Evening star., 1924-03-09
be Disclosures Cause Little Political Reaction Throughout r. S.
THE WEEK IN POLITICS
Summary Of National Developments Based on Reports
From The Stars Special Correspondents
and Staff Writer'S.

sititious event that the time will
come in the convention when the
nomination Of Coolidge Is deemed
impossible. In California the Cool
fdge versus Johnson contest has
settled down into a stiff fight, with
the President declared to be well
out in the lead. Return Of Sena-
viRed talk Of an aggressive John
son cam paign in Maryland, but
opinion is expressed that the Cool
tdge organization has made such
headway that such q contest now
will be futile.
No other state has any other star
Ting republican news to report.
There is q big republican factional
night on in Indiana. but as both
factions are for Coolidge the pre-
convention campaign Is not af-
fected. What the effect will be at
the polls In November remains to
be seen. With the primaries in
North Dakota less than two weeks
away the Coolidge forces there
are confident. The names OF both
Senator Johnson and Senator La
Toilette have been entered. which
tends to split the opposition to
Coolidge. Senator La Toilette has
asked that his name be with
drawn, but 1t will require deci-
sion or the courts to determine
whether this can be done.
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One Of the most interesting dis
patches Of the week has to do with
the tactics Of Gov. Smith of New
York. He steadfastly declines to
allow his name to be entered in
any other state, the strategy evil
IDENTIFY being to go into the demo-
cratic convention with the New
York delegation behind him and
no antagonism to overcome. Then
to wait for the deadlock and the
psychological moment. In the
meantime the other New York
presidential candidate, Senator
COPELAND. himself pledged to
standing as a candidate in other
states. 1t Is an unusual political
situation, and so far as can be
told may be the result either of
deep-laid plans or an entire lack
OF planning.
In their search for a leader the
anti -McAdoo democrats in Califor-
now plan to enter him i'll the pri-
maries, but they are prepared to
switch to Underwood or any other
man who shows evidence OF
strength.
Gov Nefr of Texas declared dur
ing the week that he was not a
candidate for national office. as
neither McAdoo nor Underwood
was acceptable for the presiden-
tial nomination. He asked for an
uninstructed delegation. The Tn
derwood people will be satisfied
with this, but the McAdoo man.
ayers will press for instructions.
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A ray Of sunshine for McAdoo
comes from Utah, where all but
two OF thirty-six members attend
ing q meeting Of the state central
committee declared for the former
Secretary of the Treasury. This is
regarded as assuring him the Utah
delegation. In Connecticut de-
spite anti-MoAdoo sentiment, Ho-
mer ]. Cummings still stands for
him. Belief is expressed that
Cummings has hopes of eventually
being the McAdoo heir. Connecti-
cut democrats generally have a
In Ohio a frst-class fight is on
between McAdoo and Cox, and 1t
now appears that the 1920 candi-
date is not going to get his home
state delegation without a Strug-
gle. Delaware democrats appar-
emily have dropped McAdoo out Of
their reckonings. and just now are
looking for some star to which
they may hitch their chariot
Some Of them incline toward John
w. Davis Of West Virginia but
Senator Copeland seems to be the
favorite.
And amid all the turmoil the
name of William Jennings Bryan
keeps bobbing up. His name is
mentioned in states all the way
across the continent, showing that
he Is in mems minds. There seem
no serious indications that any
state delegation Is likely TO be in
structed for him, but If the New
York convention should become
deadlocked, with prohibition the
paramount issue. stranger things
have happened than that Bryan
should forge to the front.
tcnoyrirbt, 1924. BY TIE Washington Star