Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-20
DAVIS FORCES PIN
HOPES UPON HOUSE
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wall street backing" has, in fact,
been the joke OF the campaign The
deduction to" which his diaiilusioned
managers have come is that ''hig husi-
ness" will hire an able lawyer re-
CARELESS OF his politics. and, SO soon
as he has served its purposes, ignore
his further existence. Democrats try
to comfort themselves. for the lack Of
support from Davis corporation con-
nections by arguing that it blows up
the enemy contention that he is Wall
streets candidate" But they would
gladly put up with that taunt if some
OF the illusory plutocrats would put
up some cash.
Inc Democrats concedc that lack
OF money Is Il fatal handicap in States
where the La Toilette candidacy has
bitten deeply into normal Republican
strength. Ii they had been able to
wage vigorous campaign in certain
States where Coolidge and La Fol-
lette are running neck-and-neck, the
democrats think they might have
nlpped In and captured them for
Davis and Bryan-or at least helped
La toilette take them away from
Coolldge. The latter strategy is that
"hlch good many Democratic lead
ers have boldly recommended. espe-
claiiy In regions where La Toilette,
rather than Davis, has the better
chance OF edging Coolidge out of the
electoral vote
Dfscord In Party.
Next TO money woes, the "harmony
proposition" has given the Demo-
Gratis the most worry. In New York.
as well as in other States there is
any amount OF 1ip-Scryice breathing
loyalty TO Davis and Bryan. but there
IS also a notorious lot of backhjting,
me causes are considered obvious
1T would be d little more than hui
man 10 expect two such fundamental
~ violent fOrces-the McAdoo and
smith moVementS-as FLASHED and
crashed at Madison Square Garden
last summer to battle together.
shoulder to shoulder, for their com
mon conqueror, "a rank outsider"
Everybody in New York who gets
candor from Democratic managers
knows that Mr.. Davis splendid cam
paign on the stump has been serious
iy nullifed by the subterranean dis
cord rampant in the party and in the
party high command.
Having inherited bitter factional
differences, MIR. Davis took two steps
which, instead of healing, aggravated
them. He named, from dictates of
personal gratitude. the wholly mex
perienced Glenn L. Shaver Of West
Virginia national chairman and
Charles w Bryan Of Nebraska for the
vice presidential nomination. The
shaver Bryan selections were widely
looked upon as irreparablc plumbers.
They are seldom mentioned by Demo-
Gratis who are philosophizing about
the campaign without their saying, in
addition. that Mr.. Davis has proved
to be an "uninspiring" candidate. His
speeches are models of logical rhet-
oric. He has had magnificent meet
ings. Everybody he meets likes him.
But his managers arc not so sure
that he has got anywhere" with it
all.
notwithstanding this medley OF
trials and tribulations, the Democrats
still count Davis ccrtainties' the
solid South block and the border-statc
electoral votes, aGgregating 1S4. If
La Toilette can roll up So in the
Northwest and West, the combined
total Of 266 would be just enough to
defeat Coolidge in the electoral col
lebe by one vote and throw the cleo
ton into the House. In the House
Democrats continue to feel certain
Davis would be chosen. They argue
that not only viii enough Repub-
licans come over into Macedonia and
help elect him, but that the House it
self jealous of its constitutional priv
ilege, will in no circumstances give
the Senate the chance to name the
next President OF the United States.
A this writing there are few re-
spousible Democrats in and around
New York who do not concede that
vote of 1874 for Davis and 81 for LID
Toilette is an exceedingly generous
d nd optimistic calculation. The san
est Republican estimate here encoun-
tered is that Coolidge viii win on
November by an electoral total of
not less than 500. This is based on
the calculation that Davis may set
1S4 and La Toilette AZ.
Copyright. 1924