Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-26
SCANDAL IN TICKET
ALLOTMENT ROUSES
STATE DELEGATIONS
BY THEODORE TILLER
Washington Correspondent of The
journal


practically every state delegation as
s the Democratic national convention
-sopened Tuesday.
The anger in the delegations, in
GLIDING Georgia, over the shortage
of tickets for their families or prom
inent Democrats from the state en-.
titled to admission, had been brew
ing since Monday when the ticket
situation began to become known.
1t broke violently Tuesday when
certain New York newspapers, with
out investigation, printed reports
that the galleries were to be packed
by McAdoo boosters.
Just the opposite IS true. The
McAdoo organization received only
200 tickets, although promised 1000,
and the galleries now seem to be
in control of the New Workers.
Judge David Laid Rockwell, Nc
Adoo manager, issued statement
Tuesday sayin gthat a "raw dear
had been given the McAdoo organl"
cation in the distribution of tickets
and ave have information, which
we believe, that those behind the
candidacy Of other gentlemen backed
bv Wall Street interests have tick
cts to burn"
Judge Rockwell said in part: AS
raw q deal as has been given the
McAdoo organization since 1t arrived
in New York city has been named
# in the matter of tickets. Mr.. NC
Adoo and myself and this whole or
panization were only given 200 TICK
ets for this convention, although
MIR. McAdoo is by long odds the lead
inc candidate for the nomination,
and undoubtedly will be the next
nominee.
Charges PurposeIy Misleading
"If it were not being purposelys
charged, for the express purpose VI
muddying the waters, the talk III
the New York papers this morhlnS
about the McAdoo crowd having cor
rallied all the tickets to the conVen-
tion would be amusing. The true lacte
are as different as usual from the
accounts IN the New York news
papers.
..The McAdoo organization was
nromised 900 tickets. 1t was given
only 200. We have information,
which we believe, that those behlno
the candidacy of other gentlemen
backed by Wall street interests have
tickets to burn.
II am told that some strong New
York Smith delegates have as many
as 100 tickets each to distribute, Whlle
New York delegates who are less
friendly to Governor Smith were
given only tire tickets.
"Of course, as the delegates favor
able to McAdoo are far in excess OF
the delegates in favor Of any other
candidate, the total number of dele
gate tickets which the McAdoo dele
gates have is greater than the num-
Der of delegate tickets that other can
didates have. But, even SO, in many
cases, the McAdoo delegates were
refused tickets by unfriendly national
committeeman.
AT every step Of the game in New
York, there seem indications that
there has been an attempt to stack
the cards against McAdoo, and the
ticket situation is but another proof,
albeit a clear and convincing one,
\not only of this effort on the part
&c the anti-McAdoo leaders, but also
the determination to misrepresent
safnd distort the facts on the part of
the Tammany and Wall street pa,
pers."
That the convention hall has been
packed by New York" was the
charge Indignantly heard about hotel
corridors where delegates met and
compared notes. 1t is revealed that
at this convention, party workers,
linen of influence, and club managers
for this candidate or that ITO say
nothing of the wives of delegates,
have not a chance to get into the
convention.
Tickets Given Contributors
Delegates from the west and south
heard with amazement and anger
that the New York city convention
committee" had been allocated .. 500
tickets in the galleries. These tickets
are now being distributed to all per
sons who contributed 500 or more
TO the convention fund. These con
trioutors' OF course, are mostly New
iorhers, ana include such celebrities
as lex hlckard, Charles NJ. Schwab
Harry n. Sinclair and others of finan
clal ABILITY to pay into the conventiar
Iund which brought the Democratic
show to the city.
1t IS further alleged. in otbe,
quarters, ina 1.-THE boosters of Gov
ernor Al Smith are allotted 0of
tickets for the Smith shouters ~
the galleries. a tMcAdoo headouar
tiers, however, it is claimed tho,
only 200 tickets went to the entire
McAdoo organization, and that man
ayers OF McAdoo clubs from Caljfor
ma to Georgia, and other persons
or prominence, including member,
of congress and influential noIiti
clans who have always been in the
throngs at Democratic conventions
cannot get into Madison Sonar,
garden.
Dark horse candidates like Sena
tor Glass, Oscar w. Underwood
John w. Davis, and others, were nm
able today to supply one-tenth O.
the demands upon them and seemed
uncertain about their eventual al
lotments.
Aboat load of Georgians, includ
Ing the delegation, came up only L
ascertain that several hundred coul,
not get into the convention. the al
lotment to that state being less thar
81, outside of the seats on the floor
Customs Disregarded
While it is conceded that il i
customary to allot the convention
city about $500 seats. delegates
claim that the New York arrange
ments went all awry because it wa
promised that Madison Square gar
den would be made over so as I,
take care of about 10000 persons
whereas the seating capacity todd,
is around 1900 10 $4,000.