Evening Star Newspaper, June 17, 1924, Page 3

M’ADOO MAY SETTLE . 2-THIRDS RULE TALK Question of Abrogation Enlivens Democrats at New York Pend- I ing Expression. SMITH FOR PRESENT ORDER Convention Is Fast Shaping for =~ Gavel Fall Tuesday. Dy the Associated Pres NEW YORK, June 17.—The possi- bility of abrogating the time-hon- ored two-thirds rule governing the nomination of candidates by the Demo- cratic national convention contin- ues today to be the most discussed topic among the leaders and dele- gates already assembled here. It is generally believed that unless a move for discontinuance of the rule comes from the McAdoo forces the procedure which has been fol- lowed in the Democratic gatherings since «the days of Andrew Jackson will be followed in the coming con- clave. The arrival tomorrow of Willlam G. Mcadoo to lead his convention forces may result in a definite an- nouncement as to his attftude. The sentiment of the McAdoo men already here on this question was described last night by Judge David Ladd Rockwell, Mr. McAdoo's man- ager, as follows “The friends of Mr. McAdoo did not start the agitation for the abro- gation of the two-thirds rule. George E. Brennan is entitled to that dis- tinction. The McAdoo men are merely passive about it. We shall not object if Mr. Brennan and his followers start a drive to do away with the rule, which every one ad- mits is archaic and out of harmony with the spirit of democracy. ‘The Republicans operate under a major- ity rule.” For Present Procedure. Although no definite statement has come from the Smith camp as to their attitude on this question, it is asserted by his followers that he pre- fers to abide by the present proce- dure, and his forces are optimistic as to their chances of defeating any attempt to bring about a change. Despite the fact that close friends of Homer S. Cummings of Connecticut declared that he was not a candidate for the chairmanship of the rules committee, it was freely predicted today that he would be drafted for the post. In order to be assured of a greater radio audience the speech of the temporary chairman of the conven- tion, usually delivered in the after- noon. will be postponed until the first night of the convention. Relays will be established in various parts of the country for the benefit of those with short-range receiving sets It was announced that In Illinois delegates, led by Taggart and Brennan, respectively. will begin ar- riving today. John W. Davis, Carter Glass, Oscar W. Underwood and other candidates for the nomination are e ted to establish their headquar- ters at various hotels before the end of this week. Keynote Speech at Night. As a concession to radio devotees whose duties keep them away from their head sots during the daytime, the national Democratic committee has decided to postpone the speech of the temporary chairman, usually de- livered at an afternoon session, until the first nizht of the convention. Relays will be established in va- rious parts of the country for the benefit of those with short-range re- ceiving sets. The entertainment schedule, which ranges from afternoon teas to theater parties, will have its official start on Saturday with a tea to the national committeewomen by Miss Elizabeth Marbury. City information booths are to be established in twelve principal hotels, in Madison Square Garden and at nu- merous street intersections as far north as 59th street. No difficulty is expected in handling the crowds, a; cording to officers of the Hotel A: sociation of w_York., who ha SPECIAL NOTICES. TIAL INVESTIGATIONS ON PER. | | matters by 2 competent operatives of long_exper. 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The speakers’ platform, seating about 300, and the press platform, for 800 corre- spondents, are in place. McADOO SEES TRIUMPH. “Glad G. O. P. Program Is Reac- tionary,” He Says, on Way East. KANSAS CITY. June 17.—Declaring that he was “glad the RepubMcan party has adopted a program which is reactionary all the way through.” William G. McAdoo commented briefly here iast night on the coming national poliiical campaign. He stopped here a few minutes en route to New York to attend the Demo- cratic national convention next week. Mr. McAdoo declared that he felt confident that he will be nominated as the Democratic presidential can- didate at the New York convention, claiming that 560 votes would go to him. ek, B IOt e BREAK OLD PARTIES, SUILD NEW ON RUIN, IS FARM-LABOR AlM (Continued from First Page.) would be a third party in the field in the 1924 campaign. “At this conference with Senator La Follette” said the temporary chairman, “he manifested no oppo- sition to the proposed convention and, least of ail, on account of any ele- ment which might participate in it The impression we got was that Sen- ator La Follette would be a candidate unless death or some other unfore- seen exigency arose.” Mr. Mahoney said that after the call for the present convention was issued in March thousands of in- dorsements