The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-23
CALIFORNIA DELEGATION DUE. TODAY To Be Received In State With A Great Dem-
 Onstration FRIENDS LAUNCH
 DAVIS CANDIDACY Bryan Brothers Occupy Opposite Corners Of
 Same Suite CITY'S HOSTILITY DECRIED BY M'ADOO Factions Begin Drafting Planks For Party's
 Platform
CITY'S HOSTILITY
 DECRIED BY M'ADOO
By RAYMOND CHAPTER, fRv Leased Wire to Age-Herald.)

NEW YORK, June 22.-Mana- gers of the democratic presidential candidates uncorked their first heavy propaganda barrage Sunday, timing it with the arrival of the bulk of the delegates to tho national convention which opens Tuesday.
 By nightfall most of the delegates had arrived, a dozen of the delega- tions had hetd preliminary caucuses and submitted to rough handling in the scramble by managers of varl- ous candidates to line up pledges.
 One of the most spectacular dele gation arrivals, however, was held over until Monday, when the Call fornia delegation, with three bands, will arrive in state to be received with a great demonstration in which William G. McAdoo and his old friend, Will Rogers the cowboy hunorist, will De the stars.
 Outstanding developments Sun day, were:
 Developments Of Day
 1. Formal launching of the candidacy of John W. Davis of West Virginia by his friends. This marked climax Tn the steady growth of Davis sentiment which has been obvious here for several days.
 2. Arrival of the Bryan brothers William Jennings and Governor Char ley-the former boosting McAdoo and the latter boosting himself, for the presidential nomination.
 8. Opening of the dry attack on the candidacy of Al Smith.
 4. Protest by McAdoo's forces against the hostile atmosphere of New York city, particularly the attitude of the New York World.
 5. Drafting of platform blanks by various factions ranging from the com plete proposed platform prepared joint ly by Senators Caraway of Arkansas and Walsh of Massachusetts, to the anti-klan plank of Ed Moore of Ohio, and the anti-corrpution and world court suggestions of William J. Bryan.
 6. Smith delegates announced they had found no evidence of religious feel ing entering into the question of candl- dates.
 Davis Facts Presented
 For the benefit of arriving delegates, Glenn l.. Shaver, chairman of the Davis- For-President Home Town club of Clarksburg, w. Va, issued statement predicting the nomination of Davis and presenting certain facts designed to place him before the delegates as pro- gressive, able democrat opposed to spe- cial privilege. Emphasis was laid on this point to offset the attacks which have been made because of the fact that Davis is one of J. P. Morgan's' lawyers and enjoys a lucrative Wall street practice which he recently re- fused to abandon when told that by so doing ha could increase his political availability.
 Shaver pointed out that Davis while in Congress helped draft the law un- der which the Harvester trust was prosecuted and as solicitor general un- der Wilson, won the court decision sustaining the Adamson eight-hour law and served with distinction as ambas- sador to Great Britain.
 "He is a progressive democrat" Shaver said. His sympathies are with the average man. He would conduct a smashing campaign against dis honesty and corruption in public of- flee; at 5ast special privilege and monopoly 1; against invisible govern ment, against taxation and tariff poli- cies that increase the cost of living and place disproportionate burdens upon persons of moderate income; against the political system that barters off cial favors and sells the nations re- maining resources in exchange for cam paign contributions and political sup port, and against any economic sys-
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