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ANDIDATES SHARE NOTICE WITH KLAN Al Other Questions Sub- merged for Present at New York, Observer Finds. BOTH LEADERS CONFIDENT Action on Dry Law and Masked Empire May Indicate Fate Of Smith. BY FREDERIC MADISON YORK, June 23 Democratic battle rious beyond all things that 8plit the convention other is that ated for server's definit will WILLIAM WILE SQUARIE GARDEN, N On the of prospectively precedent, only certain W the fu- | two | One will apen. The will e One ob- the | are the measurably is Klux Ku Klan issue wide dark P a horse non ident nviction is tha dohn W to the hi nominee West v Davis of Klan thar " oy anti-Kilan es for plank frontal are a non-pussyfooting attack on the But in that calcula- t hrand of optimism the wish father to the This convent s crammed rs and delegates who want to swat the K But it is also filled with wise men who believe it expedient to follow the Republican onvention’s example and lambast the kleagles anony mously Al else but Klan and dark-hors seculation is in eclipse at New York Intimately wrapped up with those i is desperate fight Gibbs McAdoo is con- his massed enemies struggle, politically battle of the century. | Loth sides by no- | feAdoo knows that to destroy him. He with the ferocity of in- pire which W lian: sng Charges. rges 1 chief by Gov Adooit are there Within or without the erimi- that his antagonists shrink k. in order to overthrow on majorities choice. vry and intimidation in forms are the weapons be in use to undermine of MeAdoo delegates. It is delegutions are propa- the momen their -town soil nd cven its, the claims, | sposal of dele- | their lovalty | instructions to anti-McAdoo While the charges and wre filling the air shrewd politicians are - prox and ¢ of the | proposition. thought | mainly concentrated | ation See MeAdoo Defeated. 1 consensus outside of the Adoo camp that the Californ will be “stopped.”” That belief persists despite the fact that one powerful anti-MeAdoo western lead- | er concedes McAdoo & maximum of 600 votes—only 132 short of the total neces- ry to nominate. The same leader points out that if McAdoo, with that impressive strenzth, cannot scale the dizzy two- | thirds heights by the sixth or seventh ballot = his thenceforward are bound to disintegrate. Then will set in the real tug-of-war. It may end sud- denly, if McAdoo is disposed to divert @l or any considerable portion of his &th to some heir-apparent, No Me- woman in New York at admits even the remote t. They say they are o “deliver” Me- on carth except a EVH| a Eent and e whils Dl on There froces writir s'to anyhody m Gibbs McAdoo e invincible optimism orers aled only b, Smith cohorts. | clude every other d child on Manhattan who will of- “it in Madison Square Garden week. But in the convention it- iov. Smith expeets. before many | re past, to be dominating the | i what extent he will | prevail in balloting will probably be clearly determined before it be- What the convention does with rd to the Kian and prohibition riain to affect @ov. Smith's nom- fortunes. 1f, after a knock- down and drag-out fight against light wines and beer, led by William Jen- nings Bryan, and after a no less vio- lent combat over the Klan. the con- vention decides to stand for prohibi- tion enforcement and a non-Klan plank on religious freedom. Smith's star will in the descendant. He wants a4 wet plank and an out-and- out anti-Klan plank. He could hard- Ty stand on any other kind of a plank The McAdoo people, who need only a majority, not two-thirds. to impose their plank views on the con- tion, would demand a clear-cut law- anforcement plank and a toleration plank that excoriates klanism with- out identifying it by name Will Block Each Other. This vawning chasm between the aspirations and views of the presi- dential candidates now in the lead— McAdoo h—means just one thing that they will in- evitably, and er or later, annihi- late each other. It means that at some stage of their mutually destruc- tive claxh, carly or late, another man will walk off with the spoils. You cannot turn anywhere in the mob that swirls through the hotel lobbies, where treasons and strategisms are under way. without hearing on nearly every hand that John W. Davis is the most likely beneficiary’ of the Me- Adoo-Smith strife. You hear it from McAdoo leaders and _from Smith leaders and from the hangers-on of almost every other camp. The Me- Adoo people for the moment fight shy of the Davis compromise suggestion. If you are able, by dint of mailed- fist persuasion. to convinee a MeAdoo fanatic that the hour is approaching when the McAdoo vote will have to detour and can coax the fanatic to axpress himself. he will tell you that Bryan is as likely a MdAdoo “‘second hoice” as any one. If you ask if “Brother Charley” Bryan isn't meant, you are promptly corrected and en- forced that none other than the perennial and peerless William