The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-13
SUPPORTERS
OF M'ADOO
ONLY PRAY
Campaign Managers Antago-
nize Convention Support
for Their Candidate,
BY JOHN CARSON
Times Stat Correspondent


BY JOHN CARSON
Times Stat Correspondent
w y ASHTNGTON, Nov. 18.--In the
IWl 1920 Democratic convention IN
- San Francisco. the prayer Of
the most skilled and sincere Nc
Adoo lieutenant was. Lord preserve
US from our friends"
Before the pre-convention fight of
1924 is ended. the prediction here is
again the cry from McAdoos support
ers will be to preserve him from his
friends
The McAdoo campaign for the
Democratic nomination is developing
most serious aspects so far as Nc
Adoo is concerned. Mistakes of the
1920 situation are being repeated
and this time they count seriously be-
cause McAdoo wants the nomination,
whereas in 1920 he did not want It.
The most serious aspect IS that the
McAdoo boosters are, consciously or
uncoasciously, committing one act
after another to antagonize the con.
vention support he will need.
Here is McAdoo's situation:
There will be 1.O94 delegates in the
Democratic convention. McAdoo or
any other candidate will need 729 1-3
votes or $50 votes to be nominated.
New York has 80 votes; Connect.
cut, IA: Delaware, 6; Illinois. So: In
diana, 30; Maryland, 16; Massachu.
setts, So; Rhode Island, 10; New Hamp-
shire. s; Ohio, 4S, and Pennsylvania
76. The total Of these States is 392
or more than enough to beat McAdoo
or any other candidate.
Add to these the votes of Alabama.
"a: Kentucky, rs; Louisiana, 20 Utah,
S, and the District Of Columbia, 6.
and there are 81 additional votes to
cause trouble.
States Under Control
These are the States that will be
under pretty good control. New York
will go to Al Smith, Connecticut to
Homer s. Cummings, Indiana to Raj
ston. Illinois to either Ra1ston or
Smith. Maryland to Richie, New Jer
sey TO Smith. Rhode Island to Smith
as will New Hampshire Alabama is
hound up for Underwood. Kentucky
viii go to Cox. Louisiana probably
will go to Underwood. as will Utah
ard the District Of Columbia
That leaves Ohio and Pennsylvania
McAdoo may get some support in
Ohio, but between Cox and Pomerene
he will not get much In Pennsyl.
vania It Is remembered McAdoo's
friends in 1920 did about everything
possible to afYront the men who were
then supporting A. Mitchell Palmer,
Pennsylvania favorite son.
Chances Normally Slim
Normally. McAdoo's chances in these
States are very slim In most Of
for him. It's 3 dislike developed be-
cause of either the opposition of Nc
Adoo or his friends to the party lead
ers.
Ordinarily then, good politics would
saem 10 dictate an effort to satisfy
this opposition. But McAdoos boost.
ers are adding one irritation after
another For example. one of the
boosters has had only one
thing to declare aloud-that under
no circumstances viii a McAdoo dele
gate be found supporting AL Smith.
That gives McAdoo about az much
chance in New York as a filvver has
in contest with a Rolls Royce.
Linked With Khan
With or without reasons, McAdoo's
candidacy Is linked up with the Ku-
Klux Khan. McAdoo is said by his
friends to be opposed to that policy
and MoAdoo's record here has been
one that would indicate opposition.
But McAdoo's position is serious on
this, far more serious than many real-l
lie. for two reasons:
/. II is assured now from Massa-
chusetts will come a plank for the
Democratic party definitely opposing
the Kan and what the Khan repre-
sents. The plan to put this plank into
the party platform is so carefully
made that the party can not ignore II
or can not straddle on 1t with safety.
The assumption here is that before
the fight is ended, the party win go
on record as being anti Khan, regard.
less of what individuals in the party
may believe.
Must RenOunce Boosters
2. McAdoo's difficulty Is. some OF
the boosters who have attached them
selves to him have been linked up so
closely with the Khan movement. To
gather any anti-Klan strength 1t will
becom enecessary for McAdoo to re-
nounce the support Of these men or
call on them to denounce the Khan.
He has TO go a bit beyond a formal
declaration against the Khan.
Summed up. there are enough votes
in the North to beat McAdoo in a con-
vention. Give him practically all the
West and South and he can not win.
Normally, these votes are against Nc
Adoo or they have been. Now they
are being antagonized by McAdoo's
friends.
That's why the prayer is uttered to
preserve him from his friends"