The Washington times., 1924-09-02
IS MAKING
WILSON IDEAS
POLICY
Candidate Declares He Win
Put All In Force Should
He Be Elected
BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON,
international News service.

ANASvRNAA8A nAENAC0s
CHICAGO, Sept. Flying the
banner Of Wilsonian ideals, John
w. Davis, Democratic presidential
nominee, was entrenched here to-
day in a determined drive for POI
litical control Of the agricultural
West. The nominees first act
on his invasion Of the West was
to elevate the standard Of Wood
row Wilson.
"If I am elected / will do my
best to emulate the great record
of Woodrow Wilson," Davis de-
clared. THE Democratic party
under Wilson gave this nation
more beneficial legislation than
any other administration in his
tory. It gave the nation an adj
ministration free from corruption
and scandal, and an administra-
ton that raised American pres
tige throughout the world to a
greater height than ever before"
Made His Keynote.
1t was with this tribute to Wilson
that Davis began his drive for votes
among the farmers and business
men Of the wheat and corn beta.
He planned to keynote 1t throughout
the tour.
The Democratic nominee reached
Chicago today from Wheeling. w.
Va, where he delivered a Labor
Day address.
The speech there definitely ranked
him an q liberal in labor policies.
In 1t he heartily endorsed the
anti-child labor amendment, volun-
tary wage agreements and the
establishment Of hours and coldI.
lions of labor by contract instead OF
hy law. He also condemned tho
Esch- Cummins law. the railroad
labor board and the use Of injunc-
tons in strikes-all policies urged ey
labor leaders.
Chicago Visit Short.
Davis planned TO remain in the
vicinity of Chicago until Friday
evening when he will face the west
for a two weeks tour of the corn
and wheat belts.
Only preliminary arrangements
have been completed for the trip,
Davis leaving all details to be set.
tied at q conference here with
Lincoln Dixon, of Indiana, his weSt.
ern campaign manager, and other
mid.western Democratic chieftains.
Announcement was made, how.
ever. that Davis would leave Chi
cago Friday evening to fill two en-
gagements next Saturday In Omaha.
Neb.
The nominee will be the guest of
honor at a noon luncheon in the
Fontenelle Hotel in Omaha and will
deliver a prepared speech in the
auditorium there at o'clock that
night.
Davis will then swing into Lin
coin, Neb., to spend Sunday, Sep.
tember I, at the home of Charles
w. Bryan, Democratic Vice Presi-
Dental candidate.
The next morning, he will leave
for Denver.
Under present plans, Davis. viii
remain three days in the vicinity Of
Denver, making a number of short
visits to nearby points.
Campaign in Colorado.
On the night of September II he
will deliver his second prepared I'D.
dress Of the trip at the Denver Au-
ditorium.
Davis will start homeward on Sep.
TENDER 10. routing his special train
through Kansas and Missouri He
will participate in opening the Dem
ocratic campaign in Missouri
With a dozen invitations before
him. this part Of his itinerary was
not completed. It was possible,
however, that engagements would
be made in Kansas City, st. Louis
and Springfield.
1t was also indicated the Demo.
crartic nominee might spend the
last week of September in campaign.
ing through Illinois, Indiana and
Kentucky, before returning to the
Atlantic seaboard.
The Omaha and Denver speeches.
It was announced, will mark two
more milestones in the Davis cam.
paign. At Omaha, he will discuss
the agricultural situation and lay
down his own program for farm
relief.
At Denver, Davis will deal with
conservation, reclamation and min.
ing. He intended to treat not only
with the oil scandal in this address
but with the problem Of hydro.
electric developments in the west.
With this tour ahead OF him,
Davis planned to get as much rest
in Chicago as possible. It was his
intention to go into seclusion to
prepare his speeches and to draft
final arrangements for the trip.