Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-19
FRIENDS OF M'ADOO PLAN
TO PUBLISH DAILY PAPER
AT NEW YORK CONVENTION
Progressive Democrat Will Be Devoted to News of Great
Meeting and Distributed to All DeIegates-To
Contain Offci al Statements
The Atlanta Journal Bureau,
Vanderbilt Hotel.
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Sressive Democrat-that's the name
of a daily paper that will be issued
during the Democratic national con-
Vention in the interest of William
G. McAdoo's candidacy. 1t will be
edited by the publicity bureau Of
the McAdoo campaign committee,
and will be the chief medium through
which the public, and especially con-
Vention delegates, will be Informed
of developments in the contest for
the presidential nomination.
The issuance of the daily paper
will mark an innovation in the field
of political activity, and it is be-
HeVed that the Progressive Democrat
Will furnish a service that will be
distinctly useful to convention dele
gates and visitors, without regard
to their political predictions. 1t
will publish, in abbreviated form,
all the news of the convention, and
its motto will be Accuracy, Fair
ness and Truth"
The Progressive Democrat will
make it's initial appearance next
Monday morning, the day before the
convention meets, and thereafter UNI
til the presidential ticket has been
nominated it will be issued at 10
O'Clock every morning.
A Big Feature
The big feature of the Progressive
Democrat, Of course, will be the of
fetal statements of William G. Nc
Adoo and his campaign manager,
David Ladd Rockwell, but space will
be devoted to a fair and accurate
presentation of the progress of all
candidates. before the convention.
In addition, it will publish such side
lights on the convention as may be
interesting to the delegates and visi-
tors.
A standing feature of the publica-
ton will be a roster of the delegates
and alternates. together with the
personnel of the standing commit
tees. the temporary and permanent
officers, members of the national
committee, and the hotels in which
the various delegations are located.
1t is TIE plan of the McAdoo COM
mittee to publish 5000 copies daily,
and to see that every delegate re-
ceiVes a copy just before the con-
vention assemblies.
Phil Painter, Of Birmingham. will
be in charge of the paper. He is
widely known in Alabama, Tennessee.
Georgia and Mississippi as editor
and publisher of the Advance, and
is one of McAdoo's warm personal
and political friends. He has con-
trlbuted generously in time and en-
ergy to the McAdoo camnaign in
the south, and is now in New York
as a volunteer in the McAdoo head
quarters in the Vanderbilt hotel.
The Confusion at Baltimore
The conception Of a daily newspa-
per during the convention in the in
terest Of McAdoo's candidacy dates
back to Baltimore in 1912. At that
memorable convention, delegates,
alternates and the general public
were in a. state of confusion and
much of the time, be.
cause they were deluded and de-
ceived by the plethora of unfounded
rumors that were circulated with
the design of weakening and dis
heartening the Wilson delegates.
And at Baltimore, Wilson was not
wholly without newspaper represen-
tation. The Baltimore Sun was out
spoken in it's advocacy of him, and
it is unquestiOnably true that the
Sun did much to counteract I'M
rumors and stiffen the back
bone Of the Wilson contingent in the
In New York, McAdoo is wholly
without newspaper support. Many
of the leading newspapers are UNI
friendly and unfair, and, while none
would engage in wilful deception,
none is likely to give his candidacy
much encouragement. The anti
McAdoo coalition counts largely on
the friendliness of the New York
in deadlocking the con-
vention and preventing McAdoo's
But the McAdoo managers are not
going to be caught unawares. They
are going to profit by their knoWl-
edge of conditions at Baltimore.
They intend that the delegates.
friendly as we'll as unfriendIy, shall
be given the facts in the presiden-
tial contest as they develop, and
they are going to publish the Pro-
gressive Democrat.
New York Still Excited
Orville Poland's attack on Gov
ernor Smiths candidacy and his ex-
pose Of the alleged methods and mo-
tives of those behind him continue
to be subjects of lively comment in
New York. The Anti-Saloon league
leader only smiles at the denuncia-
torv EXPLANATIONS his letter to con-
vention delegates has provoked.
The anti-saloon league is the pet
aversion of the press and public in
New York, anyhow, and Poland's
sensa tional charges have only inten-
sified their hatred of the organlza-
ion.
But there are those in New York,
and among the number are many
delegates to the convention, who be-
ieve there is more truth than poetry
n Poland's letter to the delegates.
The campaign against McAdoo is
A good fellowship" campaign. There
s no denying that. The vanguard
Of delegates is being treated with
he utmost hospitality, regardless
IF their presidential preference.
Cordially is the Watchword. Every
courtesy and consideration is being
shown them, and no harsh or unknid
word is being said concerning Nc
Adoo or any of the other presiden-
ial aspirants. New York is getting
acquainted with the delegates.
But, and this is said advisedly,
he local entertainment committees
ire Smith, very much so, and
n their preliminary meetings much
bought has been given to the best
means of making votes for Smith
among the delegates upon their ar
.ivaI in New York.
l know personally Of the daughter
If a former senator Of southern
state, who is now resident in New
York. She Is a member of a WON
ans committee on entertainment.
The other night she attended a meet
NC of this committee, expecting to
}ffcr suggestion as TO how the wom-
n in the delegation should be en-
ertained, but instead of a commit
% conference, she found an Al
smith rally.
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