Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-12
nti-McAdoo Forces KindIe
Hope in All the Non-En-
titles as Final Effort to
Check His Advance
BY RALPH SMITH

| ID hALBd SMI III
| NEW YORK, June 11.-If the
Democratic national convention has
difficulty in naming a presidential
| ticket, it won't be due to the lack
| of an abundance of admittedly
available material The political at
mosphere of this big town is sur
charged today with speculative Cos
t sip about no less than twenty can.
didates for the nomination., who ''ad-
nit" their availability. Some of
| them are well, widely and favorably
| known; others are scarcely known
! beyond the borders of their own
| states.
| McAdoo is the outstanding candt-
date Unquestionably he is within
! striking distance of the nomination.
! Unless the tide of sentiment run
ming his way is checked, his noml-
nation on a relatively early ballot
/ is assured In this event, of course,
many of the ambitious favorite sons
NAV never again be heard of after
| their names have once been pre-
sented to the convention and they
have received a complimentary bal
lot or so.
!
! Al Smith. the popular governor of
! New York state, is conceded to be
! McAdoo's strongest opponent for the
nomination. but thoughtful polltl-
clans in New York do not regard his
candidacy with seriousness. They
believe him less likely of winning
the nomination than any Of the
score whose names have been men
| toned.
Right at this 5uncture of the pre-
convention jockeyins, the smith
men and all other forces and IN
| fluences opposed to McAdoo are DO
ing everything in their power TO
| kindle the fire Of hope in the breast
of every favorite son. That is their
| onlv chance of preventing. McAdoo
from carrying away the nomination
during the early stages OF the bal-
! loting. That is why one heafS SO
much favorite son talk in the hotel
| lobbies just now
! 1t now seems likely that certainly
eiahteen candidates will be placed
in nomination. Referring to the
alpha betical arrangement of states
| am reminded of the following
starters in the presidential free
for-al:
Senator Oscar w. Underwood, 0t
! Alabama: Senator Joe Robinson, OF
Arkansas: William G. McAdoo, OF
California: Homer S. Cummings, OF
| Connecticut; ex-senator Willard
salisbury. of Delaware; Mayor VIII
liam E. Dever of Chicago, and eN-
Secretary John Barton Payne, OF
| Illinois; Senator Samuel Ralston oil
Indiana; ex-Secretary e. T. Mere
dith. of iowa; Governor Johnothan
| Davis, OF Kansas; Governor AlpeLl
| Richie, of Maryland: Senator WOOD
bridge Ferris, of Michigan; GOV
ernor Charles w. Bryan. of Ne
braska; Governor George w. Selzef'
of New Jersey: Governor AL Smith,
Of New York; Senator Royal s.
COPELAND. of New York; Ex-Governor
James NJ Cox. of Ohio; Senator
Carter Glass. of Virginia; former
Ambassador John w. Davis, of
West VIRGINIA: Senator John r,
Kendrick, of wy ing.
1t is believed that every one of
those mentioned above. excepting
perhaps John Barton Payne, of LII
nois. and Royal S. Copeland, OF
New York, will be presented to the
convention. before ballot IS taken
The nominating speeches will be
limited TO probably -" minutes ana
it is safe surmise that every ora
tor W use every minute of his
allotted time, Thus, it seems GER
tain that at least eight hours Will
be consumed in nominating speeches,
not to mention the time that will
be required for the secondlIs
speeches.
And in addition to the time re-
| quired for the actual flew of elo-
! quence. allowance must be made for
the demonstrations after the pres
entation of each and every candl-
date 1t is within the bounds OF
! conserva tism TO estimate that the
/ demonstrations for both McAdoo
and Smith will continue with I'M
abated enthusiasm for an hour or
more. Indeed. keen rivalry in the
matter of enthusiasm may be eX-
pected between the forces of these
| two cand ates Zach will try to
outdo the and the presiding
! officer is Yet to be born who can
/ check a demonstration once it gets
under way in national convention.
The fact that so many candidates
! are 10 be placed in nomination OBJ
! viously makes it impossible TO fore
cast with any degree Of certainty
he first ballot strength" of either
/ McAdoo or Smith, who are admit
/ tedlv the leading contestants.
The f1rsr real test of strength in
/ the convention, in these circum-
j stances. will not come until after
many of the faVorite sons have been
| complimented. and there is no pos
sibIe way of knowing just how long
! any particular delegation will keep
P, the name of its favorite son before
the convention
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