Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-25
VICTORY IN GEORGIA
LENDS IMPETUS To
NJ ADOO'S CAMPA |CN
RY DAVID LAWRENCE
Leased Wire Service TO The Journal.)
Downright, 1924

(Leased Wire Service TO The Journal)
Copyright, 1924.)
WASHINGTON, March 22.-Dd'
vid Iadd Rockwell, campaign man
ager for William Gibbs McAdoo,
said today that it was absurd to at
tribute the McAdoo landslide in
Georgia to the influence of the ku
klux Khan.
''Mr. McAdoo's victory was so
Overwhelming" ne declared, tina
no single element brought it about.
AS for the Ku Klux Khan, the posi-
ton of Mr.. McAdoo was not IN
doubt. A heckler in the crowd at
Macon, Ga, asked Mr.. McAdoo what
his attitude was toward the ku
klux Khan. There were cries or
put him out but Mr.. McAdoo IN
sisted that nobody should be put out
of any of his meetings simply Tor
asking a question.
He then proceeded to make an
sWer: L stand four square With re-
spect to this and every other order
on the immutable guarantee of lib
erty contained IN the first amend
ment of the constitution of the Unit
ed States, that is, for he freedom or
religious worship, freedom, of speech,
freedom of the press and the right
of peaceful assembly,
He pointed out that the spirit of
America was against religious intot-
srance. His answer was met with
an outburst of cheers and applause.
while we were confident of
victory in Georgia we had no idea
hat it would be a landslide. We re-
call that Woodrow Wilson stumped
the state in 1912, but that Under
wood carried it. The victory over
Underwood today is significant OF
the way the south feels about Mr..
McAdoo."
Manager in High Spirits
The campaign manager was IN
high spirits, declaring that the CIR
sanization for McAdoo was grow
ing so strong that it would without
doubt be able to control the conVen-
tion.
~'The dispatches from Missouri
after the recent primary" he added,
"did not give a clear picture of
what happened there. We shall
have a majority Of the delegates at
the Democratic state convention
which is to be held shortly.
The state convention will be an
Interesting battle for while Senator
Reed. failed to carry the primary,
his friends will be active in his be-
half in the hope of preventing Mis-
souri, from indorsing McAdoo. The
fight. on the other hand for McAdoo
is largely anti-Reed and there are
many former Wilson men IN MIS-
souri, who are not especially inter-
ested in seeing McAdoo nominated,
but who will join forces with the
McAdoo men to bring about the
reputation of Senator Reed. VINO
besides his breaks with the Wilson
administration, is now charged with
having dragged McAdoo into the oil
controversy without justification.
Mr. Rockwell is having series
Of conferences here with leading
Democrats He is an active person
who knows pre-conventon polltlcs
backwards and forwards. -Four wears
go he was the man who lined up
so MANY states for James M. Cox,
of Ohio. that he assisted materially
in the final victory then. Mr.. Rock
we'll realizes IIldI lilO CiieAl 81 VI
x. K. Influence is being made
against Mr.. McAdoo, but he calls 1t
absurd.
Georgia Victory Important
'Look at Illinois," he remarked,
"where William OConnell, a leading
Catholic, is managing the McAdoo
campaign. Also in Wisconsin the
candidate for delegate at large is
Tnt ia
these men take so prominent a part
in the McAdoo campaign II they
were not satisfied that the man they
are working for is Tree from re-
Iieious prejudice"
The victory in Georgia is undoubt-
edly a turning point in the whole
McAdoo campaign. 1t meant
great deal to his candidacy for 1t
was the first southern primary after
the recent revelations that he had
accerted fees from corporations as
an attorney after leaving public OF
flee. Had Georgia turned McAdoo
down. it would have been the end
of his candidacy. Conversely, those
who have been on the fence now
Nare taking renewed interest in the
Campaign. The next fight is in
South Dakota, where the Hearst m
fluence is behind the protest ticket.
In Iowa there is a bitter fight Will
bur Marsh, who is one of the west
ern allies Of Charles f. Murphy,
George Brennan. and the so-called
organization leaders of the Demo-
cratic party. is a candidate for ma
tional committeeman and is being
fought by Clyde Herring. McAdoo
man, who recently ran for governor
The outcome is being awaited with
peculiar interest by Democratic poll
ticians for if McAdoo can get con-
troll of the Iowa delegation it will
help him in neighboring states of
the west
Altogether the McAdoo campaign
shows no evidence of diminishing en-
ersy, but, on the contrary seems TO
have taken on Il new lease 9" lte
since tho victory in Georgia.
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