Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-10-28
HISTORY To REPEAT
WHEN THIRD PARTY
BREAKSG. D. P.L|NE
Campaign Director Declares
Election of Coolidge This
Year Is Impossible

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-Abso-
lutte confidence in the straight out
election of John w. Davis and
Governor Bryan was expressed by
Glenn Shaver, chairman of the
Democratic national committee, In
a statement here Sunday declaring
that the election of Calvin Coolidge
is IAN impossibility."
Davis and Bryan will be elected
in the electoral college, Mr.. Shaver
said. This analysis is based on
the congressional and other cleo.
tions of 1922 and reports from state
and county chairmen from every
state in which the result is in doubt"
States carried by the Democratic
party in the congressional elections
of 1922 would alone be sufficient to
guarantee the election of the Demo.
cratic ticket, Mr.. Shaver contended.
With La Toilette in the field
drawing two votes from the Re-
publicans to one from the Demo
Gratis" the outcome is made doubly
certain, he asserted.
Backed BY Figures
"To be exact, the states carried
by the Democrats for members of
the house of representatives in that
year total PIT electoral votes or %.
majority in the electoral college,"
Mr.. Shaver said.
IF we added to these the states
carried by Democratic candidates for
governor or United States senator.
or both, they total 80 more, or $50
electors, a majority Of 1877 in the
electoral college.
'Conditions since that time have
certainly not grown more unfavor-
able for us. On the contrary. the
various exposures of oil and other
scandals, the widespread business
depression and distress of the farm
ers, and other similar developments,
have certainly weakened the Repub.
lican party and added, as a natural
consequence, to our strength.
when to all of the above is add
ed the fact that the third party
ticket is drawing more from the Re
publican candidate than from our
own. the reason for our faith in
Democratic victory is at once ap.
| parent.
The Democratic party carried the
country two years ago and is strong.
er today than it was then. A solid
Democracy is behind John w. Davis
and in addition he is gaining acces,
sions from the leading educators and
thinking men and women of the
country. There is a tremendous
silent vote that determines all cleo.
tons. and this silent vote have
every reason to believe will in large
measure be cast for Davis"
Warns of STRAW Vote" Fakes
Mr.. Shaver said that in the only
two previous election years a third
party was strong enough to make
itself felt, the Democrats came off
victorious by virtue Of the third
party dividing Republican strength.
These years were 1892, when CIeve-
lapd was elected with the populists
taking 22 electoral votes, and 1912.
when Woodrow Wilson went in,
with Roosevelt and Taft splitting
the Republicans.
Shaver concluded with q warning
that the Republicans have resorted
TO fake straw votes" to create a
popular impression that the Demo-
cratic ticket was out of the run
ming, and catching the Thoughts
less element OF voters who like to
follow the band wagon"
DAVIS AND AL SMITH
JOIN FORCES IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-John w.
Davis and Alfred e. Smith Joined
forces here Saturday in behalf of the
Democratic national and state tick
cts. Both addressed the women's
organizations of Greater New York.
assembled in honor Of the candi-
dates.
Mr.. Davis also spoke at meetings
on Staten Island and again tonight
in the Bronx. On Monday he will
carry his campaign into New JERSEY
again and drive in whirlwind fash
ion through the week, making the
final address of his personal cam
paign at Carnegie hall next Satur.
day night.
Speaking before the women in the
afternoon the candidate said he hal
come back from the middle west
bringing a message of cheer and
Of confidence"
II am as confident as I hava
ever been in my political expert.
ence," Mr.. Davis said, that victory
awaits democracy this year and
that it needs nothing but the will
and the courage to reach forth and
GRASP it,"
Emphasizing his assertion of vic.
tory, the candidate declared there
was profound conviction all over
the country that the mere return
to power Of those who now hold
public offices" gave no hope of IRE.
form in the present or of progress
in the future"
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you will have again a partv ~.
vided against himself" he said. One
branch of the party says we have
plenty of followers. but no leaders,
and the other says we have lead.
er, but an unfortunate scarcity o.
followers and / think they are
both exactly right about It,"
The situation ne pictured, Mr.. Da.
Wis said, would not be betterec il
the American people by their vntes
next week simply return to power
those who have proved themselves
powerless for any good"
And in these latter days" he
continued, distinguished gentlemen
are trying to frighten us with the
assurance that all the institutions of
our government are trembling to
their fall and that there is the hore
Of continuance of the American
constitution and of the liberties it
preserves, and that the only hope