Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-03-02
Generally Cast About Man More Available 7han McAdoo
THE WEEK IN POLITICS
Summary OF National Developments Based on Reports
From The Stars Special Correspondents
:. ... and Staff Writer'S.
week, but Kentucky democrats
were not Sreatly excited thereby.

week, but Kentucky democrats
were not Sreatly excited thereby.
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It Is In Texas that Underwood
seems to have been chiefly ad-
vantaged at the expense Of Nc
Adoo. A little while ago the most
Underwood's friends in Texas ask
ed was an uninstructed delegation.
Now they are demanding . dele
cation instructed for the Alabama
senator, with prospects. according
. to Austin advices, that Underwood
will get as many delegates as are
won for McAdoo.
Two months ago Washington
state was looked upon as an exclu-
sive McAdoo preserve. His sup
porters now have abandoned their
ton. while hackers OF Senator
Reed of Missouri, Senator Copeland
of New York and Josephus Daniels
Of North Carolina, are active In
the hunt for delegates.
The Copeland boom, by the way,
appears to be one OF the few
spontaneous things in the demo.
no encouragement from the demo-
cratic leaders in New York. but 1t
broke out a week ago in Colorado
and now has jumped to the Pacific
coast, with occasional mention
elsewhere. As spontaneous booms
have a way of upsetting the best
laid political plans. 1t may be
Another place in the far west
where McAdoo Is having trouble Is
in his adopted state of California.
The McAdoo boom was launched
In the supposition that he would
have a solid California delegation
behind him. Hopes for instruc-
tion now have about been aban-
ton, as q whole, will be friendly
to McAdoo, but not committed to
him. Failure of California to in
struct Is bound to weaken him in
other states, and in the convention
itself.
Utah democrats, undismayed by
the oil disclosures, are still for
McAdoo and busy organising
McAdoo clubs. In Montana there
Is disposition to drop Nc
Adoo, without any pronounced
choice as to who should be the
nominee. South Dakota demo-
cratic leaders are standing by the
McAdoo colors, but have a healthy
revolt on their hands. Democrats
in Arkansas, not knowing where
else to turn, have started boom
for William Jennings Bryan. In
Virginia, once regarded as strong
McAdoo territory. the legislature
has formally Endorsed Senator Car
ter Glass.
There isn't much noise from the
Underwood camp. but 1t now Is re-
garded as practically certain that
he will have solid delegation
under Instructions from his home
state of Alabama. In the neigh
boring state of Mississippi, which
has been very friendly to Under
wood, the disposition now is to
send an uninstructed delegation.
There isn't much new In the
republican situation which Is OF
compelling interest. Scouts for
Hiram Johnson return to Washing
ton with reports that in the west
Coolidge Is weaker and Johnson
stronger as a result OF the oil
scandal, but this Is not borne out
by dispatches from The Stars
correspondents, who are under in
structions to be absolutely i'm
partial. The situation in Califor-
MIA may be regarded as typical.
The followers there of Senator
Johnson are showing a disposition
to hold off until II is seen what
sort Of a showing the senator Will
make in states which hold earlier
primaries. II he shows strongly in
these states they are prepared to
get back of him with all their old
time enthusiasm. II he, does not, a
good many of them think he ought
gracefully to retire from the race.
Reports continue to show I'M
diminished strength for President
Coolidge. The only weak spot re-
ported at the week end Is in Ohio,
where apprehension arises from
the fact that Attorney General
Daugherty is one of the Coolidge
candidates for delegate at large.
Four years ago Daugherty, as a
Harding delegate candidate. ran
10000 behind the rest of the ticket
and was defeated. With the pres
ent agitation against him, 1t is
feared defeat would be his portion
, again this year. permitting the
election of Johnson man and
splitting of the Ohio delegation.
Hope is expressed that Daugherty
may retire from the ticket.
Copyright. 1924. by The Washington star,