Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17
10cruS Supporters Decision as McAdo0S 1924 Race
THE WEEK IN POLITICS
Summary Of National Developments Based on Reports
From The Stars Special Correspondents
and Staff Writer'S.

and Kentucky democrats have been
torn between desire to embrace
Underwood and fear OF the conse.
quences because Of the suspicion that
in his sympathies.
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News OF activity In, behalf Of Sem
ator Reed comes from as widely sep.
arated points as Georgia and Cali
fornia. In the latter state opponents
of McAdoo. encouraged by the oil dis
closures. are preparing to enter the
Missouri senator in the May primaries,
but so far. The Stars correspondent
reports, they have not been able to
asm. On the contrary. California
McAdoO men seem to be full Of fight.
and at the Chicago conference will
Treasury to stay in the race to the
finish.
The presidential boom for Cordell
Hull so far Is confined to his own
congressional district in Tennessee.
with some chance that 1t will spread
retire: in which event 1t would be a
contest between Hull and Underwood
for the Tennessee delegates. In the
meantime, the Tennessee McAdoo or
Ranizatton is functiontng, and shows
no disposition to quit.
Nowhere is there keener demo-
cratic interest in the oil scandal than
in New York. which probably is the
chief seat OF anti-McAdoo strength.
With the New York democracy II
seems to be q case Of anybody TO
favorite and Senator Copeland in the
background as dark horse-but
practical politics first. last and all
the time.
Indiana democrats see improved
suit OF the McAdoo. furry. but In the
event OF McAdoo's retirement or
elimination and Ralston's inability to
make the grade they will be dis
posed to support Homer 8. Cummings
OF Connecticut: This ,,s summary nh yas OF
should the incipient boom for former
Vice President Marshall. long In
diana's democratic favorite son. take
on formidable proportions. The Mar
ing the week In Colorado. where. in
event OF McAdoos retirement, II la
reported the choice will lie between
Marshall and John w. Davis
The effect Of oil on McAdoo in
Ohio is TO make it seem certain that
the delegation from that state will
60 to New York instructed for former
Gov. Cox. With lingering Cox senti-
ment in a good many other states It
is felt that the 1920 candidate might
win out when the convention dead.
locks.
A short while ago IL was regarded
as almost certain that the Virginia
delegation would be largely. X not
wholly, for McAdoo. but now the
boom for Carter Glass is revived.
will instruct for him. The Virginia
senator himself is in no sense q cam
didate--mereIy q Barkis.
In Washington. where McAdoo
formerly was strong. the democracy
is split over whether tho state shall
structed delegation. Opinion is ex-
pressed there that the oil disclosures
nre giving the democrats more tron-
BILE than they are causing the Eepub-
lieans: In West Virginia McAa a o ?
and the delegation 10 likely TO be
solid for Davis, regardless If the
outcome Of the Chicago conference.
In Montana the oil disclosures are
reported to have brought about
democrat chaos: The state has been
a result of long and bitter fighting
everything connected with oil is con.
demned in Montana.
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Republican news 10 simply another
chapter in a continued story Of grow
ing Coolidge strength. The band
wagons lure is proving q powerful
magnet. and politicians now tied to
other chariots are showing anxiety
to get aboard.
Republican feeling seems to be that
the oil disclosures have left Presi-
dent Coolidge at least as strong, II
not stronger, than his party, and that
no possible political purpose could be
served by denying him the prestden-
tial nomination. In other words. II
the party Is in for a licking In No
vember because of the Oil scandal, II
would be just as badly. If not worse,
licked with some one othsr than
Coolidge At the head of the ticket.
Senator Johnson's campaign con-
tinues, but the weeks developments
do not indicate either an increase or
loss of headway.
Copyright, 1924. by The Warrington Starr