San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-24
MANAGER GIVES
NJ ADO0'S VIEW
ON KHAN ISSUE
Says 1t Is Absurd to Say
Kluxers Caused Georgia
Landslide Win.
STANDS NEITHER WAY
Ex-tveasurer Supported by
: Both Catholics and
Protestants.
STANDS NEITHER WAY
BY DAVID LAWRENCE

Copyright. 1924. by Consoi. Press Assn
Washington, ID. C., March "a. -
David Ladd Rockwell. campaign man
ager for William Gibbs McAdoo. said
today that it is absurd TO attribute
The McAdoo landslide in Georgia to
the influence of the Ku KIux Khan,
Mr.. McAdoo's victory was so
overwhelming, he declared. that no
single element brought it about. As
for the Ku Klux Elan, the position
Of MIR. McAdoo was not in doubt. a
beci,ler in the crowd at Macon. Ga,
asked Mr.. McAdoo what his attitude
was toward the Kan. There were
cries of put him out" but Mr.. Nc
Adoo insisted that nobody should be
put out OF any of his meetings SIM
, ply for asking n question. He then
proceeded to make answer: 81 stand
four square with respect to this and
. every other order on the immutable
guarantee of liberty contained in the
first amendment of the Constitution
of the United States, that is for the
freedom of religious worship, free
dom of speech. freedom of the press
and the right of peaceful assembly. :"
. He pointed out that the spirit of
America is against religious intoler-
ance. His answer was met with an
outburSt Of cheers and applause.
"While we were confident Of vie
/. tory in Georgia we had no idea that
it would be landslide. We recall
that Woodrow Wilson stumped the
. state in 1912. but that Underwood
carried it. The victory ovef Under
. wood today is significant Of the way
the South feels about McAdoo."
The campaign manager was in high
spirits. declaring that the organiza-
ton for McAdoo is growing so strong
that it will without doubt be able TO
control the convention.
1.-THE dispatches from Missouri af-
ter the recent primary he added.
did not give clear picture of what
happened there. We shall have a
majority of the delegates at the
Democratic state convention.
"Tne state convention will be an in
teresting battle. for while Senator
Reed failed TO carry the primary his
friends will be active in his behalf in
the hope Of preventing Missouri from
endorsing McAdoo. On the other
{ hand the fight for McAdoo is largely
/, apti-Reed and there are many former
, Wilson men in Missouri who are not
! especially interested in seeing McAdoo
nominated. but who will join forces
with the McAdoo men TO bring about
the reputation of Senator Reed who
besides his breaks with the Wilson
administration is now charged with
having dragged McAdoo into the oil
controversy without justification.
Mr.. Rockwell is having n series ct
conferences >here with leading Demo-
Gratis. He is an active person who
knows prc-convention politics back
, wards and forwards. Four years ago
he was the man who lined up 50
many states for James NJ. Cox ct
Ohio. Mr.. Rockwell realizes that the
charge of Klan influence is being
made against Mr.. McAdoo but he calls
it absurd.
r Look at Illinois" re remarked.
"where William O'Conncll. a lead
ing Catholic is managing the McAdno
campaign. Also in Wisconsin the
candidate for delegate at large is Tom
Fleming. Catholic. Would these
men take so prominent part in the
McAdoo campaign if they were not
satisfied that the man they are work