The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-06
BY LOWELL

To T. LOUIS. Mo. Feb. 6.-Whee!
Wham! The Democrats have
IL gone to war and Missouri is
dark and bloody ground once more.
Senator Jim A. Reed has again gone
insurrecto. He's i~nsurrecting all over
the place against the State Demo
cratic organization, which appears
about to turn the party in Missouri
over to William G.. McAdoo.
Reed has come out for himself for
President. But that statement is mis-
leading. for Reed isn't for anybody
or anything. He is always against,
not for. Now he is against McAdoo.
He Is running against McAdoo for the
States thirty-six votes in the Demo
cratic national convention, McAdoo be-
ing the only other Democratic candi-
date seriously considered In Missouri.
This Notwithstanding four st. Louis
newspapers appeared almost stimuli
ta%neously recently with editorials
friendly to Senator Underwood.
McAdOO Has Organization
McAdoo has the State organization.
This had generally been understood.
hut it was proved when 1t came to
setting le dates for the township
and county conventions. over the pro-
tests of the Reed men. the committee
voted to make the dates March Z and
S, respectively. Reed wanted more
time for campaigning. since campaign
ing is difficult at the best in Missouri
party politics. In Missouri they still
Ea s-a tho arrigpF convention grref1,,
That IS the sort OF situation into
which Reed has projected himself.
This is one State in which McAdoo
has the advantage Of the party ma
chinery and the party machinery is
able to work. A Statewide primary
would suit Reeds needs a lot better.
a State primary would give him an
opportunity to take the stump and at
tack McAdoo from every angle he
wished. but politicians say he will
have hard going In the township con-
vention.
Reed Against Khan
The angle Reed apparently has in
mind is the Ku-Klux angle. He is ex-
pected to arouse the State as far az
he a against McAdoo on the ground
that the latter IS too acceptable to
the Ku-Klux Khan. Joining him in
this, for one. is Congressman Harry
p. Halves. who has publicly criticised
McAdoo as the one outstanding can
didate who has not declared himself
outspoken against the Khan.
Reed anticipates. too. much opposi-
ton ton McAdoo by the Democratic
voters Of German antecedents. These
voters are regarded as wet, while Nc.
Adoo is dry. Not only that. there is
alleged to exist a great deal OF bitter
ness against the Wilson Administra.
ton because of the war and. particu-
larly. because OF irritations suffered
by even the most loyal German-Ameri-
cans during the war. The methods
by which Liberty bonds were sold
by over-zealous patriots stul rankles
with these citizens and they may be
inclined to hold McAdoa. as head Of
the Treasury Department. responsible.
Is Fiery Campaigner
Reed is n fiery campaigner. He is
said to have a larger following among
Germans in this country than any
other n man. Given a real oppor.
tunity to campaign. It is thought he
might accomplish something for him
self-or. rather, against McAdoo, As it
is non-partisan observers do not ex-
pect Reed TO get any considerable
number Of delegates. These same OBJ
erver discount the claims Of the Nc
Adoo men that they viii have twenty
-four out of the t~hirty-six delegates to
New York, but agree that he is likely
to have more than half OF the total.