Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-03-24
COX AND BRYAN
DECLINE To NAME
1924 CANDIDATES
However, From Ideas Given
of Men Who Ought Not Be
Nominated, List Of Posi-
biIities Is Given
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
(Leased Wire Service to The JOurnal.)
Downright. 1921

(Leased Wire Service to The Journal)
Copyright. 1921
MIAMI; Fla, March %. - Now
that Attorney General Daugherty
has nominated President Harding
as the next Republican candidate
for the presidency, the writer be-
sought William Jennings Bryan and
James NJ. Cox to make newspaper
nomination on the Democratic
ticket
Both these men who have carried
the Democratic standard in nation
al campaigns have learned, how
ever, that in the game Of politics it
is not discreet to discuss PERSONAL
ties. Whatever they might say
might be misconstrued. Yet both
have well defined ideas on the men
who ought not in their judgment to
be nominated.
Combing the two lists which each
man gave the writer, the catalogue
of candidates for the Democratic
nomination would seem to include
the following:
Samuel Raiston, governor Of In
diana.
John W. Davis, of West Virginia,
former ambassador to Great Brit
ain, and former solicitor general,
under the Wilson administration.
William Gibbs McAdoo, formet
secretary of the treasury and direc.
tor general of railroads.
Senator Oscar w. Underwood, O.
Alabama.
Governor "Al' Smith, Of New
York.
Governor A. Y. Donahey, of Ohio
Governor Jonathan N. Davis, of
Kansas.
Representative Ayres, of Kansas.
Henry Ford, the Detroit automo'
bile king.
Former President Woodrow Will
son.
May Develop Leader
When William Jennings Bryan
and Former Governor Cox are added
to the list-for they have many
supporters throughout the rank and
file of the Democratic party-the
roster would appear to be complete
Out of this group, therefore, will
the next nominee be picked. That
at least, is the judgment of one OF
the two men interviewed here
though the other seems to think
the next congress may develop a
leader for democracy
There are political advantages and
disadvantages which could be re
corded opposite all the names men
toned and whether the defects in
each case are really controlling is
something which will be determined
as the pre-convention campaign de
yelops. But this much is certain
the active workers who are already
travelling around the country cor
railing delegates, are using argu
ments against practically every one
of the men listed except, of course
their own.
Samuel Ralston is regarded as {
good candidate in the sense that h
comes from Indiana and is popular
there but he is relatively unknown
to the party as a whole and his sup
porters will have to do some strenu
Gus advertising about him befor'
his merits begin to make an i'm
preston.
John w. Davis is a man of az
knowledged ability. His record a.
chairman of the judiciary committed
of the house, the fact that he stands
for international cooperation ant
was a Wilson appointee is expected
to win him Progressive support bu
his opponents are saying he is {
lawyer for the J. p. Morgan inter
ests anG that the Democrats would
never nominate a Morgan lawyer
There was a time when such de
feat would cause a good bit of {
stir but some of the Wilson mel
IN the Democratic party who re
member tHIt their chief appointed
Wall street men like Bernard NJ
Baruch and Thomas w. Lamont O
J. P. Morgan and company to i'm
portant missions in his admin:stra
ton will not eliminate John w
Davis so readily on that account.
Wall Streets Plan
Some of the Democratic scout!
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