Evening star., 1924-06-27
SELECTION OF GLASS
AS McADOO HEIR is
HINTED BY FRIENDS

AS MCADO0 HEIR is
HINTED BY FRIENDS
| Continued from First Page)
or possibly tomorrow, before the fun
committee can go over the report Of
| the subcommitteeS and agree upon a
| report to the convention.
| kIan Fight Still Bitter.
| The Ku klux klan plank continues
to be d stumbling block, with the
contest over il growing in intensity
and bitterness There is no question
| it will have to .e dealt with on the
| floor and there are the rnakings in the
situation Of stubborn and momen-
| tuous contest when 1t comes before
the convention itself.
The delegates seem pretty well
! wearied over the speecnmaking in
| behalf of the favorite sons 1t is
| realized that the presentation of their
names In most cases is merely a ges-
| ture, fraught with compliment. but
not inherent with expected serious re-
suits. They will receive one ballot
and then fade from the picture.
Glass Boom Livens Up.
The boom for Senator Carter Glass
is one notable exception. however
1t has been a live boom from the
start, and yesterday took on larger
proportions. Elaborate headquarters
were opened for him on the Office floor
of the Waldorf. and his supporters
were busy pushing his fortunes
among the delegates.
1t is regarded as highly probable
that when Mr.. McAdoo finds his own
case hopeless he will try to swing
his followers to Senator Glass. Sena-
tor Glass has up to this time avowed
his loyalty to Mr. McAdoo. and the
question is now being asked whether
he has received hint to stand by
for a possible move in his direction if
Mr.. McAdoo finds his own fortunes
imperiled.
Senator Ralston of Indiana is re-
garded as not having lost any ground
in twenty-four hours, although his
manager, Thomas Taggart, cannot be
oblivious to the constantly reiterated
objections to the senator's age and
physical condition.
Bryan After Davis.
John w. Davis, the leaders predict,
will make a good showing in the
early balloting, although his friends
apprehend that IL his boom should
attain serious proportions William ].
Bryan may be counted upon to get
out his trusty Baltimore tomahawk
and go after Mr.. Davis scalp as he
did Champ Clark's and upon similar
groundsdof Mr.. Davis corporation
affiliations.
Mr.. Davis suffers from lack of sup
port of experienced politicians and
party councils Mr.. McAdoo for his
part is long on that supply. He has
the cream Of the old guard political
naneuverers. who know all the tricks
of the trade and know the most in
Brennan Of 9 11linois ed1ss and Thomas eHase Tas
Eart are the two most outstanding
executions of this following.
Mr. Brennan's hostility to McAdoo
is intense. He is credited with say
Ing that Y McAdoo is nominated. the
Demoerats o No aad will lose the country by
lost by only 1000 900
Smith Gains Slightly.
Gov. Smith has made some inroads
in the past twenty-four hours into
McAdoo's strength, notably in Con-
neoticut, where it was supposed
Homer S. Cummings would hold the
McAdoo forces intact. The Smith
workers are "borers from within"
and include agents operating in
every western delegation. although
hopeless of the south. That region
or old Methodists, Baptists, Presby-
tertans and Prohibitionists does not
offer fertile ground for the propaea-
ton of the Smith boom.
l am told authorftatively that the
strategy of the Smith managers is to
mold the convention in deadlock as
ong as possible, on the theory that
every days session will add to the
WEAKNESS of the delegates and also
| AFFORD facilities for spreading Smith
propaganda They count upon the
Psychology of local support Of Smith
affecting the old line leaders, but
rival leaders are advising the dele
gates not to let themselves be swayed
ny local sentiment, but hew to the
line OF picking q winner, and that
Smith could not carry the country
for the Democrats next November.
Khan Issue Vital.
There have been no vital develop
ments in the situation in the four
days the convention has been in ses-
sion. 1t is today, indeed, just what
1t was a month ago-probability of
McAdoo and Smith blocking each
other and forcing the convention to
select a compromise nominee, with
that person not yet definitely in sight.
This statement is subject to this quail
fication, that the apprehended contest
over the Ku Klux's turning out to
be far more serious and bitter than
was generally expected. Every Amer
lean citizen, Democrat or Republican,
may be said to have an interest in
this feature and may look upon it's
potentialities as notably more i'm
portant even than the selection of
the nominee.