The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-04

State Today. Supreme Effort to De-
feat Him. Many Want to Lead.
The Baltimore Sun, one of the lead
ing democratic newspapers OF the
country, prints the following from
Frank B. Kent, its representative and
political writer at Washington, in re-
gard 70 two of the prominent aspir-
ants to the democratic nomination for
the presidency:
'Mr. McAdoo is back in Los An
geles. His supporters who, in Chlca-
go did their enthusiastic best to re
galvanze him politically, have scat
tered to their several states. News is
beginning to come into Washington
from them as to the sentiment back
| home.
ct is not encouraging The tempo
rary stimulation given his candidacy
bv the force of his personality has
subsidized His boom has sagged back
and his friends have sagged with 1t.
| They are in a low state of mind. The
most they really hope is for sufficient
strength in the convention to dictate
the nominee.
Zone of the best friends McAdoo has
| in Washington sizes the situation up
this way: Before the crash McAdoo
was sure Of about half The conven-
ton. His one chance was to accumu-
late back of his candidacy such moral
force and popular sentiment that he
could smash through much as Wilson
did in 1912 1t is plain that chance
no longer exists His punch has gone
and a more powerful argument against
his nomination is given his enemies
than any they had His bludgeon has
been broken.
"A month ago the two leading dem
ocratic candidates were McAdoo and
| Underwood The fight was really be-
tween them. The others were mere
possibilities in a deadlock. Today Mr..
McAdoo has been completely ehmi-
mated. Votes are falling away from
him like leaves off tree. His most
optimistic friend has lost hope.
Fight Underwood at Home.
AS to the status of Senator Under
woods candidacy the Sun says:
Senator Underwood faces a test
that may put him, too, in the discard.
! Should luck go against him the dem
oc1atic situation would become abb
surd. Presented with what seems
winning issue, with the opposition
smelly with oil, weakened, scared and
on the defensive, the party is appar-
emily unable to produce leader
equipped to make its fight. To every
name mentioned there arises chorus
OF more or less intelligent objection
They have the issue, but if they get
the man it will be an accident Still,
democratic accidents are more nearly
the rule than the exception.
"Senator Underwood's trouble is
not oil. He has had no dealings with
Doheny. He is on no payroll put the
Governments All that has happened
to him is that every enemy he has
made in Alabama, every element ne
has antagonized in the 80 years ne
has represented the state in congress
has joined in a supreme effort to pre-
vent his getting the Alabama delega-
ton to the national convention. Inc
primaries are on March II and should
| he fail to carry them, automatically,
! he passes out OF the picture. 1t would
mean the collapse of his campaign.
The chances are he will win be
cause it is so vital to him--but no Ell
| fort is made to conceal the fact that
il is the stiffest meanest fight posi-
BILE. His friends express confidence III
the result. but do not hesitate to say
| it is a dangerous situation and that
they will breathe easier when it is
over.
Only Absolutely Frank Candidate.
"An interesting phase of the situa-
ton is The effort of Mr.. Bryan to aid
the enemies of Underwood. He has
not only been in the state but IS cred
! tied with inducing the national lead
ers Of the Anti Saloon League to con-
centrate every possible resource in the
| fight against Underwood and they
have done so.
in retaliation the friends of Mr.
Underwood in Florida are using every
effort to prevent Mr. Bryan from go
ing to the convention as a delegate
from that state-and with a fair pros
pect of success.
1T will be a significant vote in the
primaries. Mr.. Underwood happens to
be the one candidate in both parties
fearlessness presented his views on
questions that lot OF the others are
straddling.
While it is true that if the combi-
nation against him should be success
full in the primaries, his candidacy
would promptly fatten, it is equally
true that, if he wins his victory over
the elements hostile to him will ring
all over the country and, perhaps, give
his candidacy virility it seems to
lack"
twenty-five Willing "Barkuses.'
The New York Herald, recognized
as the leading Independent and nom
partisan newspaper OF the country,
prints the following from its Wash
ington correspondent:
so far as the democratic situation
is concerned the utmost uncertainty
and confusion prevail as regards can
didates. The only agreement, so far
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