Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-10
FOES Of NJ ADOO
IN PANIC As COUP
PLAN IS REVEALED
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
Geased Wire Service to The Journal
Copyright, 1924

BY DAVID LAWRENCE
Geased Wire Service to The Journal)
Copyright, 1924
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-Presi-
Dental politics inside the Democratic
party has unexpectedly reached a
climax which may make the national
convention this year sensational in
history.
Although the managers of the
boom for William Gibbs McAdoo are
denying it is their intention to pro-
pose an abrogation Of the two-thirds
rule, whereby presidential candidates
are nominated in the Democratic con.
vention, the workers in various
states are pledging national commit
teemen ana committeewome to vote
for such change at the meeting of
the Democratic national committee
to be keld here next week.
Unless the opposition to the Me
Adoo candidacy can rally its Forces
within the next few days, the reso-
luton will he offered and passed.
Enough pledges seem to have been
secured to adopt the resolution, but
the margin is close and may be over
turned. If the McAdoo forces do
not find themselves with enough
votes they will not propose the reso.
luton, for to be defeated on such
an issue in the Democratic national
committee would be a bad blow to
the prestige of the boom itself.
The strategy of the McAdoo group
is prompted by the tactics of their
opponents, who have been sitting
quietly for the last few months re-
garding the McAdoo boom with in.
difference because of a conviction
that a one-third bloc of delegates
could prevent the nomination of Mr..
McAdoo this tine as in 1920. The
opposition to McAdoo, however, has
become alarmed at the turn of
events.
Women All for Mc.Adoo
The Democratic national commit
tee IS composed of fifty-three men
and flfty-three women, two for each
state of the union, the Philippines,
Porto Rico, Alaska, Hawaii and the
District of Columbia. The commit.
teewomen are absolutely on parity
in voting power with the committee
men. And the women are said to be
almost all for McAdoo.
A majority of the national com.
mittee is enough to adopt a resolu-
ton which will abrogate the two,
thidrs rule if the convention itself
does not object. The victory of the
McAdoo forces in the national com
mittee would go far toward helping
the cause Of their candidate in the
AS it stands now, the McAdoo man.
ayers are confident of a majority Of
the delegates, supplying, of course,
the unit ule of voting by states. If
the two-thirds rule were abrogated
they would have an easy time of it.
The opposition to McAdoo has thus
far ben unorganized. There is. of
course, bitter feeling against his
boom on the part of the ''wets" for
McAdoo is dry" Big business in
side the Democratic party is largely
opposed to McAdoo because of his
for labor when he was
director general of the railroads.
Democratic politicians in some of
the states like Massachusetts,, New
York, Connecticut. New Jersey and
Maryland. where state organizations
ar eciosely knit, are opposed to Nc
elements in the party are accused
of failing to recognize "organiZa-
ton men" in the party.
Plan Combined Fight
Until now, the opponents Of Nc.
Adoo have depended on the one-third
bloc to beat him. Now they realize
they can not beat somebody with
as the saying goes in poll
tics, and accordingly there has de-
the friends of the other candidates
to stand together as against McAdoo.
The latter groups will conduct the
fight agans tthe abrogation OF the
two-thirds rule.
The friends of Al Smith, OF New
York are beginning 10 work openly
IN states like Massachusetts. New
York. Illinois, New Jersey and Mary
land The Underwood forces are &C.
tive in the south and the West Vir
GINA admirers of John w. Davis
ar esaid to be getting ready TO open
headquarters.
Meanwhile, the McAdoo campaign
has headquarters in os Angeles,
Chicago, New York and Washington
and the McAdoo. scouts are touring
the country. particularly the south,
trying to stampede the delegations
for their candidate. The fight on
the inside of the democratic nation
al committee FOR the abrogation of
the two-thirds rule in the nominal
ing conventions at present looks fav.
orable TO McAdoo though much can
happen 'twixt now and the meeting
next week.