Evening Star Newspaper, November 18, 1923, Page 4

s 'ADOO MEN BUSY INKEYSTONE STATE Firm Opposition Seen on Part of Underwood and Smith Cohort. oJal Dispatch to The Star. HARRISBURG, Pa., November 17.— Campaign work for election of dem- ocratic delegates in Pennsylvania fa- voring Willlam G, McAdoo has been worked out on a pretty extensive scale in several of the interior dis- tricts of Pennsylvania and a state- wide effort will be launched soon after announcement comes of the candidacy of the former Secretary of the Treasury. In a number of dis- tricts men prominent in the Wilson days have been talking McAdoo, while opponents of the same men have been devoting more attemtion to discussion of the natiomal com- mitteeship from Pennsylvanla than candidates. Senator Oscar W. Un- derwood and Gov. Al Smith have numerous admirers in the state. but their backers have not yet displayed much life and have apparently been awaiting development of McAdoo plans. B The word has gone out that Na- tional Committeeman Joseph M. Guf- fey will be a candidate for re-elec- tion and which will bring him up against well laid plans of former Representative Bruce F. Sterling. Gov. Gifford Pinchot has had the republican stage all to himself this week. Three speeches dealing with his three high cards—reorganization of gov- ermment, enforcement and anthracite prices—have been made and he has also arranged for a focus of national atten- tion on Harrisburg by letters to gover- nors inviting them here on November 26 to talk hard coal. Next week the governor will journey to Omaha to address the National Farmers' Unlon. Republican _organization _leaders have been letting the governor go. Their plans are well laid for election of uninstructed national delegates, and they are ready to talk delegates at large on which some of the wom- en's organizations are expressing de- sires for a seat or two. Making of a state slate is also getting under way. A. BOYD HAMILTON. WEST VIRGINIAN MAY SUCCEED WALLACE Gore Rumored for Cabinet Post if Present Agriculture Sec- retary Quits. Bpecial Dispa CHARL 17.—Attorney Gen 5 Jo juswadunouuy ® & juew 1s the first of many possible repub- lcan candidates for governor to is- sue a public statement. The state- candidacy. Gen. England says it s his ambition to be governor and his present intention to be a candi- date. The attorney sene make a campaign ¢ and his strength in the rprise is conceded by friend and foe. He is rticularly strong with organized bor and in certain of fraternal circl There s reliable information that Howard M. Gore of Clarksburg, as- mistant United States secretary of agriculture, has fully determined to enter the primary for the republican nomination for governor. His candi- dacy would be of the independent order also, but there is a possibility that administration support might go to him as the one best equipped to beat England. One of Mr. Gore's closest friends in Charleston is discounting the gov ernor talk by a confident assertion that within the next few months the former will be offered a cabinet posi- tion; that Secretary Wallace is to take another place more to his liking and will recommend his chief as- sistant for his successor. A late gubernatorial movement on the democratic side is in the interest of James W. Ewing, Wheeling attor- ney, and for many years prominent in_north panhandle politics. The John W. Davis for President movement is making good progress. Several more county clubs were form- ed the past week—one Wednesday night in Mr. Davis' former home city of Clarksburg and others earlier in Jefterson, Braxton and Taylos coun- ties. gland cxpects to dcpendent, —_— GETS LIFE TERM. Georgian Convicted: of Xilling Two, One His Son-in-Law. ADEL. Ga., November 17.—Gullty of murder with recommendations to mercy was the verdict rcturned by the jury here late today in the case of John Rogers. charged with kill- ing Sherrod and Tally MeGill, the latter his s law. The verdict automaticall rries a sentence of life_imprisonment. The courtroom was crowded when the verdict was announced, many women being in the audience. —_— In a quick wink the closing of the ove has been found to require nty-five thousandths part of a vocond, the rest twice as long and the opening cond. thousandths of a Harvey Is Envoy Pending Senate’s Vote on Kellogg Concluding temporarily his con- ferences with President Coolidge and Secretary Hughes, George Harvey, American Ambassador to London, left Washington yester- day to spend several days at his home at Deal, N. J. He p.ans to return to Washington this week for further conferences, particu- larly with his successor, Frank B. Kellogs. Mr. Harvey, probably will remain as ambassador in name until after the nomination of former Senator Kellogg is disposed of by the Sen- ate, and in the meantime give the State Department the benefits of his advice, especially in the mat- ter of the new liquor search treaty with Great Britain, which he helped to negotiate and which now is In process of draft, PARKER TO RETIRE FROM PUBLIC LIFE Will Seek No Office in Future. Klan Assails Sena- tor Ransdell. