Evening star., 1924-06-23
REPUBLICAN CHIEFS
ON HAND AT PARLEY
Defer Campaign Plans Until They
Learn What Democrats
Will Do.
"KN0CKING" FAVORITE SPORT
Yellowley, Dry Official, Keeps Eye
on Proceedings.
BY ROBERT T. SMALL.

NEW YORK, June ga distinct
feature of this Democratic national
convention is the large number Of
stalwart Republicans who are in the
city. Perhaps they are here as "un-
the Republican policy at Washington
during the last three and half
years. Many of the old line mem
bers of the G. o. P. who were at
Cleveland announced their intention
of coming on here for the opposition
powwow. They were firm in the
belief that the real story of the COM
ing campaign was to be written here.
The Republicans have been able to
formulate few plans up to this time,
but until they know who Is TO De
the Democratic nominee they will not
be able to go far.
The whole strategy of the coming
fight will depend upon the Demo
cratic standard bearer and platform
In the coming ballot both sides are
going to attack, if they can, for IT
has become an American maxim that
people vote against something rather
than for something
Among the Republicans prominent
in the lobby of the Waldorf the past
day or two has been William r. Will =
cox. who managed the campaign Of
Charles Evans Hughes for the presi-
dency in 1916. More than one Demo
crat was heard to express the wish
Thai MT. Wilcox was again at the
helm Of the G. o. P.
Another stalwart Republican ION
the job" is Ormsby McHarg. some
times of Washington sometimes or
North Dakota, and sometimes or rev
of the Roosevelt administration and
also was one of our most vehement
Bull-Moosers in 1912. He is back in
the fold now, and says the Democrats
have not a chance.
Of the G. o. p. is Robert F. Wolfe of
Columbus, Ohio. Bob" insists he is
not in politics anymore, but his
friends know that he wields a veto
power in the Buckeye state which
must be respected.
Bob Wolfe's brother, Harry Pres
ton Wolfe. also is here. but Harry is
a Democrat He holds to the theory
that when a man is born. something
makes him Democrat and he can
never be anything else.
When he expounded this theory, he
was looking hard at George B.
Christian. jr., who was secretary to
the late President Harding. George
was always known as Democrat
back in Marion and there are those
WHO Sdy lHdl lie Is pcthlHS uHuci
the Democratic tent again today.
Peacock Alley at the Waldorf has
become Brickbat Row. There are
more knocks than boosts at this con-
vention. In the beginning the
knocks were gentle things, mere taps,
but the convention has ap-
preached and as the temperature has
been rushing up toward the ninety
mark :he hammers have begun to
swing with viciousness which
knows no bounds. Let any man at
tempt to toss a bouquet in any direc-
ton and he does 50 at his peril The
brickbats shower down from far and
near.
The New York police had their an
nual parade and show-off today. They
wanted to get that out of their sys-
tenn so they would have nothing on
their hands but the Democratic con-
vention for the remainder of the
week. What with the ku Kluxers
and the anti-Ku Kluxers demanding
that the issue between them be
fought out on the floor of the conven-
finest" are polishing up their night
sticks and preparing for the fray.
Damon and Pythias are here, of
course. Joe Tumulty. who was sec
retary to Woodrow Wilson, and Ray
mond T. Baker, who was director of
the mint under the same administra-
ton. Ray is beyond all question the
best dressed man at the convention.
and he is prepared to run Gov. Pat
Nef Of Texas a race to the finish