The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-23
STORMS brew
BEFORE START
Of SESSION
New York Gathering Far
Different From Quietude
That Marked Cleveland :
By EARLE G. REEVES,
International News Service.

NEW YORK. June 2S.-The
weather man formulated a forecast
Of fair and continued warm" for
New York today. A political fore.
caster might have written warmer
and probably storms"
For the day that Is for Father
Knickerbocker one Of many clamor-
Gus meetings Of trains, warm.
hearted hospitality, parades, lunch.
cons, and dinners. Is also-for the
gentlemen who are here for bust.
ness as well as pleasure-one Of
whetting knives.
Cleveland gave US an orderly little
party, but there viii be bloodshed in
New York. And many an expert
enced prognosticator is hazarding
guess that the heat will do nothing
to lessen the intensity Of the i'm
pending battle. though 1t may
shorten its duration.
At this stage Of the Cleveland
battle-if 1t can be called that
there hadn't been enough fireworks
to fill single newspaper column
with really interesting reading.
At Ugly Word Stage.
In contrast, the Democratic ma
tional convention ensemble is get
ting down mighty close to the short.
ugly word stage before the first
gavel has fallen.
Here is the seat Of that IN.
visible power represented by the
allied forces of finance and in.
dustry," said William g. McAdoo,
in the first pronouncement Of any
size he has made since he arrived
IN New York. This invisible gov
eminent is sinister, INSCRIPTIONS.
mercenary and sordid."
Five years devoted to the pursuit
OF money and power" says the New
York World. in declaring for Gov
ernor Smith, have made William
g. McAdoo the symbol of intoler-
able low standards in public life
and the representative Of forces
with which it is impossible to COM
promise"
They might as well nominate ].
P. Morgan as Davis" William Jen.
nings Bryan is quoted as having
said when asked for comment on
the apparent growth of the John
w. Davis dark horse boom.
Copeland for Smith.
Any charge that he is not 100
per cent for Smith is not only
false but malicious, says Senator
Copeland.
BY such tokens as these be It
known that New York is about to
entertain live and active political
convention. There will be a lot Of
fraternizing today. This, in fact, is
the big day for the glad hand. But
already fists are being doubled.
History records that he is thrice
defeated and ought to be down and
out long since, but it also comedies
him much of the king making pow.
ers of a Warwick; and the old
heads see in the deadlock that sort
of a manipulative situation suited
to the practice Of Bryan's peculiar
political gifts.
Figures on Ballots.
The newspapers publish concise
boxes showing where each vote goes
on the first ballot. Sunday all the
managers reiterated their round
number counts None except favor.
lite sons with hand.picked delega-
tions getting down to the odd num-
bers on their estimates. But over.
night the managers have discovered
that unmatched chickens won't stay
counted. That is the second most
important thing that has happened
TO New York
Even the first ballot Is not subject
to simple arithmetical calculations.
And when the dopesters delve into
the advanced mathematics involved
in forecasting the steenth ballot-it
simply cannot be done. Not at this
stage.
Because travel was hot and tire.
some, members of various delega.
tons held popular elections" while
enroute for New York, voting just
for fun for their real choice, ire
spective of instructions.
It showed what might happen
when and IL anybody is able to
start a break in the voting.