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW ORLEANS, La., November 17. —Two Incidents in Louisiana politics the past week attracted more than state, if that be possible. One was the uncovering of what is belleved to be a concrete move of the Ku Klux Klan in Loulsiana to get the political scalp of United States Sena- tor Joseph E. Ransdell of Lake Provi- dence, the senlor senator from this stat®, if that be posible. The other was a statement from John M. Parker, Louisiana's bitter anti-Klan governor, to close friends | that it Is his full and unqualified in- tention_to retire from politics and, public life when his term of office as governor expires next May. The rumor affecting Senator Rans- dell 1s of more or less national In- tercst. His battle for levees, deep- water navigation and the making of the Mississippl Tiver a great artery of trade between the south and the great northwest has made of him a natlonal figure. He wiil come up, for re-election in 1824. Opposition ‘has been vaguely hinted at times, but no one has been able to put a finger on it until the revealing of the offictal minutes of a meeting of Old Hickory Klan, No. 1, of New Orleans, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, which showed that an attack was being planned on Ransdell. Although just brought to light, it now develops that the Klan campaign was inaugurated at a meet- ing of this New Orleans Klan Febru- ary 10 of last year. Ransdell In Catholle. Senator Ransdell is a stanch Catho- lic, and the Knights of Columbus. a powerful organization in this te, has always been friendly in its sup- port, according to belief. The Kian antagonism was no great surprise; its actual existence was the point. The_declaration from Gov. Parker that he will not seek public office, cither state or national, and that he desires to retire to his family and private business affalrs at the end of his present term, will put at rest rumors of national ambitions on his part. It s now said by close friends of Gov. Parker that he will in no way be an aspirant for national policcal honors and will not be a candidate for ithe United States Senate at the ex- piration of his gubernatorial tenure, as had been rumored. FLORIDA FOR UNDERWOOD State Leaders Pay No Heed to Bryan Diatribe. Special Dispateh to The JACKSONVILLE, 17.—Following the number of white have often heres clared for a “white" in Florida, met in Orlando recently and propose to try for the conven- tion delegation. The regular repub- llcan party, which includes a number of officeholders and makes no dis- tinction as to race, probably will bide their time, and claiming the recognition of the national commit- tee, go ahead with thelr organiza- tion and work, as alw Although the effort to organize and make ef- fective & “white” republican party in the state has been futile in the past, fhere are some members who believe that it can succeed or at least claim attention and gain influence. In the meantime it is understood ithat admirers of Underwood are | working to form a strong organiza- tion for his benefit in Florida. With few exceptions the state newspapers appear to admit the probability of a democratic delegation from_ Florida instructed for Underwood. Mr. Bry- {an's outspoken opposition to the Ala- | bama senator does not seem to have | had much effect. GEORGE HOYT SMITH. RAIL HEAD'S WIFE DIES. GREENWICH, Conn.,, November 17. —Mrs. Annie Topping Truesdale, wife of Willlam Haynes Truesdale, presi- dent of the Lackawanna and Western Rallway Company, died suddenly at her winter home In New York eity today. She had been at the summer home in Indian Field road, here, until vesterday. 'The body will be brought ere for interment. Fla., November usual custom, a republicans, who | together and de repubjican part —of money. You e: When you buy an electric washer you spend money to save more that washer to a Washer THE SUNDAY STAR : WASHINGTON, D. €, NOVEMBER Democrat Chiefs’® Session Seen |BALL FACES FIGHT LA FOLLETTE FAGES FIGHT IN WISGONSIN G. 0. P. to Keep Him Busy at Home, if Possible, Is Latest Plan. Special Dispatch to The Star. MADISON, Wis., November 17.—Sen- ator Robert M. La Follette's return from Europe has stirred the apathy of Wisconsin politics into something akin to life. Senator La Follette himself, who will be the center of the republican delegate fight, has set no machinery in motion. His ma- jority of more than 200,000 in the last republican primary affords as- surance of a firm hold upon the state, but present indications are that the anti-La Follette republicans will fight again, regardiess of the handi- cap. Talk prevalent a month ago that Wisconsin delegates might be sent to the republican national con- vention without a contest 18 no longer heard. Even if the outlook is unpromising | the fight will be made to keep Sen: tor La Follette occupied in his own state, if for no other reason. It is believed that were the delegation from Wisconsin handed to Senator La Follette without a contest, he would