Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-05
BY RALPH SMITH

NEW YORK, June 3.-The New
York Herald Tribune, which is i'm
partial as between candidates seek
ing the Democratic nomination, pub
lished Tuesday morning the follow
ing significant story by Charles
White, its political expert, concern
ing the Democratic convention:
William c.. McAdoo has cap
tured control Of the organization of
the Democratic national convention
with thirty-two of the fifty-four del
egations. The convention will as
semble here on June "a.
"McAdoo will dictate the person
mel and policy of the four big COM
mittees-permanen organization,
rules, credentials, and resolutions.
He will be able to frame the major
ity reports of all these controlling
committees.
! 1.-The McAdoo men will be in con-
ference today at the New Willard in
Washington with reference to the
permanent Craftsmanship Of the con-
vention. Senator Pat Harrison, Of
Mississippi, is to be the temporary
chairman and sound the campaign
keynote. The McAdoo men in Wash
ington today probably will pick j.
Bruce rKremer, of Montana, vice
chairman Of the national committee,
as permanent chairman. The choice
will lie between kremer and United
States Senator Key Pittman, of Ne
Vada.
1.-THE friends of Mr.. McAdoo, in
apportioning the plums of the con-
vention, say that New York, in hav-
ing the convention, with the crowds,
flags, drums and national leaders in
array, is getting all that it can hope
for, and that as the south has been
honored by furnishing Senator Pat
Harrison for temporary chairman
and keynoter, the west should come
in for it's share of the honors, and
that the permanent chairman should
come from there. Checking up on
the list of eligibles for the arduous
task, the McAdoo people say that
Mr. Kremer, who is young and capl-
BILE, fills the bill for permanent chair
man, and that if for any reason he
does not want the job, Senator Pitt
man will fit in, satisfying everyone
but the Smith and Underwood men,
who seem to be on the losing end of
the game so far as organizing the
convention goes.
There is some talk of Colonel Will
liam j. Bryan for chairman. of the
committee on resolutions, if the col
onel wins in the Florida primaries
this week as delegate at large. Col
L. H.,
McAdoo in hostility toward corrupt
political bosses, Wall street and lax
prohibition enforcement
while the control of the organi-
cation of the convention does not
necessarily imply the nomination OF
McAdoo, even the Smith men admit
that it is big advantage to be able
to control the bis committees and
furnish a majority report on the
platform.
Homer S. Cummings and j. Bruce
Kremer, prominent in the McAdoC
camp, started for Washington yes
terday. Judge David Ladd Rock
WELL national McAdoo manager. is
on his way there, so that these, with
the aid Of senators and congressman
favorable to McAdoo, will arrange
the large features of the convention
program, relieving the friends OF
Governor Smith of mental exertior
with reference to it.
McAdoo Operating SteamrolIer
with Tammany leaderless, it be
gins to look as if there would be
only one steamroller in the conven
ton with power on and cups full OF
grease, ready to go, and that Nc
Adoo holds the operating license
Judge Rockwell. in leaving Chi
caGo yesterday for Washington, er
route to New York. dictated the fol
lowing:
The alarm of the anti-McAdoC
coalition over the possible abroga
ton of the two thirds rule is signifi