Evening star., 1924-07-11
DAVIS TACKLES lob
Of PICKING MAN TO
MANAGE CAMPAIGN
Early Start Desired by DEM
ocratiC Nominee-Gets
W. J. Bryan's Help.
McAD00'S PLAN UNKNOWN.
BUT BOLT is DOUBTED
Vice Presidential Candidate Com
ing to D. C.-Mrs. Wilson Wires
Congratulations.
BY the Associated Press.

NHN ioflhI july ll.-After good
nights rest at his country home, the
first since the Democratic convention
opened, John w. Davis today arose at
8 o'clock and left at $50 o'clock by
motor from Locust Valley to New
York to tackle at once the problem of
organization of the national commit
tee and selection of a chairman to
take charge of his campaign for the
presidency.
On arriving at the home of Frank
l.. Polk, former undersecretary of
state, Mr.. Davis had a long talk with
Corden Hull, the present chairman
of the Democratic national committee
and other party leaders.
Plans Early Campaign.
Organization of the new national
committee probably will not formally
take place until after the notifica-
tion ceremony, at which Mr.. Davis
will make his first public address on
the issues of the election. But the
nominee hopes to complete the de-
tails of organization of the party's
council within the next few days,
since the protracted session of the
of the campaign beyond the custom
airy time. He intends to get as early
a start as possible, and if as he ex-
poets, the choice of a chairman is
made before the end of next week,
Mr.. Davis will then take a vacation
of about fortnight in New England.
Mr.. Davis ate breakfast overlook
ing a sunny garden on his country
place, then took walk among his
flowers, leading by the hand Dorothy
Milstead, the four-year-old daughter
of his superintendent.
Devotee of Golf.
At the Davis home, situated on a
six acre tract on a hill above Long
Island sound, were Mrs. Davis, Mrs.
Phil Watson of Indianapolis, Mrs.
Davis sister and the nominee. Here
Mr. Davis expects to spend quiet
week end and after today's conferences,
getting in round or two of golf, as
is his custom.
From Mr.. Davis only daughter, Mrs.
William NJ. Adams. wife of the Co
penhagen manager of the United
States Rubber Company, came the
following cablegram today: Hearty
congratulations; now go to it."
Gov. Charles w. Bryan Of Nebraska,
Democratic vice presidential nomi-
nee, left this morning for Atlantic
City for a days rest before going to
Washington and thence to his. home
in Lincoln, Neb.
Statement in Lincoln.
II can say nothing definite on my
plans until after my arrival at Lin
coin and until 1 have had opportunity
to get my work there in shape" Gov.
Bryan said. "All my plans are con-
tingent on conditions in Nebraska and
my fight against the oil trust there"
Mr.. Bryan was accompanied by w.
II. Thompson, national committee
man from Nebraska. The nominee e
said he planned to go to Washington
probably tomorrow and that he would
leave for Lincoln early next week.
All doubt about the attitude of
William Jennings Bryan toward the
mead or the ticket seems to have
oeen oispelled by Mr.. Bryan's state
ments that his support will be forth
coming. Mr.. Bryan and his brother.
Gov. Charles W. Bryan of Nebraska.
nominee for Vice President, dined last
night with MIR. Davis at the Polk
residence.
McAdoo's Role Uncertain.
There remains some wonder as to
the position of w. G. McAdoo in the
campaign. The New York World to-
DAY prints a front-page story sug-
gesting that Mr.. McAdoo may form
another party, possibly with the aid
of w. r. Hearst, whose newspapers
have indicated that the publisher is
far from pleased with the choice of
the Democratic convention. Mr..
McAdoo has maintained silence since
sending a telegram to Mr.. Davis
limited in effect to the words please
accept my congratulations"
Some of Mr.. McAdoo's friends who
doubt the suggestion of a bolt, point
out that Mr.. Davis has received by
wireless the congratulations of Bern
ard M. Baruch, warm McAdoo sup
porter in the convention fight; of
Miss Margaret Wilson, Mr.. McAdoo's
sister-in-law, and other active
AcAdoo parttsans. Miss Wilson was
presented to Mr.. Davis yesterday by
Mrs. ]. Borden Hartman, a McAdoo
supporter, and gave her congratula-
tions in person.
New York papers are frankly skep-
tical of the attitude toward the ma
tional ticket of Mayor Hylan, who
has had the constant support of Mr..
Hearst, and some even suggest that
a Smith Hylan battle for control of
Tammany looms.
Pick Headquarters Soon.
Some political circles expect that
New York will be the center of the
Davis campaign, With 266 electoral
votes necessary for success and with
Davis reasonably assured of 147 from
the solid south, plus Maryland and
Kentucky, according to these opin-
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