Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-26
Democrats Will
Reorganize Party

WASHINGTON. Dee - The Dem
ocrais VIII take some time In rcorgan
izing their party and trying to recover
ircm the debaclr of the November elc5
tom. This was learned here TO-DAY
gfteP interviews with leading democrats
VI the House and Senate and other
democratic leaders. Tn, opinion IT
practically all uf these men comedies
In the belief tina; plenty 81 time and
much confederation should h. given o.
the reorganization plans Tor the party
Soon after the November elections
announcements were made by cariou
democratic leaders that steps would be-
Immediately taken to thoroughly Ieur.
ganize the party These plaEs have
now been abandoned. temporarily At
least.
one 81 the principal factors that y
holding back reorganization of the
party IN the quiet hut intensive fight
now gcing one among thu members OF
the National Committee az 20 who shall
gain control OF the committee ami
thereafter. Tor four years az least. guide
the National and Congressional dos
TIMES 81 the party.
The National Committee has deficit
from the last campaign 81 about $500.
OOe Many committeeman feel that the
deficit should be paid by the men In
control of the party who contracted the
debts and this. ton. has acted To hold
back reorganization.
Chairman George " white, former
chairman. Homer Cummings. Secretary
Tumuliy, Finance Director Jameson.
and other Of the leaders Tor some days
have been comforting here over thu
situation. As this was written thoso
leaders had not reached a conclusion
as To just what program should b,
adopted. and from what could h. learn
ed Il IL probable that the committc,
will first pay of the $4,000 deficit
and 1t things De rs they are FOR som,
time. before a full reorganization u
made Al least ne steps viii he taken
toward that end until after Mr. Hari
Ing IL inauguratcd president March :
next. II II believed that the deficit vii
be paid. by them. and soon thcrralt"
the National Committee Will meet IN
New York ar Washington and q com
pletc reorganization will be- made.
This reorganization viii De In plenty
oC time Tor the National Committee and
the Democratic Congressional Commit
tee O. get ready FOR the fight over the
election of a new Congress In 1892. u
T. reported both committees intend e.
wage vigorous campaign TO Try tc
overturn the great republican HOUSE
majority and the hig republican Sen
ate majority in the Congress which wa.
elected last November
II IN known that great deal uf bit
ter feeling exists among high ofiicial'
and members uf the Democratic Ne
tional Committee. and the Compression
al Committee as WELL over the dcfca'
of the party In the November elections
This situation Is nothing new becaus
always after a political defeat the de-
featcd fall out among themselves. In
stead IL trying t. find the real rca
sons for the disaster. with q Wow I,
avoiding the defeat factors In the IN
tue. II would seem after deica
pny marty would draw closer together
among the leaders. at least and tn
e. rrurganizc ON a harmonious hasi'
for the next campaign But this
never done. Personal auimosl,ies near
Is always overbalancc the plain fact
that all must unite 90 retrieve the dis
astcr and gct read; Tor a possible vie
tory In the future.
The fact Ii that the democratic party
at this time IL completely dcmoralizct
by the defeat In November. and II WI
l.e some time h'for" the leaders ca
ngrcc amune lhcm elves, and eliminate
among themselves the bitter feeling en-
gcnderel by the disaster ~ November
l'ntil this will be- done. however y
time, and rcviv;ficd democracy WI
rise to again face the enemy IN Tn
Congressional elections of 1899 and th'
next National election In 1924 wheth
or the party will gather sutiiclen
strength 10 come back In either clec
tlon remains 20 be- seen. The rcpuhli
cans believe Il will bc many years he
fore tie democrats recover from thei
defeat. The democrats. however, he
leve otherwise. aud think they VII
have a fighting chance to again cot
troll Congress and the National Govgn
mcnt.
The questions ius, now are how tn
$500. 900 deficit is o. he paid, and VIII
will succeed George n. White 49, chair
raan, ar shall white he allowed to rc
main at the helm. There Is great ~
nosi,ion Ia niloyyinc White ~ reinail