The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-20
HOLDS
DEMOCRATIC
J. MEET KEY
Typical Boss Of Old Days Has
Single Leg and Buys Wooden
Ones for All Corners
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New York as being pretty nearly
the climax Of the good old stock
character, ''the human boss"
People ask: "What is the key
to the policy he will follow here?"
Many say that the key has now
arrived. They say it is william r.
Dever, a delegate-at-large from ILL.,
nois and Mayor Of Chicago.
Brennan wants something for
Dever. That much is certain. It is
known, 1t is admitted, Brennan
thinks that Dever should have
something of some kind. But what?
And of what kind? What will the
bargain be?
Answer Is Important.
The answer to that question, It
develops, will provide much of the
whole answer to the outcome Of the
convention.
Meanwhile, Brennan takes great
delight In showing off "Bill' Dever.
It is like a trainer showing off his
athlete. Dever is tall. He is enor.
mously broad.shouldered He has a
fine mGne Of hair. He has a
granite face. He does not bulge,
but he Is massive. He has honest
eyes. He has an ordering chin. He
wears an air Of composed authority.
He looks like president. He looks
at least like vice president. He
looks like a captain In command,
and he also looks like an admirable
figure-head to be dashed to the prov
Of the ship.
IN a most virile sense Dever is
the handSomest Of all the candi-
dates. He and Brennan are new
fairy tale: Beauty and the boss"
Brennan made Dever mayor OF Chi
cago. He wants to make him some
thing else-even higher.
Proud Of His Choice.
He Is proud Of him and proud Of
himself fc having brought him for
ward. His attitude toward the sub.
ject Of Dever IL:
People say / am a wicked boss.
Look at the noble character have
put into the mayors chair in Chi
cago. Did you ever see q nobler
brow? Did you ever see a firmer
nose? Did you ever see anybody
who was a grander picture OF
health, honesty and forcefulness?
Why, gentlemen, he's hero.
did it. That 10 what ], George
Brennan, old-time precinct captain,
old-time ward boss, have grown big
and fought big enough to offer 20
the Democratic party"
That is how Brennan clearly feels
about It. In his time he has known
a quite sufficient number Of low
characters. Now, in his mature
years, he has brought forward this
lofty character-Bill Dever-of ma
tional stature, and ne is out to get
something nationally for Bill De
ver'S honor and for George Bren'
mans moral credit.
It is q situation which may deply
affect the struggle between Al
Smith and William Gibbs McAdoo.
The Illinois delegation will, much Of
1t, cast many votes on many bal.
lots for Smith. It nevertheless also
contains quite q few votes for Nc
Adoo.
Bill Dever himself is originally a
McAdoo man. So Is the disting.
uished Mrs. Kellogg Fairbank, who
Is district delegate here from IL
linois.
Are for Brennan First.
Yet Dever and Mrs. Fairbank are
also devoted colleagues Of Bren.
mans. They have been for McAdoo.
They also, nevertheless, are for
Brennan's leadership. They regret
the fight which the McAdoo forces
In Illinois insisted upon making
against Brennan. They might cone
ceivably try to effect q reconcilia-
ton.
Meanwhile, further in Illinois
there are delegates who are out
rightly pledged to McAdoo. Bren.
nan, meanwhile. Is seeing what can
be done for AL Smith. Illinois Is the
bridge between the Smith forces
and the McAdoo forces, and Bren-
nan is standing on the bridge.
What he will do he perhaps does
not himself yet know. He is TOO
clever to have any wooden blue
printed German general staff plan.
He Is Irish and can get a new idea
for each new round Of q fight.
What he will 40 in the end is
doubtful. But this one following
thing seems sure: In the pulling and
hauling which is bound to happen in
the convention, Brennan has in .Ili-
nois the strategic foothold, in De.
yer the startegic offering for some
sort Of ultimate compromise and
unity, aid in himself the conven.
tons most practiced manipulating,
intriguing strategic mind.
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