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~';__ Smith’s Chances Regarded Good . With Convention in New York May Be Able to Dictate Choice Eve if Not Nominated; Copeland Rumored as “Dark Horse.” Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. ALBANY, N. Y., January 18.—Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New York will be in a formidable position as the state democracy’s favorite son when the democratic national convention meets fn New York city in June, close friends of the governor declare. It will place Charles F. Murphy, Tam- many chieftain, in a still more potent position of power, it the reaction fol- lowing the selection of New York city this week by the democratic na- tional committee as the 1924 conven- tion city 1s realized. State democratic leaders are con- wvinced that if Smith cannot win the nomination he may be able to dlctate the nomination to the best interests ©f Tammany Hall. New York State political circles be- lieve the pending police clean-up in New York city, the most drastic in Years, s for the sole purpose of con- Vincing delegates from the south and west that New Yorkers do not wear horns or have cloven feet. Coming at the same time as the national com- Inittee’s selection of the city, it 1s the yreyalent bellef at Alpany that the clean-up order came from a higher Mource than Mayor Hylan. . Copeland Groomed, Is Said. While party leaders are jubilant @ver the boost In Gov. Smith's presi- dentlal stock, attention is being lent to reports that Tammany is groom- ing Dr. Royal S, Copeland of New York, the state’s junior United States Eenator, as a dark horse substitute in case of need. The democratic leaders admit that the party chiefs in the state are counting on Gov. Smith's personality and reputation to bulld up a powerful voting bloc with the hope that when the trading of supporl sets in a Smith stampede will result or that the Smith bloc will able to say where the conventiof choice shall land. Smith himself has declined to com- ment on the situation or his ambi- tions. From the republican side of the fence are beginning to come whispers that Unlited States Senator James W. NEFF BOOM BEGUN BY TEXAS FRIENDS Waco Club Formed—Plans to Get National Support Are Launched. ®pecial Dispateh to The Star. AUSTIN, Tex, January 19.—The first “Neff for President” Club was or- ganized at Waco this week, with fty prominent friends of the Texas governor present. A state-wide meeting to begin solicitation of sup- yort outside Texas will be called for early February, it was announced. The governor's friends, when the Texas democratic executive committee indorsed him as the “most suitable” for the party's standard bearer, in opposition to McAdoo, and aftet the governor announced he wouid go to the people of the state opposing an instructed delegation, began plans for Zetting his name presented and of drawing what support may be pos- sible to the Texan's nomination. This was taken after W. J. Bryan's first encouraging announcement, construed to mean he would nominate Neff, was shattered by the commoner's deciara- tion it was President Murphree of the Florida State University and not Neft of whom he spoke, Bryan will, however, come to Texas on January 30, and wiil spend several days in company with the Texas ex- ecutive; first on a hunt along the Texas Coast, and later in a_tour of speech-making, (ncluding _Houston, Austin, Waco, Dallas, Texarkana, San Antonfo and other points. Neff sup- vorters etlll Lelleve there is hope PBryan's assistance may be given Neff if “the Texas governor's name is placed before the national conventlon. S. RAYMOND BROOKS. o VICTORY IN ALABAMA SEEN FOR UNDERWOOD Both * Parties Floundering, —Senator Is Regarded as Sure of Primary. Bpecial' Dispatch to The Star. MONTGOMERY, Ala., January 19.— Alabama's presidential politics be- comes more tangled each day. Her novel presidential preferential pri- mary has loosened the forces of fac- nal politi it has Indirectly voked & reaction among democratic prohibitionists and its ultimate out- come probably will carry far-reach- ing ts. Both democrats and re- nubleans are floundering in the mud- dle, though political observers gen- ¢rally agree that the republicans are it deeper. It will evidently be left to the republican national convention to decide between two factions as the regular Alabama delegation. Senator Hiram Johnson has also cred his name on the primary But tickats, The democratic party is chiefly con- cerned with reactions. Three candi- «dates are in the fleld. State politics mainly {is directing the dissension. Underwood supporters declare the op- position is not serious and sentiment is general that he Will be given an overwhelming majority in the pri- mary. OLIVER'S. NORTON. PRIMARY ACT INVALID. By the Associated Press. MONTGOMERY, Ala., January 19.— The act of the 1823 Alabama legisla~ ture, providing for a presidential preferential primary election in Ala- bama, s held by Attorney General Harwell G. Davis to be unconstitu- tional and vold, according to ruling announced late today. CONNECTICUT LEADERS ENTER McADOO RANKS Special Dispatch to The Sta HARTFORD, Conn. Two things appear reasonably certain at this time—that Coolidge and Mc- Adoo will have solld delegations from Connecticut in the major party na- tional conventfons. situation in the state has changed with the recent announcement of Na- tional Committeeman Homer &. Cum- mnings of Stamford that he would not he a candidate and the subsequent declaration of Mr. Cummings that McAdoo {s the man for the nomina- tion. ? The only possibility of any Connec- ticut delegates for a candidate other than President Coolldge is in Fair- field county, where former National Committeeman John T. King of Bridgeport, a Hiram Johnson maa in 1980, is s=till & admirer of the lifornian, : H. L. HORTON. ! 