Evening star., 1924-06-19
M'ADOO- SMITH FIGHT
GOING TO. KNOCKOUT
Chief Democratic Contsnders on
! Scene for Party's Most Dra-
T. matte Struggle.
NOISE TO BE CUT ON RADIO
Listeners Will Be Spared Prolong.
ed Racket for Favorftes.
ny ROBERT r. sMALLA

NEW YORK, June 19.-For ths nrst
time that delegates can remember
the two leading figures in fight Tor
the Democratic presidential nominal
tion are "on the ground" and pre-
pared to go the limit in their per-
sonal struggle for the highest honors
of the party.
1t ,prpbably was the fact that the
convention is being held here in the
home town Of Gov. AL Smith tnat
convinced William Gibbs McAdoo and
his supporters that he should lose no
time in getting to New York himself
cutting from under the governor any
advantage he might have by his own
smiling contact with the delegates.
In .any event they are. both mere
and both in a militant frame OF MING: :
Gov. Smith would not ADMIT nluSeinl =
a candidate until the state convention
was held some two months ago ana
unanimously indorsed him 1or tne
nresidency. From that time on, no"
ever. the Smith fight was IN the open
From that time on 1t became an OF
ganized effort to gain the nomination,
ID Erarklin d Roosevelt, candidate
for Vice President in 1870 mas oeeii
leading the Smith forces
Count on Personality.
The governor himself now Is IN
cb,r9e and his "handlers"-as they
say in prize ring parlance-are GER
tain that his admitted personal mag
netism will stand him in good stead
as he mingles with the convention
visitors and delegates.
Gov. Smith is TO most of those VINO
know him we'll the typical New York
er. There has been a long search IN IN
the past for this type. Al seems 10
fit it. He is a real native son. Inc
teeming East Side. which mas gwen
many of its leading politicians, nur-
tured AL Smith. and to this day mucn
Of its atmosphere clings TO him, de-
spite the polish and suaVlty the
wears have given him. He is red
fire campaigner and when his polIt-
ical travels take him back to the
East Side his tour becomes a triumphA
procession.
rYouse guys know me- says the gov
ernor, and from that time on he be-
longs to the crowd.
McAdoo Fight Well Planned.
Mr.. McAdoo has made an aggres-
eive fight for the nomination and it
is fitting that at the elimination of
this fight he should be present in
H.
Treasury has more of personal ns-
ure. more of a personal organization
than any Democrat in recent years.
The McAdoo clubs which have been
organized by his friends are nation
wide. They have been looking after
the interests of Mr.. McAdoo ever
since he moved to California, some
three years ago. and by that move
became a real presidential possibility.
There is no denying the real en-
Of ha n
porters. They simply cannot see
any other outcome of the convention
than the selection OF their favorlte
Mr.. McAdoo came into town to the
accompaniment of cheers. and his ad-
herents in the convention are going
to make the welkin ring overy time
his name is mentioned. They cal
their plans "a campaign of IN areas
Ing enthusiasm"
More Noise Over Radio.
The radio bugs who listen in or
the Democratic convention are going
to have a far more hectic time thar
thew had when the broadcasting was
done from Cleveland. The Democrats
are a noisy lot. The least little thing
sets them going, and the chalrma Z
has a hard time stopping them. In
Cleveland the band and organ could
NAV any old tune at all and there
was scarcely a handicap.
Let the first strains of pixie or
sSThe Sidewalks of New York float
out on the air of Madison Square
All the static in the world has jumped
at them in one fell blow Radio
bugs had better put on the loud
speaker and keep the headphones
away from their ears. otherWise an
epid emic of deafness Is lkely te
sweep the country.
Fortunately the radio broadca sters
have been apprised of the habits and
temperamentS of the Democrats and
Arrangements have been made 10
cut out" the cheering and applause
after brief intervals ION the air" The
announcers are to be placed In gia SIS
booths, and from within these sealed
boxes they will endeavor to describe
and explain the convention while the
platform microphones are disconnected.
nected-
Long Convention Seen.
The New York newspapers are Civ
ing SO much space to the Democrats
that most of the people in the me-
tropolis think the convention already
is in session. Most OF these same
people are just about as near the con-
vention today as they ever will be-
A whole lot Of the arriving dele
gates are in favor of abrogating the
rule which requires that candidate
shall receive two-thirdS of all the
votes in the convention before he can
be nominated. But no one apparently
wants to bear the burden Of starting
the fight. With the rule still in force
the chances are the New York con-
vention Will be the longest on record,
extending over the Fourth Of July.
shirt-SIeeve Weather.
The waldorf-Astoria Hotel has be-
come the greatest presidential pad
dock the world has ever known. II
has become the headquarters for al
of .thes."dark horses" and, at least
one Of the white ones, for Gov. Smith
has also opened a branch headquar-
ters there and has flung his banner
all the way across 34th street The
big street political banner is almost
thing Of the past-everywhere ex.
cept in provincial New York. which
clung to the horse cars after every
other village and town in the coun.
try had banished them.
The weather is warming up. i
always does for a Democratic con-
vention, except in San Francisco
The New York conclave is going tc
be a shirt-sleeve affair.
Copyright, 1924.)