Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-06-19
M 'ADO0 NOW
/ DIRECTS OWN
| FIGHT 1T \. !.
Pat Harrison, Democrats
Keynoter, Is Also Con-
sidereG in Race ]
| SMITH STRENGTH GRO
Many of the Candidates Have
Opened up Headquarter3
City Filling Up
SMITH STRENGTH GROWS

NEW BRUNSWICK, June 10;-
The Silzer for president campoi@U
headquarters were opened IN fE
Waldorf Astoria. New York City. To-
day. About one dozen political lo91~
ers will be In charge for the prtooqI<
A van load of literature was sent 81
from Trenton early today ana NH
be distributed from the headquext611
to the various other Demoex1l1c
headquarters in the city. 4
This. as far as can be ascefta1x11
at this time, Is the first actual mGu<'
on the part of the Sflxer booutn
take an active part in furthox1u
governors name before the ocli1
ton as q candidate for tho nQu s
tion- s
NEW YORK, June 19.--yTE11
| liam Gibbs McAdoo ii acffv&
of his campaign for the U6i16c<
Presidential nomination and n1
headquarters opened for Gov<<66r
Alfred z. Smith where he will r1eox
and get acquainted with the incre&1-
ing how OF delegates the heightened
intensity of political maneuuerinx
was distinctly noticeable today
William G. McAdoo today opened
headquarters in the Vanderbilt Hofo1
and began a series of Conferences.
Among those with whom he talked
were Senator Carter Glass OF Yir-
ginia. Homer Cummings, Bruce
Kremer of Montana, vice Chairman
of the Democratic national commIt-
tee; Thomas B. Love of Texas, ma
tional committeeman, and Frank II.
Farris, Missouri state chairman.
Asked whether Mr.. McAdoo stood
for dry" plank in the Democrats
platform Mr.. Rockwell said the can
didate was not debating the planks,
but added: ''Mr. McAdoo believed
that the Volstead act can be en-
forced" A
Anti-McAdoo leaders began con-
ferences seeking to select possible
opponents and trial ballots were sent
| aloft to ascertain sentiment for sew
eral favorite sons.
Senator Pat Harrison Of Missie-
sippi, already selecred for temporary
chairman of the convention, q the
latest to be mentioned as q posaIh2e
compromise candidate for the nom-
ination. Others, some of whom have
already opened headquarters, IN
clude Oscar Underwood. John w.
Davis, Carter Glass, Samuel L. Raj
ston, James NJ. Cox and Joseph z.
Robinson.
Homer s. Cummings, generally
! understood to be slated for chairman
! of the resolutions COMMITTEES already
is beginning to feel the pressure re-
| garding the various planks for the
| platform. George E. Brennan, Ill
inois leader, who arrived yeztcr6sS,
| came out strongly against the Klan.
eThe Democratic party" he de-
| clared, must incorporate In its plat
+. form a plank repudiating and con-
] demning the Klan. It must be
straightforward declaration. It must
| denounce the Klan by name"
On the subject of whether the con-
vention would be long in session or
whether the nominations would
] quickly be made, Mr.. Brennan saiAs
| MY guess and my prediction il
! that the convention will take more
| than five and more than ten ballots
before a presidential nominee Il
| named. There will be no quick nou7-
! nation" uoN
On the two-thirds rule. Mr.. Br1n-
| nan expressed the following opinion.
4 >fAiNt titt ANp-ltAiiu& EuI2 X0D84
the unit rule binding the delegations
| in several states will have to follow
| the same course. don't believe the
folks who are talking of substituti11<
| nominations by majority rule VIII
care to face such a prospect" !"
| Mr.. McAdoo, who arrived yesfer-
day and was welcomed by larxe
| delegation of his workers with f9to
brass bands. led triumphal journey
| to his headquarters and issued 4
statement In which he declared tho
Democratic party was sure of victory
only il II was guided by the pre-
| gressive forces within the party.
Norman f. Mack. national com
mitteeman of New York. announces
today that Bishop Thomas F. 0af10f.
of the Protestant Episcopal church.
and Miss Evangeline c. Booth. hsa0
| of the Salvation Army, had been In
vited to offer prayer at sessions 6
the convention, The prayer on opcI
! ing day, next Tuesday. viii 81 m11
bv Patrick Cardinal Hoven ... 4 q.