The Washington times., 1924-07-05
WILLIAM n. JOHNSON,
Chairman and KeynOter.


adjourn came a moment later from
Tom TageArt Of Indiana.
Attack Tavorite Sons.
They still had the remaining
three ballots of the Michigan agree
ment to work on today. During
the night, McAdoo's managers
We're working industriously in the
| camps of the faVnrite sons, partic
ularly in the camp Of Carter Glass,
OF Virginia, seeking sufficient votes
to establish the much sought major.
tty. Virginia's "a. II they could
hold the others, would put McAdoo
barely aboveSthe $50 mark.
A majority is the big goal Of tho
McAdoo supporters. Once he goes
over the line his friends believe
that all pressure for his withdrawal
win be removed for whoever
heard" they say, "of a candidate
with q majority withdrawing?" It
is also believed that the McAdoo
people have not entirely given up
the idea that IL a majority Is once
attained an assault can be made on
the two thirds rule.
Advantage Of Majority.
The moral advantage Of a major
ity cannot be overestimated, even
though II does not of itself consti.
tute nomination. McAdoo was one
OF the Wilson managers at Balti-
more in 1912. In that memorable
deadlock, he saw Champ Clark
attain majority and keep It for
ballot after ballot, and he himself
received the telegram that Woodrow
Wilson sent, under the moral pres
sure Of that majority, offering to
withdraw because "a majority Of
the convention had signlfied 1t want
ed Mr.. Clark"
Mr.. McAdoo pocketed that tele-
gram and neglected to present 1t.
History does repeat itself. Hence
the McAdoo drive for the moral
advantage of q majority.
In this case, however, 1t Is ex-
ceedingly doubtful II the anti-Mc-
Adoo forces over could be persuad-
ed to be an polite as Mr.. Wilson
was in 1912. The feeling ID too
bitter; the prejudices too great. Re-
ligton and a dozen other factors
enter into it. The anti.McAdoo
managers declare they have an
iPreducible minimum of nearly 400
votes that are unwavering under
any circumstances whatsoever.
Should the proposals for the mu-
tual elimination of McAdoo and
Smith come to nothing the conven-
ton seemed likely to face several
interesting alternatives before many
hours have fitted by. 81
Would Move From New York.
The McAdoo managers are open
ly advocating shutting up shop in
New York and moving the conven.
ton to another city on the general
theory that ut is impossible 4 for
Mr.. McAdoo to get square deal
In New York." and that once re.
moved from the influences OF the
greatest city the convention could
get somewhere. Such a decision
would involve tremendous physical
difficulties. and except for a few
Of It's most persistent advocates Is
not believed to be feasible.
Another alternative put forth to-
day in the talk OF the Hobbies
would have the convention simply
adjourn here for thirty days, con-
vene again somewhere else when
the hard feelings and bitter hatreds
have abated, and there In the rari.
fled atmosphere OF less hectic
setting proceed to do what 1t has
been found impossible to accom-.
plish here-nominate candidate.
The proponents of this scheme point
out that the real political cam.
paign does not begin anyway be.
fore the last BIZ August or Sep
TENDER LIST and so there would be
plenty Of time.
Other Alternatives
Still other alternatives were pro.
jected into the picture today--0llow.
ing the national committee to nomi.
nate a candidate, appointing a com.
mittee Of the convention itself to
nominate. and permitting the