Jen- nings is the candidate to whom Mo- Adootes would turn in extremes. The braskan-Floridan, in solemn fact. is once again. as he has been for the past twenty-eight years. in receptive mood. He still has an idolatrous fol- lowing in the Democratic party. His voice will ring through Madison Square Garden on occasion With pris- and vigorous. Strange things may happen again to and for the statesman who cross-of-golded him- self into fame in 1896. Much Davis Talk. Although Davis compromise talk is universal and the pre-convention trend unmistakably in the West Vir- ginian's direction, the partisans of other leading favorite sons by no means abandon hope. “Tom" Taggart, astute Indiana boss and custodian of the Ralston boom, is sitting back and serenely taking notice of events, confident that they are working around in the direction of “Honest Sam” as the logical choice. The Indiana delegation's tac- tics are to be for Ralston and to be against no one else. Taggart figures that such an attitude of disinterested unselfishness will eventually redound to Ralston's advantage. Those are the tactics of the West Virginians, too, who are grooming Davis. They Wrefuse lo be part or parcel of any of is of to woman an except those th self days 1y ation THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. MbNb’A'Y, JUNE 23, 1924 Old Garden Is Forest of Flags On Eve of Democratic Convention Ancient Hall Awaits Greatest Days It Ever Has Known—~Grimy With Age Outside, Old Glory at Every Turn Inside. ) By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, June 23.—If ghosts of all the revelers should come trooping back down the decades today to tip- toe through the dingy portals of Madison Square Garden, where once they footed it so bravely, they would halt amazed at the sight which greeted them Before their ey would the in the dim light stone platter, flled brim with waiting rows of Above them would spread a huse canopy of red and white and blue, shot with huge stars. And everywhere around the circling bal- cony rails they would see Old Glory; flags in thousands to deck the open- ing Tuesday of the Democratic na- tional convention of 1924, The ancient hall stands waiting for what will be perhaps the greatest days it has ever known. It is wait- ing strangely dressed in bright col- rs within: grimy with age without; unfashionable in its frills and furbelows of stone work amid the stately, sky piercing structures that surround its jumbled pile. Poxters on Walls. Along the outer walls still hung signs and pictures that tell of its estate today. There are the clus- tering photographs of the “pugs” of modern ringdom; the signs of gym- nasium warnings against growing fuat: the placard of a Yiddish theate And crowding against the narrow Sidewalks stand - tall iron fences zuarding the window approache: But within, despite the lingering odors of circuses and horse shows that hang in the air, there is a glorious profusion of flags ranked In_such fumbers that the sight stirs the blood There will be no lack of patriotic prompting when tHe Democrats as- semble in their weighty hours of de- liberation and selectlon. Clear View from Seats. Swept clear of the partitions and arkers that have divided it through lesser days, the Garden today is »ne mighty, rounded chamber, where nearly a score of thousands will sit down tomorrow. In all that number there is no s t but will give its oc- cupant a full view of the proceedings. The delegates will sit in a great ob- long platter, facing toward the flat «ide, where the platform has been raised many feet above the hall floor. They will be grouped so closely about the speaker's bridge that no word of what is said should escape them even without the amplifiers. At either end of the space in the loops of the platter will sit the alternates and some of the guests. Behind these seats, circling and d above the main floo BRYAN PEACE PLANK IGNORES MENTION OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS (Continued from First Page.) lie a vast to chairs, able search and seizure and to worship God according to the dictates of con- scienc Two of the most ardent boosters for the nomination of John W. Davis of West Virginia as the Democratic standard bearer are Col. Robert N.