Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-03
GENERAL PERSHING DOOMED
FOR VICE PRESIDENTS POST
AT DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
F friends Would Draft Noted
Solder, No-Party Man, as
Offset for Dawes on the
Republican Ticket
BY ROBERT Il. SMALL
Especial Leased Wire to The Journal.)
Copyright, 1921

NEW YORK, July Liver since
they came to New York some of the
delegates to the Democratic national
convention have contended that
"service man" should be put on the
national ticket as an offset to- Hell
and Maria" Dawes, of the Repub-
licans.
Today these same delegates
thought they had solved the prob
lem. Their idea is to draft no less
person than General John j. Per-
shing for vice president. They are
endeavoring to bring other delegates
to the same view and say they are
meeting with gratifying success.
General Pershing was General
Dawes commanding officer in France
and he was considered four years
ago for definite political honors.
To the objection that General Per-
shing Is not a Democrat, his propo-
nents at the convention here say
that neither is he Republican. He
has never voted either ticket. Hav-
ing been in the army all of his life
he has never mixed in politics-not
national politics anyhow.
The Pershing boomers believe the
Democrats would make a ten-strlke
by placing him on the tail Of the
ticket. They say he was appointed
commander-in-chie of the American
forces in the World war by a Demo-
cratic president and that his great
military honors came to him under a
Democratic administration. The
mere fact that until the death Of his
wife many years ago General Per
shing was the son-in-law of Senator
Warren, of Wyoming, a dyed-in-the-
wool Republican, should not classify
him as an adherent of the Grand
Old Party.
So far as can be learned no one
at the convention has consulted the
general about his incipient boom. AS
before stated, their idea is to draft"
him, and inasmuch as the A. E. r.
commander believes in the draft. ,"
the delegates declare he could not
consistently decline the nomination
if it were rendered to him.
There have been fewer "soldier
candidates for office after the World
war than in any other Var period
Of American history. The Pershing
boomers say that after the ReYolu-
tionary war, General Washington
was called to office. After the War
of 1912 General Andrew jackson
was called to office. After the Civil
war it was Grant. After the Span
ish-American war Roosevelt was
called to the vice presidency, later
succeeding to the presidency. The
Republicans have chosen a service
man for second place, so the Demo-
cratic COLLINS are likely to get Black
Jack Pershing If he does not watch
out.
Now that night sessions have been
the regular order of the convention,
the delegates and their wives have
solved the problem of what to do
with their metropolitan evenings. AS
a matter of fact there has not been
much difficulty on that score from
the very beginning. During the first
week of the convention the local
committee on entertainment had pro-
vided dinners and receptions and
dances for most every night and vio-
lently protested against the holding
of night sessions.
The theaters have not had much OF
an appeal t. the delegates. This
was partly due to what the visitors
regarded as Outrageous" prices at
the box offices. There was no in
crease in the prices anywhere. The
managers had all agreed to- that.
But when it was announced as a
great concession" to the Democratic
Eosts that they could go to the "Fol-
lies" for $3.50 a seat, the "conces-
sion" was a flop, to use the parlance
of the theater. Rather than go to
the theater the delegates have pre-
ferred to stand around the ho.cl lob
bies and gossip about what was like
ly to happen. They always do that
at conventions. anyhow. Old conven-
ton towns like Chicago never rake
any special provisions for the dele
gates. They know they will so their
own way.
There has been much room visit
1ng" here just as there was ir. CIavc-
land, for the official rum hounds"
from Washington have succas led by
heVer-ceaslng raids in drying I'D
what may be called the convention
zone OF New York fairly well AS a
matter OF fact the prohibition en-
1orcement people are pianing roses
On themselves every day. They feel
even caused the arrest of a Chicago
even caused the Arrest of a. Chicago
alderman who had some hard SNIFF
IN his suitcase. The federal Judge
let nm off with a SO fine. but il
was great moral victory for the
Haynes brigade just The same
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lar pastlme and no one apparently
ty. 90 101'
Ihese piping days of peace at the
convention have brought forth the
piping voice of ladies'. The deIepa.
IONS are wing with each other in
putting forward the lady delegates
10 annuonce the votes on the various
oaIIots being taken. Most of tha
women nave wee small voices which
nave olfflculty in reaching the re-
desk, but occasionally
framed speaker announces in tones
lhat can be heard all over the hall.
ouch al effort always wins applause.
The Texas delegation is giving ev.
cry member an opportunity to an.
n0unce q vote-men and women
ahke. There are forty persons in
ire oeIeSation, so they can run 40
ballots before repeating.
During all of the first days bal.
ioting. Senator Walsh, of Montana.
the permanent chairman, received
one vote. So whenever he had to |
ANNOUNCE the results the chairman |
would insist upon calling this one
Vole scattering" 1t reminded some |
VI the Boston newspa permen of the |
E convention held IN the |
Hub city sometime ago for the cleo. |
tlon of an Episcopal bishop. Tn an.
noUncing the final results one 70.
porter wrote that "the Rev, Mr.
scattering received three votes"
When Judson Harmon, the vuner.
aoIe Buckeye Democrat, arose to an.