New Britain herald., 1924-06-23
NEW YORK GREETING
 POLITICAL VISITORS
While Party Workers hTe BHsy
 Preparing for Tomorrow

New York. June Eleventh hoar arrivals foi the democratic I'd . tionsl convention thrusts today int O teaming Hobbies and sect hing cam- paIsn headquarters, found themselves in the midst Of bewiIdering rlamor of conflicting claims for various can clda.es and arguments over con;ro- Nrted questions Of policy.
 The swift currents of sundays Eaneuvering had brought no clcar trend to indicate the course of events alter the convention assemblies to- morrow except that il Is iihely to b. prolonged by hghls oh tEn floor oVe' platform blanks and, possibly, some of the rules, as well as the battle for the presidential nomination.
 With three of the most prominent active candidates on hand, their man agers put still moro pressure today Lenind efforts to consolidate their supporters for he opening Of the con- Nention and the squadrons from other camps did likewise. Senator Under- wood ot Alabama reached New York yesterday but did not join his work CTS until today. prefcrring the aecIu- sion of friends home in the out skirts Of tho city.
 William G. McAdoo and Governor Alfred F. smith, meanwhile continued their conferences.
 A tentative platform was almost ready today for consideration Of the resolution committee, but the group Of leaders which has drafted it recoS- nized that a number of its blanks especially those dealing with foreign relations, the ku kIux klan and law enforcement-are likely to form the basis Of vigorous and eyed bitter con troveney before they are finally adopt ed
 The traditional party requirement ot a two-thirds vote to selectha nomi- nee remains the center of gossip over the possibility of a rules fight. Pro posals 10 replace il with rule per hitting nominations by a simple ma Jority are advanced openly by few, but they keep bobbing about on the ehurn- ing surface of pre-eonsention talk.
 The general expectation Of a lengthy convention was emphasized by the tentative state of the program worked out by the managers. Confer enees yesterday failed to bring a definite decision whether ihe keynote address of Senator Harrison Of Miss issippi es temporary chairman, should be made at the opening ses- sion or put of until night so it could. be heard by a larger radio audience than it would reach in daytime. Like other features of the program this was left more or less to be shaped by the course Of evente.
 New York. which has absorbed tho thousands Of convention visitors with scarcely ripple, began today To show more visible signs Of tho affair, in- oluding the annual parade Of inc pos Ice, fire and ctrcet cleaning depart n,ents Of tho city on Fifth avenue, and tonight at which Mayor Hyan will deliver his address Of welcome.
 The complicity involving tho dozen or So candidacies today remained, out. wardly at least, az cloudy as ever. Each Of tho various headquarters continued to reiterate its expressions of confidence. The McAdoo and Smith forces drove forward with new energy 10 strengthen their lines, and the Underwood camp found eneour- srement in the arrival Of their chief tain.
 The West Virginia supporters Of John W. Dasis, meanwhils pressed on with their campaign for delegates and friends Of Senator Glass Of Virginia prcfessed 10 see an advantage for him ia the situation exemplified by pre- dictions that neither McAdoo, Smith 1 nor Underwood would be nominated. !
 Their expressed confidence that the | hsld would eventually narrow down to Davis and Glass, and that the Nir- rnian would come out ahead.
 Most Of the dark horscs al Inc ] psmc time sre being kept more or less ' in the dark, with their managers e1- pressing pleasure over the outlook. i Senator Ralston of Indiana pill ra- ceite the votes of that states delega- | ton. it's leaders aay. untf the end, and l s similar plan is announced by the 1 Ohio delegation which is instructed ! for former Governor James NJ. Cok-- 1 a plan which proved successful .s San ! Francisco in 1920.
 In the platform discussion, differ i eness Of opinion center principally Un ! questions ot phraseolory but in the case Of the foreign relations blanks . somewhat wider divergence is indiCat- . d. Thomas TarEert. national com i ni,tesmtn from Indiana, having Ge- eisred against Inclusion of a declara ! ton Tor American entrance into the < s.s Of ations. Un the kian. the rfief dispute. outwardly ht least. has to do vith inc question of naming ihe organization or making a mere gem . sr,i declaration.
 
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