The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-08-14
MRS. BEAVERS
RETURNS HOME
Washington Delegate Re-
ports Great Experience
at Democratic Melee

Mrs. Averill Beavers, member Of
the Washington delegation sent to the
record breaking democratic national
convention at AL Smiths home town,
arrived in Kennewick Tuesday. Now
we just had to take her by the arm,
lead her in the office, make her sit
down and tell us all about it. We
shall try to record the high lights Of
her conversation. ""- ..6is.
"The Washington delegation re-
mained loyal to McAdoo until releas-
ed personally by him. We then jump
ed to Walsh with a solid delegation,
as we at all times worked under the
unit rule. Everybody just loved
Walsh. We then cast our last ballot
for Davis.
-"For vice-president we cast our
first vote for Berry of Tennessee.
Either Walsh or Underwood could
have had this place, but both declined.
Walsh sure won the heart Of Monta-
ma when he said, I'D rather be sena-
tor from Montana than vice-presi-
dent Of the United States Those
words are now on every bill board
in Montana where Walsh is running
for reelection. .. =
at was not boss-ridden conven-
tion. The so called bosses never
seemed to know what was going to
happen. Say, you should have seen
the women stay by McAdoo. / new
er saw such loyalty. They would be
there yet, but for the fact that Nc
Adoo told them to quit.
"Yes it is true that / had to hold
the Washington standard to keep it
from going into the demonstration
| procession when they moved to name
the Khan IN the platform. did IL
because I didn't think the Klan was
any more democratic, than repub-
an issue. My but there was excit-
ment. The Colorado delegation, which
sat in front of us was in rough
and tumble fight over their standard.
Some men helped me out ond orr
standard never got to the aisle.
"That statement made by the head
of the Oregon Klan, that Catholic
priests were on the floor working
against McAdoo is all false. / new
er heard of such thing until I got
into this state. Most of the Gath
olics met didn't seem to want to
notice the Klan. They said it was
the wets that brought in that fight.
"The democrats turned down the
League Of Nations plank not because
they were opposed to it, but because
they thought it should be decided be !.
fore all the people as an issue by
itself. We are just as strong for the
league as ever.
"Coming home we stopped of
course many times in Minnesota, Wis
consin and Montana and we could
not find any La Toilette sentiment to
speak of. At nearly every service
station they spoke very highly of La
Toilette, and nobody seemed to want
to waste their votes on him. We
really didn't find any considerable
third party sentiment until we got
to Washington, and that's what the
tourists told us too.
81 will confess, however, that we
found much sentiment against Nc
Adoo in these states. Especially the
foreign element didn't like McAdoo.
I think now that Davis is stronger
vote-getter than McAdoo would have
been. Wheeler can't hurt Davis IN
Montana. There they think he is a
fool for leaving the democratic party.
He has the reputation there Of be-
ing unbalanced.
81 think that Davis win make
splendid campaign. He has wonder
ful personality. When you meet him
you feel that you are meeting a most
unusual gentleman.
"Ia Toilette will get large for
eign vote in the districts where the
American ideals, and principals of
our government are not understood.
He will also get disgruntled voters
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