Evening star., 1924-07-18

out Of the turmoil OF the New York
convention the Democrats, in the
opinion of most Democratic and in
dependent editors. put forward their
strongest and most available candi-
date for the presidency. The Repuo-
lican press generally, while conceding
John w. Davis personal dualihca-
| tions. point to his corporation con-
nections and contend that he cannot
| be winner.
Typical of Democratic opinion is
! the following from the New YORK
! Times Gndependent Democratic):
"Mr. Davis is thoroughgoing
Democrat, who will embody in his
| own person the best principles or ms
| marty He will make or be his own
nIatform BY great good fortune ne
| has been in a position where ne hau
| to take no share in factlonal Quarrels
or bitter disputes about party poilcies.
| Thus II will be possible for hlm TO
-;sa above the sharp controversies OF
| the convention and make OF hlmselt
at once a reconciling influence ana
directing leader. DoubtleSs ne mas 70
| face severe tests. But unless all 'ne
estimates of Mr.. Davis are perVersely
astray, he is the man best ntted az
| This time to reconstruct and reani-
mate his own party, and TO leao II
with intelligence ana Vlgor aSaiisl
| the Republicans. The Repuoncans
will have an opponent against whom;
hafora the fight is over, they Will
have to call up all their resources.
X +
| Tho New York World independent
lDemocratic) thinks that "to have con-
cealed nothing, to have let human II
| passion express itself, and then TO
have turned for leadership to a man
of the quality of John w. DAVIS Is
| nroof that the Democratic party Is
At 70 live. is fit to govern ana is
| rortbv of its name" 1t will mot
be a Democratic party trying ValhlS
| to distract the mood OF the count y
| which is justly toward sound pusi-
ness in government" continues the
| Fort Worth Star Telegram tinoe-
pendent Democratic), but Demo-
| cratic party that has tuned itself IN
| with that mood, and the party can
| unite behind John w. DAVIS as per
| haps it could unite oehino ho o'ne'
man.. n,;aon+
| An excellent man to be PRESIDENT
| the New Orleans Times-Picayune Nn-
dependent Democrauc) agrees; now
| ever, "it yet remains TO pe seen NJ"
| excellent is his choice as a Note-sst-
tting candidate" and that Will de-
| mend upon the Smith men and the
| McAdoo men and the others VINO
| came to the convention and there for
| nearly three weeks let passion. pre1u-
dice and simon-pure factional poll
tics breed unexampled turmoil and
delay" Since the ticket deserves
| heart-whole allegiance the Atlanta
Journal Democratic) is inclined to
4 L q
| closed and a loyal march forward
begun.
| From the Republican viewpoint, the
| Chicago Tribune (Republican) says:
| "If La Toilette could have dictated
the nomination he would have Sc
| lected Mr.. Davis. That nominate ion
| is made to order for him.
Farmers who believe that their ills
| can all be traced to the East cannot
register their grievances against the
Republican party and it's Eastern con-
| troll by voting for Mr.. Davis of Wall
street No Republican dissenter who
| finds Mr.. Coolidge's New England
| traditions too conservative can es-
| cape to the Democratic ticket. Rad
ical labor might have taken McAdoo
1t can have no dealings with Davis
| Wherever there is discomfort, COM
plant, belief in personal injury and
in organized oppression there can be
no candidate but La Toilette. We're
not predicting, but 1t seems apparent
that La Toilette has been given a
big impetus west of the Mississippi"
The Portland Express (Republican)
contends that "the conservatives OF