Evening star., 1924-04-06
END OF APRIL WILL SEE
COOLIDGE WITH MAJORITY
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necessary infliction, but not ad-
hitting that he can stop the'prog-
ress of the Coolidge avalanche
which is moving down upon him,
gathering daily momentum. They
live in the hope that come next
November his words may be for
gotten.
David Mulvane, national com
mitteeman for Kansas and chair
man OF the subcommittee on ar
ranGements for the republican ma
tional convention. was here last
week and reports that all plans
are well under way, promising that
the delegates and visitors will not
regret having gone to Cleveland.
He says the hotel accommodations.
while not as extensive as would
be furnished by Chicago, are vet
adequate, and that everybody will
be housed.
The lie of the land" in CIeye-
land Will bring all headquarters
and the convention hall in close
proximity and can be reached on
foot very easily.
Senator Underwood is either the
hrst or second choice of practi-
cally every state in the north and
east and is developing most graft
flying strength throughout the en-
tire west, is the claim of former
Representative Charles c. Carlin
OF the national Underwood cam
paign committee.
He will be the second choice
of those southern states which
have favorite sons and will carry
a majority of the rest of the
states in the south, including
tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi.
Alabama and Florida" said Mr..
Cariin yesterday. The managers
for Mr.. McAdoo have claimed that
he would go to the convention with
practically all of the states west
of the Mississippi river In the first
or these states in which Senator
Underwood has contested with Mr..
McAdoo, Arizona, the McAdoo col
umn was broken at the convention
this week. Mr.. McAdoo was on the
ground in person. An instructed
delegation for him was predicted.
but when the results were an
nounced. it was disclosed that SEN
ator Underwood had secured ma
ha oil
Gov. Alfred E. Smith is causing
the DEMOCRATS to come to attention
by what seems to be a spirited up
ward movement in his presidential
boom. The significance of the re-
cent developments is held to be
that the growth in the Smith boom
is strengthening the hands of the
leaders who are working to keep
Mr.. McAdoo from making the grade
toward that two-thirds majority.
Murphy, Taggart and Brennan of
Illinois are undoubtedly using
their influence with other demo-
cratic leaders in the west to fall
in behind Gov. Smith and crowd
Mr.. McAdoo out
Nobody knows who this trio of
leaders have in mind and to whom
they will swing the Smith support
when the domination is made. 1t is
probable they do not themselves
know at this time, but it is GER
tain that the Smith strength is
going to have important bearing
on the selection of the nominee
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What effect is the row between
Harry M. Daugherty and Senator
Pepper going to have in the pos
sible direction of setting up a
facional feud in the republican
party was question discussed
among republican leaders in this
city yesterday. Concern was ex-
pressed and means of preventing
a further clash between the two
were discussed.
Everything possible is going to
be done to iron the wrinkles out,
or if that cannot be done, to avert
occasion for further aggravating
the situation, regarded as serious.