Evening star., 1924-06-18
THOUSANDS READY
TO GREET M'ADO0
IN NEW YORK TODAY
Supporters Plan Parade to
Headquarters Democratic
Presidential Aspirant.
WALSH HEAVY FAVORITE
TO PRESIDE AT FARLEY
Fight Over Two-Thirds Rule Gains
Force-Boom Is Started
for Houston.
BY tile Associated Press.

~ we ASSOCIATED Press.
NEW YORK, June 1S-The cam
paisn of William G. McAdoo for the
democratic nomina ton for President
enters on its final phase with his ar
rival from Los Angeles today to take
advisory charge of his forces. Sew
eral thousand, it is anticipated, will
be at the depot to greet Mr.. McAdoo.
The welcoming delegation will form
parade and conduct the former Sec
retary of the Treasury to the Hotel
Vanderbilt, which will be his home
during the convention. He has en-
gagged the suite formerly occupied by
Enrico Caruso.
National committeeman and dele
gates already in town are displaying
a decided sentiment in favor of Sena-
tor Thomas J. Walsh of Montana,
leader in the oil lease investigation
as permanent chairman of the con-
rention. 1t is generally agreed that
inasmuch as the oil scandals are vir
tually certain to be one of the chief
issues of the campaign. it would be
wise move to capitalize the Mon
fana senator's nationally known con-
nection with the Investigations There
s also the feeling that it behooves
the party to show Senator Walsh this
appreciation for his efforts.
Walsh Likely Chairman.
Although this favoring sentiment
makes Senator Walsh's selection
highly probable. his choice has yet to
be ratified by the full national COM
mittee.
Members of the Democratic national
committee let it be known last night
that Homer :. Cummings. often men
toned for the chairmanship of the
committee on rules, virtually is GER
tain to be chosen chairman of the
committee on resolutions unless un-
expected opposition develops.
A boom for David +. Houston.
former Secretary of the Treasury and
Secretary of Agriculture. has been
started by Circuit Judge Ewing Cock
rell of Warrensburg. Mo, son of the
late United States Senator Cockrell.
Headquarters for John W. Davis, Sen
ator Underwood and Gov. Smith Will De
opened today at the Waldorf Astoria,
where the national democratic COM
mittee has it's headquarters.
In the camp of both Mr.. McAdoo
and Gov. Smith Indifference is eX-
pressed as to the result of the fight
which may be provoked by the pro
posal to do away with the tradl-
tional two thirds rule.
1t is no secret. however. that GER
tain of the McAdoo leaders would be
pIeased if the convention should
adopt a rule providing for tne noIli-
nation of d candidate by majority
rule, On the other hand, the fol-
lovers of Gov. Smith, as well as the
sponsors of several of the less
prominent candidates. seem bent on
doing all in their power 10 nave the
two-thirdS rule retained.
49, nnons He-td0ua
staff of boomers for the candi-
dacy of James NJ. Cox for President
set up headquarters in New YORK
yesterday. 49,.
the third in a camp OF asplrahtSS tS ,na,
is expected to number more than
score before the Democratic conVen-
ton begins it's nomlnationS' teh
porarily relegated to the background
the talk of a struggle between IoN.
Smith and McAdoo over the
thirds rule. ,..,
loci Shaup. veteran political
manager of Dayton, Ohio is genera
iissimo of the Cox forces, and Charles
+, Norris, Washington representative
of the Cox newspapers, Is chle1 OF
staff They were accompanied oy
corps of enthusiastic aids, as ,hey
pitched their camp at the Waluorl-
Astoria.
The convention would prove popu-
lar. and that Madison Square Gar
denis $4,000 seats would pc nlieo 10
overfowing was indicated IN the ar
rival of an avalanche of demands for
accommodations, which temporarily
disrupted the business OF the nationai
committees subcommittee on ar
rangements. Cordel1 Hull, CHAIRMAN
of that body, finally shut himself and
his co-workers away from teleerams
and Iong-diStance te!ephone calIs;
barred the doors to all callers, and
declared they would reInain remain III had SNe heer
made of last-minute details or pre-
convention arrangements. "a,
In the meantime, the last or 5000
flags was unfurled in Madison SQUARE
! Garden. the last row u ,as star was
n;nned TO the acre and half of red,
White and sky-blue background, un-
der which the gavel pt open1ns Tnlssdav tne
Herbert c. Pell, jr., chairman OF the
nemncratic state committee, an
nounced that the New York delega-
tion. which will be the largest IN
the convention, would eject cnaiI
man at the Hotel Commodore Satur-
It was also announced that tne
NATIONAL Democratic committee "ouio
hold its first pre-S9nvedntloh Sdal dscisred sessred
,he committee might, at that time,
;ndicate its attitude toward the pros
.nect of a fight on the convention moor
over the proposed lHaus vi a'o W
'"1 They he y pointed out that the commit, nn1sao
tee could. as it did at San FRANCISCO
tour wears ago recommend 10 tne
committee on rules whether OF hot
the question should be submltteo TO
the whole convention for a decision.
Many early corners declared .ney
had discovered a rift among McAooo
supporters on the majority rule, Is
sne. but campaigners at heaoquarters
continued to declare the question
would come to vote, and that, BACK
ed by the precedent set by the san
Francisco convention in adopting the
procedure of the House OF Repre-
sentatives, McAdoo would win hands
down.. ...S
FRANKLIN D. Roosevelt, his manager
was that delegates in 1920. after hav-
ING nominated Cox by majority, con-
tinued to ballot until he had two
thirds vote. The Smith faction de-
cIared that David Ladd Rockwell.
the McAdoo chief, was lust building
Rin,seIf a little straw man."
THUS far there has been almost no
discussion of potential candidates for
the vice presidential nomination.