The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-01
PRESIDENTS TOUR
 : TO HELP PARTY ID VICTORY |SFA|LURE
Organization In Stagnant And Disappointed State,
 Say Democrats
HARDING DENOMINATION
 MADE CERTAIN BY TRIP
Belief Held While West Yields To Politician of East, It
 Will Not Respond At Polls
WASHINGTON BUREAU l
 -HT AGE-lfES<Al.Is } Washiu0tOu D C ,Iune 3O |

Washington, D. C.. Juno 30
 The completion of the digest of the Presidents addresses in the west, and the calculation of their effect, leaves the democratic national committee under the opinion that Mir. Harding has about made it certain that he will be nominated without a struggle, but has left the republican party In disappointed and stagnant, rather than a militant and enthusiastic humor.
 According to the committee. it is most serious condition under which any development, subsequent to the nomina tion, might occur. it is sur missed that while the people of the west will yield to the master-poli- ticians of the east insofar as the nomination is concerned, they will not respond with alacrity when the polls are open for voting. It is de- duced, also, that in the event of third ticket, espouing progressive ideas, entering the lists, the candi- date of the "reactionary" wing would 4 find 1t impossible to hold the west in Kline.
 The situation is satisfactory to the committee, it is stated. The commit tee intimates, further. that democrats will have an easier time encompass ing the defeat Sf Harding than en- 
 Hiram Johnson of California. or Sen ator William F. Borah of Idaho, were it possible for either of those dy- manic characters to achieve the nom- ination.
 Capital Out of Surrender.
 Democratic politicians are making great capital of what Is referred to as the Presidents surrender. in pub lie, respecting his former position re- garding the international court or the League of Nations. It is pointed out that according to what was pub lined and never denied, the President agreed to discuss the court in only one speech, and to treat 1t in such manner that party division would be healed.
 According to democrats, the Presi- dent ran away from what he had sup ported. It is pointed out that where ] as in the beginping, the President militantly espoused American partic- ipation in the election of the judges of the court under the few and care fully defined reservations submittede by Secretary Hughes, in St. Louis he made a condition under which he would urge American participation the complete severance of the court from the league, with which condl- tion, the dernocTatu suggest, no othere people would comply, a fact alleged
 
 dent.
 It is democratic construction that 2 this "surrender' may bring back into t the Presidents camp such reaction aries" as John T. Adams, George H. Moses and William R. Wood. chair man of various republican campaign committees, but cannot fail to have the effect of eliminating others Of equal potentiality. It is claimed also, that in his surrender the President presented spectacle which could not have enthused any clement characterized by courage of it's convictions.
 West Still Progressive.
 Reports reaching democrats, fur ther. is that the President has not won the west by his extreme con servatism in treating the railroad and coal mine problem. The west, IL is pointed out, Is still progressive and believes that there is ettlcacy Tn more vigorous supervision by the federal government of those utilities on which the people actually depend for existence It is said that the west is thoroughly convinced, the President to the contrary notwlth standing, that there can never pc balm in Gilead as long as railroad magnates and coal operators con tinue to have their own sweet way"
 The Presidents addresses regard ing the alleged frugality of the ao' n,inistration, have fallen on deal ears according to information com inc to democratic headquarters here. It is said that they have smacked too ; perfectly of campaign speeches maue by politicians and candidates TOT ol lice since time immemoriai. furthei, iN is alleged that the people nave no' fal. rthe reduction in taxation when
 
 { in government expenses, and that Athe people, in consequence. were not deenly affected by the Presidents ! contention
 rarmers Not Responsive.
 The farmers showed little response
 the Presidents statement regard
 the remedial Legislation alleged
 have been enacted by republicans
 their benefit, according 10 re-
 rts Present prices of agrlculturai
 mmodities tend to dscredit the ontention that the republican bene- ted farmers at all, it Is said. It IS eported, also. that the President greement with Senator Reed Smoot .eat there would be little chance or dnc;ng taxes the next session of
 gress. with his suggestion that
 nomy be practiced by home states
 d communities, left the west unoei
 mantle of chagrin and disappolnt- ent.
 |rOgressive Sentiment.
 From reports of newspaper co respondents representing republican, Ynewspaper printed in western statss' democrats here believe that the wes' wants to fight in the next preslaen- tian campaign, but realizes that it cannot fight behind Harding. Inis deduction is emphasized by the pup icatfon of these correspondents that there exists a strong undercurrent oL sentiment tn favor of progresslVes of the Johnson and Borah type. T It Is made plain, however. that tne west despairs of the possibility or securing the nomination of a more vigorous candidate because or us knowledge that an inter-party ilgns would redown to the advantage or democrats. This depression on the mart of western republicans mas caused western democrats to send glowing reports to democratic head- quarters here.
 It has been made apparent, now aver that In personal way the president has extended his popular ity According to what Is sent 10 Washington, he has constantly brought into operation all his charm of nersonality and magnetism.