The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-20
irving 10 Consolidate the Democratic Party for 1923.

Of No one imagine that the withdrawal of William Gibbs
McAdoo the for the presidential nomination on tne
democratic ticket a to aid the candidacy OF AL SMITH
governor New York Quite the contrary 1t an astu pom
teal maneuver that will challenge the ingenuity OF the Smlth
hackers to The by McAdoo that ne IN
tends step aside order to harmonic the democratic party
under new leadership carries with it invitation for Smith, IN
the of party unity also to step aside mat the ac0n o
former Grown prince of the Wilson dynasty was wen CON
dered the signal for concerted move against smith IS
by the statements of prominent democratic senators
from the southern states
Senator Caravan of Arkansas declares if Governor
Smith should follow and himself not can
ddae the democratic convention will name the next president
of the United States This tantamount to demand that
Smith quit the Senator Harris OF Georgia also takes the
position that the welfare of the party demands the elimination OF
both McAdoo and Smith Senator Fletcher of Florida frankly
q think Governor Smith should now Withdraw and wipe
the slate Clean
The statements three outstanding southern senators
is nothing more nor less than declaration against the
Smith candidacy under the plea for consolidating the FORCES Oh
the democratic party
McAdoo although considered heir apparent of
Woodrow Wilson, reality the heir of the mantle OF William
Jennings Bryan who often and famboyanty led the en-
batted of the petty bogeose democracy to defeat
was tradition of political spokesman for the House
Morgan that MAdoo upheld but the middle class tradition OF
Organism San Francisco convention of 1920 and the New
York convention marked the final stages of the
decline of this dwndng faction and registered the Supe
macy of the Wall Street Tammany combination These conVen
tons proved that the Bryan elements although they could
vent nomination of the first choice of the eastern wing of
the party could not nominate their own candidate
It is significant that Senator Caraway in his comments upon
the withdrawal of McAdo stated that personally he is in favor
like the New York governor wet and rdlcules McAdoos
contention that those opposed the eighteenth amendment and
the nuficaonists But Reed like McAdoo
represents the middle west elements of the demo-
cratic party will be acceptable the southern politicians
compromise candidate although he cannot expect to get the
nomination against the wishes of Wall Street
Wall Street motion its machinery to try to swing
the behind Smith, indicated by the recent purchase
three powerful Georgia and Tennessee For the
next few the south will be the of fierce battle
delegates the nominating convention of next June Nc
bombshe dropped right into the center of the field
addressed to George Milton publisher of the
Chattanooga ennessee News who will direct the fight in that
state against Luke Lea chain of papers, dominated by the
power Before the smoke of battle has died down
Smith the south will be pretty well shattered by the
heavy artillery bourbons that will be directed against the
combination of Tammany Hail. the of Rome and Wall Street
personied in the New York The preconvenon
campaign the SOUTH officially launched by the McAdoo
statement will certain the defeat of Smith the November
1928 elections if he receives the nomination The manpuaors
the democratic machine will probably be convinced of this
of the opening the convention and hence they will have
full dark horses to tro forth the last moment
While the game goes the workers will gain in political
erstandng they follow closely this conflict and keep in mind
the cAdoo and his cohorts particular favores of
the railroad brotherhood labor politicians while Smith is
ported the New York labor euenants of capitalism all of
oppose the creation of class party of labor because it
would put end to their lucrative alliance with the political
ties of the enemies of labor.