Evening star., 1924-01-13
SEE GAIN FOR COOLIDGE
IN WATSON elimination
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seen how this unification can stand
the strain of the gubernatoriai
fight and the campaign later of
Senator Watson for reelection.
The harmony may not be as deep
as a well nor broad as barn
door in those events, but il suf-
fees for the presidential nomina-
ton campaign and augurs well for
the republican electoral ticket in
November
politicians did not fail to note
that in declaring himself out of
the nomination contest Senator
Watson omitted to declare himself
lin" on support of President Cool
ldge. 1t may have been an in
advertence, a practice to which
the senator is not given. however,
in political strategy, but it has
caused speculation and gossip
nevertheless.
Some Of the hard boiled ones
raise the suggestion that possibly
the senator wants to hold himself
free until he sees how the new
harmony plan works out and what
1t may promise for his campaign
Tor reelection to the Senate,
which is yet ahead.
Senator Watson is quoted as say
ing TO friend the other day that
there had been no deal or com
off III,
in his deciding not to run and in
the selection of the Coolidge man
ager in Indiana, but that he as
sumed I'VE will all go along to-
gether."
Gov. Pinchot has started his fight
in Pennsylvania for the control
of the republican delegation to the
national convention by declaring
himself a candidate for delegate
at-large. AS the two Pennsylvania
United States senator's will no
doubt seek to be delegates-at-
large, lively three-cornered
scrimmage is in prospect. If Gov.
Pinchot should poll a spectacular
vote, ii might. the politicians say.
determine him in his attitude
toward the presidential candidacy.
At present they are inclined to
think that he is biding his time
on that question, waiting to see
whether Senator Hiram w. John
son makes headway or not
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Mr.. McAdoo will not seek TO
abrogate the two-thirds rule in
the democratic national conven-
tion before the convention has
nominated a candidate, according
to Col. Daniel C. Roper of this city,
one of his managers. After the
nomination has been made, he
said, some one may make the sug-
gested change, to become operative
in the succeeding national conven-
ton.
Probably this decisioo was made
on the theory that Mr.. McAdoo
would only be taking on more
trouble by his friends proposing
the change at this time. The two
thirds rule is a revered institu-
tion in the democratic party, and
adherence to it might take prece-
dence over friendliness to Mr.. Nc
Adoo.
Announcement comes from Sem
ator Johnson's Ohio manager that
the senator will make about a
dozen speeches in Ohio in his cam
paign for the presidential nomina-
ton. One Of them is to be made
a day or two before the April
primaries are held. He will make
two in Cleveland, the republican
convention city.
The democratic national commit
tee will meet here next Tuesday
at the Hotel La Fayette to select d
city and name the date for the
meeting of the democratic national
convention.
Four cities are bidding for the
privilege of entertaining the con-
vention, New York, Chicago, San
Francisco and st. Louis. The odds
are thought to be in favor Of the
selection of Chicago.
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A "side-line" feature of the
meeting will be some winter SOW
ing of propaganda by friends of
the respective candidates, an
nounced and potential, for the
presidential nomination. McAdoo,
Underwood. John w. Davis, George
NJ. Cox and Charles w. Bryan are
expected to be talked about to
the leaders. Although the mem-
bers Of the committee have nothing
to do with the nomination at this
time, they will all be delegates to
the national convention, and are
influential in their states