Evening star., 1924-07-26
DAVIS VACATION
- TO END THURSDAY
Candidate to Work on Ad-
dress in New York Before
:: Ceremony at CIarksburg.

party HdS uthHltcIy
decided to end his vacation here next
Thursday Under this program he will
have full week in New York to put
the finishing touches to his address ac-
cepting the presidential nomination. and
for conferences with party leaders, be-
fore leaving for Clarksburg. w. Va.
for the official notification ceremonies.
Upon his arrival at New York the
nominee will meet his manager, Clem
l.. Shaver, to receive reports regarding
campaign organization plans. Fairly
rapid progress in building up this or
ganization has been made, and it is
desired to have this, as well as plans
for the campaign itself, in practically
finished form when the three-nonth
fight is formally launched with the
delivery of the acceptance speech on
kugus, IL.
: Place Not Selected.
The exact place of holding the noti-
fcation ceremonies in Clarksburg has
yet to be determined upon. Mr.. Davis
desires that they take place at his
old home in Clarksburg, where his
sister now lives, but party leaders
wish to hold it where the greatest
possible number of people can be
accommodated.
While Mr. Davis insistently declines
to discuss the degree of progress he
made in his address. it was reported
that he has about finished the first
rough draft in the five days he has
been at work on it here.
VIII Continue Conferences.
The nominee will continue his con-
ferences with leaders and friends at
the home of Charles Dana Gibson.
He has an appointment today with
Joseph Pulitzer Of the st. Louis
Post-Dispatch. and tomorrow has
engagements with William A. Gas
ton of Boston. and Cyrus H. Curtis.
New York and Philadelphia publisher.
National Committeeman McGillicuddy
Of Maine. will confer with him on
Monday.
Mr.. Davis. Frank l. Polk and ]. n.
fBilD Nye, the nominees acting
secretary, had their championship
match late yesterday, but 1t failed to
develop a champion OF Seven Hundred
Acre Island. II was announced that
aach player negotiated the nine holes
IN the same number Of strokes. The
score is a carefully guarded secret,
but the three players report with
some degree of pleasure that they did
not lose single ball. despite the
narrow and winding fairways.
View on Treaties
Treaties should be ratified by a
majority vote Of both houses of Con-
gress. instead of by two-thirds ma
1ority of the Senate, as the Consti-
eution now requires, is the view of
Nr. Davis. . -
In giving voice to this belief here
yesterday. Mr.. Davis made his first
declaration of policy since his nomin-
alton. but he was only reite rating 4
statement to the American Bar As
sociation more than a year ago at
the time he was president of that
organization.
Il said and 1 still say it." Mr..
Davis declared in reply to questions
as to whether he had made such a
statement Il believe with John Hay,
the forefathers in their wisdom fixed
it SO that the kickers could rule. II
had my way the kickers would not
be able to rule.
Treaties had been ratified in the
same way that laws are made. One
strikes at the vitals of the govern
ment no more than the other. ! do
not know of any other civilized gov
eminent that requires more than a
majority, and I do not see why it
should be required in this country"
Asked IL his acceptance address
would disagree with the party plat
form, especially with reference to the
plank proposing referendum on
the League of Nations Mr.. Davis said
1t would not dissent from it,"
Pressed on this point, the nominee
said, Wait until my address is COM
plete. We then can lay it and the
platform down together and see how
they compare"
Sees McAdoo Backer.
Mr. Davis had an hours conference
with Thomas l. Chadbourne, New
York lawyer and one of the chief
hackers of William Gibbs McAdoo
in his campaign for the presidential
nomination.
Frank l. Polk Of New York, under
secretary Of state in the Wilson ad-
ministration, was present at the con-
ference at which points to be made
IN the address of acceptance were
among the matters taken up.
Whether campaign financing was
discussed was not disclosed. Mr..
Chadbourne has had much experience
in this line Of work. and those party
leaders who have to do with shaping
the campaign organization are under
stood to have under consideration the
drafting of his services in the COM
ing campaign.
Mr.. Chadbourne arrived at Seven
Hundred Acre Island from Bar Har-
Dor. Me-. on his yacht, and he depart
ed for New York Immediately after
the conference. He was accompanied
by Mrs chadbourne, who had a visit
with Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Gibson
while the studio conference was in
progress.
In disclosing that as yet he has
given little attention to campaign
finance plans. Mr.. Davis said he had
received a letter from his sister, MISS
Emma Davis, at Clarksburg, W. Va.
inclosing a $2o-biil, which she said
an old friend Of the nominee, a car
penter, had handed to her with the
statement that 1t was his contribution
toward the campaign fund.