Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-18
COX GROUP OUT ]
FOR DEMOCRATIC =.
NOMINATION N. Y

New I ork, June ia Stan OF
boomers for the candidacy of Jas.
M. Cox of Ohio for President set up
headquarters in New York today.
Joel Shaup, veteran political
manager of Dayton, o.. is generals
simo of the Cox forces, and Charles
Z. Norris. Washington representative
of the Cox newspapers, is chief of
staff. Accompanied by corps of
enthusiastic aides, they pitched
camp at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel,
which also is headquarters for the
national democratic committee.
That the convention would prove
popular and that Madison Square
Gardens $4,000 seats would be filled
to overlooking was indicated today
in the arrival of an avalanche of
demands for accommodations, which
temporarily disrupted the business
of the national committees sub-com-
mittee on arrangements. Cordell
Hull. chairman of that body. finally
shut himself and his co-workers
away from telegrams~ and long dis
lance telephone calls, barred the
doors to all callers, and declared
they would remain in executive Ses-
sion until disposition had been made
of last minute details of pre- conven-
ton arrangements. They were still
incommunicado tonight.
In the meantime, the last of $500
flags was unfurled in Madison Square
Garden, the last row of seats was
nailed in place, and the last star
was pinned to the cre-and-a-half of
red, white and blue.
Herbert c. Pell, Jr., chairman of
the Democratic state committee, an
nounced that the New York delega-
ton would elect O chairman at the
Hotel Commodore next Saturday.
1t also was announced that the
Democratic national committee
would hold its first pre-convention
session Saturday morning. Leaders
declared the committee might at
that time indicate it's attitude toward
the prospect of fight on the floor
over the proposed inauguration of
majority rule.
Although many early corners de-
clared they had discovered a rift
among McAdoo supporters on the
majority rule issue, campaigners at
this candidates headquarters con-
tinued to declare the question would
come to a vote and that, backed by
the precedent set by the San Fran
cisco convention in adopting the pro-
cedure of the house of representa-
tives. McAdoo would win hands
down."
The answer of Governor Smith
and Franklin D. Roosevelt, his man.
ager, was that delegates in 1920, aft
err having nominated Cox by a ma
| jority continued to ballot until he
had q two-thirds vote. But, although
they discussed the question. the
Smith faction protested to be little
interested in majority-rule talk,
They declared that David Ladd
Rockwell, the McAdoo chief, was
"just building himself a little straw
man."
Thus far there has been almost
no discussion of potential candidates
for the vice presidential nomination.
The prevailing attitude was pictured
in a conversation among delegates
at the national committee headquar-
tiers today.
1.-THE Republicans have Dawes"
said a visitor from the midwest.
why couldn't we run Owen D.
Young, a good Democrat and Dawes
right hand man on the reparations
committee?"
Another delegate from the east
stood UP in a hurry.
Young for Vice PRESIDENT" he
asked. whats the matter with
Young for President?'