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THE STANDARD
The Best Shoes in Our Store
Are Only $2,98.

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French Broadcloth at $1.9s

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24
REED FORCE BUSY
IN WASHINGTON
Scouts Look Over Situation
as McAdoo Sentiment in
State Is Waning.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SEATTLE, Wash, February &c
Scouts" Ex-senator James A. Reed OF
Missouri have been in this state dur
ing the last week. AS q result OF
their activities Herman W. Ross,
Seattle shipping man and a former
member Of the democratic state ad-
ministration. has announced he would
very likely head a campaign here TO
send Reed supporters to the national
convention. At the same time Charles
IL Leavy, former assistant United
States district attorney for eastern
Washington under the Wilson admin
istration, has started a campaign for
Senator Royal 5. Copeland of New
York.
The democratic state convent ton
meets in Seattle May . NfcAdoo peo-
pie have to date been in control OF
the party machinery. However, since
the Teapot Dome disclosures the
fight for an uninstructed democratic
delegation has increased, resulting In
many strong McAdoo supporters will
ing TO compromise on the pledging OF
the delegation.
Many of the old William Jennings
Bryan people are talking of him as q
possibility.
Coolidge sentiment is on the IN
crease Supporters of Hiram Johnson
are doing virtually nothing. The
Seattle Coolidge Club now numbers
5000 voters.
JAMES DE X. BROWN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24
STATE RACES KEEN
IN WEST VIRGINIA
Two Democrats Enter Race for
Governor Nomination-Phy.
stefan May Run for Senate.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
CHARLESTON. w. Va, February
eG.--DemocratS this week evened the
score with the opposition in the mat
ter OF gubernatorial candidates for
the May 81 primary. A. J. Wilkinson
Of Huntington. first to enter the race,
was Joined by Circuit Judge Jake
Fisher of Sutton and DR.. George A.
MacQueen. 'ex-mayor Of Charleston.
Former State Senator David e. French
Of Biuefield, d leading prospect, an
nounced his retirement from that
race and his candidacy for degelate.
at large to the New York convention.
Charles w. Swisher of Charleston,
former state senator and secretary of
state, is expected to declare his re-
publican candidacy for the governor
nomination tomorrow. in competition
with Attorney General L. T. England,
Secretary OF State Houston G. Young
snd Howard NJ. Gore, assistant United
States secretary of agriculture.
DR. Martin Van Buren, Cooley of
stlis city is likely to enter the primary
for the republican nomination for
NtdLSS SeHdte, COHtSSllHS Win
former Repre- sentative Edward Coop
er and Col. Guy .. Golf, and it is said
that If this candidacy eventuates
senator Davis Elkins would be one of
the main supporters. DR.. Godbey's
candidacy would hurt Cooper more
than Goff.
McAdoo followers In this state are
out of the dumps as a result of the
Chicago Endorsement and will work
for a delegation that would favor Mr..
McAtioo next to John W. Davis.
LYNN KIRKLAND.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24
FRACTIONAL BATTLE
BITTERNESS GROWS
du Pont-Ball Groups Prepare for
Fight to Finish for Della
ware Control,
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DlSpatch TO The Star.
WILMINGTON, Del, February ga
fractional and state leaders repre-
senting the T. c. du Pont and Sena-
tor L. Heisler Ball groups have be-
gun their battle for control of the
state convention and committee. To
political observers, this contest is
almost a REPETITION Of the wrangIe
of eight years ago. At that time Col.
Henry du Pont, who was United
States senator from Delaware. was
seeking denomination. This time Col.
du Pont hopes to continue in control
of the party.
Alfred I. du Pont led the forces
that brought about the defeat of Col
du Pont in 1916. This time Alfred
is opposing T. c. du Pont, who for
twenty years has been national COM
mitteeman from Delaware.
