San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-28
INTERNATIONAL
SITUATIONS SURE
To Be INVOLVED
Hughes Offer Kills Last
Hope Of practical"
Politicians.
M'ADOO IN NEW YORK
Underwood Boom Attracts
Comparatively Little
q Attention.
M'ADOO In NEW YORK
Ry ROBERT r. SMALL.


ao-called' "practical" politicians tC
keep the international situation out OF
the next presidential campaign have
: been swept aside by the action OF
Secretary Hughes, taken with the
complete approval of President Cool
idge in renewing the offer of the
United States 10 take part in an in
fernational conference to he attended
by all of the allies in the late war.
Regardless Of what may be the ulti-
mate fate of the Hughes plan. the at
! titude Of the Coolidge administration.
supplementing that OF the Harding
administration. is certain 10 come 10
the front next year. despite the ef-
forts of the old timers 10 keep the
campaign in the well known channels
OF the tariff and other domestic is
sues.
IL 20 happens that the dramatic
international moves at Washington
have followed a week OF intensive
political comforting both at the ma
Iional capital and in New York City.
The Republicans have held the boards
in Washington: while Democratic
presidential climber" has been in the
limelisht in New York.
Mr.. William Gibbs McAdoo has
been spending sometime in New
York. but declares there is no politi-
cal significance in his visit. Mr..
McAdoo, it is said. does not expect
any great strength 10 develop in his
behalf in the ne theastern section of
the country. Fie feels the greatest
number of his delegates in the con-
vention next year will come from the
South and West. There are some
moves in connection with the Nc
Adoo campaign which are puzzling the
eastern observers.
In the first place II appears that
David Rockwell of Ohio is now the
manager of the McAdOo boom. He
has replaced "Dan" Roper, one time
commissioner of internal revenue. who
always has been a staunch McAdoo
man. The significance of the Rock
well acquisition to the McAdoo band
wagon lies in the fact that in 1870
Rockwell was one of the close ad-
visers of the Cox campaign both be-
fore and after the San Francisco con-
vention. Mr.. Rockwell was an init
mate OF Ed Moore and George White
and Others interested in the presi-
Dental aspirations of Governor Cox.
No Break With Cox.
There has been no break OF any
sort between Governor Cox and
Rockwell or any other OF his old
political adherents in Ohio for that
matter. but it is perfectly evident
that the McAdoo boomers are deter
mined TO eliminate Governor Cox, If
possible. by going into Ohio and TAX
ing at least some Of the delegates
from that state.
Governor Cox's friends have been
contending all along that the candi-
date of 1920 would not seek the
nomination in 1924. They have not
gone so far as to say Governor Cox
would refuse the nomination If 1t
were rendered him. but they seem to
have had the consent OF the governor
10 the announcement that he would
make no fight for delegates from any
state.
just the same it has been more or
less tacitly understood that an effort
would be made TO instruct the Ohio
delegates for Governor Cox as a sort
Of "favorte son" move and to bde
The time when the nomination situa-
ton should crystalize at the conven-
ton. 1t may be therefore. that the
McAdoo hackers are taking too literal
" the statements Of the Cox hackers
and IL they attempt. through Mr..
Rockwell. to invade the Cox precincts
they may find a good stiff fight on
their hands.
An of the old McAdoo elements
are once more rallying to his stand
ard. Thomas 3. Love, national com
mitteeman from Texas, has been here
comforting with Mr.. McAdoO and
pledging the entire Texas delegation
TO him. The 'fcAdoo organization
is springing into activity in all parts
Of the country and it is evident he
will he just as much of factor i'll
the next Democratic convention as
he was in 1920. In other words. the
man who wins the nomination next
wear will have to beat McAdOo. The
friends Of the latter say they did not
make one-half the fight in 1920 that
they will put UP next year, and that
this means victory.
Mr.. McAdoo has made no effort
10 consult with Tammany or other
Democratic leaders in this state. He
knows he has no chance OF winning
delegate away from Governor Al
Smith and will not make an abOrtivc
attempt TO do so. McAdoO incurred
the wrath Of the Tammany Organiza-
ton while member of the Wilson
cabinet and it is said he was in
fluenced in his move to California
Two years ago by the TACT that nv
could never get the endorsement OF
the state of New York for his presi-
dental candidacy. And lacking ones
own home state. no aspirant for the
nomination would have chance.
Underwood Boom Starts.
The Underwood boom is attracting
comparatively little attention in the
North as yet. 1t may be due 10 the
tact that the senator from Alabama.
who counts upon n great deal Of pre-
convention strength in this locality.
has not visited the North since he
announced his candidacy.
Politicians have read with a smile
the official accounts of the White
House conferences at Washington
stating that politics were not discuss
ed. Imagine John L. Adams and
Fred Upham and all of the other
high officials of the national Republi-
@an committee getting together with
president Coolidge and no politics,
1t is believed, however, that Mr..
Coolidge did not discuss his own
candidacy. The reason for this belief
IS the fact that Mr.. Coolidge. like
oil the rest of the country. knows that
he will have the complete backing Of
the existing party organization against
all the insurrectos and insurgents
within the party ranks. In other
xxorIu Mr. CoOlidoa dopS mt have ~