Evening star., 1924-06-23
M'ADOO'S WESTERN
FORCES STORM IN
Wild, Howling Mob From Coast,
Parades to Headquarters to
Cheer Candidate.
SEE SITUATION FRIGHTENED
Old Negro Retainers of McAdoo
Family on Hand.
BY 4 STAFF Correspondent.

by STAN Correspondent.
NEW YORK. June 23.-Straight
from the west, a wild. bowling mob
of McAdoo delegates burst upon New
YORK right after breakfast this morn
ing, bringing new life and pep to the
forces of the Californian who for
several days have been undergoing a
severe grueling at hte hands Of their
foes in New York, foes who are numer-
GUS.
Come I'm Special Train.
McAdoo's reinforcements had ar
rived at last, in a special train from
the far west They made themselves
heard for blocks as they rushed out
of Grand Central Station and swept
down upon the McAdoo headquarters
in the Vanderbilt Hotel.
With the thrush of McAdoo dele
gates, and they will be coming in by
every train nearly today, the atmos-
phere, which has been discouraging
to hcAdoo forces for the last few
days, changed perceptibly. They have
had to grit their teeth under the
smith assaults and those of other
candidates, and keep saying to them
selves, la Coue: I'VE have the dele
SdteS, we nave the OeleSateS. 1t Is
TO be expected that now there will be
recrudescence of McAdoo nope, and
many reports that perhaps this man
McAdoo will land the prize after all"
This guy McAdoo must be some
son-of-a-gun himself" said a cop on
the corner, as the cheering mob
swept on toward the Vanderbilt.
McAdoo Makes Appearances.
At the Vanderbilt, McAdoo himself;
ur No ha in h,
eighteenth floor suite four days, de-
nying himself to the press, but see
ing many of the men who are back
ing him. came smiling on to the bal
cony, and listened to the cheering
which must have been sweet music
to his ears.
He turned to a white haired, bent
figure of negro, who stood shiv-
oring with excitement at his elbow.
What do you think now, JIM"
laughed McAdoo. The old negro had
beaten the westerners to the scene
by only a few hours. He came up
on a boat from Marietta Ga "Old
Jim Democrat he was the servant
who ran for a doctor when MoAdoo
was born" explained one of the man
ayers. and beside Old Jim Demo
crat stood a negro NANNY. who must
be well past eighty herself, Aunty
Hannah Brown. She had come with
Jim. She was young Massa Bill Nc
her is that when the candidate was
born she announced to the world:
That thar boys gwine be President
some day
No Press Agent Needed.
No press agent was needed at the
arrival Of McAdoo delegates this
morning. 1t was a royal roofing
bunch that had been popping itself
up all the way across from the Pa
cific coast. and included the McAdoo
delegate fans from California, Ne
veda, Arizona Idaho Montana, the
Dakotas and other states.
They had three bands of their own
and more were on hand jazzing up
the station for an hour before the
train rolled in. Down the avenue
they marched, banners and sunflowers
and badges and horns, and swooped.
yelling. right up to the doorstep of
the hotel before some one spied the
old green felt hat of McAdoo as he
leaned out over the agdraped bal
cony.
With banners waving. wearing
colorful bandanas. red, purple and
orange around their hats and necks.
the California and other delegations
marched down 5th avenue from 42d
street to 23d and then back to the
Wand erbilt-
Led BY Woman.
AS they rounded the corner of saith
street and swung in before the Van
derbilt. Marjorie Day of California
was leading the band. a most entic-
ing drum major. She not only led
the band, but did it with dancing
step Clad in a gray gown, with a
purple bandana around her head.
she drew the first cheer.
To the tune of Maryland. My
Maryland" the women in the delega-
tions sang, 'McAdoo. We're All For
You"