Apparently, the old grudge between
these cousins will not heal and if all
things heard gossiped about can be
half believed, Alfred /. will not be
satisfied this time unless he has de-
feated T. c. for the national COM
mittee post. Newspapers alleged to
be controlled by Alfred I. have for
G. du Pont aspirations.
The Alfred i. du Pont factions are
sore. too, over the alleged attempt of
Senator Ball and T. c. du Pont to
agree on the coming campaign. They
have not been appeased over the har-
mony conference at Washington and
treat all approaches from the Ball
group with suspicion. Senator Balls
friends have in a measure repudiated
this harmony move In order to salts
fly the Alfred I. du Pont forces, but
its . bitter pill to swallow.
c. Z. GRAY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24
STATE RACE GROWS
KEEN IN VIRGINIA
Mapp to Be Opposed for Governor.
ship Nomination-Prison
Printing Protested.

Special Dispatch 10 TIE Star.
RICHMOND. Va. February 23.-For
two days there have been reports
that a man who has figured in vir-
ginia politics and who has held one
Office is again to seek q return to
the center of the stage and to offer
this time as candidate for the guber-
Material nomination in opposition to
Senator G. Walter Mapp. 1t SO hap
pens that this suggested candidate
is on record as being opposed to any
weakening of the prohibition laws.
and in that he Is in accord with
Senator Mapp and the majority OF
the voters. The name of this posi-
bility is being held in allegiance for
the good reason that it may be either
Of two men, in different parts Of the
state, who are not working in har-
mony.
They are understood to be cast
ing about and giving high political
signs and getting the general lay OF
the land and to determine If the rum
bling is persistent call for the can
didate, but are not calling the name
Of the possibility except to a few of
the known faithful.
1t is perfectly plain that there is
to be another wrecktng OF the poltti-
cal machine in Virginia the next
gubernatorial campaign, the same
that has taken place for many years
past and which machine is still able
to move about, with men of sufficient
ability and skill to make all the re-
pairs that may be necessary aIter
running over few small obstacles.
The alignment Of the forces Is being
made as far as possible. but the time
is not propitious for the f1aring forth
of the name of the possibility who is
to reclaim and redeem the state.
Early to Run.
Right here is where new candi-
date Is being mentioned, however,
and his name mentioned. That gen.
tleman is Senator Nat q: Early OF
senate and in the house for twenty
seven years. He is we'll known as a
genuine farmer, man VINO lives on
a fine estate, and whose crops are
fine, profitable and prolinc: ne Is
also a graduate in law. but he for,
sock that for the more lucrative ana
satisfactory pursuit of farmer.
Rural Newspapers Angered.
The rural newspapers of the state
are beginning to show considerable
wrath at the operations OF the print
ing plant in the state penitentiary,
letters having been sent out QUITO, to the
county clerks and others calling at
tention to this enterprise, asking that
such printing as may be. needed be
ordered from the penitentiary.
Except In the fifth district, all the
candidates for Congress from Viz
ginia are to have plain sailing for
this year. Senator Booker Of Halifax
is avowedly in the race against Rep
resentative J. Murray Hooker of Pat
rick, and that affair promises to fur
nish all sorts of entertainment In
that part of Virginia.
HORACE A. HAWKINS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24
Keystone State Delegations
Are Both to Be Unpledged
Democrats Manifest Sentiment for Smith:
Coolidge Holds Strength Despite
Disclosures in Oil Probe.

any stunts by Gov. Pinchot or MS
friends. But the way matters stand
the governor has a fight on his hands
Tor delegate at large seat and with
out regular organization support ho
land.
Coolidge Still Strong.
1t does not appear that President
Coolidge has suffered by the develop
inehts IN the senatorial investigation,
the rank and file of the people being
as strong for him as a fortnight ago.
However, IN spite Of their own family
troubles. democrats are making as
much capital as possible out Of oil
Refusal OF representative demo-
cratic leaders to follow McAdoo at
the Philadelphia conference on Thurs
day was dramatic check to the boom
which has been carefully worked
up for months. On 4 show down for
favorites the Smith sentiment which
Tested itself In the Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh groups, and when hardly
anyo ne turned up for McAdoo the state
chairman, who had attended McAdoo
conferences. declared for Walsh and
former Representative Bruce +. Ster-
ling said no McAdoo petitions would
be filed unless other candidates enter
ed the field
The democrats have prospects of y
fight over the state ticket slate made
up in Philadelphia and there may b..
a contest for national committeeman
between the Guffey and BonniwelI
forces, field allies a ga inst McAdoo.
