National Affairs: Another Crisis

History may record the name of W. Forbes Morgan as one of the great pillars of the Democratic Party. Last year Mr. Morgan, the Democrats' national treasurer, tried a new method of raising Democratic dollars. Last week that method was used again, to raise funds to reduce the $430,000 Democratic campaign deficit. From coast to coast 1,262 Victory Dinners were held. To every dinner where the price was $5 a plate or more, the Democratic Speakers Bureau dispatched a Senator, a Congressman or other notable Democrat, the rank of the speaker being roughly proportioned...

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