The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-07-28
DEMOCRATS LOOK OVER PRESI-
DENTAL TIMBER
WEAKNESS OF PRESENT ADMINS
TRATION GIVES EARLY START
TO 1924 CAMPAIGN

The shortcomings and criticism oil
the Harding Administration in Wash
ington, have heartened the Democrats
aroused them for the 1924 campaign
and brought out a crop of Presiden-
tial possibilities.
Within the last few months there
has been speculation as to who the
next real leader of the Democratic
party would be. Here are some of the
aJpirants: Homer S. Cummings, OF
Connecticut; William Gibbs McAdoo
of California; former Governor Smith
of New York; Oscar Underwood, OF
Alabama; William J. Bryan, of Ne
braska and Florida; former Governor
]. NJ. Cox and Senator Pomerene, OF
Ohio, and former Representative Cor
dell Hull. of Tennessee.
Prominent Democratic workers
have urged Cummings to run for Gov
ernor of his State and win the election.
1t has been pointed out to him that his
success in such a contest in Connect
cut would put him in position to re-
peat the political story of Woodrow
Wilson. Cummings has designs on the
White House, but has contemplated
than that of the Governorship. But it
is understood that some of his init
mate friends here told him last week
that as a Senator at this time he would
be one of a minority, without oppOr-
tunity to show his ability and STYLE in
public office. AS Governor of nor
mally Republican State he could
shine, and become a national figure
within two years.
Senator Pomerene must win re-elec-
! ton before he lays claim to the Dem
ocratic nomination for the White
House BEING from Ohio gives him a
| decided advantage over many of the
other candidates mentioned, but he
is handicapped in having Cox to fight.
1t is generally understood here that
Cummings. Underwood. Cox and Pom
creme are grooming themselves for the
1924 contest, while McAdoO. Hull and
BRYAN are jealousy watching their
moves.
In the Republican party the talk
about Presidential candidates is of
Secretary Hughes, Secretary Weeks
and President Harding. Secretary
Hoover is stronfi favorite with bus;-
ness men and Independent Republi
cans. but is not popular with politi
clans. 1t is pointed out that if his rec
ord as head of the Department of
Commerce is signally successful he
will have the chance for the nomina-
ton, and his rival in case of a bust
ness revival would be President Hard
ing, who would get credit for bringing
prosperity.
The popularity of Secretary of State
Hughes is admitted by some of those
who would bar him from the White
House. but any suggestion of him as
the Republican standard-bearer for
1924 makes active G. o. P. partisans
shake their heads in disapproval. Any
thing like a Hughes boom is fought
like fire. Friends of Hughes attribute
this to the general belief among poll
ticians that he would not be a good
pie-distributor.
Former Governor Frank O. Lowden,
it is believed here. may become an i'm
portant factor in the next Republican
campaign if the report from Naples
to the effect that he said the United
States should be in the League of Ma
tons is true. for many Republicans
are veering that way.
At least three other parties will put
candidates in the field for the White