Evening star., 1924-07-08
UNABLE TO AGREE
UPON COMPROMISE
Second String Candidates
Show Stubbornness, With
Decision Looming.
McAD00 MAY COME BACK
Impotence of Enemies, Shown by
Ballots, Seen as Good Omen
for Californian.
McADOO MAY COME BACK
Rf 1G. GOULD LINCOLN,
Staff CORRESPONDENT of The Star.

NEW YORK, July S.-Having bat
tered McAdoo and Smith both below
the one-third mark of the total vote
cast in the convention, the Demo-
Gratis assembled in national conven-
ton today apparently are facing a
fight between the second string can
didates for the presidential nomina-
ton that contains many of the same
seeds of discord as that between Nc
Adoo and Smith.
In this secondary battle the east is
again opposed to the west: the "drys''
10 the ''wets." and the klan and anti
Khan forces are opposed to one an
other.
Hoping 10 bring this secondary
struggle to an end and to bring
about the selection of a candidate ac-
ceptable to two-thirds of the dele
gatlon, Senator Jones of New Mexico
has presented a resolution providing
for the appointment of conference
committee composed of a representa-
tive of each delegation in the con-
EentloE. 1t is the hope of Senator
Jones that such a conference will be
abie to get together on candidates.
ooth Tor the presidency and the vice
presidency.
Fl ieiu IL Large.
glance at the second string of
candldates for the presidential NOM
nation shows the east in the field
with Underwood of Alabama. John
W. Davis of West Virginia Carter
Giass of Virginia, Gov. Ritchie of
maryland. Senator Copeland of New
YORK and Franklin d. Roosevelt of
New York. The west.is Offering SEN
ator Robinson of Arkansas, senator
Raiston of Indiana. Gov. Bryan of
Nebraska, Gov. Davis of Kansas and
senator Walsh of Montana.
Underwood is believed to have
mqch strength in the o-called Smith
oelegations in the north and east. in
Guiding Maine. Massachusetts and
New York, but Underwood is regard
ca as wet by the west. and 1t is
considered just as unlikely that he
can be chosen for the nomina ton as
Gov. Smith. Furthermore, Mr.. I'm
derwood interjected the Ku Klux
hian controversy into the Demo-
cratic national convention. demand
ing that the party go on record as
denounclng the Klan by name While
thls viii help him in some of the
delegations in the = northeastern
states. 1t will not help him in other
wood supporters are insistent that
much Of the Smith strength shall be
thrown to him.
May Swing to McAdo6.
What will happen if any man sus-
pected of being a wet is put forwa rd
actively? 1t is almost sure to bring
a swing of the pendulum back to
McAdoo recognized dry.
The failure of the "allies"-the op-
ponents of McAdoo-to concentrate
on candidate whom they are will
ing to put across is. by the way MAX
ing a swing back to McAdoo more
and more imminent.
The second string of men who are
seeking the noE--lation are just as
stubborn as have been McAdoo and
Smith, it appears. And the failure of
Smith to show d Willingness to re-
lease any of his delegates to go to a
third or compromise candidate caused
no little uneaSinesS last night
Not only is the contest continuing
between the east and the west over
the presiden entail nominee, but the
favorite sons in the east are fighting
each other and the same is true of
the favorite sons of the western
states.
The supporters of Robinson, for
example. have not been willing to