The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-22
DAVIS PLACES
CHIEF HOPE
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Candidate Drops Plans to
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proposed trip to New England. His
board Of strategy. It was said. I'D.
vised against his appearance in
Boston because Of local fractional
differences and advocated additional
dates in the metropolis. The nouli.
nee also shortened his western
drive TO favor New York city
This plan Of action was decided
upon as the result Of the earnest
requests of George Olvany. leader
Of TammaMy Hall, who told the
nominee q personal drive. there 20
close the campaign would swing
New York into the Democratic
column. On the result OF this
venture, Il was plainly indicated
rests most Of the nominees hopes
for success on November 4. While
Davis feels he may win the Presi.
deucy without New York's forty.
five electoral votes, It was said he
III absolutely confident OF success
e II carries the Empire State.
The candidate came here this
morning from Louisville to fiji an
afternoon speaking engagement. He
was scheduled to close his Indiana
kcampalgn tonight with AN address
IN. Evansville, He will leave then
for Ohio TO speak Thursday night
at Cleveland while Eastward bound
for New York, where he win arrive
late Friday.
Charges "SIush Fund"
The New York City drive wiIl be-
gin with q wonan's meeting at the
Hotel Commodore, to be followed
by meetings that night on Staten
Island and in the Bronx. On Mon.
day, October 81, Davis win make
two speeches in New Jersey and
the remainder Of the week "A New
York city. His campaign win close
Saturday November /, with q. night
address I'm Carnegie Hall.
Davis injected q new note into
his campaign at, Louisville by
charging the Republican party with
raising q ''slush fund" to win the
election. He virtually charged the
Republicans had sold the taking
power" through the Fordney-Mc.
Cumber tariff law for which they
were now collecting political con-
tributions."
81 am not going to discuss slush
funds" was his disarming intro.
duction. "a well filled. ammunition
chest is never. to be despised in
politics and until you know how
much is In It II q useless to gpecu-
late.
Graindy's Letter 70 Friends.
s'Buf a there NOT son4etllihg
cur1ously reminiscent about some
testimony given Cbefore the BOrah
| committed ana certain letters
offeredS by collectors Of funds for
this particular army chest? What
is the meaning Of Mr.. GruTidy
when he writes his Pennsylvania
friends. ''Penl1sylvanlann, because
you have enjoyed 30 much, you
must contribute liberally7" Is
there not something In that Of q
bargain struck and goods delivered7
] what about the letter Of the
Pennsylvania manufacturer asking
for funds to prevent the dreadful
calamity Of having the existing
tariff law removed from the books
at this time?
THAT has been the standing In
dictrnent Of the Democratic party
against the system Of prohibitive
tariffs written by the beneficiar1es
that they were nothing more or
less than the sale Of the taxation
privilege to private citizens in re
turn for political contribution"
Hits ''Tip-tOe" Diplomacy.
In his closing drive Davis has
struck harder day by day at Presi
dent Coolidge and members Of his
cabinet. He denounced the Presi
dent by name for conducting an
administration of silence" for
having a "tip-toe diploInacyo IN his
foreign policies and for weakness
in handling the Washington scan
dals. He used broadside too, on
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon
whom he linked to the aluminium
trust" In bitter attacks on the tar.
When touching on foreign at.
fairs, Davis was extremely critical
OF Secretary of State CHARLES q.
Hughes. He charged Hughes with
breaking faith with the American
people by failing to provide an ''as.
ISOLATION Of nations" after having
"given his personal note to the
American people In the 1920 cam.
paign."