The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-24
McADOo Numbered
IN ACCUSATIONS


IN ACCUSATIONS
MeApoo Is charged with being
AA Doheny's lawyer. securing tax
refunds FOR large corporations from
officials In the treasury depart.
ment who had been his subordi.
mates and appointees. helping
Morse out Of his shipping board
troubles aud having an alleged al.
lance with the Khan.
Opponents Of Smith say that
his religious competitions, his
reputation ~ wet. his life
long Identification with Tam.
many and the claim that Wall
STREET wants him. makes his
election impossible and declare
that his nomination will mean
the party would be committing
haralSiri In the West.
These definite charges go beyond
generallties. II Is true that Cox
was claimed to h. wet in San
Francisco. What happened? The
wet voters OF New York. New Jer,
scy. Massachusetts and Illinois.
either forgot all about Il or were
extremely few. while the dry Yves,
and tho dry border states OF the
South all went overwhelmingly for
Harding. But, generally speaking.
there were no definite charges
against Wilson and Clark or against
Cox and McAdoo.
The republican convention at Chi.
cage. In 1880. furnished better
precedent. There both Wood and
I.owden were tarred with money.
They were charged with spending
millions in buying delegates. The
result was Warren G. Harding. a
colorless candidate.
IF THE Smith and McAdoo follow.
L ers Kill Off one another unit
neither can win. to whom will IN,
delegates turn7
OF course. there Is Bryan. He 4
not merely fighting leader. HI
repeated proposal Of platform plank
at all democratic conventions for
generation has made him rather
political institution, Most OF IN,
delegates refuse 10 discuss seriously
the possibility Of his candidacy.
Underwood is the business mar
In politics and could not furnish
thrills for democratic campaign i
he tried
THE most subtle campaign bein,
L made these opening days To-
any dark horse by the conservatiy,
and big business interests Is bcin,
made for John w Davis His boos,
ers point out that he has served II
congress, as solicitor general, am
bassador TO England. and IL a "grea
lawyer In New York" That's hi
weakness. II may be added. Pier
pont Morgan's lawycr--and he buyt
his silk stockings on Fifth ave. Tim
~ as fine a red flag to unfurl across
the West as La Toilette can ask for
But even without that handicap
Davis Is too dignified and too deep
~ stepped in the law TO lead
fighting campaign.
pALSToN Is fine old indiana
~ gentleman, and. II nominated. hi.
opponents will have great difflcult-
in fastening anything hurtfuI upor
him. But he Is too colorIess. scna
tor Copeland Is new 10 the public
He might prove more nearly a prog
ress leader than any OF the othe
dark horses. His record in tho sen
ate Us progressive but he lack
the yirile leadership which tho mil
lions OF dissatisfied Independent
voters are ready to follow.
GLASS. Robinson. Cummins. Gov
" ernor Bryan and n dozen other
would fail TO meet the needs o
the hour II the democratic ticket h
to hold the progressive democrat
in line as against La Toilette, no
because they are not progressive
but because they cannot appeal /,
the psychology Of the masses.
THERE Is still one hope for
L fighting candidate. even IL Nc
Adoo and Smith do destroy one an
other, namely, some unknown. un
heralded man. who with eloauence
personality and the power to mp
peal 10 the lima gination OF the plalr
people may stride across the poIitI
cal stage and repeal the preceden
of Bryan in 1896. The night |!
dark. indeed. but there may be suci
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