| Harper and Carter B. Keene, both of Washington. _They were busy today distributing Dayvis badges in the cor- ridors of the Waldorf and discussing the characteristics of their candidate with other Democrats here. Former Gov. Gardner of Missouri is being put forward quietly as a pos- sible compromise candidate. One re- port is that Gov. Gardner is so pro- gressive that the La Follette element would not fight him. It is said also that the La Follette group would be satisfled also with the nomination of either Senator Ralston of Indiana or Senator Copeland of New York. TENSION IS GREAT IN CLOSING HOURS ON CONVENTION EVE (Continued from First Page.) of leaders which has drafted it rec- omnized that 4 number of its planks— those dealing with foreign relations, the Ku Klux Klan and law enforcement—are likely to form the basis of vigorous and even bitter controversy before they are finally adopted. The traditional party requirement of a two-thirds vote to select a nom- inece remains the center of gossip over the possibility of a rules fight. Proposals to replace it with a rule permitting nomination by a simple majority are advanced openly by few, but they keep bobbing about on the churning surface of pre-convention talk The general expectation of a leng- thy convention was emphasized by the tentative state of the program worked out by the managers. Con- ferences yesterday failed to bring a definite decision whether the key- note address of Senator Harrison of Mississippi, as temporary chairman, Should be made at the epening ses- sion or put off until night so it could be heard by a larger radio audience that it could reach in daytime. Like other features of the program, this was left more or less to be shaped by the course of events. Great Parade Staged. New York, which has absorbed the thousands of convention visitors with scarcely a ripple, began today to show more visible signs of the affair, including the parade of the police, fire and street cleaning departments of the city on 5th avenue, and tonight 2 dinner, at which Mayor Hylan will deliver his address of welcome. The complexity involving the dozen or so candidacies today remained, outwardly, at least, as cloudy as ever. lach of the various headquarters continued to reiterate its expreasions of confidence. The McAdoo and Smith forces drove forward with new energy to strengthen their lines, and the Underwood camp found encour- agement in the arrival of their chief- tain. The West Virginia supporters of John Davis,_ meanwhile, pressed combination against. When the grand break-up comes and delegations are scurrying for cover both the Ral- Stonians and the Davisites reckon that their strategy will prove of vital value, . ‘Senator Carter Glass of Virginia and Gov. Ritchie of Maryland must be classed closely behind Davis and Ralston in the compromise-candidates Qivision, both of them have their or- ganizations perfected and their scouts at work. There is Senmator Under- wood of Alabfl.ma..h‘lo;:. 'Wllh Qu:sgg round work of I3 avor parts leaders as a foundation from Which to vault into the nomination in an emergency. James M. Cox of Ohio has a full-functioning organization on the scene, but outside of his own fnmediate high command the 1920 candidate's prospects are not rated high. If the convention plumps en- thusiastically for a league of nations platform, Cox stock might rise. Many Democrats here belleve the former Buckeye governor fought the fight four years ago and is entitled to recognition for his courage in the face of relentless odds. Houston _Thompson of _Colorado, chairman of the Federal Trade Com- mission, is now widely discussed as a vice presidential likelihood if the first place goes east—to Davis, Glass, Ritchie or Homer Cummings of Con- | exp: cony runs back ina slow, wide sweep to the walls of the great building. And above stand the narrower gal- leries, one over the other. The flag draped rails of galleties and balcony form a quadruple tier of bright bunt- ing all around the hadl. Rafters Hiddem by Flags. There are high windows on both sides of the hall, openn now in the ummer heat and looking out Into the stone canyon of 26th \sireet on one side. Above all, the steml rafter work and the sweep of skylights are hidden with the bunting that forms a mighty, star-strewn union of hhie over the center of the hall, then lends away to either end in alternate braad bands of red and white. L the far ends the skylights are masked by soft-toned draperies which make a fr#me for the vivid coloring in the center. Through this canopy the hot glare of sunlight on the roof filfers down in subdued rayvs, easy on ghe eyes. There will be long hours for gthe dele- gRates in their places when this soft light will mean much to them. Ior direct lighting three manstrous hanging clusters of electrics swing down from the high roof. They have been .dressed like gigantic Japanese lanterns, however. and again care has been taken to make them easy wn the eyes Door to Plattorm. The platform itself stands so high thiat beneath the end of the speaker's bridege is a wide doorway givizg en trance to the space below and tor the stairs that lead up to the platform itself. It is draped within and looks #8 though it might be the entrance to some strange show, but it is by this route that delegates selected to place great names in nomination will climb to the high-pitched rostrum Just over the speakers' stand, high in air, a great cluster of horns swings like & bunch of inverted, dark-hued lilies. They are the ampiifiers wait- ing to pick up and multiply the voices that rise from the stand below and fling them out over all the