The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-11-27
DEMOCRATIC CHIEFS SAY
NJ ADOO HAS NO CHANCE
MURPHY, BRENNAN AND TAG
CART, INFLUENTIAL LEAD
ERS, AT FRENCH LICK.
MAKE SURVEY OF SITUATION

Confident Former Secretary VIII Not
Be Strong Contender, and Consider
Abrogation of Two-Thirds Rule at
Democratic Convention.
A special dispatch from French Lick
Springs, Ind, to the New York Her
aid declares that wv G.. McAdoo cam
not be nominated in the next demo-
cratic convention, in the opinion of
the most influential organization lead
ers i'll the party" Continuing, the Her
aid dispatch says;
THE old line organizations are
against McAdoo, and to beat him is
their first object. The first careful sur
| vey of the national situation prelim-
vinced the leaders, who are against
sion for apprehension that he can run
away with the party and the nomina
| ton. There is no alarm in this old
guard camp over McAdoo victory.
Charles F.. Murphy, leader of Tam
many; George f. Brennan of Illinois
and Thomas Taggart of Indiana have
been sitting in the discussion now I'M
der way here They represent the
three largest units in the democratic
party who have come here for their
annual rest following their election
battles. Their ranks will be increased
| in a day or two by the arrival OF
Joseph f. Guffey, leader of Pennsyl-
vania, who is known to be OF the same
mind as the big three
Because of their conviction that
McAdoo cannot corral any large num-
Der of delegates the leaders are giving
serious thought to trying TO force
| through a resolution in the next dem
ocratic national convention abrogat1ng
the two-thirds vote rule for nominal
| ing candidates.
Heretofore Opposed Change.
The procedure of the democratic
party almost from its inception has
been to require a two-thirds vote to
nominate The republican convention
| dominates on a majority ballot. 1t all
wavs has been assumed that the old
| line democratic leaders were opposed
to changing to a majority rule Tor the
reason that under existing conditions
they easily could exercise a vote pow
err on all nominations by swinging
one-third of the votes.
"The McAdoo followers recently
i began to agitate for the abrogation of
the two-thirds rule, They were hope
full that they could capture half of the
delegates to the next democratic con-
vention and therefore be in a position
to nominate their candidate on the
first or an early ballot on the major
ity basis.
ITO the astonishment of the Nc
Adoo camp the organization candi-
dates who are opposed to him have
accepted the idea. Thereupon the Nc
Adoo followers have begun to change
front and now are dropping the agl-
taton for change of rule. This attitude
of the Murphy Brennan-Taggart or
CARNATIONS is regarded as an answer
Ito the McAdoo challenge of strength
and as evidence that there is little fear
that McAdoo can run away with the
nomination on the first ballot by
majority vote.
National Committee to Decide.
THE question will be submitted to
the democratic national committee at
its meeting in January in Washington
| If adopted then it will have to be pre-
sented formally to the convention for
ratification.
THE leaders here point out that Nc
| Adoo cannot expect to capture any
delegates in New York, New Jersey,
Indiana. Illinois and Ohio. the necleuS
of the organization strength. They add
that reports indicate also that he can
not get delegate in Kansas, where
Gov. Davis is a candidate; in Michi-
gan, where Henry Ford is a candi-
date; in Nebraska, where Charles
BRYAN has taken up the task of keep
| ing a Bryan in the race, III Missouri,
in Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, Lou
lisiana and other southern states where
Oscar Underwood is popular.
Ask Where McAdoo Votes Are.
"'Where is McAdoo going to get
his votes to carry him to nomina-
ton in the early stages of the next
national convention?' the leaders ask.
| They say they will give him all he
claims without a fight and add that
he cannot win.
IF the national committee does not
sanction the proposal to change to
majority vote thee organization lead
ers feel doubly certain McAdoo is out
of the running They are convinced
they can hold the necessary one-third
vote against him for an endless period
and force compromise on another
candidate.
"'Who is Il1inois's candidate?' Mr..
Brennan was asked this evening.
Illinois Has Many Prospects.
owe are living in very fast age.
and the man who may appear strong
candidate today may not even be a
candidate in June the leader of that
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to any man. The fact is we have sew
eral men in our state who measure
up with any of those being mentioned
as candidates. There are John Barton
Payne, head OF the Red Cross and a
member of the Wilson cabinet; Rep
resentative Henry Rainey, leader in
the house; Carter Harrison, FIVE times
mayor of Chicago, and Mayor w. E..
Dever of Chicago, who has flashed
across the political horizon OF late.
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