The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-06-27
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Democratic Convention May
Last Many Days-Boom
for Houston Started.
BY EDWARD w. .PicKARD

nEMOCRACY'S hosts-meaning the
~ representatives of the Democratic
party-assembled In Madison Square
garden, New York. for the purpose Of
nominating candidates for the Presi-
dency and vice presidency, and the In
dications at this writing are that they
win be there for some time before they
make a choice. However, William G.
McAdeo, who admittedly win have the
largest vote on the first ballot, pre-
dicted as he arrived in New York that
he not only would win the nomination,
but would win 1t before many ballots
had been cast. Leaders Of the oppo'
sition to McAdoo scoffed at his claims.
This is intended to be a review of
the events of the past week, not a
forecast. but 1t can be said that the
fight was centering on the proposition
to abandon the time-honored rule of
the Democrats which requires a two
thirds majority for nomination. Nc
Adoo's generals naturally were for
this change Brennan Of Illinois, who
Is determined to defeat the Californi-
an, declared If the two-thirds rule
were abolished, so, too. must be the
unit rule-in which case the change
would do McAdoo little good. One
other thing the. new boss Of the party
said: II want TO see an anti-Ku-Klux-
Khan plank in the platform, and they
won't be able to make 1t too strong
TO suit me-"
Next to the suggestion that the plat
form include moist plank, that mat
ter OF the Khan is perhaps the most
annoying that the committee on reso-
buttons has to handle. A. good guess
Is that the Democrats, like the Repub-
licans. will evade both issues.
Toward the end of the, week there
developed sudden and rather strong
boom for David F. Houston for Presi-
dent. He will be remembered as sec
rotary of agriculture and then OF the
treasury under Woodrow Wilson, and
his boosters asserted that, shortly be-
fore his death, Mr.. Wilson advised
the nomination Of Mr.. Houston in 1924.
Mr.. Houston, who now resides in New
York, is president Of the Bell Securi-
ties company and director in various
financial concerns.
Z HAVING established their headquar-
J. tiers IN Chicago, the Republicans
are merely waiting for the Democrats
to put upta ticket to open the battle.
Congressman Everett Sanders of In
diana has been made director of the
speakers bureau, and 1t is the inten-
ton to start the campaign in the Mid
die West, probably in Nebraska.
Charles G. Dawes. vice presidential
nominee, is likely to be sent there to
make his first speeches. Mr.. Dawes,
addressing his fellow townsmen of Bv.
anston. H., last week, said a number
OF things that should be pleasing to
the American public regardless of
party Affiliations. In language charac-
teristically vigorous he denounced "the
curse of demagoguery' in political dis
cussions" by which, he said. the real
facts and the economic principles in
volved in questions Of national policy
are continually obscured. He pledged
himself to adhere, in the coming cam
paign, to the truth and to the common
sense conclusions to be drawn there
from. and concluded: "As to the
demagogue on the stump, whatever
may be his party. ! want 1t distinctly
understood that in the coming cam
paign ask no quarter and will give
none. know that will have the sym
pathy Of all good citizens irrespective
Of party and l hope our political OPP
ponents will follow the same course.
Let common sense reign"
TIP IN St. Paul, Minn., assembled
~ the so-called Farmer-Labor pro
gressive national convention which had
been denounced in advance by Senator
LaFollette and Samuel Gomrers be-
cause 1t was known that the Com,
munists who take orders from the
Moscow Internationale would try 20
dominate 1t. These Reds, led by VIII
liam z Foster and c. E. Ruthenberg