hall. The platform faces toward 26th street, and the dignitaries of the party, who will find their places within the platform rails. will have a full viaw of all proceedings with- out_dodging the heads of those in front. Thei® seats rise on a slope as do the balcony rows, and they can look down on the floor with little effort. Beneath the platform are the work- rooms. Off to the sides of the hall, under the balcony. are other spaces where provision been made to supply food for those who must sit out the show, however long the hours. Tod. the hall management had a dress parade of the ushers and others who will steer the huge crowd to its places. They tested out, too, the radio and amplifiers. And when it had all been done, the historic old hall was pronoun for whatever the next two on with their campaign for delegates, and friends of Senator Glass of Vir- ginia professed to see an advantage for him in the situation. exemplified by predictions that neither McAdoo, Smith nor Underwood would be nom- inated. They expressed confidence that the field eventually would nar- row down to Davis and Glass, and the Virginian would come out Cox Plans Anncunced. Most of the dark horses, at the same time, are being kept more or less in the dark, with their manage: ssing pleasure over the outloo! Senator Ralston of Indiana will re ceive the votes of that state's dele- gation, its leaders say, until the end, and a similar plan is’ announced by the Ohio delegation, which is in- structed for former Gov. James M Cox—a plan which proved successful at San Francisco in 1920. In the platform discussion, differ- ences of opinion center principally on questions of phraseology. but in the case of the foreign relations plank somewhat wider divergence is indi- cated, Thomas Taggart, national committeeman from Indiana, having declared against inclusion of a dec- laration for American entrance into the league of nations. On the Klan. the chief dispute, outwardly at least, has to do with the question of naming the organization or making a more general declaration e e JAPAN STILL PROTESTS U. S. IMMIGRATION LAW Shidehara’s Report Held by Cab- inent as Reflecting American View. But Not Satisfactory. By Radio to The Star and Chicago Daily News. Copyright. 1924 TOKIO, June 23.—The Japanese cabinet is preparing a program of policies for submission to the extraor- dinary session of the Diet which will convene on June 25. In the mean- time it is silent as to the course to be followed. After a careful perusal of the Amer- ican immigration law., a reply by Baron Shidehara has been reported to the cabinet to the effect that while the note clearly defines the position of the Washington Executive, it fails to satisfy Tokio. The cabinet has de- cided that in view of prevailing polit- ical issues, the present time is hardly propitious for further negotiations of an exhaustive natare. Consult Star Classified for Used Car Opportunities If you want to buy a Used Car—consult The Star classified columms— and you'll find a number that will appeal to you. If you have a UsedCar you want to sell—ad- vertise it in The Star Classified — going into details—and - you'll be sure to catch the at- tention of those inter- ested. The Star prints MORE classified ads every day than all the other papers here combined. You can count on their bring- ing results. necticut. Thompson's _known favor with Robert M La Follette, with whom the Coloradan may be nominat- at Cleveland in July, is not operat- & to his disadvantage in New York. “Around the Corner” is a Star Branch Office. M’AD0O’S WESTERN FORCES STORM IN Wild, Howling Mob From Coast, Parades to Headquarters to Cheer Candidate. SEE SITUATION BRIGHTENED 0ld Negro Retainers of McAdoo Family on Hand. By a Staff Correspondent. NEW YORK, June Straight from the west, a wild, howling mob of McAdoo delegates burst upon New York right after breakfast this morn- ing, bringing new life and pep to the forces of the Californian who for several days have been undergoing a severe grueling at hte hands of their foes in New York, foes who are numer- ous. Come in Special Train. McAdoo's reinforcements had ar- rived at last, in a special train from the far west. They made themselves heard for blocks as they rushed out of Grand Central Station and swept down upon the McAdoo headquarters in the Vanderbilt Hotel With the inrush of McAdoo dele- gates, and they will be coming in by eveTy train acarly today, the atmos- phere, which has been discouraging to McAdoo force for the last few da changed perceptibly. They have had to grit their teeth under the Smith assaults and those of other candidates, and Keep saying to them- selves, a la Coue: “We have the dele- gates, we have the delegates.” It is to be expected that now there will be a recrudescence of McAdoo nope, and many reports that “perhaps this man McAdoo will land the prize after all.” ‘“This guy McAdoo must be some son-of-a-gun himself,” said a cop