Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-10
PROGRE:SSIVES, LED
BY NJ ADOO. REPEAT
1872 WAR ON BOSSES
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
LEASED Wire Service to The Journal)
iCopyright 1924

T,ascd Wire Service to The Journal)
Copyright, 1924
WASHINGTON, April 8.-The
bobbing up of Governor Al Smith in
the Wisconsin contest for delegates
as a victor over William G. McAdoo
has brought forth from the latter's
headquarters the explanation that
Senator La Toilette and not the
New York governor was responsible
for the victory.
The railroad workers, it is ex-
planned, who originally were to &C
into the Democratic primary, were
suddenly urged to enter the Repu0-
lican primaries in support OF Sena-
tor La Toilette.
Out Of the total number OF dis
tricts, the McAdoo men claim they
won at least five outright and that
they have a chance in the final tally
Of getting a sixth, and that out OF
a possible &c delegates, they will
have at least ten and maybe twelve.
There is, however, significance
IN what the Wisconsin railroad men
did. Heretofore, one Of the prince
pal arguments of the McAdoo cam
paign has been that their ieddef
would capture the railroad vote il
he were the presidential nominee.
With the certainty that Senator La
Toilette will be a candidate, the
question now is whether much Of
the radical strength and labor vote
which Mr.. McAdoo might get would
swing to the Wisconsin senator run
ring on . third party ticket.
Old Committeeman Beaten
The McAdoo generals are happy,
however, over the progress they
have made thus far and are not
concerned yet over what will happen
after the nominating convention.
The most striking victory won ~
the McAdoo forces was that IN
which Wilbur Marsh, national com
nittman, friend Of Charlie Murphy,
Tom Taggart, George Brennan anu
the organization leaders in the Dem
ocratic party, was defeated by the
McAdoo manager in Iowa; Clyde
Hearing, Of Des Moines; Edward L.
Meredith, former secretary OF agrl'
culture and a McAdOO leader, was
elected delegate at large and will be
chairman of the delegation. Marsh
won only one and one half out Oh
eleven congressional districts. Inc
INIT rule was opposed, however, and
tbie Gives Mr.. McAdOo IoWa'S 70
votes.
The fight in Iowa goes back to the
San Francisco convention OF 19Z0,
when Wilbur Marsh. using the unit
rule, prevented several men IN the
Iowa delegation from voting thelr
state for McAdoo. The delegation
was swung for Cox.
Wilbur Marsh has always been a
conspicuous figure at meetings or
the Democratic national committee.
AS treasurer of the party, he play
ed an important part in financing
the recent campaigns.
Battle Against Bosses
The McAdOo forces now claim they
have at least $50 delegates-a total
larger than any other candidate has
pledged. This, of course. j. c long
way from two-thirds. But the prl'
maries are by no means over. Inc
McAdoo men are fighting hard for
a victory in the Illinois primaries on
April Sth. George Brennan has a
slate Of "uninstructed" delegates, and
the McAdoo men are not very hope
full of doing better than a few dele
gates in the down state districts. Mr..
McAdoo is not entered in Nebraska
out Of Difference to Governor Charles
Bryan, but the delegation that will
60 to the convention is expected to
swing to Mr.. McAdoo after the first
few ballots.
The fight being waged by the Nc
Adoo forces in nearly every state
where the old organization men have
been in control is very much like
that which preceded the Baltimore
convention in 1912. 1t begins to look
more and more as if the struggle,
while ostensibly in favor Of indi-
viduals, is really a fundamental con
troversy as between the organization
bosses" and the so-caIled progress
sives, which, however, is only anOth'
err way of referring in most cases
to the Wilson and anti-Wilson wings
in the Democratic party.