Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-23
SMITHS DECISION
To RUN MAY PULL
STATE FOR DAVIS
BY ROBERT T. SMALL
Copyright. 1924, by the Consolidated Press
Associa tion-Special Leased Wire
to The Atlanta Journal.)

NEW YORK, Sept. 20.-Democrats
of the east have taken new Feart as
a result of the decision of AL Smith
to run for a third term as governor
of New York. The governor has
such great strength through the
length and breadth of the empire
state that the national managers feel
he may pull John w. Davis through
this state, however, is so arranged
that splitting a ticket is the easiest
possible thing to do. This has been
proven on many occasions Of the
past. In the election of 1920 there
was more than a million votes dit
ference between TIE state and nation
al tickets. But despite all this there
is q feeling Governor Smith has done
the best possible thing for Mr.. Davis.
In running for office again, Mr..
Smith will not be able to devote as
much of his time to the national
stump as had been planned. He
may be able to leave tie state for
less than week. However, if he
can pull the ticket through here,
none of the managers will feel any
worry about his loss in New England
or the middle west.
Sincere i'm Desire
Governor Smith is given credit for
complete sincerity in his desire not
to run again and that he should
make what is unqueStionably a per-
sonal sacrifice to aid the party again
shows among other things the kind
of training that Mother Tammany
gives her sons. Governor Smith
wanted to retire with the high hon
ors of his state still upon him. But
now, for the common good of the
Democracy he is going into the thick
of the fight again with all TIE uncer-
tainties of the results in this rather
peculiar political year. In the last
presidential year. Governor Smith
was defeated by a narrow margin.
Tammany and the national Dem
ocrtic organization believe it will be
different in November. They admit
Al will again run far ahead of lis
ttcket-especially the national cleo
tors-but with him in the race the
has been materially heightened
Eastern Democrats had begun to
feel in the doldrums. Nothing seem
ed to be going on anywhere. The
campaign was at a standstil. Mr..
Davis has been in the west and, as
was the case in the Cox campaign.
all of the activities of the party seem
to rave conferred in him. The ma
tional managers promise it will be
different in October. They claim
they are keeping their powder dry
just at present, but will have plenty
of fireworks ready to start the final
intensive four weeks OF the battle
That remains to be seen. There are
no surface indications of prepare
lions for any great onslaught. The
Democratic organization had broken
down completely during tie last eight
or twelve years and the work of re-
organization has been a trying one.
Lack OF funds has handicapped the
managers, but in this respect thew
| nave not been much worse off than
their Republican brethren. They
too have had their financial wor.
| ries.
Coolidge Remains Calm
President Coolidge remains calm,
cool and collected at WASHINGTON, an.
| parentIy not concerned with the way
the campaign is going. Like Chair
| man Butler and others of the nation.
al organization, Mr.. Coolidge is con-
! Ylnced that the only thing standing
| between him and reelection is the
menace OF La Toilette throwing the
| election into congress. Again like
| chairman Butler. however, Mr.. Cool
/ lose will not admit any such fear.
/ The Republicans. rightly or wronglv.
/ are counting out the possibility that
/ Mr.. Davis might win. They say hat