on the cormer, as the cheering mob swept on toward the Vanderbilt, McAdoo Makes Appearance. At the Vanderbilt, McAdoo himself; who has been hidden away in his eighteenth floor suite four days, de- nying himself to the press, but see- ing many of the men who are back- ing him, came smiling on to the bal- cony, and listened to the cheering which must have been sweet music to_his ears _He turned to a white-haired, bent figure of a negro, who stood shiv- ring with excitement at his elbo 'What do you think now. Jim laughed McAdoo. The old negro had beaten the westerners to the soene by only a few hours. He cam on a boat from Marietta. Ga. Jim Democrat, he was the who ran for a doctor when MecAdc was born,” explained one of the man agers, and beside Old Jim_ Demo- crat stood a negro mammy, who must bo well past eighty herself, Aunty Hannah Brown. She had come with Jim. She was young Massa Bill Mc- Adoo's nurse. and the legend about her is that when the candidate wa born she announced to the world “That thar boy's gwine be President ome da: No Press Agent Needed. No press agent was needed at the arrival of McAdoo delegates this morning. It was a royal rooting bunch that had been pepping itself up all the way across from the Pa- cific coast. and included the McAdoo delegate fans from California, Ne- veda, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, the Dakotas and other states They had three bands of their own and more were on hand jazzing up the station for an hour before the train rolled in. Down the avenue they marched, banners and sunflowers and badges and horns, and swooped, yelling, right up to the doorstep of the hotel before some one spied the old green felt hat of McAdoo as he leaned out over the flag-draped bal- cony. With babnners waving. wearing colorful bandanas, red. purple and orange, around their hats and necks, the California and other delegations marched down 5th avenue from 42d street to 23d and then back to the Vanderbilt. Led By Woman. As they rounded the corner of 34th street and swung in before the Van- derbilt, Marjorie Day of California was leading the band. a most entio- ing drum major. She not only led the band, but did it with a dancing step. Clad in a gray gown., with a purple bandana around her head. she drew the first cheer. To the tune of “Maryland. My Maryland,” the women in the delega- tions sang, ‘McAdoo, We're All For You. A roar from the delegate: Sterling-Knight Six-Cylinder Car of Quality R. F. Riffee & Co.—1020 Conn. Ave. went up Don’t Wait Until Hot Weather, Have Awnings Made Now! 1t means saving and you will be ready for the bot days. Paperhanging and painting. Charges very reasonable. CORNELL WALL PAPER CO. T14 13th St. N.W. Main 5373-5374 MAJOR H. ROBB OPTICIAN 1633 H STREET N.W. TRANSFORTATION BLDG. PHONE MAIN 7628 as Mr. McAdoo closely followed by Mrs. McAdoo, stepped out upon the improvised piatform in front of the hotel to welcome their friends. They 8tood smiling many minutes while the cheering and singing went on. Mrs. McAdoo was evidently as much pleased and heartened by the demon- stration as was her husbznd. She was dressed in black, and was the target of all eyes One of the banners borne aloft by the delegates said: “California for Wilson in 1916—Mc- Adoo in 1924." It was the California vote that put Woodrow Wilson in the White House instead of Charles E. Hughes. When Mr. McAdoo had finally waved the crowd to silence, he said: Cnlinted in Crusade. “My friends of the west"—cheers interrupted him. “I love you, Cali- fornia, 1 love you, Utah,<—more cheers as he went down the list of the delexations from the west. “You are enlisted in a crusade,” Mr. Mc Adoo continued, “to recover the gov- ernment from privilege and debauch- ery, to bring about gKovernment in the intérests of all the people.” Andrew Jackson, he said, a hundred years ago, when Tennessee was the western frontier, made the fight to recover the government from the dominition of privileged classes, He blazed the way for democracy, and again the west is taking the lead in such a crusade, Mr. McAdoo con- tinued. Referring to the attacks made upon him by the Metropolitan press, Mr. McAdoo declared that New York was not the hostile ground which the newspapers would have them believe. The great majority of the people in New York, he declared are for pro- gressive principles, and weloomed the delegations from the west Laxt Ditchers,” Crowd Shouts. he hostile press would make r that after a few ballots faad ¢ from the cause Mr. M Never, never, shouted the crowd. We're last ditchers™ Mr. McAdoo invited the delegat into the hotel to meet Mrs. M Adoo, and _the crowd gave three cheers for her with a will. Th reports that the Californians were about to flood New York with oranges were not exaggerated. Crate upon crate was taken from the spe- cial train, in_the hotel coridor, a handsome Spanish-looking young woman, in black mantilla, distributed the luscious fruit