Evening star., 1924-06-20

the convention.
See Peril In McAdoo.
1t may be that the ProgressiveS are
giving vent to their own hopes in
setting forth this opinion They do
not care to see McAdoo nominated.
for the reason that undoubtedly he
and Senator La FNolhett@provided
the latter runs on a third ticket
would go far TO neutralize each other,
since they would draw from the same
groups of voters to large extent
Quite a sensation was caused by a
letter sent out by the Anti-Saloon
League, warning each of the dele
gates that New York City was a
wicked town. Not far from Madison
Square Garden, the letter said. would
be an open saloon where delegates
! would be allowed to buy what they
wished. The place, it said, was well
protected"
A Pennsylvania delegate has writ
ten a reply to the Anti-Saloon League
criticizing the league because il omit
loon.
Costello Sees Hull.
John F. Costello, Democratic ma
tional committeeman for the District
Of Columbia, was in New York We'd
nesday and in conference with Chair
man Hull of the national committee.
He returned to Washington, however,
and is expected back here Saturday.
The headquarters of the delegation
from the District of Columbia will
be the Imperial Hotel
The Waldorf is the center of
''booms." Headquarters of all the
asS al -
or within three blocks of it. During
the coming week the famous hostelry
will be the political center Of the
country for the time being. Smith,
Silzer of New Jersey and former
Gov. James NJ. Cox of Ohio are among
those whose headquarters either
have been opened or will be opened
in the hotel. W. G. McAdoo is the
principal exception. His headquar-
only short walk away from the
Waldorf.
Party Headquarters, Mecca
One of the busiest places in the
Waldorf is the headquarters of the
Democratic national committee, where
Chairman Cordell Hull holds sway
To this headquarters flock the man
ayers of all the various booms, meet
ing on neutral territory, as it were.
SO far as hotel space is concerned
visitors who plan to come to New
York during the convention need
have little alarm. There will be room
enough for all, it was said today
When it comes to housing a crowd
New York stands in q class by itself
Furthermore, the hotels are sticking
to their agreement not to advance the
rates for convention week.
Senator Joe" Robinson of Arkan-
sas. Democratic leader of the Senate
and not infrequently mentioned as
probable dark horse who may land
the coveted honors of the convention,
is to be the guest of honor at a din
ner given Tuesday night at the Penn
sylvania Hotel by the Southern Trav
elers Association. A real boom for the
Arkansas leader may develop there,
it is said.
Brief Platform Desired.
Chairman Hull of the Democratic
national committee is for "brevity" in
the platform, he said SO himselg, but
he added, ''brevity is much talked
about in advance in regard to plat
forms, but it does not always work
out that way
Perhaps MIR. Hull feels about party
platforms as does Senator Jim" Wat
son of Indiana, Republican. Senator
Watson was member of the Repub-
lican platform committee at the
Cleveland convention last week. On
the afternoon the draft of the plat
form was completed for submission
left the committee room after being
defeated in his effort to ''compro-
mise the world court plank.
platforms" unused Senator Wat
son. ARE sometimes given too much
consideration, anyway. The only
pronounced value of a platform is a
nuisance value"
No Contests In Sight.
The committee on credentials of the
Democratic convention may find it
self out Of a Job. The main work of
that committee is to settle contests
for the right to seats as delegates.
Now it appears there are to be no
contests for seats at this convention.
The Democratic leaders are patting
themselves on the back. This means
there are no contests this year from
the District of Columbia, too.
The District has been fruitful of
contests in the past But John r.
Costello. the Democratic national
committeeman IToIu INC oSCICl, anu
the Democratic central committee Of
the District have handled the situa-
ton this year 50 as to foreclose any
contest, and the District democracy
is therefore presenting united
front
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia,
widely touted as a dark horse" for
the nomination for President, is cam
era shy. He positively refused today
to allow the photographers to snap
him as he was going into the office
of Chairman Hull. Furthermore, he
declined to let a cartoonist sketch
him. Should be be nominated he
would have to get over this modesty.