1 { ! January 19.—|upon as their party nominee. wer and still an|Demooratic_ I 3 & |tion, seem to favor McAdoo. Wadsworth may be a favorite son cholce, especiaily from the central New York state leaders. Senator Wadsworth is expected to be one of the republican ¥big four,” or dele- gate at large, at the Cleveland con- vention, although objections are be- Ing heard from western state leaders, who want a delegate’ of their own selection. The republican forces, demoralized to a certain extent by the sweeping Smith victory in 1922, are staging a legislative program designed to build up their organization. In this respect, too, Gov. Smith ha established In his record another fac- tor that will sit well in the public mind and which his friends declare will ald in no little degree his presi- dential nomination chances. He has selzed on the popular demand for quick action In tax reduction by placing before the legislature & pro- gram for an immediate slash of one- quarter in personal state income taxes, the result of which has been an even greater gain on his part in popular favor. ROBERT R. ARNOLD. COOLIDGE SUPPORT IN MARYLAND GROWS McAdoo Generally Favored by Democrats, But Delegation May Be Uninstructed. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, January 19.—Out- side of the interest which {s mani- fested by politiclans in the meeting of the state assembly the past week has been uneventful as far as pol- itica is concerned. Politiclans of both parties greally interested in the bill intro- duced this week by which Maryland women will not be required to di- vulge thelr age when applving for registration to vote, and_will no doubt bring all possible influence to bear on its passage. The bill provides that the entry on the registration books may be “twenty-one years and over" for all female applicants who otherwlise are eligible to vote . Since the enactment frage, politicians of have favored the privilege which would be authorized by this bill They hold that to demand the age of a4 woman is tantamount to unfair discrimination against her, particu- larly in connection with employment which she may have or may be seek- ing, and the reason that less than one-half of the women eligible to vote In the state have not availed themselves of the privilege. With little prospect of a democratic primary in sight, it begine to look like Maryland will send an unin- structed delegation to New York, not- withstanding the fact that many of the party leaders are openly in favor of William G. McAdoo, with Gov. Ritchie as his running mate, On the republican side President Coolidge appears to be gaining in popular favor as the time for the state convention approaches, and un- less the backers of Senator Hiram W. Johnson get busy shortly the Maryland delegation will go instructed for the President. JOSEPH G. DEPONAL WEST VIRGINIA JOINS TREND TO COOLIDGE Johnson Talk Decreases—Davis’ Friends Pleased With New York for Convention. of equal suf- both parties Epecial Dispatch to The Star. CHARLESTON, W. Va, January 1 —There has been no surface indica. tion of any movement to organize the state for a Johnson presidential cam- paign, and talk of Johnson is leasen- ing noticeably with the growth of Coolidge sentiment. Boyd Jarrell, editor of the Hunt- ington Herald-Dispatch, and a mem- ber of the republican state executive committee, is the first to announce, himself as a candidate for delegate at-large. In this announcement Mr. Jarrell says, In part: “To say that I favor the nomination of Calvin Cool- lage Is, in a sense, but to reiterate a long cherished belief in the man's sn- pericr fitness.” Selection of New York by the dem- ocratic national committes as the 1924gconvention city widens the split {between the Chilton-Neely and Wat- son-Cornwell factions of the party in West Virginia. The choice was dis- tinctly pleasing to friends of John W. Davis. Senator Necly in an interview some time ago, when New York was first mentioned as a possibility, sald he would rather see the convention go to hell than there, “in spite of the fact that the atmosphere of either place would be equally blighting to every p;glvect of demorcatic success In 1924 Mrs. Donald Clark of Wayne county is the first woman to enter a primary contest in West. Viruinia for state «fce. She has nounced for the democratic nomination for secretury of state. LYNN KIRTLAND. SEEK NEW CANDIDATE. Senator Reed Regarded as Choice of Georgia Faction. 1y the Amociated Press. ATLANTA, Ga., January 19.—Avow- ed followers of the iate Senator Thomas E. Wateon informed the Georgia state democratic executive committee today that they will sup- port neither illlam G. McAdoo or Senator Oscar Underwood for Presi- dent, but will place a third candi- date in the fleld. While no announce- ment was made it was reported that their candidate probably will be Sen- ator James A. Reed of Missourl. James Hollomon of Atlanta declared the plan for an early primary was a McAdoo movement ‘“sponsored in every state to gag the delegations before they find out that McAdoo ‘can’t make the grade’ in the national convention.” “There is not the slightest chance for either McAdoo or Underwood to re- ceive the nomination and they both know it” Mr. Hollomon said. “Sam Ralston of Indlana is the man the na- tional conventlon will finally ~decide W. W. Dyches of Americus, chairman of the sub-commitee that framed the resolution fixing the primary date on March 19, asserted that any charge of The democratic |gag rule was “absolutely false.” IDAHO WANTS McADOO. Special Dispatch to The Star. BOISE, Idaho. January 19.