to all who entered. The special train_brought the Cali- fornia, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, Hawali, Philippines agd North and South Da- kota delegations. When it left Chi- cago for New York, it carried In ex- cess of 150 passengers, representing a bloc of more than 100 votes on the floor of the convention The train, starting from southern California under the banner of “the California McAdoo Special” still car- ried the stream tcr taking on the delegations from the several other western states. t the nominee. the surely win the west, it app: u will Democrats and that can no other candidate can wield the strength | with western voters that will come xolidly to McAdoo through his per- sonal following. Pledged to Stick. California, Oregon and Washing- ton, the solid front of the Pacific coast, are represented by. delegates instructed through primary elections to vote first, last and all the time ior McAdoo, and Col. John P. Carter, chairman of the California delegation, declared that California will surely give its electoral votes for McAdoo if he is nominated by the Democrats. “] say we can win California with McAdoo as a progressive Democratic candidate and a citizen of our state Col. Carter said. ‘1 am sorry that I cannot say the same thing about any other possible candidate whose name has been mentioned. This is the sen- timent of our delegation ™ Members of .the Washington and Oregon delegations declared without reserve that McAdoo would be a win- ning candidate in their states as in California and that they had no sec- ond choice if Democratic success is to be considered. “McAdoo can win the electoral vote of ldaho without the shadow of a doubt” former Gov. James Hawley. chairman of the Idaho delegation. said. “He will win by a big margin, even if a third party candidate is put in the fleld. The west wants McAdoo. His nomiration, and his alone as 1 see it, will assure the winning of the west for the Democratic party.” A remarkable feature f the run of the “McAdoo special, to the delegates, was the active in- terest of the railroad men encoun-- tered on the journey. From the cab of every locomotive and the caboose and top of every freight train passed friendly hands have been waved and admonitions shouted to be put McAdoo over’ and pledging per- sonal support, and that of all railroad men 7 T ey premises from 10 AM. to ® P.M. 1433 K St. N.W. S E] at with McAdoo as | | “sure to| | § é g g H g Cleveland Park Section $12,5002 to *14,5002 Have vou seen our NEW SEMI-DETACHED BRICK HOMES in this close-in desirable suburb? —if not, DRIVE OUT CONN. AVE. to Porter St, then west to 34th St., then one square north and see these ULTRA-MODERN, SPLENDIDLY BUILT houses containing 6 rooms and bath, sleep- ing porch, breakfast rooms, etc. (some with garage). 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The Republicans have been able to formulate a few plans up to this time, but until they know who is to be the Demoeratic nominee they will not be_able to go far. The whole strategy of the coming fight will depend upon the Demo- cratic standard bearer and platform. In the coming ballot both sides are going to attack, if they can, for it | has become an American maxim that people vote against something rather than for something. Among the Republicans prominent in the lobby of the Waldorf the past day or two has been William R. Will- cox, who managed the campaign of Charles Evans Hughes for the presi- dency in 1316. More than one Demo- crat was heard to express the wish that Mr. Willcox was again at the helm of the G. O. P. Another stalwart Republican “on the job” is Ormsby McHarg, some- times of Washington, sometimes of North Dakota, and sometimes of New York city. Ormsby was a member of the Roosevelt administration and also was one of our most vehement Bull-Moosers in 1912, He is back in the fold now, and says the Democrats have not a chance. Still another hard-hitting member of the G. O. P. is Robert F. Wolfe of Columbus, Ohio. “Bob” insists he is not in politics anymore. but his friends know that he wields a veto power in the Buckeye state which must be respected. Bob Wolfe's brother, Harry Pres- ton Wolfe, also is here. but Harry is a Democrat. He holds to the theory that when a man is born. something makes him a Democrat and he can never be anything eise. When he expounded this theory, he was looking hard at George B. Christian, jr. who was secretary to the late President Harding. George was always known as a Democrat back in Marion and there are those who say that he is peeking under the Democratic tent again today. Peacock Alley at the Waldorf has become Brickbat Row. There are more knocks than boosts at this eon- vention. In the beginning the knocks were gentle things, mere taps, but as the convention has ap- proached and as the temperature has been rushing up toward the ninety mark the hammers have begun to swing with a viciousness which