Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-24
NJ ADOO STRENGTH
CROWS V|S|BLY ON
WASHINGTON VISIT
Atlanta Journal News Bureau,
403 Evans Building,
BY THEODORE TILLER

WASHINGTON, D. c., May q
Confident predictions that William
G.. McAdoo will have more than 500
votes pledged to him when the New
York convention meets, that the
number will increase gradually but
materially after the fourth or fifth
ballots, and that, eventually, McAdoo
will be nominated, came today from
McAdoo managers in Washington,
after their ccndidG tie had gone to
Chicago headquarters after numer-
Gus conferences in the national capt.
tai
Mr. McAdoo left for Chicago, en-
route to Los Angeles, late Wednes-
day His visit to Washington had
been unadVertised, but during the
few hours he spent here his temper
airy headquarters in the Hamilton
hotel was the rendezvous Of many
Democratic politicians, some OF
whom a few weeks ago had waning
hopes of the success of MCAdOO rs
a Democratic candidate Today, how
ever. there was not even one sour
note of pessimism about the Nc
Adoo rooms.
IndeeCs during Mr.. McAdoo's stay
in Washington the corridor outside
his rooms at the Hamilton hotel re-
sembled the corridor around the tenn
porary offices of Calvin Coolidge
when he came to the New Willard
just after the death of President
Harding and before Mr.. Coolidge
moved to the White House. In the
case of Mr.. Coolidge the many all
ers were paying respects to new
president, elevated by the tragedy of
the death of his predecessor. In the
case of Mr.. McAdoo, not even yet a
presidential nominee, dozens of call
ers came because they were certain
of his nomination and election and
wanted to talk about it.
AS Mr.. McAdoo left Washington
for the west these important new de-
Velopments stood out:
Former Senator James Phelan, Of
California, will place Mr. McAdoo in
nomination. Isador DockWeiler, ma
tional committeeman from Cali
fornia will be one Of the McAdoo
floor leaders.
Mr. McAdoo himself will arrive in
New York four or five days before
the opening of the Democratic con-
vention and personally will direct
his enthusiastic forces.
The conferences in Washington
brought into contact with Mr.. Nc
Adoo numerous leaders of the party.
1t is not claimed that everyone who
called on the presidential candidate
is linked with his candidacy, be-
cause one or more of his callers may
have presidential ambitions, but the
fact is that the McAdoo visit to
Washington unquestionably was
productive of feeling Of party
harmony and a fair race.
Among influential Democrats who
visited Mr.. McAdoo at his Hamilton
hotel headquarters were Senators
Glass and Swanson, Of Virginia.
Senator Samuel Ralston, Of Indiana;
Senator Pat Harrison, of Mississippi:
Senator Key Pittman, Of Nevada; w.
Jet Lauck, economist for the rail
road brotherhoods; Judge John Price.
OF Tennessee: Samuel w. Small,
evangelist, Of Georgia: Daniel y.
Roper. former commissioner o. In
ternal revenue, and several others
constituting a rather steady political
stream into the McAdoo watersheds.
The conference between Mr.. Nc
Adoo and Senator Ralston was re-
garded as probably the most i'm
portant Of the formers unadvertised
visit to Washington. Senator R1ls-
ton is regarded as one of the prin-
cipal dark horses" should the New
York convention go into deadlock
after many ballots are cast for Nc
AdoO, Al Smith and Senator Under
wood, who al present are the avowed
candidates.
1t is understood, however, that
there was no suggestion of COM
bine between Senator Ralston and
Mr.. McAdoo at their conference. Mr..
McAdoo is said to have been frank
in his belief that he would be NOM
mated, following primary action IN
one state after another IN return
Senator Ralston is understood TO
have said ithat Indiana is ready to
vote for a progressive Democrat"
as against any ''reactionary" Repub'
lican. Senator Ralston expressed
confidence that Indiana is still a
progressive state and that appeared
to satisfy the progressive McAdOo.