—Idaho democrats are “watchfully waiting.” The annual Jackson day celebration at Boise has been postponed. Wil- liam G. McAdoo was invited to start the campaign in Idaho. He was un- able to come, and ti lebration will not be held until he can be present. without e: JEROME BARTELL. . - are | '| THE: SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, Democrats and McAdgo 23 Lays Plans to. Take 'Ad:| vantage of Qpening in + 6. 0.P. Convention. - : Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. : HARRISBURG, Pa, .Jénuary 18.— Gov. Pinchat had made up his mind to run for repubfican delegate &t large whether the Pennsylvania sta leaders put him on the’ slate or not and is laying his plans to take ad- vantage of any situation which may arise in the Cleveland convention. {He will. make no contest for delegates in his own behalf. Mr. Pinchot is willing to accept or- ganization support. At the same time he wants to preserve & certain free- dom of action and it may be possible that the chieftains will decide to leave him off the slate. Mr. Pinchot is giving great atten- tion to his plans to go about the state in the interest of candidates pledged to his prohibition program of 1925 in the state legislature. The preliminaries of this campalgn are under way and may precipitate a breach any day and scrap plans to avold a fight. Democratic leaders favorable to W. G. McAdoo will meet here Tuesday to discuss the campaign and to see what has happened since the opposition started to pool interests for unin- structed delogates. The anti-McAdoo people have been talking of a con- ference and have men out In the state now sizing up the McAdoo movement. Opponents of the former Secretary will have to travel some to overtake the McAdoo boomers. A. BOYD HAMILTON. ILLINOIS SUPPORT FOR M’ADOO GROWS Democrat “Rebels” Turn to For- mer Cabinet Officer’s Ranks. Desert Convention. Special Dispatch to The Star. SPRINGFIELD, IlL, January 19.— Willlam G. McAdoo's prospects for recelving the votes of the Illinois delegation to the democratic national convention are belleved to have in- creased appreclably as a result of the week's developments. The de- clsion of the McAdoo managers to Ig- nore the democratic state advisory convention held in Springfleld last Friday rallled to the McAdoo stan- dard practically all of the disgruntied aspirants for the democratic nomi- nation for governor, who refused to enter the convention. The McAdoo forces announced that they belleved the Springfield demon- stration was an unlawful proposition and contrary to the spirit of the primary election law. The conven- tion was controlled by the regular organization which was for an unin- structed delegation until the national committee decided to hold the con- vention in New York. It may favor an uninstructed delegation now, though at heart it is believed to be with Gov. Al Smith. Many Illinols democrats feel that the decision of the democrats to go to New York will aid Underwood. That President Coolidge is strength- ening himself in Iilinois is the opinion expressed on every hand. JOHN R. BUTMAN, KENTUCKY REFLECTS | M’AD0O SENTIMENT' Appeal Made for Underwood Dur- ing Week Expected to Carry Weight, However. Bpecial Dispateh to The Star. LOUISVILLE, Ky, January 19.— Now that the democrats have chosen their convention city, Kentucky dem- ocrats are ready to be organized and Ilined up. but 80 far the only active aspirant it W. G. McAdoo. ‘“McAdoo clubs” are being formed. Most of the regular party papers In city and country are already boosting McAdoo, although several of the so-called in- dependent democratic newspapers, with conservative trend, are belleved to lean toward Carter Glass, John W. Davis or Oscar Underwood. A_significant event of the past week was the appeal of Gen. Wil- llam B. Haldeman of Louisville, for- mer democratic national committee- man from Kentucky, to southern democrats to support Underwood. The appeal is calculated ,to carry much weight. Underwood I8 a Lout ville native, ‘incidentally, but this not expected to cut much figure lo- cally. Out for T. 8. Semator. Political developments of the week include the announcement of Judge B. J. Bethurum, assistant prohibition director, for the republican nomina- tion for United States senator this year, when Senator A. O. Stanley must run for re-election. It is re- ported that either Frank Russell or J. Graham Brown, both local capi- talists, will be put up against him. Reports that Alben W. Barkley, first district congressman, would oppose Stanley for the nomination are gen- erally discredited. MALCOLM W. BAYLEY. C. P. BARNES SELECTED MAINE G. 0. P. CHAIRMAN Col. Frank M. Hume Quits Race for Senate Post Held by Fernald. Special Dispatch to The Star. AUGUSTA, Me., January 19.