Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-07-02

! is a progressive Democrat with
| noble record of work done for his
state and his nation through the
| Democratic party. My next man from
| the north is E. T Meredith of Iowa.
| He was in the Presidents cabinet-an
| honor to the cabinet-he has long
| been identified with agriculture and
| knows the farmers needs. Thye COM
/ prise the largest group of our popu-
lation and they are the one most dis
tressed today. Their condition pre-
sents its piteous appeal to the nation
and the Democratic party has tried
| to answer that appeal.
MY next northern man has the
misfortune to be my brother. You
needn't take my word for his value
take his record, and the $4,000 he
got in Nebraska He protected the
| people against the gasoline monopoly
and those who control the coal in
Nebraska.
Then r go to the northwest and
mention the name of a man from
Montana-Thomas J. Walsh
Walsh Highly Praised.
| AS lawyer he has no superior;
| as statesman he has few equals,
and as an Investigator he is above
I them ALL" There was a roar of ap-
| proval
| Under his leadership more gigan-
| TIC corruption has been disclosed than
IN any other investigation. He raised
the I'D and let the people see how the
with oil. Out of that investigation
will come one priceless benefit to the
nation. we for years have been try
ing to show the Republicans that
these men who contribute large cam
paign funds purchase favors at pub
| lie auction"
Name the real one you have in
mind, shouted man in the gallery.
Don't rush me- replied Bryan Il
shall not disappoint you when / am
through
II now want to present a brief ar
gument for one. who. / think. fits into
TINS occasion. It's necessary that we
snaii make a progressive fight. We
nave been challenged and cannot de-
cline That is the issue that must be
| settled. 1t is necessary that our can
alaate on the liquor question is such
tnat every mother will know that
every nome Will be protected.
Must Be Progressive.
Il have given you the names of
men whose position will not be
doubted on the question of law en-
forcement. There must be no doubt
about your candidates position on the
great progressive issues. To fit out
party's sentiment and record and
platform and to appeal to the only
votes we have any chance of secur-
ing, our candidate must be a pro-
gressive. If we attempt to nominate
| a reactionary-which ] consider i'm
possible in this convention-he could
| not draw reactionaries from their party
nor hold reactionary Democrats away
from the Republican ticket.
I'VE have tried it before. After
having disgraced us they have desert
ed us at election day. And this year
they shall not take us on to a noun
tain and promised land that they
don't own.
Now 1 mention one that made it
possible for us to have a progressive
platform. If he had not made the
fight we could not have a progress
sive convention today.
THE man who has made possible
the election of a progressive is Will
liam Gibbs McAdoo."
Driving ahead full speed to make
the greatest show of strength they
could muster, Smith and McAdoo
forces went out today to roll up their
scores in the hope Of reaching a point
of decision in the Democratic national
convention. McAdoo forces. using all
the powers at their command. won
the Mississippi delegation with its 20
| West Virginia and brought it back
to the McAdoo column, where it was
agreed it would stay for FIVE ballots
to give McAdoo a chance to show
what he could do before the delega-
ton look ed for another place to light
Missouri, hanging in the balance
with McAdoo forces working tooth
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