The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-24
RADIO CAMP PAIGN
 IS DAVIS PLAN TOREACH PUBLIC
Long Distance Shots To Replace Scattering Fire
 In Fight For Votes
By THOMAS l.. STOKES lIAaSed WirA tn Ara. HaraldI

WASHINGTON, July g. - The heavy artillery of the, democratic cam paign will be centralized in long dis. tance shots over the radio by John w. Davis, from his home at Locust Valley. Long Island, where he will have his personal headquarters through. out the campaign, and in the addresses the nominee makes in his swing through the west.
 There will be no scattering fire from a score of speakers seurrying through the length and breadth of the land, as in previous campaigns. Speeches over the radio by the nominee, himself, will be much more effective, it is believed, than scores of talks from minor cam paigners, and it will be cheaper.
 This plan of campaign was outlined "Wednesday by Clem L. Shaver, new chairman of the democratic national committee, who is here organizing thC democratic drive. He spent the day tn the Headquarters of the epnmittsl with C6rdeIi Hull. whom iie sslcceeds receiving number of political leaders.
 Headquarters At Home
 Asked about the reported difficulties of securing the radio for campaign speeches, Shaver said he thought il could be secured once or twice a week, which would be sufficient. The nom- inee, he said, will have his personal headquarters throughout the campaign at his home, and will broadcast his speeches from there.
 This prompted an inquiry as to whether there would be front porch campaign at Locust Valley, with num- erous speeches to visiting delegations.
 T don't think there will be much of a front porch campaign" the little manager said, smiling.
 Shaver said he had been going over campaign organization plans all during the day with Hull and other leaders, but that no definite decisions had been reached. One matter which was con sidered is the location of southern and western headquarters,
 ''The men to have charge of these headquarters are more important than the towns," he said.
 Among those who conferred with Shaver Wednesday were Daniel 0. Ro- per, one of the McAdoo lieutenants in the prcconvention campaign. and Sen ator King of Utah, who took a promi- nent part in the convention.
 Shaver experienced a little difficulty in his trip from Clarksburg to the cap ital. The car in which he was riding broke down about 20 miles from the West Virginia city, and he was com peIled to walk four or five miles in the darkness to q railroad station.
 Pr0greSslves Busy
 Progressive forces here continued con sideration of their plans for the cam paign Wednesday, Senator Wheeler will leave Thursday for Cape Cod, where he will rest q few days before taking the stump. He will return here prob ably before he begins his active cam paign, which will carry him into Mas sLchusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, then west to Illinois and Michiaan, and from there to the north west.
 President Coolidge was brought a cheering message Wednesday regarding the situation in Ohio, key state. Wal fer K. Brown of Toledo, Ohio, pOliti- cal leader, assured the president in a conference at the White House that there need be no worry about the state.
 Brown, who has been engaged in re- publican organization work in the state. said that the nomination of Davis had failed to arouse any great enthusiasm. There is some sentiment for LaFollette, he said, but principally among demo- crats. He said that the LaFollette vote would be made up of seven out of ten democrats.