— Charles P. Barnes of Houlton, for- merly speaker of the house of rep- resentatives, has been selected as temporary chalrman of the republi- can state convention which will be held at Portland, to elect delegat to the republioan national ‘conven- stion. « 5 Invitations have been sent te.Col. Theodore Roosevelt, assistant secre- tary of the Navy, and Miss Betsy Edwards of Indiana, to spesk at the convention. - Col. Frank M. Hume of Hofton, formerly commander of the 103d In- fantry of the 26th (Yankee) division in the world war, announces that he will not continue his canvass in quest of the republican nomination for United_States senator. Col. Hume has sought support dur- ng the past few months for the seat n the United States Senate -now oc- ¢upled by. Bert M. Fernald of We: Poland, and his withdrawal I but one candidate against Se: e -Congress! ' Frank Guerneey ‘ot Doyer-Foncroft 3. CLEME! £ eratic T |vate secretary to E.| Wh NT MURPHY, ~ jeotursl. THE WEEK Fl’flh nle s'lf. i HE seven-day period just ended has been a demo- . cratic week, and, measured . as a whole, a McAdoo week. Democratic doings have . held the center of the stage, with " only meager moments in the spot- 1ght for republican activities. To start the week, democratic leaders began arriving in Wash- ington on Sunday for the meeting “Tuesday and Wednesday of the natifonal committee. Selection of New York as the convention city was a first-page story everywhere; then followed several days of speculation as to how the choice ‘would affect the fortunes of presi- dential aapirants. At first blush there was a dispostion to belleve & midriff blow had been dealt Wil- l{fam Gibbs McAdoo and his boom, but maturer reflection and returns from the country led McAdoo ad- herents to think that a New York city convention might not be so bad, after all. This later judgment seems to be borne out by dis- patches to The Star from its spe- ctal political correspondents. o oxox As a matter of fact, there seems a disposition in some quarters to belleve McAdoo's chances have been enhanced by the week's de- velopments. Illinois provides = case in point. Democratic leaders there had been dispoged to favor sending an uninstructed delega- tion to the democratic national conventlon, but they are reported veering around to the bellef that with the convention in New York it might be well to have the dele- gatlon tled up with instructiona, and if Tllinols Instructs, as things now stand. it will instruct for McAdoo. The veason for this change of heart, presumably, is fear of the wets. However wet a midwest politiclan may be in his ersonal inclinations, he knows etter than to be wet politically. With the convention captured for Tammany's home town. and with the figure of Gov. “Al” §mith loom- ing in the background. the situa- tion is full of possibiliities which might prove embarrassing in No- Vember. Selection of New York is re- ported unpopular also with Ohio democrats, and for the same rea- son. Ohlo voters are entirely too dry to warrant any flirting with the demon rum. The Star's Co- lumbus correspondent writes that melection of New York is regarded by Ohlo democrats as & move for the nomination of Gov. Smith, and it makes them uneasy. Although former Gov. Cox refused to sanc- tion {ndorsement by the state committee, it is regarded us prob- able Ohio's vote will be cast for him on the first ballot. After that it is likely to be divided, chisfly between McAdoo and Underwood, with the former preferred bacause of his dryer record. Both are to speak in Ohio in the near future, *x xw From wherever there are re- ports of aggressive democratic ac- tivity they chiefly have to do with activity for McAdoo. . Nebraska reports that McAdoo ~managers there are greatly encouraged by the announcement of Gov. Bryan that he is not a candidate for the presidency and by Brother Wii- llam's_pronouncement for Presi- dent Murphree of the University of Florida They think the way now 1is clear for rounding up the Nebraska delegates for McAdoo. Missisaippl democratic leaders are sald to be lining up for McAdoo, despite strong Underwood senti- ment #mong the rank and flle. Deciston by the legislature to in- vite William Jennings Bryan to address it February 5, in regarded as inimical to Underwood, who has been denounced by Bryan as wet and without the pale. In Kentucky there is great Me- Adoo activity, consisting chiefly in the organization of Mec- Adoo-for-President clubs. Gen. Willlam B. Haldeman, veteran democrat and former publisher of the Loulsville Courier-Journal, is out with ‘an appeal for Kentucky support of Underwood: but the men in_active control are said to be for McAdoo. Seattle reports that McAdoo is the only democrat mentioned in connection with the presidency, and that it is regarded as certain that the Washington delegation will be instructed for him. The same word comes from Idaho, where the Jackson day dinner was postponed because Mr. McAdoo was unable to be present. New Mexico democrats apparently are all for McAdoo, but many of them are said to think that if Coolidge is nominated by the republicans he will be & hard man to beat McADOO AND COOLIDGE MISSISSIPPI CHOICES Underwood Strength Slight, De- spite Pact He Is Southerner and From Adjourning State. Spectal Dispatch to The Star. JACKSON, Miss, January 19. Misaissippl apparently is for Pre: dent Ceolidge as the republican nom- fnee and for Willlam G. McAdoo as the democratic choice in the coming presidential campalgn. Maze Daily, federal prohibition di- rector and chairman of the executive state committes ‘of the republican party, believes the republican dele. gation will g0 to the national conven- tion with instructions to vote fér Coolldge. The fanura of the demooratic attl. tude {s that the majority of the lead: ers are supporting McAdoo, notwith- standing &n Senator Oscar Unde: wood is & southerner and has a strong following in Mississippi. The democrats during the last na- tional convention eent a delegation instructed for Underwood. This time, leaders say, the delegation will go unlnimn:u’fl_ g}x&d‘vlt a favorable iment for 00, pentime REX B. MAGEE. _——— MANY ENTER RACE. Arkansas Governorship Is Much- Sought Post. Special Dispatch to The Star. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. January 19.— Former Congressman H. M. Jacowsy of the fifih Arkansas district is men- tioned as & probable candidate for governor of Arkansas in the demo- state primaries next fall. the avowed candidstes are ‘om J. Terral, former -secretary Euu; Judge George W. Clarke of Conway, John M. Quarles of Helena, Chancelior John E. Martineau of Lit- tle Rock. Others mentloned for the office are Dr. A. C. Mlilar, editor of the Arkansas Methodist; Jim G. Fer- n, commissioner of mines, manu- fiotures and agriculture; Virgll C. Pettie, president of the state demo- ratio central committee; Senator Lee &isort of Lamar, Senator Jake Wi eon of El Dorado, C. P. Newton, pri. Gov. MtRae. er Gov. McRae will be a oand. a third term_remains ool LULU HANNA, Amon, IN POLITICS Summary of National Developments Based on Reports - Special Correspondents and Staff Writers. th be called “Coolla * ko ox Not quite all the demoeratic news, however, is pro-McAdoo. The New York democracy {s reported as elated over the convention city seleciton, belleving that it will en- hance Gov. Smith's chances of be- ing the presidential nominee, and there 18 talk also of Senator Cope- land as a possible “dark horse” in the event of a convention 8ead-’ 1 In Texi #00od many dem- now appear to be takini seriously the presidential boom ef Gov. Neft, . which was _launched originally’in a factional. fight. to head off instructions for McAdoo. Neff-for-Président clubs aro being - organized, and there fs talk of & state-wide meeting for the pur- pose of dalling _the attenflon of other states to Gov. Nefr's availa- bility. Also Willlam Jennings Bryan is to viait Texas soon and spend several days on & speaking tour with the governor, which is counted on to give the Neff cause a boost. Florida democrats are reported not to have reacted with any en- thusiasm to Mr. Bryan's proposal of President Murphreo as. a candi- date, regarding it.as a move in Bryan's opposition to Underwood. The Alabama .senator is strong with Florida democrats, and the Bryan strategy may prove just the spur needed to assure that the Florida delegation to the New York_convention will be instructed for - Underwood. Incidentally. it may result in the refusal of Flor- ida to send Mr. Bryan as a dele- gate at I N There is a democratic split in Senator Underwood's home state of Alabama, but The Star's corre- spondent thinks Underwood is cer- tain to win out in the primaries. Some of the Alabama drys ate sald to want to see Mr. Bryan have one more try at the White House, and there {s an anti-Underwood ele- ment which is putting forward L. B. Musgrove, whom Underwood defeated for the Senate. Taking the democratic situation #s a whole, as it appears today, Mr. McAdoo seems far out in front and running easily. It looks as it he should go into the democratic convention with a majority of the delegates favorable to his cause. But the rule requiring two-thirds to nominate still stands. and Mc- Adoo at New York may repeat the bitter experience of Champ Clark at Baltimore. * * %k % There have been few develop- ments of Interest during the week in the republican presidential race: 1f, indeed, it still is to be regarded as a race. It apparently 1s 00 one- sided to furnish many thrills. What news thers is is all Cool- 1dge news. And some of it comes from what has been regarded as promising Johnson territory. Out in Washington republican fac- tional leaders, who have been at odds on almost every question, are sald to be getting together in sup- port of Coolidge and for an in- structed delegation to®the Clev land convention. The Johnson campaign, which was launched be- fore the holidays, is said to be losing ground, while the recently- inaugurated campaign for Cool- idxa gains rapidly. g California reports that Johnson is being handicapped in his home state by the impression that his candidacy is not being taken seri- ously elsewhere, and his managers are anxious for & victory or two to bolster up his cause at home. They are going to make a desperate ef- fort to accomplish this at the March primaries in South Dakota, and the Galifornia senator is going o help by making a speaking tour through the state next month. Alabama republicans are split three ways by factionallsm. The prospects are there will be two delegations, both for Coolldge, seeking recognition at Cleveland, unless it should fall out that as & of their row the Johnson es should run away with the The expected campaign rginia for Senator John- eon has not yet been launched, and the delay works to the advantage of President Coolidge, who is re- ported to be gaining strength daily. There was talk some time agd of a Johnson campalgn in North Carolina, but reports now are that everything is set for Coolldge instructions when the state convention meets in March or_April. g In states like Ohio, Indiana and Illinois the nomination of Coolidge seems to be taken for granted and republican politicians are busying , themselves with state affairs and factional row: are com- ge demo- |OREGON CAMPAIGN GETS FLYING START Coolidge and Johnson State Man- sgers Named—Mellon Plan Attacked. Special Dispatch to The Star. PORTLAND, Oreg., January 19— Within the past week the rival cam- paigns of President Coolidge and of, Benator