A. BOYD HAMILTON
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24
ARDOR FOR RALSTON
GROWS IN INDIANA
Senator Denies Candidacy, But
Would Answer Call by Voters.
He Intimates.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, February %.
Senator Samuel NJ. Ralston, during
the ten days he has been in Indiana.
has dispelled all doubts that he is in
a receptive mood for the democratic
presidential nomination. The senator
still stands pat on his original decla-
ration that he is not a candidate and
that he will not be 4 candidate, but
this is now qualified with the as
sertion that he Is ready to serve the
public in any capacity he might be
called on to fill.
Senator Ralston's name is about the
only democrat mentioned here in con-
nection with the presidency. Senator
Ralston's candidacy will not be filed
IN the primary because it would be
useless for any other candidate to
enter the state. 1t still Is a question
whether the state convention will in
struct the national delegat ton to
present the senator's name to the ma
tiona convention, but whatever
course is adopted il is a foregone
conclusion that the delegation will
be for Ralston.
Thomas Taggart's bold stroke in
indorsing DR.. Carleton B. McCul-
louch for the democratic nomination
for governor from a field of five con-
testants caused d SILVER to run up
and down the spines of the Ralston
boosters for 4 time this week, but as
the full effect of the move becomes
apparent the alarmists are breathing
easier Taggart practically clinched
McCullouch's nomination.
HAROLD c. FREIGHTNER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24
MARYLAND TO GIVE
VOTE TO COOLIDGE
Delegation Instructed for
President Seen Demo-
cratic Sentiment Split.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

cpeclai DlSpatcn 10 Inc St1r.
BALTIMORE. February 23-There
Will be no republican presidential
primary in Maryland this year and
the state delegation will go to the
Cleveland convention instructed to
vote for President Coolidge. The latter
statement was made almost certain
and practically all likelihood of a
primary was eliminated this week
by former Senator William p. Jack
sons announcement that he favors
the nomination of the President.
While his action was not unexpected
and was forecast several months ago,
Senator Jackson's Endorsement Of the
President was stronger than expect
ed and practically closes the field.
AS Senator o. Z. Weller Endorsed
the nomination of President Coolidge
shortly after he succeeded to the
office. party leaders. following the
announcement of Senator Jackson.
dorsement of W. Bladen Lowndes,
who controls western Maryland, i'm
mediately started to pick the dele
gates at large to the Cleveland con-
vention.
On the democratic side it looks like
Underwood of Alabama, and Gov
Smith of New York. The action of
tho self-appointed Chicago conven-
ton which exonerated William G.
McAdoo from all faint in the Teapot
Dome oil scandal. 1t is not believed
will have any effect on the party
leaders in Maryland. who. with but
few exceptions, feel that the bringing
of his name into the national scandal
has practically eliminated McAdoo
from the presidential field.
That there viii lbe no primary con-
test and that the Maryland delega-
ton to the New York convention
will go uninstructed. except SO far
as complimentary favorite son vote
for Gov. Richie, Is the prediction of
leading politicians in the party. While
the delegates will thus be left free
to cast their votes for the candidate
they believe will make the best stand
ard-bearer for the party, a strong
undercurrent for both Senator Under
wood and Gov. Smith is noted
throughout the state.
J. G. DEPONAI.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24
COOLIDGE HACKERS
FIGHT LA Toilette
Presidents Followers to Make Race
for Delegation in Eleven Dis
tricts in Wisconsin.
snee.al Dispatch TO The Star.

'k'tS'aA biSpdlCu 10 Inc star.
MADISON, Wis. February Ga
Senator La Toilette will not be per
mitted to run away with an uncon-
tested delegation to the republican
national convention. Conservative
republicans supporting Presiden-
Coolidge have determined to give hiIa
fight in a majority. if not all, Of the
eleven congressional districts.
