The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-24
WALSH FAVORED
AS KEYNOTE
SPEAKER
Democratic Leaders See
Record as an Asset-Tam-
many Alone Against Him.
By GEORGE r. HOLMES,
International News Service.

NEW YORK, April 24.-Sena-
tor Thomas J. Walsh Of Montana,
whose logged persistence in dig
ging into Teapot Dome finally led
70 the uncovering of the most sem
sational Governmental scandal Of
generation, appeared today to be
q likely selection to do the "key-
noting" at the Democratic conven-
ton here in June.
Democratic leaders who, have
been meeting here for week set
Ting details of the Madison Square
Garden show and discussing cam
paign strategy, adjourned to their
homes today, leaving the selection
Of temporary chairman as the
chief undecided question.
Friends Demand Honor.
What discussion there was Of the
keynoter, however, developed a pro%
nounced strength for t e Montana
Senator.
His friends are insistent that the
, party accord him some signal honor
for his untiring work in the Oil
Investigations work incidentally
that has furnished the Democrats
with one of their chief campaign
issues-and since Walsh is not a
candidate for the nomination, what
better tribute could be paid, they
argued, than to have him chart the
party's future course in keynote
speech.
Walsh also has the qualification
Of being unconnected in any way
with Tammany, and the convention
managers are exceedingly anxious
to avoid any appearance of Tam
many domination"
They figure that with Gov. AL
Smith, Tammany's favorite son, a
candidate, there will be enough
Tammany atmosphere about the
meeting any way.
No Serious Objections.
Walsh's name met with no serious
objections on any ones part, it ap-
peared, although the Tammany ele-
ment' was not very enthusiastic
over his support Of William Gibbs
+ McAdoo. There was, however, no
hint of real fight.
That the investigations at Wash
ington, which have given the coun.
try a SUGGESTIONS of shocks for the
last four months, are going to play
I q prominent part in the forthcoming
campaign was made certain by the
meeting of Democratic chieftains
here.
There was a universal opinion
among those meeting here that the
principal Democratic appeal to
voters this year should be- "clean
government" and throw the
rascals out"
'"There is now and has been for
three years in Washington an un-
holy alliance between the Republi-
cans in power and the great and
aordid business interests of the
country" said Cordell Hull, chair
man of the national committee to-
day, ''and you can believe the
country is going to be told about it.
War ON Corruption"
''To us Democrats falls the task
Of uprooting corruption in govern.
ment. All that has been dug up
SO far has been dug up by Demo
crats--we have had no assistance
from the Republicans in control.
mot a fractional part of this
unholy alliance between the Re
publican party and sordid business
interests has been exposed. When
the full story of the dicker over
the Republican tariff law has been
told, for instance, there will be
revealed a story fully as shocking
as Teapot Dome.
'And that is only one story.
There are others involving the at.
tempt to put over the ship subsidy
bill, public lands, the powerful rail
road interests and score-of other
stories yet untold or only half told
"Why has railroad legislation
been throttled in the present Con
1gress? Because of an unholy ALI
ance between the powerful interests
and the party in power.
"These matters are going to play
q prominent part in the campaign
That much is certain"