Hiram Johnson to win' the Oregon primary election and the con- sequent instructed state delegation to the national convention have:-been started. : State Senator I L. Patterson, chosen to lead the Coolidge campaign, has announced that headquarters will be opened in Portland February 1, and has departed on a tour of the state to make preliminary arrange- ments for getting Coolidge’s name on the primary bffllot. Coincidentally Frank Hitchcock has announced that Thomas B, Neuhausen jhas been selected as state manager tor Johnson, and Neuhausen has jopened the engagement by issuing & statement accepting the positgon and pointedly attacking Coolidge and the Mellon tax reduction plan. of Neuhausen as Johnson's state manager would to insure even a more inter primary campaign than had b. ticipated. Neuhausen first came.into rominénce in Oregon in 1905, when o was sont here by President Roose- velt from the general land offige to prepare the record evidence in_the {John H. Mitchell and other . land aud investigations and prosecutions nder Francis J. Heney and Ralph i Watson. RALPH | ‘WATSON. i FIX CONVENTION DATE. ‘ Tennessee Democrats to Meet on May 22. Special Dispatch to The Stat: NASHVILLE, Tenn. Jamuary 19.— ‘At 2 harmonious session of the demo- cratic state committes tod two state conventions were call One to nominate candidates for geats to be filled in the appelate courts will be held April 25. The other to make delegates to the New York conven- tion will be held May 22. A resolu- tion commending the work of Cordell Hull, chairman of thé national com- i e, EEstan. I3 D. C, JANUARY ‘20, 1924—PART 1. Hold Center of Political Stage During PNCHOT N FGHT | FORDELEGATEPOST) ADOD NTEREST N NEBRASKA KEEN Gov. Bryan’s Denial of Can- didacy Boosts Stock. Coolidge in Van. | Special Dispatch to The Star, OMAHA, Neb., January 19.—Ne- braska MoAdoo supporters took de- clded interest in statements of Gov. Charles W. Bryan at Washington this week that he was not a candidate for President and of Democratic National Committeeman W. H. Thompson of Nebraska that he favored Gov. Bryan for this office. Gov. Bryan is be- 1leved here to labor under a serfous (Mandfcap through W. J. Bryan's an- nouncement favoring President A. A. Murphree of the Unlversity = of Florida. The fact that the Bryans cannot agree Is not regarded as un- usual or unexpected, but it places Gov. Bryanin a lone situation so far @s any hope of extending his support beyond his own state for Nresident. his situation has greatly encour- aged the McAdoo followers and his stock has taken a rise as a result. The two leading democratic news- &eper- of Nebraska, the Omaha i World-Herald and the Lincoln Star, |hl.ve editoriully taken flings at Gov. Bryan. McAdoo Friends Active. | Filings for delegates to the national convention include already a large | number of stanch McAdoo support- ers. A hot democratic_primary fight is promised between W. H. Thompson and Arthur F. Mullen for democratic national committeeman, the latter a friend of former Senator Hitchcock. Coolidge backers are so far having the state to themselves. Friends of | Senator Hiram Johnson declare that before many weeks they will be ac- tively in the field. GEORGE F. WASHINGTON G. 0. P. DESERTS JOHNSON Coolidge Gains Rapidly as Fac- tional Leaders Throw Aside Disputes. FISHER. Special Dispateh 1o The Star. SEATTLE, Wash, January 19.— Republican factional leaders who have been at odds on almost every question are rapidly swinging into line behind the Coolidge-for-Presi- dent movement which is sweeping over the state undeér the direction of Mark E. Reed of Shelton. Coolldge sentiment has overshad- owed the Johnson movement., The chief reason for thiz is_the harmonizing of the factions. Fac- tional leaders, who have been looking toward Johnson chiefly because of their dissatisfaction with the existing state organization, nave been con- !opposing presidential camps unusual- 'publican split. Johnson Forces Welcome Entry Of Coolidge in California Race State, Howevef;, S_hows Tendency to Doubt Native Son Because. He Isn’t Taken Seriously. By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan- uary 19.~The democratic state central committee today indorsed Willlam G. McAdoo for Presi- dent of the United States as the nominee of the democratic party and voted to place an instructed delegation on the ballot at the coming primary election in Ci fornia. Speclal Dispateh'to The Star. LOS ANGELES, Calif., January 19. ' —Formal entry of President Coolldge into the California presidential pri- mary contest has definitely cleared the political atnfosphere and paved the way for a struggle which even at this early date finds the various 1y, alert and active. | Response to the announcement | from William M. Butier that Mr. Coolidge would seek the nomination in California came from the managers of Senator Johnson's campaign in the form of a statement by Dell A. Bchweitser of Los Angeles to the ef- fect that “the supporters of Hiram Johnson welcome an opportunity to 80 to the mat with Calvin Coolidge. In the McAdoo camp the President's active candidacy is looked upon as being favorable to McAdoo, this a&s- sumption being based apparently on the democratic expectations of a re- A survey of the po- Iitical situation in the state does not give encouragement to this hope, however, as .greater party harmony exists among the republicans on na- tional issues than at eny time within the last ten years. Split Appears Doubtful. Chances for a party split, of course, may be increased as the