Back of the move for a Coolde.s
delegation looms the figure of former
Gov. r. l.. Phillip, who served three
consecutive terms in the executivr
office. Mr.. Philip. after four years
retirment from public life, Is said IL
be staging me-back. His dele
gate campaign is said to be feeher
to ascertain how the voters will re-
spond to his re-entry into politics.
If the response is encoura ginE. Nj.
Philip. according to the accounts 81
some of his Milwaukee associates.
Will be candidate for governor next
fall
That the conservatives have uoni-
mated but four delegates at large.
when the national committee appor-
toned seven to Wisconsin, has given
rise TO some. speculation. The La
Toilette faction nominated seven
candidates. This was done after AT
torney General II. L. Ekern, La Fol-
lette lieutenant. ruled that 1t would
be valid TO do so under the primary
law.
1t is pointed out. however, that the
primary law explicitly provides that
the vote of any elector who votes for
more than four delegates at large
shall not be counted. Were the law
rightly adhered TO the four Coolidg"
delegates at large would be the only
ones legally elected.
J. C. RALSTON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24
Special Dispatch to The Star.


HARRISBURG. Pa, February 90
Pennsylvania's delegations in both of
the big conventions next summer will
be uninstructed, from present pros
poets. Developments of the last two
days in the democratic party, par
ticularly the collapse Of McAdoo cam
paign activities. strongly indicate
that the party chieftains will do their
best to fill the Keystone state seats
with men at liberty to take advan-
tage OF conditions which may arise
in frce-for-all race. The policy of
the republican leaders is to elect an
uninstructed delegation prepared to
vote for Coolidge.
While events may cause a change,
1t looks very much now as though
this program would go through.
Hence Pennsylvania would present
the unusual spectacle of the second
largest delegations in each body un-
pledged.
Movements have sprung up in both
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh for cleo
ton of a state delegation pledged out
and out to the President and there
Is a tendency among party newspa-
pers In the state in the same direc-
ton. The state organization is so
wen intrenched. however. that only
two things could change 1t. One
would be desire expressed by the
President and the other to head off
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24
NORTH DAKOTA TO VOTE
ON 8 DELEGATE STATES
Combination Of La Toilette and
johnson Forces Against
Coolidge Is Hinted.
Special Dispatch to The Sat.r

BISMARCK, N. D., February "a
Three sets Of candidates for dele
gates to the republican national con-
vention at Cleveland will go before
the voters of North Dakota in the
republican primary election of March
IS, according to present plans of
Coolidge, Johnson and La Toilette
managers. There also will be three
candidates for republican national
committeeman.
Political circles have been stirred,
however, by report from La Fol-
lette supporters that Johnson would
withdraw from the North Dakota
primary and La Toilette would with
draw from the South Dakota pri-
mary, in a combined effort to head
off Coolidge delegates.
John Burke, former Governor OF
North Dakota and former treasurer
of the United States under Woodrow
Wilson, now practicing law in Fargo,
has announced that he Is receptive
candidate for justice Of the supreme
court of North Dakota.
W. S. NEAL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24
COOLIDGE IS GIVEN
SCARE IN ILLINOIS
Johnson Tour Works Up Sen
timent-McAdoo Still
Tops Democrats.
,ecial DisnAtch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, February 23.-Ai-
though full Of optimism regarding
the situation in Illinois. the managers
of the campaign of President Coolidge
show signs of uneaSineSs and Il dis
position to alter their local plans.
1t is possible that an Illinois man
ager may be named within a week.
Heretofore the Coolidge people have
not thought 1t necessary TO put a
man in charge of the Coolidge cam
paign in this state. Everything look
ed good to them.
A short, whirlwind campaign down
state by Senator Hiram w. Johnson
was sufficient to cause the Coolidge
managers to get out of their shell of
ovrconfidence-that and perhaps
the reaction following the Teapot
Dome oil scandal. Johnson unques-
tionably aided his cause in the few
meetings he held i'll southern Illinois.
