Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-12
NEW YORK PAPERS
PRAISE NOMINEE;
HEARST D|SSENTS

NEW YORK, July 10.-Demo-
cratic newspapers today are con.
graduating the party on its choice
Of John w. Davis, while such Re-
publican newspapers as the Wash
ington Post and the New York Her.
ald-Tribune agree as to the nomi.
nee's personal charm and ability.
Dissenting voices are few and far
between. The New York American,
owned by William r. Hearst, says:
'The proud old Democratic party
proposes to substitute the house OF
Morgan for the White House."
The New York World, which sup.
ported AL Smith. says;
yesterday the Democratic party
indicated popular government in
America. To have concealed MOTH
ing, to have fought the battle to
the bitter end, and then to have
turned the leadership to a man Of
the quality of John w. Davis, is
proof that the Democratic party is
fit to live, fit to govern and Is
worthy of the name.'
The New York Times says:
"He is the man best fitted at this
time to reconstruct and reanimate
his own party and to lead it with in
telligence and ,vigor against the
Republicans"
Praised by Harvey
The Washington Post carries m
editorial by Colonel George Harry.
who succeeded Davis as anibassaI
TO London, in which Harvey writAs:
If the Democratic national con.
Ventlon had done as well IN framing
platform as it has in se;ecsing a
| candidate, the chances Of he Demo-
cratic party would be much bright.
| err"
The New York Herald Tribune calls
Davis AN able citizen, unuuestion-
| ably one of the three best considered
by the convention
The nomination was bo-n of des.
peration rather than Of optimism. :"
declares the Detroit Free Press. a
strong supporter Of the Coolidge adj
| m1nistration, in an ditor;al on the
selection Of Davis as the Democratic
standard bearer.
Possibly he is the best person
who could have been selected for the
first and main task that confronts
him, the task of preventing a patty
split by serving is neutral figure
| about which the factionalists can
rally. If he is able 10 do merely this.
he will accomplish great work for the
Democratic party end he will do tho
| country a great salv:ces."
I'm spite Of all the prophets of ca.
lamity, in spite of all the malign in.
fluences which have for the past
two weeks been threatening the
Democratic party with apparently
unacceptable disaster, the convention,
almost deliious as it was by rthe
time the 103d ballot was reached,
! nominated it's best man. John w.
| Davis, who, when the struggle be-
| gan appeared only as one of the best
| of the available dark horses, now
| shines as an unexpected star, In a
dark and stormy night" says the
New Orleans Times-Picayune edito-
| rally.
Clean and Able Leader
"Mr. Davis was the ablest man
| in the list of candidates." declares
the Kansas City Journal, Republican.
| He is a clean and able representa-.
tive of his party; he is brilliant
| lawyer and has filled acceptably
| numbe of important officers in the
service of his country, notably as
| ambassador to Great Britain"
The Kansas City Times, also Re.
publican, said:
After trying hard not to do 1t,
the Democratic national convention
has made a nomination that must
command the respect Of the coun-
| try"
| The Democrats made a wise
| choice in nominating Davis. the
| Dallas News declares. "The Demo-
| Gratis have nominated a pure man
| and big one. The pity is they
did 1t so belatedly."
The Oklahoma City Daily Okla.
homan says:
1.-The presidential candidate Of
democracy Is all but the fulflllment
of the Wilson legend. 1t is doubt.
full If democracy, after all its travs
all, could have named a better can.
didate; it Is certain that it could
not have named a better man."
The Houston Post refers to Davis
nomination as "the happy solution
Of the Democratic problem. while
the Houston Dispatch regrets that
so worthy a nominee as John w.
Davis must carry the party stand
ard through the coming campaign,
burdened by the handicaps that the
convention has put upon him."