The New York herald., 1922-06-27
Wing in Congress Shows
Tendency to Be Aligned
With Editor.
IT DAMPENS CONFIDENCE
Leaders Profess to See Demo-
cratic Landslide, but Are
Puzzled.
by LOUIS sEIBoI.D.

by LOUIS sEIBoID.
Special Dispatch to THE NEW Yoax HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. c.. juno 26.
Back of the optimism reflected at
the meeting of the Democratic ma
tional executive committee to-day
there lurked many specters Of unrest
One Of these was the shadow Of Will
lam Randolph Hearst.
The only announcement made re-
garding the call which brought several
leaders of the Great Unterrified to the
national capital was that 1t related to
routine business" Statements made
by Chairman Hull. Norman e. Mack
Of New York. Homer Cummings OF
Connecticut. George White of Ohio,
Carter Glass Of Virginia and Isadore
Dockweiler of California. confirmed the
official declaration.
There is ground for belief. however.
that while the deliberations of these
men might be described as routine"
they were none the less important for
several reasons. The question that
seemed uppermost in tie minds of the
Democratic party captains was the
imperative necessity for discovering
IAN angel" who will come across"
with enough money to liquidate a
$2so.ooo debt with something left over
to make the party organization a
going concern.
Executive Committee's burden.
The executive committee has been
compelled to carry the bag for the
party since the last losing campaign.
Up to date no "anger' has been dis
covered. The only contributions prof.
fered in the way Of solution Of TIE
irritating problem, have been mainly
Of conversational nature.
A dependable meal ticket" is al
ways hard to find when a political
party has nothing more substantial to
offer than prospects etched In rain
bow tints Of flatulent Congressional
metaphor. The chief difficulty con-
fronting Chairman Hull and the earn
est leaders who are trying to keep the
party organization afloat matches to
some extent the difficulties In the Re-
publican situation. The Democratic
party organization has even less con-
troll over its spokesman In Congress
than tho Republican organization.
The thirty-six Democratic Senators
and 1872 Representatives. display COM
plcte Indifference to ancient traditions,
Jeffersonian doctrines and Wilson
policies. 1t Is a case Of every states
man seeking the favor of various
blocs and groups asserting so-called
principles generally antagonistic to
established party canons hitherto held
to be more or less sacrosanct.
Mr.. Hull presumably has some sort
Of program in mind to organize his
party for the campaign. in which even
the most ardent Republicans concede
the probability of Democratic advan-
tage. In this respect the national
chairman, who IL an energetic and in
telligent director. has lot the better
of the spokesmen OF his party in the
two houses of Congress.
Confidence of Leaders.
There Is little question that political
conditions generally justify the glow
ing reports brought to Washington by
the Democratic leaders who attended
the executive committee meeting to-
day. Every one OF them expressed
confidence that the voters OF the coun-
try would 'rebuke the Harding Ad-
minstratlon for falling to keep its
pledges" and turn to the support Of
Democratic candidates.
According to these leaders the
country Is completely dissatisfied with
Republican control Of both the Execu-
tive and Legislative branches of the
Government. In enumerating the
causes they agree that the chief COM
. plants are against tax burdens. ap-
prehension that the Republican tariff
bill will greatly add to the cost OF
living. the possibility of saddling on
the national back more taxes to pay
for the 5,000,00o.o00 bonus raid and
"the tremendous growth OF progress
sive sentiment among the people Of
the country"
The Democratic leaders assert that
any one of these causes would influ-
ence a tremendous change in the rela-
tive positions of the two parties In
State and Congressional elections
Combined. there was little doubt ex-
pressed by the Democratic chicftains
that the existing lines Of party divi-
sion will be swept away and much "
not jall OF the ground lost two years
ago retrieved. With greater respect
for genuine party issues on the part
of the Congressional Representatives
OF the party, they predict "the Nov
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