The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-24
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start when Newton D. Baker places him in nomination. Baker is an eff fective orator.
 The McAdoo-Smith fued continues to gather bitterness. McAdoo is com plaining bitterly against the hostile at titude of the New York press which overlooks no opportunity to hammer him.
 I'm game" he declared in a lunch con speech to the Old Colony club. But I'll leave it to you whether I'm getting a square deal"
 His audience apparently thought he was not. Te California delegation ar rived Monday with great ballyhoo. Beautiful girls threw oranges to the crowds from an automobile. All were roofing for McAdOo and were promising to stick uBtil the last ballot.
 McAdoo headquarters issued a state ment quoting 0. Wharton, member of the Uniu States labor board and former presiuent of the railway em- plOyees division of the American Fed eratiOn of Labor, declaring that Me- AdOO, if nominated, would poll 90 per cent of the railroad labor vote. McAdoO, it is argued, would prevent labor votes from going to LaFollette.
 Rounds Up Managers
 McAdoO spent all day receiving dele gates rounded up by his managers. Though irritated at the local atmOs- phere, McAdoO appears well pleased by the sentiment among the delegates. South Dakota, for instance, adopted resolutions Monday pledging itself to stick to the end. Missouri took like action. Kansas decided to cast its ballot twice for Governor Jonathan M. Davis and then switch to McAdoo. McAdoo's job is to prevent his delegates from slipping away after the deadlock develops. If he can hold One-third of the convention-he now has close to a majority-he can prevent a nomination not satisfactory to him.
 One hard blow was leveled at Me AdoO by Gov. Pat NJ. Neef of Texas, who refused to be delegate because he would not pledge himself to vote for McAdoO. Governor Neff denounced both McAdOo and Smith, and suggested as compromise possibilities John M. Davis, Copeland, Ralston, Baker and Bryan.
 Means Defeat"
 Referring to ''the unfortunate divi- sion of our party between these two impossible candidates" Neff said: "The selection of either Mir. McAdoo or Gov ernor Smith means defeat for the party. Smith is too wet. McAdoO is too oily. MT. McAdOo's connections with the Doheny nationwide oil scandal, his improper employment by the Republi- can Steel Corporation and his practice of political influence before the de- artments of the government immediate ly after his resignation as head of the treasury department makes him abso- lutely unacceptable as party leader to the millions of voters who constitute the back bone of the American people.
 "The Democratic party cannot win a lasting victory if led by one, whatever may be his public professions, who is or has been improperly associated with those who corrupted with oily money, cabinet officers of this nation
 Offsetting this attack was an an- nouncement by Governor Sweet, of Colo rado, who declared :: Il will stick to McAdoO to the end"
 Sweet said the farmers are giving the Democratic party one more chance to make good.
 The Farmers Watch.
 This convention should make no mis- take about this matter" he added. Tt is truly the party's last chance. The Republican administration has finally disillusioned the farmers concerning the so-called protective tariff. They have come to know that their hope now lies in the Democratic principle of low tariff. If the Democratic party does not make the agricultural distress the keynote of it's domestic and foreign poli- cy, the justly disappointed farmers will provide the basis for permanent third party"
 To offset the antagonistic atmosphere McAdoo headquarters has started q daily newspaper, "The Daily Progress sive," which will appear each morn ing during the convention.
 Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Ar kansas, who was permanent chairman of the 1920 convention, will receive the favorite son vote of the Arkansas dele gation, under decision made at a eau GUS Monday. Because of the uncertain situation, many delegations will stall for time by voting for favorite sons.
 Al Smith received the endorsement of Henry Morgenthau, ambassador to Turkey under Woodrow Wilson. Smith predicts a long convention and doubts if the balloting will begin before Friday or Saturday because of the time re- quired for the fight over the klan.
 Smith spent the afternoon reviewing the mayors parade. The New York World announced itself for him, but there was little change in the Smith strength apparent on the surface dur. ing tha day