Evening star., 1924-06-21
M'ADOO WINS D. C.
DELEGATES BACKING
Local Group, Uninstructed, Indi.
Gates It Will Favor Westerner
on Early Ballots.
BY a staff Correspondent.

| NEW YORK, June 21.-Here in
New York Gov. AL Smith is given the
right of way in any matters that
may seem to boost his candidacy. An
incident happened today which indi-
! Gated clearly which way the wind
| blows. Across -34th street from the
! Waldorf Hotel, where are the head
| quarters of the Democratic national
| committee and many Of the candi-
| dates for nomination, the Smit tn
forces have strung a big Smith ban
ner.
Maj. Ollie Newman, former District
Commissioner and now with the Tn
derwood forces here, sought permis-
sion to string an Underwood ban
ner across the street in the same
block. At first he was told that all
he had to do was to get permission
of property owners on each side of
the street But a few hours later he
was called on the phone by the COM
pany that was going to put up the
Underwood banner and informed that
the highway department of the city
had issued an order that not more
than one banner was to be. strung
across "A street in any one block. All
of which shows the truth of the old
saying that there are more ways of
killing a cat than one.
Announcement has been made by
the New York state committee for
the nomination of Gov. AL Smith
that arrangements have been COM
pleted with the Western Electric
Company to have the proceedings of
the convention broadcast in Madison
Square Park, in Central Park and
in City Hall Park, so that the thou
sands who are unable to gain ad-
| mission to the Convention Hall will
be able to hear the proceedings.
Senators I'm High Places.
A tip from Rhode Island and its
fighting senate: If the Democratic
convention gets in a tangle and the
sessions promise to- be unending a
little chlorine gas might relieve the
situation, 1t was suggested here to-
day.
Members of the United States Sen.
ate are not going to be given the cold
shoulder in the Democratic national
convention that they received at the
Republican convention in Cleveland
the temporary chairman and key
noter selected Another senator
Thomas j. Walsh of Montana, will
WELD the gavel as permanent chair
man of the convention. Senator Pitt
man of Nevada is handling much OF
the WORK OF the preliminary Qra1t OIL
the proposed platform, along with
Senator Glass of Virginia. Twenty OF
the Democratic Senators are delegates
to the convention.
ID. C. Group for McAdoo.
The District of Columbia's delega.
| tion to the national convention, oper-
ating under the unit rule, is expected
| to cast its six votes on the first ballot
| for McAdoo for President. There is
| Smith sentiment, Davis sentiment AND
Underwood sentiment, too, in the
delegation but the McAdoo sentiment
| is in the majority. it is said. AS a
| ma ajority of the delegates vote, so the
delegation will vote as a whole. un-
der the unit rule. The delegation
comes to New York uninstructed.
Georgia peaches and California or
anges are figuring in the preconven-
| tion campaign here. From Georgia a
large shipment of peaches has arrived
at the McAdoo headquarters, and now
comes the word that the California
delegation will bring with ia bic
| load of California fruit to be placed
! in the headquarters of the "favorite
son" of the state. Joseph P. Tumulty
secretary to the late President Will
son, has arrived here and Joined the
convention throng. Also Raymond T
Baker, director of the mint during
the Wilson administration.