The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-31
.HARVEY'S SLATE
FOR "a STRS
CAPITAL
Famous "Picker" Sees Robin
sol, of Arkansas A. Best
Democratic Hope.
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES.
international News Service.

Col. George Harvey's Democratic
slate for 1924 Senator Joseph T.
Robinson OF Arkansas. for Presi-
dent, ana Governor George s. Sill
ger OF New Jersey, for Vice Presi-
Sdent-create widespread interest In
political circles In the Capital today.
Colonel Harvey asa slate picker
enjoys a. considerable reputation. He
was the original Wilson man, :
and he had a good bit TO do with
the nomination De Warren q. Hard
ing. 1t was In his room In the
Blackstone Hotel at Chicago three
years ago that Harding's nomiI1a.
ton was agreed upon.
Incidentally, both Republicans ana
Democrats were specializing today
as to whether Colonel Harvey has
turned Democratic again after some
years as Republican. The colonel
was one OF the late President Hard
ing's closest advisers. and had Mr..
Harding lived 1t had been expected
that Colonel Harvey. would do much
OF the directing Of Republican cam.
paign Of 1924.
Not CIose to Coolidge.
His relationship with President
Coolidge, however. is not so close.
Since he retired as ambassador to
Great Britain, Colonel Harvey has
been at the White House but once,
and there have been vague and in
definite rumors that he did not
strongly favor the candidacy OF Mr..
Coolidge.
Colonel Harvey's selection Of SEN
afor Robinson as the best man.
the Democrats could put forward
this year struck a responsive chord
In the breasts Of many Of Robin
sons friends today. These friends,
either with or without the Senator'S
approval, have been working quietly
for some time toward the selection
OF Robinson as 'cOmprOpise" at
New York next June. His candi-
dacy has been discussed in many
quiet meetings in Washington dur
ing the last few months particu-
larly since the Iuster of the McAdoO
candidacy was somewhat dlmmed
by the widespread publicity he re-
'ceived as an attorney for e. L.
Doheny.
Deadlock FOreseen.
Robinson's friends are proceeding
on the theory that neither McAdo0
Underwood, Smith or Ralston can
be nominated at New York. They
foresee A long deadlock there, which
will make San Francisco and Its
forty-four ballots seem a short and
snappy session by comparison
They believe that Underwood and
McAdoo will kill each other off. as
did Wood and Lowden at the Re
publican. convention in Chicago
that Ralston WIN not be nominated
because his age is against him: and
that Smith cannot be nominated be
cause Of his ''wetness" and the fact
he is a Roman Catholic.
To whom, then, they are asking
are the weary delegates to turn, anC
they answer their own question by
pointing to Rdbinson's qualifications
ibis record as Democratic leader loi
the Senate, his able handling Of the
convention four years ago as perma
nent chairman, his "progressivism
and finally and most significantly tC
the fact that, like Harding at Chi
cago, no faction is bitterly opposed
to him. The Underwood people arr
bitter against the McAdoo forceE
and vice versa, but there is no bit
ter feeling against Robinson any
where. On the contrary, they as
sert, there is no Democrat Of Presi
Dental caliber who could come
nearer commanding united Democ
racy.
Robinson has been an aggressive
leader Of the Senate Democrats. He
has whipped the Quarreling factions
together there in such a way as to
/ enable the party to put forth q
united front in almost every legis'
lative test. He is fifty.two years
old, q lawyer by profession. and has
been in public life almost continually
for twenty years as Congressman
governor Of his State, and Senator.
His friends believe he is the
ideal compromise and are dill.
gently working toward that end.
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