were received. Whispers About Communism. | “Then something happened,” he said. “Stories of ‘Communist’ control and intrigue began to emanate from Washington—down where they put across the Teapot Dome steal, the looting of the Veterans' Bureau and many other shady and scandalous transactions. Finally the organ of the sixteen railroad organizations, known as Labor, issued a statement that June 17 was Communist-infect- ed. It urged every one to stay away. “This was as disconcerting as it was false. It was true thay some of the so-called Communistic groups would be eligible under the call, but at the outside they would have not to exceed ten votes in the convention | of nearly a thousand. “This assault was pretty well re- pulsed, and again assurances began to pour in from all sections that the proposed convention would be one of the greatest nolitical gatherings ever | held in America. 1 “Then came Senator La Follette's | pronouncement. This, of course, has |had an evil effect on the convention jattendance. Labor Politicians Blamed. “The unusual character of the at- tack inclines one to the belief that it was not of his making, but was hatched up by labor politicians in Washington. These men are opposed to the organization of a national Farmer-Labor party and they induced Senator La Follette to assassinate a movement that threatened to dis- pense with the service of high-priced labor lobbyists.” Mr. Mahoney said that the con- vention formed a response to a senti- ment for a distinct third party. He brought out that the resolutions of this convention urged the delegates “to make every effort to co-operate with the July 4 gToup at Cleveland in order to act unitedly in the cam- paign.” concluded: « 0 permanent relief can come to those who live by labor until the power monopoly to control natural resources, money and credits and the means of transportation is broken and this can be done only by the workers themselves. It is not a mat- ter for a Moses ‘to lead the enslaved out of the house of bondage, but rather for the oppressed to strike off their own shackles. Weary of Expedients. “The miserable palliatives that occupy the time of the politicians only complicate the problem and dis- appoint the people. This new party that we are about to organize must strike at the root of the trouble, and destroy the power of the few, by &pe- “This convention will not be ‘re- spectable’ when it undertakes this. Not only will big business assail it, but some of our time Serving progres- sives and special saviors will d, nounce it as dangerous and ‘radical Our big task will be to lay the foun- dation of a mevement that will pro- vide a place for every earnest human being to help along in the movement for our common emancipation.” r. Mahoney reviewed the hi of the Farmer-Labor party in Moear) sota, emphasizing opposition which was’ encountered. He declared that fegal methods, including the Consti- tution and laws of the nation and state were ignored “and law-abiding citizens were tarred and feathered, their homes painted yellow and their families ostracized because they dared to exercise their guaranteed civil rights.” For United Action. “We were not attempting to im- pose the will of a minority on the majority,” he sald, “but were seek- ing to “educalg the wealth-producing classes that® they had common economic_interests which called for united political action. This is where the essential danger of this move- ment lies to the privileged and rul. ing element. Once let the men and women on the farms and In the in- dustrial centers understand that they have common interests against legal- ized robbery and that the government can be made to function for their benefit, it means the end of exploiter and social parasite.” Mr. Mahoney sald Minnesota ‘“has served as a, laboratory in which to work out the principle of political organizations which must be em- ploved on a national scale before the great work can be done.” He said that the work in a state is limited because “the great questions involved are national in their scope. A blockade in credentials com- mittee made for a slow assembling of the convention. At the hour set for the call to order only a hundred delegates were in their seats, but the lobbies of the big municipal audi- torium were jammed with delegates trying to convince doorkeepers that they were entitled to admission. Only those who had received official badges were successful. There was a scattering of specta- tors in the big galleries, peering over the national colors, draped around the square of railing. Clouds of uncertainty hovered over the convention, rumors ranging from a harmonious three or four days of deliberations to an open split with either the union labor and farmer group or the representatives of the communist organization bolting. Bitter Strugsle On. Pre-convention facts showed those two elements in a bitter struggle for control. They split rather defnitely yesterday on the question of organ- ization of a national party with a