capitalize that concession to capture delegations from other states. The cessation of opposition here would enable him to take the stump and personally direct his delegate cam-) palgn In the promising territory of the middle west. Leaders Support Pl ‘That is the way the conservative re- publican leaders view it, and they are said to be supported in this view by national leaders. So the plan is to stage a campaign that will keep Senator La Follette employed in Wisconsin as far as possible. Strategic advantage will be sought in the use of local issues, Mr. La Follette two years ago recelved the support of the wets when he was & candidate for senator, and to this support is attributed a great deal of s top-heavy majority. His vote in Congress to submit the eighteenth amendment for ratification of the states caused him to be well support- ed in many dry gdistricts. Until now, he has successfully resisted efforts to #plit his following on the liquor quey- tion, but the indications are that a real effort will be made to force that issue in the delegate campaign, with the object of compelling cholce of one horn or the other of the dilemma. This probably will\be accomplished by adapting the opposition delegates to the views of the congressional dis- tricts in which they will be elected— wet in wet districts and dry delegates in dry districts. The slate for dele- gates at large, of whom six are to be chogen, will be made up of leading figures in conservative politics. These delegates will likely be headed by former Gov. E. L. Philipp, the strong- est and most successful of Mr. La Follette's political enemies. —_——— TRADE EQUALITY FOR U. S. Britain Expected to Approve Pacts Covering Certain Areas. LONDON ovember 17.—Great Britain will probably approve the arafts of the conventions submitted by the State Department conferring upon the United States equality of commercial opportunity in the former German fons of Western Samoa, sland of Nauru in the Paeific, and the southwest African protectorate, it is understood In au- thoritative quarter. The government also favors exten- slon to America of similar economic rights In Palestine, Syria, Mesopo- tamia and other countrf under league of nations mandate, despite the fact that the United States Is not a member of thé league. ‘' TWO VICTRO As Effort to Block McAdoo Taggart-Murphy-Brennan Conference Significant, But Three Are Unable to Agree on Special Dispateh to The Star. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., November 17. —Political eyes wero centered on French Lick, Ind., this week, when Charles F. Murphy, leader of New York's Tammany Hall, and George S. Brennan, Chicago democratic boss, went there for thelr customary post-election vacations and to talk things over with Thomas Taggart, the veteran Indiana chieftain. Although the three men denied that politics was being discussed, it is known they had their heads together frequently during the week, and when three men whose names are so synonomous with democratic affairs get together it is not surprising that deep political elgnificance is placed on their meeting. As a result of the powwows, it would not be surprieing to mee the democratic national committee at its January ses- slon take up for discussion a_pli abrogate the two-thirds rule which has obtained in democratic national conven- tions for years. If the committee should approve the plan, it would be submitted to the national convention for ratifica- tion before the balloting begin Confident of Success. So confident are these three leaders | that William G. McAdoo's presidential aspirations can be blocked that they are willing_to forego the advantage they | would have under the two-thirds rule and to fight it out on a majority vote. | Murphy, Brennan and Taggart all are opposed to McAdoo, and can be ex- pected to stand as a unit against him. TImpressions gained at the conference leads to the belief that what might be termed an anti-McAdoo bloc I8 being formed, centering around the three leaders, for the purpose of knocking the former Secretary of the Treasury out of the ring. Murphy and Brennan ex- pect the wet states to stand with them against McAdoo, while Taggart will| have Indiana and come other states that are friendly to Ralston at his beck and | call. These three, therefore, with whnt‘ ald thes can get from Senator Reed of Missourf, Wilbur March of lowa, Joseph SOUTH DAKOTA BOOSTS | JOHNSON CANDIDACY | Senator Gets Support of Party Leaders—Coolidge Is Sec- ond Choice. SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., November 17.