Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-11
DEMOCRATS WATCHING
TO SEE C. O.P. PERFORM
Washington Believes There'II be
an Early Partisan Clash; Mi
nority Well Organized.

Special Correspondence Baltimore Sun.
Washington. April 1o.--Poiitics Of
purely partisan sort is adjourned moro
completely how than at any time since
tho November election.
The Democratic organization has as
sumed a waiting attitude. II wants to
see what the new Administration and
the new Congress have to deliver. The
day of Republican promises Is past.
Tho day of Republican performance has
come.
Republican leaders. with their over
whclming majorities In both branches Of
Congress and their unchallengcd control
of the whole Government works. have
been too busy adjustlng the harness 20
give thought 10 what they regard as
totally important minoritiea facing them.
But in spite of Democratic assurances
Of quiescencc. IL not aoquiesccnce. on the
other hand, and Republican Indifference
TO opposition. on the other. the chances
arc that the now session of Congress will
not be far advanced before there is a
clash which. in effect. will mark the
beginning of a now campaign of political
forces in this country.
The Democratic vigilantes are well
organized. They are led in the Senate
by Oscar Underwood. one OF the most
slSilful parliamentary leaders his party
has developed in decade or more In
the House Claude kitchin viii function
and although ne has not been in good
health for more than a year. he Is dc
Clared hy his friends TO he able To meet
all comers in tho debates which arc cx-
pcCtcd before many weeks have passed.
Meanwhile the two major party or-
ganizatinns are marking time. They are
hupy collecting money with which TO
meet their deficits preparatory TO re-
nowed activities all along the line. The
two National Committees feel confident
that they will be able within a short
time TO discharge their financial obliga-
tions.
At the close Of tho campaign the
Democratic organization was In debt
about $500 900. so far az could be
learned today little II any OF this has
been raid but the Democrats have been
paving all current bills. and "A budget
committee has been created to reduce
tho standing debt and provide for future
outlays.
This committee has authorized the
employment of an executive secretary.
who is now i'm charge Of the Washing
removed all tho records and minor em-
plovcq ~ tho National Committee.
chairman White has received authority
tn engage an experienced publicity
man. who will recoEanize the commit
tees publicity organization. The chair
man in expected to name tho publicity
man within the next few days.
The Republican indebtedness at the
a, fsysa n cd Ia
prnximateiy $500. .oOo. This has not
been cleared ny yet. but it IL generally
understood that the wealthy friends ~
the Administration have underwritton
the whole Indebtedness. thereby giving
the committee ample time in which to
collect the money
The Republican National Committee
is still undetermined upon course in
regard TO the reduction of Southern
representation in future national con-
vcntions. That body. however. is under
a mandate from tho last convention TO
act upon this question before the end
Of May and by that time the report of
the SIcmp SUI committee is expected TO
bo in hand.
This subcommittee was expected TO
make a swing through the South in
order to sound local sentiment as To the
advisahilitv Of making the Republican
party in that section a white mans
party and its plan is to undertake this
tour about the middle Of this month.
Aside from these more or less minor
matters. political interests centers
wholly in the proceedings Of the new
Administration and new Congress. II
is fully understood by all hands that
the record Of the present regime is 10
bc the basis Of politics Of the immediate
future. The Democratic record is made.
The Republican record is Yet 10 be
made.