ticket to present to the voters. The Communists favored that course, but the more conservative adherents of the movement preferred that the con- vention indorse Senator La Follette as a presidential possibility and at- tempt a coalition with the July 4 Cleveland conference. Minority and majority\reports of the committee on arrangements embodying the ~di- vergent ideas will be presented to the convention and fought out on the oor. Specialists In Paloting, Slip Covers and Topa G Loer xw. Haln The adherents of the Moscow » cial advantages, to despoil the many. | in- 2| THE LA FOLLETTE BACKERS CLAIM WIDE SUPPORT Conference Planning to Nominate Senator for President Organizes in Twenty-Four States. WILL BAR THE COMMUNISTS Program Under Way for Cleveland Convention July 4. The Conference for Progressive Po- litical Action, whose convention, in Cleveland on July 4, is expected to nominate Senator La Follette for President, in a statement today de- clared organizations have been ef- fected in twenty-four states, with the number growing almost daily. Actlvities, the conference sald, have been stimulated by the treatment of the La Follette delegation at the Cleveland convention and the nom- ination of Gen. Dawes as a running mate for President Coolidge. Regardless of the action taken by the St. Paul convention, now in ses- sion, the statement asserted the con- ference will follow throughout the plan it adopted at its inception, “steering clear of any communist in- fluence.” Delegates to the Cleveland con- vention will be allotted as follows: National and international unions, nationally organized political parties, nationally organized associations of farmers, nationally organized oo operative societies—entitled to three delegates each. Districts of the United Mine Work. ers, legislative boards of transporta- tion brotherhoods and other trade unions, system committees, district and state boards of trade unions progressive political organizations of te-wide scope, state boards of the P. P. A, state organizations of progressive ' women, state building trade councils, allied printing trade councils and similar bodies—entitled to two delegates each. City contral labor bodles, local building and allied printing trades councils, local co-operative and agri- cultural societies without state or na- tional affiliations, joint boards of ad justment in needls trades, local branches of the C. P. P. A. where no state organization exists—entitled to one delegate each. o OVATION IS PLANNED AS MW’ADOO GREETING | Friends of Presidential Candidate to Greet Him at Union Sta- tion Tomorrow. William G. McAdoo, Democratic candidate for the presidential gromina- | tion, will arrive in Washington at the | Union station tomorrow morning at $:30, | en route to New York city. He will stop over here fifty min- utes, during which time his local | supporters plan a welcoming ovation. A petition, which, it is said, has the signatures of 15,000 railroad men all over the country, will be presented him by E. C. Davison, general secre- tary and treasurer of the Interna- tional Association of Machinists, and it possible that Mr. McAdoo will speak from the platform of the train. All McAdoo supporters are invited to join in the demonstration. Leswvis Orders Strike Inquiry. SCRANTON, Pa, June 16.—John L. Lewis, international president of the miners’ union, has ordered five in- ternational organizers into this field to investigate the cause of the large number of unauthorized strikes that have recently taken place in the vicinity of Pittston. ternationale were in the minority of the committee on arrangements, but were sufficiently strong to block an attempt to have only the majority report given to the convention. The real test of strength between the conflicting elements is expected tomorrow when the two organization reports are presented. The fight will center on the form of organization and whether a presidential candidate shall be recommended or definitely nominated. 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The Democratic_national com- mittee has had 50-50 represen- tation for men and women since 1920. In 1921 only two women took part in the Baltimore con- vention; in 1916, at St. Louis, 15 delegates and 7 alternates sat, while in 1920, at San Fran- cisco there were 96 woman dele- gates and 202 woman alternates. MAIL TRAIN ROBBERY - NETTED $3,000,000 Loot Chiefly in Securities and Ban- dits All Arrested or Known, Says Official. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, June 17.—Supt. of Police Morgan A. Collins declared today that the robbery cf the Chicago, Milwau- kee and St. Paul mail train Thursday night netted the bandits $3,000,000, chiefly in securities, but including $70,000 in cash, and that the identity of all the robhers is known. Some of the men are under arrest and other arrests are expected shortly, he de- clared. Post office inspectors still appeared skeptical of the'value of the arrests. 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