— An interesting political development in South Dakota during the past few days was the announcements of Rep- resentatives C. A. Christopherson, re publican, of the first South Dakota district, and Royal C. Johnson, repub. lican of the second district, that they would support Senator Hiram John son of California as the republican | nominee for President. It is thought | oth of the South Dakota delegation Congress, excepting United States | enator Thomas Sterling, favor Sen- | tor Johnson, or at least think it the part of political wisdom to line up fo! the Johnson candidacy. Senator Sterling some time ago de. clared he was for the nomination of | President Coolidge as the republican candidate for President next vear. If the South Dakota republican ! state proposal meeting, to be held | Tueeday, December 4, Indorses the candidacy of Senator Johnson this | would have the effect of binding the | twelve delegates from South Dakota to the republican national conven- | tion to vote three times for Senator | Hiram Johnson: then, if the can-| didacy of the California man appear- | ed hopeless, the twelve delegates | would be free to support any man in the convention they wished. In| this event it is regarder as certain they would go to President Coolidge. OF THE MANY REASONS!! Candidate. Guffey of Pennsylvania and others feel sure they can stop thelr o‘anem. Where the political allies will go from there Is not determined. ®art's course {s cut out, for he” will devote his energles to making Senator Bamuel M. Ralston the ultimate cholce of the convention. Murphy and Bren- nan, while willing to play with Tag- gart, are not yet ready to get behind Ralston. He s not wet, and those two leaders atill fondly hope that things may shape up in such & man- ner that at least a damp candidate can be selected to head the ticket. For that reason a good deal of talk about Senator Underwood came from a group of Murphy's and Brennai friends who followed them to the In- diana resort. Underwood's boom will fit in with the leaders’ plans admir- ably In stopping McAdoo, and there is a posaibility, the confe: s de- veloped, that the two might finally land in the Underwood camp. He i5 hardly wet enough to suit them, but because he voted against the eight- eenth amendment he looks better to them than a pronounced dry. Both for Smith. If left entirely to their own devices the New York and Chicago bosses’ firat cholce would be Gov. Al Smith of New York, but Taggart could not be countcd in on such a deal. Tag- gart still stands by the statement he gave last June that the democratic convention cannot afford to nominate a wet standard bearer. Indications are that Murphy and Brennan have come to a realization that Smith can- not be nominated. Murphy is ex- pected, however, to still press his name on the country, and perhaps he will be placed in nomination by New York, but the Tammany leader is credited with having that plan in mind simply for trading purposes. . With the likelihood that McAdoo and Underwood will get into a dead- lock Ralston's friends see his stock rieing. They believe that the fight between McAdoo and Underwood will be so warm by convention time that neither will surrender his delegates to the other, preferring to go to a dark horse. _For that reason Taggart be- lieves Ralston is about the best presi- dential bet on the horizon at this time. HAROLD C. FEIGHTNER. Barber Bills Shop No other place like it inWashington BuboBig's, WHY YOU SHOULD BUY YOUR , H-E-R-E At Ansell, Bishop and Turner, Inc. PAYMENT Is Required—No Red Tape!! 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Mr, du Pont is no longer taking an active part in Dela- ware politics, but his friends who are still smarting because of his defeat at the last election, are planning the most vigorous campaign to retire Dr. Orte of those who is againat Dr. Bail s Alien Property Custodian Thomas W. Miller, who is said to be behind former Gov. John G. Townsend of Selbyville, Sussex county. Lined up with him are Jr e . Chesterfields, ulsters. e e ey e — | a large number of leaders from all over the state. If thelr plans succeed, they will nominate Townsend for the Senate and former Mayor Leroy Harvey of ‘Wiimington for governor. It has been rumored that Senator Ball would not stand for the nomination, but he insists he still is a candidate and will remain in the fleld until he is convinced that his opponents have more delegates in the convention. Although the senator Is facing strong opposition he has a great m: advantages. In the first place he is backed by Col. H. A. du Pont, who for years has been the_backbore of the republican party in Delaware. He also controls the or- ganization in Wilmington. On the democratic side there are but two avowed candidates, James M. Tun- nell and Andrew J. Lynch, both of Sus- sex county. It is sald that the former has a majority of the delegates from 'hil county, but the Lynch men will not admit their candidate is out of the running. One of the most disquieting reports this week is the story that former United States Senator Willard Sauls- bury will re-enter the political arena next year and may be a candidate for the Senate. He was defeated by Sen- ator Ball, and it is said that if the latter is nominated Saulsbury would like nothing better than to oppose him. C. E. GRAY. AVENUE ) H - BORAH’S FOES UNITED. ' Consider S. A. Easton as Senator'y Opponent. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. BOISE, 1daho, November 17—Stans 1y A. 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