The Washington times., 1924-07-03
SURE OWN
PARTY IS
70 WIN
Democratic Year, Ex-secre-
tary Asserts Nominating
President at N. Y.
D. JOsEPHUs DANIELS.


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NEW YORK. July Sy-Why Il it
that the Democrats are having such
hard time nominating candidate
for the Presidency? They didn't
have SO much trouble in 1920. but
they had nearly as long and bitter
. struggle In Baltimore and for the
same reason.
Do you ask what that reason IL?
The answer is easy: The Democrats
IN the Garden know that thcy are
Banning the next President OF the
United States just as they knew
that fact In Baltimore twelve yeare
ago.
Does anybody think Davis and
Glass and Richie and Cox, not to
speak of McAdoo and Smith,, would
60 through this gruelling process
for nomination that was at best
only q hope. Never. The candi.
dates and their supporters believe
the nomination IL equivalent to an
election or almost 50.
U0nleS COOu0g0 finances.
That's the cause Of the deadlock.
Make no mistake about that. They
wouldn't sweat and suffer and keep
up the agony unless this faith in
victory was deep seated.
Coolidge has no more chance Of
being elected in 1924 than Taft had
In 1912" said well posted man
In the Garden last night. 'Of
course he will receive d much
larger vote and many more States
than Taft secured. But he cannot
win" Is he right, think it over.
Any person who followed the pro.
seedlings Of the last congress or re.
calls the election returns in 1922
from and including Michigan will
see how the tide has turned against
Republication OF the Coolidge
variety. In nearly every Western
State the Democrats won the sen.
atorship in 1922, In such Republican
Dtronghelds as Michigan. Wyoming
and Washington.
What has happened since then?
The Western Republicans have
& united with the Democrats IA Con.
gress to defeat almost every policy
which Coolidge recommended. Is
there any evidences that the voters
Of the northwest who voted against
Republicans IN 1922 win return this
year to their party?
/ see no indication of lie, and I
have visited most Of the States.
On the contrary, the antagonisn IN
1924 is much greater than 1t was
in 1922. Coolidge Is the antithesis
Of everything the Western Progress.
eives believe. They will never vote
Cor hiI1-that IL, enough of them to
carry Northwestern States.
Reasons for Confidence.
Why are the Democrats 30 conf
dent? The Republicans cannot
carry Indiana. partly because tho
Republican governor Is in jail. They
know they have an uphill fight in
Illinois partly because their candi.
date for governor il discredited.
The Democrats can carry Delaware,
New Jersey, New York. Maryland
and the South plus indiana and
probably Ohio. That does not give
them q majority OF the electoral
college, but they have their eyes
on the Cleveland convention.
II the Democrats name q genuine
progressive here, La Toilette men
II they name a real conservative
the Northwest win go for La Fol.
Iette, and every State that La Fol-
lette carries win be so MANY cleo
toral votes taken from Coolidge.
It may carry the electlon to the
House. And, then, Coolidge Will
have no chance, for concerted ac-
ton by the Democrats and the Pro-
gressives win give them control Of
the next Administration.
Secs Democratic YeaF.>
Now you know why the McAdoo
men hold on like grim death, why
the Smith men say, I'VE will never
surrender" and why the other can
didates hold on stlbbornly, and why
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