Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-06
NJ ADOO FORCES WIN
SMASHING TRIUMPH
IN LONE STAR STATE
Continued Victories Indicate
Certain Success at Con-
vention for Pre-enninent
Candidate

Candidate
4 DALLAS, Texas, May 5.-Addi-
tIonal returns received from Sat
urday's Democratic precinct conven-
tons indicate a decisive victory for
Villa. Gibbs McAdoo, candidate
for the presidential nomination, in
next Tuesdays county conventions
in Texas.
Returns from 922 of the 1864
precincts in the state, give McAdoo
497 and Senator Oscar w. Under
wood, 80. Delegates from 333 pre-
cincts are uninstructeC.
McAdoo leaders predicted they
would have a safe majority in the
state convention and the Texas dele.
gates would be instructed to sup
port their candidate. At Underwood
headquarters it was announced that
the Underwood forces would muster
all their delegates at the county
conventions and carry the fight into
the state convention.
The larger counties of the state,
IL they vote on the recommendations
OF the precinct voting, will instruct
delegates to the convention to work
Tor a national delegation instructed
for McAdoo
Joining of all forces opposed to
McAdoo both in the county Demo-
cratic conventions and state con-
Vention May u was predicted by
w. Il. Lea, Texas manager for Tn.
derwood.
Statements by the Nc Adoo lead
ers are very misleading" he said.
"They are talking of precincts, not
delegates
1t will not be until the delegates
are elected tomorrow that an ade-
quate estimate can be obtained and
my word to the uninstructed and
Underwood forces against McAdoo is
not to be desived by claims of vic.
tory on the part of the McAdoo
leaders who are hoping to bring the
uninstructed into the bandwagon by
overwhelming claims"
President Coolidge was Endorsed as
the Republican nominee for president
and r. B. Creager of Brownsville,
as the nominee for vice president, in
the Republican precinct conventions
held in Texas Saturday. c. S. Bailey,
director of the Republican organiza-
ton. announced today. President
Coolidge and Creager were indorsed
by every precinct, he said Repub-
lican county conventions will be held
tomorrow.
MORE THAN 800 DELEGATES
NOW UNDER M'ADOO FLAG
CHICAGO May 4@Of 122 dele
gates selected in Massachusetts,
Ohio, Washington and North Caro-
lima, IS, or more than one half, are
for William G.. McAdoo for the
Democratic presidential nomination,
David Laid Rockwell, national Nc
Adoo manager, said In a statement
lastnight. The total delegates now
marching under the McAdoo banner
are more than 800, he said, adding
that in every state but one, the Nc
Adoo forces won substantial vic
tories"
"As only sixteen states have so
far selected delegates" the state
ment said, "McAdoo's position is
pre-eminent."
Referring to the statements Of
some newspapers that the contest
In the national convention will be
between McAdoo and Governor Al
Smith, of New York, the statement
said such a contest lis notice to the
great rank and file of the Demo.
cratic party that the contest now is
just what we have all along
salaiHed: between the progressive
4nI8As in the Democratic party be-
I'd he candidacy of McAdoo, and
the reactionary forces of the Demo
cratic party under the control of the
bosses"
The statement predicted the ulti'
mate success of the progressive
forces" adding that the nomination
OF progressive at the New York
convention only will prevent third
party movement.
MADOO INDORSED IN
WASHINGTON CONVENTION
SEATTLE, Wash, May 4.-Wil
liam G. McAdoo was indorsed as
Democratic presidential candidate
delegates and alternates to the
partys national convention were
selected, and George L Christensen
nominated for reelection as ma
tional committeeman at the Demo
cratic state convention Saturday
Mrs. Elizabeth D. Christian, Of
Spokane, was nominated for re-elec
ton as national committeewoman.
COUNTY CONVENTIONS HELD
IN SOUTH CAROLINA MONDAY
COLUMBIA, S. c., May 5.-Demo
cratic county conventions, which
will select delegates to the state
Democratic convention to be hello
here on May 20, are meeting today
In every South Carolina county
The McAdoo campaign organization
in this state has asked the conven
tons to endorse the candidacy Of
William c. McAGoo, for the Demo
cratic nomination, and none Of the
other Democratic candidates have
conducted any campaigns in the
state. The state convention vii
select is delegates 10 the nationa
convention.
CHATTANOOGAN NAMED AS
MADO0'E TENNESSEE CHIEF
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, May s.
Appointment of Eugene Bryan, o
Chattanooga, speaker of the STATE
senate. as manager of the McAdoC
campaign in Tennessee, was an
nounced here today. Mr.. Bryan sue
ceedS the 'xte George f. Milton, o
this city
Sixth Trip Around
World Gives Many
Thrills to Travele,
NEW YORK, May S.-Sir Jehaugi
Hormasji kothari, traveller of Kara
chi, India, sails for London on tn
Leviathan today on the last lap o
his sixth journey around the world