heat of campalgn activity and oratory in- creases, but aside from possible di- vislon on the world court and the MILLER MENTIONED TO OPPOSE BALL Favored by Some to Run for G. 0. P. Senate Nomination in Delaware. Special Dispatch to The Star, WILMINGTON, Del., January 19. -—~Word has be¢n sent out to state republican leaders that Gen. T. Cole- man DuPont will take an active part in the 1924 campaign. Tt was made {and election |situation will |mary elections prior to the e proposed bonus little cause for ser ous disagreement is in sight. It not to be denied that the sentiment favoring the o of Pre seriously menaces t Senato¥ Johnson to have a solld gation pledged to his own candi from his own state. The fortunes are suffering cause of a growing California that he is ously by the country conviction ot taken seri- t large. Thix change materfally to his advantage in the event of John son victories in states holding pri- tion it California in May. : KYLE D. PALMER; SEES COOLIDGE CERTAIN. Californian Says President Will Be Named on One Ballot. By the Asenciated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, ¢ —President Coolid right to be pleased with t country is reacting to ti of his candldacy,” W San Francisco banker and r national committeeman for ¢ sald in a statement made T day after returning home | east. “In South Dakota, North Dakota Kentucky, New Jersey and Ohio the state organizations have de¢lared for Coolldge,” Crocker continued. -He assured of every delegate frim six New England states. The mine one delegates of New York are like 10 be a unit for Coolidge. T thing is predicted of Pennsylva seventy-nine delegates. Iu 1 the Watson, New and Beveridg tions are united for Coolidge. “A surprising feature of the sit tion is the friendship and sy pathetic attitude of the leading di cratic papers and of {nfinential demo- crats in private conversation T fact, it is widely believed in the énst that Coolidge will be nominate acclamation. He ig also assured v enough to be nominated on the ballo fi CALLIS MVSTERY State Democrats Disap- pointed in New York Selec- tion for Convention. vinced they can work for Coolldge without any sacrifice of their opin- lons. The fight is now for a Cool- idge-Instructed delegation. illiam G. McAdoo {s the only dem- ooratic candidate mentioned at demo- cratic rallies. It is conceded the Washington delegation will be in- structed for him. ¥ JAMES De K. BROWN. FLORIDA AMAZED BY BRYAN'S MOVE Commoner’s Announcement of A. A. Murphree as His Candidate C’oldly’ Received. | Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., January 19.— Announcement by Wllllam Jennings papers, and the best summary of the situation seems to be that in naming Dr. A. A. Murphree, president wof the University of Florida, the Commoner Proposes to “stand in" with the people and secure a place on the state delega- tion at the convention. Nowhere {s the matter taken seriously except as a means to work against Un- derwood, and the move does not appear o have 'added anything to Mr. Bryan's chences for selection. Underwood is practically the only demoorat mentioned n the Florida press with any enthu- sigsm, n the state campalgn a joint debate between John W. Martin and Frank E. Jennings at Gainesville Monday last brought out the fact that both of th candidates for governor have coneider- able backing, and the two Jacksonville men will no doubt fight it onut, with other candidates running far behind in the June primary. There will be a re- publican candidate for governor, but the democratic primary always settles this matter. GEORGE HOYT SMITH. CANDIDATES ACTIVE. North Carolina Rece for Governor Under Way. Special Dispatek to The Star. RALEIGH, January 13.—With the announcement this week by Josiah Willlam Bailey, Raleigh lawyer, that he is a candidate for the democratic | nomination for governor, political activity in North Carolina is under way. Bailey will be opposed by Angus Wilton McLean of Lumberton, who served as a member of the War Finance Corporation in the Wilson administration. Mr. McLean hasn't| yet announced his candidacy form- ally, but he is engaged In clearing the decks for action and will an- nounce shortly. | The week has been without de- velopments in the republican politi- cal household. There will be little doing until the ~state convention., Even then it will be largely a cut- and-dried affair. Coolidge v.vlll be in- | dorsed nnah Jnlhl'mo;n ‘:"or;‘!“al!t a -in. The slate is . Took-tn. N A LIVINGSTONE. “HEADS MONTANA G. 0. P. Dr. 0. M. Lanstrum to. Succeed +'* Shelley—Silent on Race. Special Dispatch to The Star. HELENA, Mont., January 18.—Dr. O. M. Lenstrum, newly elected repub- lican nationsl committeeman from Montans, ‘has long been nationally known fn politics. O. H. P. Shelley, now committeeman, will hold the Pluce until the next national conven- tion in June, on the opening of which under the Montana law, his seat will pass to Dr. Lanstrum. Mr. Shelley thus will sit on the committee in work preliminary to the convention. Efforts to get & line on the state organization’s preference for Presi- dent, as a result of Lanstrum’s defeat of Shelley, are without definite re- sult. Shellsy, although rumor of late ade him & Coolidge man, always had been ramked as 2 Johneonite. Nothin; Lanstrum's utterances or 1o his Sally pepwr thus far indicetes hig'cholos: - .