Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-13
NJ ADOO' s hackers
LIKELY To CONTROL
NEXT CONVENTION
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
(Leased Wire Service to The Journal.
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Ueased Wire Service to The Journal.)
Copyright, 1924
WASHINGTON, March 11.-Al-
though the McAdoo boom for the
presidency has been theoretically
killed off at least nine times, like
the life Of the feline, it keeps on
going and the real test of what pub
lie opinion is will come in three presi-
Dental primaries this month-r"-or-
giA, Meth Dakot; md South Id
kota.
"The primary in Alabama on Tues
day of this week has been expected
to produce an Endorsement for Sena-
tor Underwood, whose opponent, L..
B. Musgrove, has repeatedly declined
to say whom he favors, but he is
said to be aligned with William Jen-
nings Bryan. M. A. Dinsmore is sup
porting Mr. McAdoo, despite the fact
that the former secretary of the
treasury disavowed any connection
with the Dinsmore effort in his be-
] half in Alabama.
n Senator Underwoods strength in
I thu south IS increasing. He has the
confidence OF the conservative ele-
ments and has been courageous
enough to denounce the ku klux
Khan. which in itself is no trivial
thing to co in the hotbed Of ku
kluXiSm.
Crucial Test for McAdoo
to be held on March Is and the
Georgia primaries on the following
day. The supporters OF Mr.. McAdoo
have stt.ked all on the result. They
wish to grove that the oil disclosures
have had no affect on Mr.. McAdoo's
prestige and that if he can carry a
southern state IN which Senator I'm
derwood is entered, and if he can
win western state like North Da-
kota where presumably the opposi-
tio1 to a corporation lawyer would
crystalline as soon as anywhere else
lit America, the McAdoo campaign
will have survived the recent attacks
upon it.
M. McAdoo already has the in
dorsement of the county proposal
convention in South Dakota whose
but there is an uninstructed slate
running against him.
+ In Georgia Mr.. McAdoo Is count
ing upon the old Wilsonian elements.
In North Dakota, there is bitter
fractional fight, but while there are
two states of delegates, all are COM
mitted to Mr.. McAdoo.
The New Hampshire primaries
will be held Tuesday, but there Is
not expected to develop any real test
of sentiment with respect to demo-
crate candidates.
The Missouri Result
The recent primary in Missouri in
which Senator Reed failed to carry
his own state is construed by the
AMcAdoo men as triumph. for
while they could not win the state
themselves, they did succeed in
blocking the endorsement of the
man they hold responsible for the
recent attack on Mr.. McAdoo. 1t
: was Senator Reed, who, when e. L..
Doheny was recalled to the witness
stand, asked the questions which
brought on the controversy over the
eligibility Of a candidate who had
: accepted large fees from corpora
tions for legal services.
4, Some of the most important men
In the McAdoo boom will admit the
uncertainty over the outcome in
June, but they feel it their duty to
give Mr.. McAdoo his run in the pri-
maries, and if the people approve OF
him, and his strength grows be-
tween now and the time of the Dem
ocratis national conventions, these
hackers will continue their support.
If, on the other hand, Mr.. Mc{AdoO
Il fails to go to the convention with a
e controlling number of delegates, the
chances are the McAdoo supporters
will keep together for the purpose
of throwing their strength to the
man they want nominated in place
of Mr.. McAdoo. There is one thing
certain at this writing-the forces
behind Mr.. McAdoo are very likely
to control the next Democratic ma
q tional convention and select the
standard bearer of the party.