The Johnson campaign appears to
have been dragged out of the slump
in which it has been for several
weeks, and the Coolidge leaders are
beginning to sit up and take notice.
Coolidge doubtless would carry the
state If an election were held tomor-
row. and Senator Johnson has 4 long
ways still to go to overcome the
Coolidge popularity in Illinois.
McAdoo Still Favorite.
McAdoo continues to be the favorite
with the democrats of Illinois, and it
is possible that the McAdoo forces
may be able to smash the organiza-
ton plans for an uninstructed dele
cation. It seems almost certain that
the McAdoo delegates will be elected
in a number of districts, perhaps a
majority, as the cAdoo people pre-
dict The McAdoo clinic held in Chi
cago last week, which pronounced
McAdoo fit to be the standard bearer
of the democrats, was not necessary
to create McAdoo sentiment in 1lli-
nois.
1t is almost too late for James NJ.
Cox to do anything in Illinois, al
though he Is a favorite here. The
primaries will be held April and the
time for filing nominating petitions
expires February 2s.
If the uninstructed delegates win
in Illinois then they could go to Gov.
All Smith and later join in any COM
bination to put Cox over, as they did
four years ago.
One big advantage that the McAdoo
people have is that most of the dis
contented democrats will rally to the
McAdoo cause whether they care a
whoop about McAdoo or not. They
would like to see the democratic lead
ers turned down, and McAdoo gives
them the only opportunity to register
their vote of protest.
Even q number of friends of Gov
Len Small admit that he has been
losing ground of late, and the predic-
tions now are that he will be defeated
handily by Senator Thurlow G. Essing-
ton, his opponent, in the republican
primary.
The democratic organization is hav-
ing regular tea party state cam
paign No opposition worthy of note
has appeared to the slate candidates,
and the real battle Of the democrats
will not be on until after the primary
decisions are recorded
JOHN r. BCTMAN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24
cAdoo Followers Decision Keep Him in Race Fails Win Nao
Texas Republicans
To Back Creager
For Vice President
Special DIspat ch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
AUSTIN. Tex, February 23.-Texas
republicans will indorse X. b. Creager
Of Brownsville. Tex. for Vice Presi-
dent, along with President Coolidge,
In the state convention. May 81.
They will do this with far less con-
hdence in winning his nomination
than they had when the state re-
publican executive committee in
dorsed him for Vice President two
months ago. Irrespective OF the out
come Of the Rio Grande Valley land
investigation, republicans are willing
to admit that nomination OF any man
is unlikely before probe ordered by
his own controlling political party in
Congress. and involving both. his
public standing and his private busi-
ness transactions. has been we'll
finished.
There Is little doubt that the Texas
delegation will be instructed to nomi-
nate and support Mr.. Creager. because
failure to do so now would be vote
OF lack of confidence in the Texas ma
tional committeeman. and would
weaken the party in Texas.
s. RAYMOND BROOKS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24
Montana ReUiUes
Ford Boon, after
Oil Disclosures
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HELENA, Mont, February 23.-No
convention was necessary to prove
that the democratic politicians Of
Montana are behind w. G.. McAdoo,
first, last and all the time, for the
next President Of the United States.
Senator Walsh is regarded as one
of McAdoo's most ardent supporters,
and Wheeler Is not far behind in his
admiration.
But nobody knows what the people
are thinking.
There is no disguise that the
Doheny charges hurt Mr.. McAdoo.
While nobody believes he has done
wrong, he Is tarred, however family,
in the eyes OF the people with the
oil stick. In every likelihood he can
still carry the Montana primaries
against any other democrat.
Mr.. Coolidge has lost equally. so it
is Il Standoff. Republicans are say
ing little, but 1t is in the air that
the Teapot scandal Is terrific blow.
And if Mr.. Coolidge is not nomi-
nated----
Why, there is Mr.. Ford!
A month ago the Ford candidacy
was considered as good as dead. To-
day it is very much alive.
LOUIS NJ. THAYER.