~ LOUIS M. TRAYER. Bryan of his cholce for the prebidential | nomination recently has been received ! with amazement by the Florida news- | plain_ that the republicans expected the ex-senator to do certain things, after which hig political wishes will be regarded. Gen. DuPont declared he wanted to be Terelected as national commit- teeman; further, he did not want Senator L. H. Ball to get the nom- ination for the Senate. It is intimated that Kent and Sus- sex, republicans, would look with fa- vor upon Col. Thomas W. Miller as nator Ball's opponent. . C. DuPont made it clear that he did not wish to run the organization in the interest of any one.man sen- dtorship and had no prefersnce, bul would not support Dr. Ball. He fa- vored sinking other differences in the interest of harmon: Most republicans are more inter- ested in the governorship than in the senatorehip. The sentiment favors naming Leroy Harvey, former mayor of Wilmington, as chief executive of the state. C. E. GRAY. WATSON MANEUVER SURPRISES INDIANA Quitting Race Was Expected, But Failure to Indorse Cool- idge Causes Talk. Specia! Dispatch ta The Star. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. Janaary 19, —Once again a peculiar combination of circumstances has prevented Sena- tor James E. Watson of Indlana from |realizing a long-nourfshed ambition to become the republican nominee for President. Senator Watson's terse announce- ment that he would not be a candi- date, made on leaving a conference with President Coolidge, was no sur- prise to friends in Indiana, but the absence of an indorsement of the President caused some comment. His speech in New York praising the President, however, tended somewhat to relleve some of the misunder- standing caused by the brief an- nouncement. Procedure Causes Talk. Two thnigs, however, connected with the White House conference caused much discussion and specu- lation in state political quarters. One was the story that Clyde A. Walb, state chairman, had recom- mended Ewing Emison of Vincennes as the President's campaign manager in this state, and the other was the fact that Postmaster General New waa not invited to the parley. Clarence R. Martin, Senator Hiram Special Dispateh to The Star. COLUMBLUS, Ohio, Jai call issued by C. W. chairman of the republicar tral committee, for a mecting next Thursday, has started comment &s to ti December the comm unanimously indorsed It was at first sur meeting might have by the senators and M: in order that they might I portunity to address the ers, but reports frc Washin have it that the call surprised Washington officlals, and that might not attend. Those who have been insisting that no attempt should be made to suggest to the voters whom they should support for de gates to the natlonal convention are inclined to believe that it is propose to suggest a ticket for the delegat, and alternates at large. Johnson Managers Scarce. It is known that Senator Johnsc is finding difficulty in securing suit- able persons in the large cities to i as managers for him. and in fact ou side of Cleveland no such managers have been selected. The withdrawal of Col. Thompson from the contest for ti republican nomination for gover is regarded as greatly strengthening the campaign_ of James A. Whitc, former Antisaloon leader. The re publican leaders' meeting here next Thursday will hardly attempt to In- dorse a candldate for governor. The selection of New York for the democratic national convention cam as an unpleasant surprise to Ohio democracy. They are not for Gov Smith's nomination and the selectioxn is regarded as a move to iy governor's boom strength Underwood is to speak month, and it is expected ( be followed by Mr. McAdoo, after Mr. Cox, seems to be the most popular candidate with Ohio demo crots. Though the state democratic com mittee, at Mr. Cox's request, omitt={ indorsement of his candidacy, it understood that he will be given unanimous complimentary vote first ballot. After that the Ohio del. gation probably will be scattered widely among the candidates. J. H. GALBRAITIi. JOHNSON PLANS TOUR. Spectal Dispatch to The Star. SIOUX FALLS, S. D., January The presidential primary South Dakota will open February, when Senator Hiram Joh son will come to South Dakota speak in Sioux Falls and other le: ing clties. Supporters of President her much C A Coolidge W. Johnson's manager. immediately criticized Walb for stepping out of the province of the state committee in naming a manager for one of the presidential contestants, thus adding a little more fuel to the gathering fight against the chalrman's re- election next spring. Some of the close friends of Post- master General New took umbrage because he was not invited to_the conterence in place of Attorney Gen- eral Daugherty. It is pretty generally understood, however, that Emison is about as free from factional taint as any leader in the state. 3 HAROLD C. FEIGHTNER. NEW MEXICO DEMOCRATS " TURN TOWARD McADOO Many Reppblicans Stand Behind Coolidge, But Johnson Sentiment Is Felt. Special Dispatch to The Btar. . ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., January 14. —A feeling is growing among New Mexico democrats that the delegation to the national convention this year will be for McAdoo. There is a fur- ther feeling that Coolidge, if he be- comes the republican nominee, will be a hard man to beat. A consider- able democratic element has become known as “Coolidge democrats.” Republicans speak highly of Cool- idge, but there is a persistent rumor that there will be a strong movement in the state convention to have the New Mexioo delegation instructed for Hiram Johneon, - -DAN BURROWS. are by no means idle. 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