Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-13
M'ADOO STAKES FATE
ON FARLEY He CALLS
State Leaders Backing Him Sum-
moned to Chicago to Decide
His Availability.

The question of William G. Nc
cratic presidential nomination is to
be put up to conference of state
/; leaders fostering his candidacy. to be
held at Chicago, at his own sugges-
ton.
In letter to David L. Rockwell
of Ohio, campaign manager in charge
of his national headquarters at Chi
cago, Mr.. McAdoo last night asked
him to call the conference to deter
mine whether his service as counsel
in the handling of the Mexican in
terests of f. l.. Doheny lis prejudicial
in the cause of progressive democ-
racy.'
He also recommended that pro
gressives outside the democratic
party, representatives of labor, rep
reSentativeS of the farmers and any
others you may think advisable" be
| invited to participate in order that
we may get. as far as possible, a true
index of public opinion
Ready to be Private.
Mr. McAdoo declared that if the
conference should decide that IAN
dered by me 10 a client, but having
no relation whatever to the oil leases
now under investigation by the Sem
,, ate committee" had made him UNI
available for the nomination, he
would gladly withdraw and fight AS
private in the ranks" If, on the
other hand, the conference thinks he
should lead he will do so with all
the power that is in me-"
My political life" he asserted. "is
NIT
the cause of progressive democracy"
MIR. McAdoo's letter follows:
Il want you to call Il conference
in Chicago as promptly as possible
of the representative men and women
leaders in each state of the so-calfed
McAdoo movement. l want this con-
ference to consider and determine
whether or not the fact that an
honorable professional service rem
dered by me to client. but having
no relation whatever to the oil leases
now under investigation by the Sen
ate committee, is prejudicial to my
leadership in the cause of progress
sive democracy.
No Connection With Fail.
This has nothing whatever to do
with the betrayal by -ex-Secretary
Fall of his public trust and the dis
covery and revealment Of others who
have betrayed the public interest or
who have been guilty of wrongdoing
in the oil scandal.
What I am concerned about is not
McAdoo. My political life is Of no
consequence as compared with the
cause of progressive democracy.
That cause must be preserved and
made victorious at any cost or in
diyidual sacrifice. The very security
of our institutions depends upon it..
in Washington today-corruption.
graft, incompetence-have created a
situation more dangerous to govern
ment than boIshevism itself.
Those who have betrayed the
public trust must be driven out and
dashed with public contempt and in
dignation. Those who are fighting
me with disreputable methods know
that if / had power 1 would scourge
the grafters and faithIess servants.
drive them from every bureau and
department of government and pun
ish them, and all others guilty of
wrongdoing, to the utmost limit of
the law.
Fought by "Interests.' .-
'The powerful financial influences
which l had to fight for six years
while Secretary of the Treasury, IN
filed false claims against the govern
ment, the bosses and other sinister
influences, are determined to control
government at any cost. They are ar
rayed against me because they fear
to have a man in the presidency who
knows them and their methods and
who cannot be swerved from the path
Of duty and justice.
1.-The most immediate and vital is
sue before the American people is
whether these sinister and danger
Gus forces shall control government,
or whether honest and clean govern
ment 1hall be restored to the people,
administered in the interest OF all
the people and not prostituted to
the service of the privileged and ia
yored few.
Asks COld-BlOoded View.
81 want this conference to consider
this situation. Iwant the progressive
men anG women who attend to be
cold-blooded about 1t. want them
to disregard my personal interests or
political fortunes and to say, in the
light of their we'll considered and
deliberate Judgment what is best for
the cause Of democracy and clean
future of the nation. If they think
I am unavailable, shall gladly with
draw and fight az. private in the
ranks; II. they think I should lead
l will do so with all the power that
is in me-. will. do anything that
service Of the. party and the country.
ITO this conference 1t would please
me immensely If you would invite
also representatives of progressives
outside of the democratic party, rep
resentatives of labor. representatives
of the farmers and any others you
think advisa BILE In order that we may
get. as far as possible, q true index
of public opinion.
I'VE must all fight and sacrifice to
the limit of human capacity the
vicious and sinister combination of
finance, transportation, bosses and
graft, which has destroyed confidence
iE government and will destroy
democracy itself unless it is whipped
into oblivion"
SEMINARY FUND, $35, 900.