Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-02-18
CANDIDACY OF
M'ADOO BEFORE
MEETING TODAY
Democratic Leaders From
Over Thirty States Gather
to Discuss Eligibility Of
Former Secretary Of the
Treasury

Alsa ANt A11ytAtAltA Iit-a
CHICAGO, Feb ls- Supporters of
William u. McAdoo. ftrmer secretary VI
the treasury. for the democratic presi-
dent al nomination were here today
from q majority of the states To decide
upon the request ~ Mr.. McAdoo. him
elf. whether his candidacy should go
on in view of mention of his name in
the Teapot Oil lease investigation in
the senate Mr.. McAdoo was here, but
planned net t0 Eo to The conference UNI
lcss invited
Friends of Mr. McAdo0 from thirty
odl states were here at I'D am. the
hour for the fateful conference "a open.
All those who had expressed them
selves prior 70 the conference, declared
positively that Mr.. McAdoo's c1ndiltcy
h1d not been injured by what they call
ei thc work of slaldcrcrs ard XVI -drm-
ocratic enemies of democratic success.
The mere optimistic declared he woulf
bc nominated ami elected.
None OF the speakers predicted other
than that the confereos would demand
that Mr.. McAdoo continue to stand for
the nomination.
Mr.. MrAd0o arrived yesterday. al
though previously ii had been declared
he would not reach Chicago from
Washington until this afternoon. TIL
candidate made II plain. however. th.t
he would take no part in the confer
cnce unless his friends called for hi
presence.
X was Mr.. McAdoo. who after testify
inv hcforc the senate oil investigating
committee. that he had ro connection
with THE oil leasing and that hi work
for the +. L. Doheny oil htcrcsts was
the legitimate work Of g legal vi
sor only and only had TO 20 with Mex
lean oil holdings Of the Doheny con
Germs. announced from Washington
that hn would ask his supporters both
within and without The democratic par
I'M to meet and decide his fate.
III they thought his candidacy hrd
hcer injured h. indicated he would step
ont of the race. lie made it plain -
his intention TO leave his friends free 70
confer and decide the matter them
selves.
liam Gibbs McAdoo tor the democratic
nomination for president. including
few women and number of railroai
labor leaders. gathered here todsy and
saw Judge David Ladd Rockwell of
Ohio. open the conference to decide
whether the Teapot Dome disclosures
have madc Mr.. McAdoo unfit 10 contin-
ur ~ presidential cand date.
Homer Cummings of Connecticut.
former chairman III the democratic na-
tional committee. said the conference
was called mot only TO discern the foi
tunes Of an indiv dual, but TO consider
the fate Of the cause Of liberal sm.
Those who control the republican
party" continued Mr.. Cummings. -in
N desperate attempt to divert attcn-
ton from their own dcrelict ons, AIR.
thriving 20 implicate democrats III the
disgraceful disclosures in the Teapot
Dome scandal.
Not one democratic fetal and not
one Person mentioned in connection with
the democratic presidential nomination
has been touched IN the revelations.
~ special attempt has been made t0
d.screait Mr.. McAdoo. but il II known
and admitted everywhere that Mr. Nc
Adoo had no connection. directly or in
directly. with these scandals
The mere statement of the situation
reveals The absuriity Of the suggestion
that there has been any impairment of
y IN strength A. Y candidate
"Thc forces of liberalism have gath
cred Ground McAdoo "a continue the
struggle which began in 1913 10 free
American institutions from the thrall-
lom Of special privilege"