The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20

tinguished and unextinguished
in the community, women,
farmers, railroad workers and
war veterans, he appealed for
assistance to rid Washington Of
the political rogues, who have
stolen the nations virtue, using
the White House as an assig-
nation rendezvous.
The women were there-a few
dozen. They spoke for the several
millions who could not pay their
fares.
One farmer-minus dirt-spoke for
himself. He is Benjamin Marsh.
He declared the farmers want a third
party but he will try to convince
them that they need McAdoo.
The war veterans were there by
proxy. Nearly every politician shed
tears over the wounds suffered by
his sons. 1t appears they all fought
in the Argonne. 1t sounds good at
the end of a phrase.
Labor was -misrepresented
Z by officials of the sixteen standard
railroad organizations. They found
him eminently available. McAdoo
was given clean bill Of health.
r Protected Oil Interests.
His enemies were denounced but
his character remained unsullied.
. The Doheny dollars fell off his shout
: ders like water off a ducks back. In
! speech after speech his attempt to
change the constitution of the Mexi-
can republic thru the liberal use of
American dollars, in behalf of Amer
lean oil interests was characterized
by his boosters as "a great service to
the American people in protecting
: American interests from a govern
ment that was violating the sacred
rights Of private property"
e Senator Reed Denounced.
e McAdoo was referred to as "Amer-
$ ica's political hero" by Mrs. Anna D.
t Olson Of Minnesota, but no epithet
y was too bitter for James Reed, sena-
e tor from Missouri, who was cursed
and denounced as a renegade,
viper and traitor by the apostles of
wisconsin. Charles Hay of st. Louis
brought the audience to its feet when
he said James Reed has the i'm
pudence to call himself the favorite
son of Missouri but there are thou
sands of Missourians who look on him
as Missouri's favorite son Of" The
rest of the sentence was drowned in
a volley of cheers in which men and
= women joined.
Tom Arthur of Montana boost
ed Senator 7. ]. Walsh and McAdoo.
}, Mrs. Antonette Funk told intimate
stories of her associations-in a bust
ness way-with Mr.. McAdoo during
the war Boasts of his ability to
s float liberty loans which have since
i found their way out of the pockets of
/ the workers who were compelled to
n purchase them and into the pockets
,, of Wall Street were made. One ora
4 tor delivered a eulogy of Woodrow
Wilson, ''the man who made the
. world safe for democracy and gave
us peace" This bunk was applauded.
= Only the newspapermen smiled cyni-
: cally.
Ward Heelers Catered To.
r Every ward heller who could swing
y a few votes was called upon to speak.
# The women were catered to. Most
y of the speakers were of inferior cali
Z; bre. An old general from Tennessee
< who boasted of the spiritual pabulum
1, that could be secured in that part of
the country-and apparently he had
e good reasons to be just as proud of
% Chicago-cracked several jokes and
IS qualified as a comedian and also as
e an entry for the vice presidency on
is the Democrat ticket.
There was no discussion at any
! time during the session. They were
i all McAdoo boosters and they came
:. there for a single purpose. One
y state was conspicuous by its absence
= The Empire State sent no delegates
j A big play was made to the farm
er vote. OF the railroad labor vote
! they were assured so far as it was il
Il the power of the labor takers to de
liver it. The farmers, however, were
not yet in the grip of bureaucrac,
and could not be so easily led arount
by the nose. Wall Street was de
nounced. Independent millionaire
were all right-those who did no
~ have the Wall Street faint.
The Gary Labor" Vote.
Emmett White Of Gary, Ind.
le claimed to have the labor vote O.
II that section lined up for McAdoo. Il
le a rambling and incoherent speech h,
e, declared that labor leaders in Gar,
D, had on more than one occasion
"a cleaned out corruption. Well, the.
IS have never organized the workers il
n the steel mills. A labor faker iron
e. Oregon, by the name Of Rhodes, {
member Of the Order of Railroa,
& Telegraphers, told story in whicl
g he compared socialists to "howlinl
y dogs"
~ A photograph was taken Of tn
- conference at the end Of the mornini
: session. The managers instructed tn
delegates to wave their hats and hol'
-. 4Lns~ ko,,dr Nun fhok orthnoi a a.,