Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24
THE WEEK IN POLITICS
Summary of National Developments Based on Reports
From The Stars Special Correspondents
and Staff Writer'S.
and Staff Writer'S.
- IIIEF political interest of
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IIIEF political interest Of
the week centered around
4 William Gibbs McAdoo
and public reaction to
determination reached at the
Chicago conference of his friends
that he should remain in the
presidential race. Democratic
political activity now is at the
boiling point, with an over
increasing crop of candidates and
near-candidates for the presiden-
tial nomination.
The week saw little notable
change in the republican situation.
Retirement OF Secretary DENLY
from the cabinet. which ordinarily
might be regarded as an event of
major consequence. Is not even
mentioned by any of the cor
respondents contributing to The
Stars weekly survey Of the ma
tional political situation. Tho
campaign to force retirement or
Attorney General Daugherty also
generally is ignored. 1t gets
prominent mention only from Ohio.
where Mr.. Daugherty has been
candidates for delegate-at large
to the national convention. Some
of President Coolidge's Ohio
friends are concerned for fear tho
Attorney Generals strength has
been SO impaired that he cannot
be elected and they fear that II
he remains on the ticket Hiram
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OF the Ohio delegates
That the republican party as
whole has suffered as a result of
the oil disclosures there can be no
doubt. but the opinion remains
that II President Coolidge has
suffered at all 1t is in less degree
than his party; and nowhere does
1t seem that the oil scandal has
redounded to the political ad-
vantage Of Senator Johnson. The
republican program seems TO have
moved during the week along Its
destined way to the nomination
of Coolidge.
A study of reports from all parts
OF the country must lead to the
conclusion that Mr.. McAdoo and
his managers have cause for dis
corded the pronouncement of the
Chicago conference that Mr.. Nc
Adoo's political availability is I'M
impaired by the oil disclosures.
There is universal acceptance Of
the assertion that Mr.. McAdoo has
been guilty of nothing rejecting
upon his integrity as man and a
lawyer; but when 1t comes to
regarding him as democracy'S
choice for President that is an
other matter.
III Mr.. McAdoo's adopted state
of California Is found what may be
regarded as a typical situation.
When Mr.. McAdoo left home on his
recent eastern trip he had Il right
to feel that support of u solid
California delegation was safely
assured. He returned last week to
find his hopes seriously menaced
by the candidates. of both john
W. Davis and Senator Oscar Tn
derwood. with an aggressive, even
il not impressive, movement under
way in behalf of Senator Reed of
Missouri. Anti-McAdoo democrats
in California had been keeping
under cover, If not reconciled. at
least prepared to submit to what
ton of McAdoos name with the
Doheny oil interests has given
them heart and brought them into
the open.
Washington Is another Pacific
coast state which seems to be
turning from McAdoo and looking
elsewhere. McAdoo men have been
in control of the democratic or
gantzation in Washington and had
planned to tie the delegation up
for him. But since the oil dis
closures there has been such in
sistent demand for an uninstructed
delegation that the McAdoo man
ayers now are talking of a COM
promise. Reed scouts have been
in the state. planning for an ag-
gressive campaign, while the week
saw the beginning of a boom for
Senator Copeland of New York.
And there are not lacking Wash
ington democrats who still hope
that William Jennings Bryan may
have fourth try at the goal.
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Moving eastward from the coast,
democratic leaders in Arizona
declare McAdoo is as strong as he
ever was, and there is no thought
but that he will have that states
delegation. In Montana, too, the
political leaders re-affirm faith In
McAdoo, but The Stars correspon-
dent says there is no Disgusting
the fact that he has been weak
ened with the people. Belief lis ex-
pressed that McAdoo still can
carry the state, but the rank and
file are casting eyes again in the
direction of Henry Ford.