Evening star., 1924-11-03

liked by his audiences and which he
lacked almost entirely at the outset.
His style, however, is still that of
the lawyer and his argument is the
kind which appeals rather to reason
on the part of the listener than to
emotion.
Letter to Mother.
A single exception was made to the
program Mr. Davis had outlined for the
Sabbath holiday. The exception, it was
learned, was the writing of a letter to
Mrs. Jessie b. Black of Mansfield,
Ohio. the gold star mother who sent
him the check for $3.50 which she
had drawn from the United States
Veterans Bureau in payment on in
surance held by her son, a World
War hero.
Mrs. Blacks letter explaining that
she had sent the insurance check as
contribution to the Davis cam
paign fund because her son would
have sent it" was acknowledged, in
this way by the candidate:
Text of Letter.
Dear Madam: Nothing which has oc-
CURED during this campaign has more
profoundly touched my heart than your
action in sending to the treasurer
of the Democratic national committee
the proceeds of the insurance on the
life of your son. 1t is gift doubly
sanctioned by your love for him and
his love for the country to which
he was willing to give his life.
ITO know that had he lived he
would have sent such a contribution
himself makes me feel that not only
you and 1, but your son also, are still
co-WorkerS in the cause of putting
forward cnmiDp the kingdom
of righteousness among men and
Qations.
Il am more grateful than 1 can say
for this expression of your confidence,
and whether we win or lose in this
election, none of US, hope, will cease
to strive for those high ideals which
alone can make and keep a nation
great"
See Swing to Davis.
1t Was the consensus of Democratic
leaders last night that the Swing to
Davis" said to have been reported by
various State headquarters, had as
sumed proportions of a tremendous
drift and would be stimulated still
further. Particularly was this true,
it was said by these officials, of the
situation regarding labor pledges pre-
viously given to Senator La Toilette
and now reported to be breaking in
favor of the Democratic nominee.
This opinion was reflected tonight
in a final statement" issued by Mr..
Shaver. The statement reads:
John w. Davis will be the next
President of the United States.
THE issues of this campaign have
been squarely met by the candidate
in a matchless way. He has shown
absolute confidence in the intelli-
gence, integrity and patriotism of
the American people. There has been
no evasion, no camoufiage, no finch
ing. Notwithstanding the overwhelm-
ing preponderance of the Republican
press, he has broken through the
wire entanglements of deception, eva
sion and propaganda. His sterling
worth. ability and honesty, the things
that go to make great President,
the things that put trust and conf
dence in government, all these are
now before the people and they are
thinking.
"There/has never been a campaign
when there were SO many political
cross-currents as the one now draw
ing to close. Many States are cross
sectioned by. reverse currents that
make political estimates worked out
into figures worthless, becaAse they
cannot be based on anything definite
Nearly one-half of the people have
shown no indication of their inten-
tions and have expressed no thought
or opinion in this campaign. Thou
sands of these in every State with
unsettled convictions will make up
their minds or change them after
entering the polls"