The Washington times., 1924-06-21
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Thomas ]. Walsh Of Montana, as q
presidential candidate.
IL Governor Smith il turned
down here, it is argued by some,
many Of his friends and Catholics
cutie generally will attribute it to
religious prejudice, which can only
be overcome by naming Catholic
as running mate for whatever
Protestant is nominated. Mayor
Dever is a Catholic, as is Senator
walsh. Dever is personally inclined
to modification Of the Volstead law,
but as mayor of one Of the
''wettest''' cities in the country he
has enforced prohibition in Chicago
IN manner which has brought
public commentator from no less
0rys than Wayne B. Wheeler and
Roy A. Haynes.
Ticket Is Boosted.
This ticket of Davis and Dever
will bear watching. BY its friends
It is described as an "ideal combi-
nation" and they are seeing to it
that incoming delegates are in
formed Of its advantages-Davis a
Wilsonian Democrat, who has never
been identified with any Of the bit.
ter factions, Of the party; Dever \
coming figure in national politics,
who halls from a State that most
Democrats would give their eNo
teeth" to capture In November.
The aloofness with which Davis
has kept clear Of the McAdoo-Sm
row and his general air Of detach-
ment from the heated atmosphere
Of New York at present constitute
his greatest strength. He has many
friends and few If any active
enemies.
His most formidable rival among
the dark horses Is, by common con-
sent, Senator Samuel M. Ralston, Of
Indiana, who is watching the course
of Democracy here from his farm
in Indiana. The Ralston talk,
which has eddied and swan about
the hotel Hobbies all week, took on
new vigor today with the arrival
of Thomas Taggart, Of Indiana.
Taggart willy.
The Indiana leader who has fire.
uuently played with" the New
,Yart illinois Pennsylvania leader
B1aip, promptly denied that he was
u part of any battalion Of death. I"
*II'm not against anybody, said
Che willy Hoosier. "1'm for Ralston.
/ lave entered into no compacts or
deals: and I am committed to no
Dne except Senator Ralston."
Guffey was jRst as explicit.
I'm for Governor Smith," he
6eclared emphatically. $50 is Penn
Bylvania."
Angry At N. Y. Press.
McAdoo headquarters were boiling
with Indignation today over what
the McAdoo managers characterize
IS the "deaI' being given the Nc
Adoo candidacy by the press Of
New York, most Of which is un-
favorable to the ex-Secretary Of the
Treasury.
The Ku Klux Khan issue in the
platform has been stressed with I'm.
usual severity, and unceasing ef-
forts have been made to pin Nc
Adoo down to a flat and unequivocal
statement as to whether he favored
or opposed an anti-klan plank in
the platform. Editorials have been
written about it, columns Of space
given to the issue; questionnaires
submitted to his managers-which
they have refused to submit to him
and, meanwhile, the Brennan.
Smith, uffey camp has kept up q
steady drumfire Of pronouncements
in favor Of denouncing the khan by
name.
The imperial wizard has been
portrayed as coming to New York
to help the McAdoo candidacy, and
headlines have carried the message
that McAdoo's home delegation from
Georgia, headed by Major J. S.
Cohen, Is a "solid khan delegation"
Denies Being KIansman.
This was promptly and indignant.
" denied by Major Cohen today.
IT am not a klansman," he de-
klared. "And If there are klans.
men on the Georgia delegation, I
don't know il"
The net result Of the khan row
has been to embitter the feeling
already existing between the Nc.
Adoo and Smith camps. and has
also resulted in Mr.. McAdoo refus-
ing to be interviewed by newspaper
correspondents since his arrival
here.
The ex-Treasury head has kept
SedulouSly to his suite on the
eighteenth floor Of the Vanderbilt
Hotel, engaged in constant confer.
ences with his managers and State
leaders.
It is considered unlikely by the
convention managers that there will
be any appreciable change in the
existing line-ups before at least
six ballots have been taken.
Neither the McAdoo nor the Smith
managers are planning to bring
out their full strength on the
early ballots, according to present
arrangements.
The McAdoo people intend to
start off with about $50 on the
first ballot, and gradually increase
this number so as to develop a.
final smash on about the tenth
ballot.
Brennan simply grinned at this
prediction. So did Governor Smith,
II do not think there win be any
nominee on the tenth ballot" said
the Chicago leader.
To neutral observers, the prob
lem OF the McAdoo managers an.
peared today to be one of holding
their strength in q long drawn-out
fight. The Smith strength is more
solid and more Of the bitter end"
variety.
Margin Is Slim.
Despite the claims of McAdoo
managers, however, there are known
to be a number of delegations bound
TO him under the unit rule that
contain Smith votes, Davis votes,
and q scattering number for other
candidates, and the McAdoo margin
be control Is not great Once q
enadlock develops Il = oxeeadingly