Evening star., 1924-04-27
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THE WEEK IN POLITICS
Summary of National Developments Based on Reports
From The Stars Special Correspondents
and Staff Writer'S
and Staff Writer'S.


Except from Texas, where Gov.
Nen is making a campaign for
uninstructed delegates on a plat
form that Underwood is too wet
and McAdoo too oily" it is not
mentioned in this week ends dis
patches.
The death of Charles F. Murphy,
while a political event of first
Importance, is not figured as hav-
ing any vital bearing on the ma
tional Democratic situation. 1t
probably will bring about a lull
of activity in behalf Of Gov.
Smith, but the Smith boom would
not otherwise be a very aggres-
sive one right now. 1t is not by
it's nature that kind of a boom at
this stage of the proceedings.
The governor himself refuses to
be distracted from his work at
Albany by presidential politics
until he has cleaned up matters
left on his hands by the legisla-
ture, but in about two weeks he
is expected to take a vacation at
French Lick Springs, where he
will meet Taggart, Brennan and
other Democratic leaders who
have earned or had bestowed upon
them the title of bosses.
Underwood, Ralston and other
antiMcAdoo candidates, active
and receptive, do not seem to be
making any particular headway.
In most of the states soon to Sc
lect delegates the issue among
Democrats is whether to instruct
for McAdoo or send uninstructed
delegations. 1t Is true that in
Ohio next Tuesday the Democrats
are likely to instruct for Cox. but
that is an eventuality which has
long been discounted. McAdoo
himself just now is in California
making speeches, and opposition
there to McAdoo instructions
seems to have pretty well petered
out.
states where Republicans do not
regard it as all over but the shout
ing. 1t is true there is no longer
any expectation that Senator
Johnson will have a show for the
nomination, but his California
friends are Keeping up the fight in
order that he may make his voice
heard in the convention. If he
carries the primaries, ii is planned
alternate, seating him in place of
one of the regular delegates. and
giving him membership on the
committee on resolutions. There
is said to be considerable uneasi-
ness among the senator's Cali
fornia following for fear he will
keep up the fight on Coolidge
after the nomination is made.
Most of them prefer to be regu-
lar and support the conventions
nominee.
This leads up to the question of
third party and third party ac-
tivities. which have about their
only being just now in Wisconsin.
A call has gone out from the Wis
consin conference for progress
sive political action" for a state
wide meeting on May IS. and 1t is
accepted as the launching of a
movement TO name La Toilette as
an Independent candidate for
President But the La Toilette
Republicans in Wisconsin are not
united for such a program, and
split in the La Toilette faction.
North Dakota, where La Fol-
lette has a strong following, re-
CARDS the movement coldly. The
Non-PartiSan League is in control
there, and the league prefers to
fight for its principals within the
Republican party. The league now
Is in the hands of men who want
to be known as progressives, but
prefer not to be classed as radi-
Gals.
* + r.
One of the most interesting
political discussions of the week
is an analysis by The Stars cor
respondent of the results of the
primaries in New Jersey. The
correspondent holds that even
Theodore Roosevelt, who used to
be the idol of Jersey Republicans.
could not have beat Coolidge in
last Tuesdays primary, and that
any one at all running against
Coolidge could have polled as
many votes as were cast for Sena--
tor Johnson. The correspondent
concludes, therefore, that Jersey
Republicans are more conserva-
tive than they used to be, and he
believes the reason this is so is
that they are more prosperous.
The correspondent thinks it will
be futile for the Democrats to nomi-
nate even a mild radical in the
hope of carrying New Jersey. He
admits that a wet candidate would
make a considerable showing, but
as he sees it, the majority Of
Jersey votes, regardless of party,
are today first conservative and
then wet
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