The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-07
Democratic party in November from


health should take to the bike"
Democratic party in November from
Western Republican ranks.
He is against the ESch-Cummins
law; he is against the Mellon tax
plan; he is Tor drastic farm relief;
he is for the bonus: and he is
sweeping the Democratic conven-
tons and primaries in the West as
triumphantly as Coolidge is sweep
ingl those of the Republicans.
The score for McAdoo in the
Democratic conventions and pri-
maries already held in the West Din.
Guiding wisconsin, is eighty-two.
The score for his only opponent
who so far has won any delegates
in the West namely, ~ Smith. Of
New York; is sixteen.
All Are for McAdOO.
1t is true that some of McAdoo's
already elected eighty-two delegates
will vote in the New York conven.
ton on the first ballot or on the
first two or three ballots for Gov
ernor Davis of Kansas.
1t is true that some others Of
these delegates are technically "un-
instructed" Such arrangements,
however, are mere courtesy or
camouflage. The eighty-two dele
gates in question are McAdoos.
While there remain to be elected
to the New York Democratic Ma
tional Convention from out of the
West a total of two hundred and
seventy-eight delegates from seven.
teen States. In fourteen of these
States, by count of this writer, the
local Democratic national commit
teemen, with all local practical
political power in the choosing of
delegates, is outright for McAdoo.
NcAdoo is in the extraordinary
position of having the support of
the uprising railroad trade unions,
which have elected so many radical
United States Senators from the
Northwest, while at the same time
having a certain amount of cam
paign money from rich admirers
and while at the same time having
also a dominant support throughout
the West from the regular profess
sional political controllers of the
local Democratic political machines.
Two States Doubtful.
In Louisiana McAdoo may lose
the delegates on the wet-and-dry
issue
In Arkansas he will undoubtedly
lose the delegates to the local
Arkansas favorite son. Senator
Joseph Robinson.
In Nevada the outcome is
dubious as long as the wishes of
Senator Pittman are unknown.
In all the other western States
which have not yet chosen their
delegates to the New York Demo
cratic convention the betting odds
are today heavily in favor of the
proposition that every delegate
from every one of those States will
instantly ultimately curl himself
up into the McAdoo camp.
This prospect is based not on
generalized hope or fear, but on de-
tailed calculation State by State.
In Montana, for instance, McAdoo
is supported by Bruce Kramer,
Democratic national committeeman,
by Tom Arthur. by Ex-Governor
Stuart and by Senator Thomas ].
Walsh. and no other Democratic
aspirant is even trying
to oppose him.
LII N|OAOl GONeEHOG sweet,
who himself was a Democratic Presi.
Dental aspirant a short time ago,
has held McAdoo harmony meet.
ing Of local Democratic forces and is
going along now toward a McAdoo
Colorado victory.
In State after State in the West
there is really nobody opposing Nc.
Adoo for the delegates. The West |
at the New York Democratic ma
tional convention will have $50 dele
gates. The prospect today Is that
McAdoo will have more than 800
Of them.
See La Toilette Eliminated,
Thereupon the McAdoo managers
Will tell the convention that only
McAdoo can carry the West for the
Democrats and save 1t from. the con.
servatism of Coolidge on the one
hand and the ultra. radicalism" of
La Toilette on the other.
They will point out that il Nc.
Adoo is nominated and runs, La
Toilette (by statement by many of
his closest supporters in the West) |
VIII not run. They will point out
that the nomination of McAdoo
would clear the West of La Toilette. |
They will claim that McAdoo then, |
oy being more in harmony with the
policies Of the West than Coolidge |
70, would defeat Coolidge in the |
West in November.
Such will be, and is, their argu-
ment. Democrats are influenced |
by 1t. Republicans remain serenity |
by 1t. They are con-
fident that just as Coolidge's per.
and character have given |
him the West in the choosing Of |
delegates, so they will |
again give him the West in the |
choosing Of Presidential electors in |
November.