamentinS water that has gone | over the political dam. Consequently 1 they find much encourageme in the I reaction from their increased energies decided toward turning apparent defeat into ultimate victory. The snug confidence of the republi- can leaders who are quite sure thero is to be a Harding landslide" for which there is substantial justifica- tion---is serving an incentive to re- new democratic activities rather than as an augury of gloom. For one thing there has been a decided improvement in the financial affairs of the demo- cratic national committee, although far below what is desired. The disclos- ures brought out by the recent Senate investigation into the origin and ag- Igregate of record breaking republican budget of prospective campaign expen- ditures has aroused the democratic Isympathizers to drop their mite to help defray the expenses of the campaign of their party.
 NO LARGE AMOUNTS
 lox ya lamounts received. according to Wilbur Marsh. the democratic national treas lurer, an optimist and philosopher who lis daily bringing joy to the democratic heart. But the responses to the appeal sent out by the chancellor of the dem Iocratic exchequer have been far from disappointing. There have been no very large individual contributions from the democrats in more than two thousand towns in the country to whom the national creditor made di- rect appeal for financial assistance. Rather there has been a gratifying daily and increasing flood of small con- tributions ranging all the way from $49.50 to $10.000.
 Mir. Marsh still believes that n
 winning democratic campaign can
 be won with bank roll of St.20O.-
 OCJ, as against the *3,0O0.00O reg-.
 
 Iicans, with x7OO,OOO additional to
 finance the contest for the Senate
 and House of Representatives. It
 is quite probable that Democratic
 National Chairman White and the
 custodian of the war chest would
 he very much grntified indeed If
 the S1 100000 they actually need
 were forthcoming.
 They are inclined to believe that the la .F hat fA republicans" are trying to buy the presidency" will stir up the democrats throughout the country and provide an amount of money to permit the execu- tion of plans that have finally leen decided upon as essential to democrat- lie victory.
 Money is not by any means the riass Important feature of these plans. First all all the aggressive campaign which Governor Cox will soon bring to :he ! east is expected to arouse regular dem , ocratic independent. labor and other , citizens who sincerely believe in the principle of the League of Nations from their lethargy and bring to chem a realization of their responsibilities,
 Then President Wilson. whose
 nrdor for the prospective benefits
 Of the league covenant has not
 diminished in the slightest degree.  : peais made by Governor Cox with
 clarifying statements regarding
 the benefits of that mOmentous i'm
 strument. It Is quite probable thnt
 the Presidents contributions to
 the democratic campaign wtu take
 the form of appeals to individual
 groups of citizens who are appar-
 ently more concerned with the na-
 tional interests of countries from | knu in
 fare of the United States.
 There is reason to believe that
 the President will direct some of
 his appeals for support of Cover
 nor Cox to citizens of Irish. Italian
 and German origin and descent.
 Beginning with next week the demo- icratic national bureau. directing the movements ot speakers under Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi. will turn loose upon the country the most im-
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