knows no bounds. Let any man at- tempt to toss a bouguet in any direc- tion and he does so at his peril. The brickbats shower down from far and near. The New York police had their an- nual parade and show-off today. They wanted to get that out of their sys- tem so they would have nothing on their hands but the Democraic con- vention for the remainder of the week. What with the Ku Kluxers and the anti-Ku Kluxers demanding that the issue between them be fought out on the floor of the conven- tion, there is slight wonder that the “finest” are polishing up their night according | sticks and preparing for the fray Damon and Pythtas are here, of course. Joe Tumulty, who was sec- retary to Woodrow Wilson, and Ray- mond T. Baker, who was director of the mint under the same administra- tion. Ray is bevond all question the best dressed man at the convention, and he is prepared to run Gov. Pat Neff of Texas a race to the finish Salesmen on Main 1016-7 T 3 Expert Service is provided the occupants of the INVESTMENT BUILDING 15th & K Sts. The Manager of this leading office structure of the Capital City is Mr. George H. Dunster —who is well known and liked through his capable management for so many years of the Evans Building. Assurance of prompt and satisfactory attention to temants’ wants is a fore- gone conclusion with Mr. Dunster in charge. Inspect the ideally equipped EXHIBIT OFFICES in the front corner of the 3rd Floor. Immediate Occufian;y—M oderate Rentals W.H. WEST COMPANY William L. F. King, President 815 15th St Rental Agents Edward G. Perq. Vice-Pres. & Treas. : Main 6464 for the pulchritude prize. Ray has his mind fixed on the United élalen Senate & couple of yecars hence. Joe is helping to line up the anti-Kiux- ere. Some of the convention visitors have been amazed to see the low-neck hacks which still stand in front of the Waldorf. Occasionally, a hand- som cab also may be observed on the atand. New York is reluctant always | to part with its old traditions. it Two of the visitors hopped into one | of the open-face barouches last night, | and driving down G5th avenue pre- | tended they were living in an age | of forty years ago. As they neared Madison Square, one of them re- marked that he understood a great garden was to be built there as soon as Stanford White could complete the plans. The other voluntecred the in- formation that a bullding to be known as the Flat Iron was in con- templation at the avenue and 23 street. | Still_proceeding south, the visitors | came to an old cafe. They entered Then something of the past came back | to them. They opened u bottle of | wine. Then another. They complained because the bartender did not have the vintage of 1896 The bLest he could do was 1897 He assured his | guests he would have some '96 labels printed at once. In @ dreamy state, the two visitors | returned to their hotels. The gray | dawn of the morning after brought the modern realities back home to them. But the same old headache remedy of forty years ago was still to be had. | The New York taxicab drivers are | E know how you ing"” will interest you. It gets out the dust 5lighteat danger of dama Rug Shampoo is an E storage—for a nominal charge. 2117-19 14th St. all for Al. They have his picturs on door glasses and windshields. They have pasters with his name on them. They even have additional license tags which read “Al Smith, 192 A McAdoc delegate or booster has a hard time trying to find a yellow without the Smith decorations. The eternal feminine will out. Most of the woman delegates and visitors left party squabbles behind them to- day and flocked to a special fastion show arranged in their honor. E. C. Yellowley, chief of the field sleuths of the dry enforcement es- tablishment at Washington, is bere and daily mingles with the thromgs in the crowded hotel lobbies. He in- sists he is not gunning for the flask toters, but, just the same, all who Xnow him open up a wide pathway as he comes along. The dry chief casts a wicked glance, but he gets some black looks back in return. George Brennan must have his little joke on his old political enemy, Wil- liam Jennings Bryan. According to lobby chatter, when Mr. Brennan was told 1t Mr. Bryan had announced his intention to fight the two-thirds rule. the sage of Tllinois remarked that x'n that case the rule was sure to stand orever. Republican we almost ower. ohn Barrett, formerly of the can bureau at Washington. John appeared at the Waldorf in bean- tiful knickers of the four-plus model Still he could in no way approach the sartorial splendor of Ray Baker, Send Us Your Rugs for a **Shampoo ‘s treasure your Orientals and their domestic counterparts—and that you are' deeply concerned as to how they are to be cleaned. That's just why our “Shampoo- and dirt — restores the colors to their original brilliancy—all without the ge. lite development. After they are cleaned we shall be glad to place them in our mothproof and VMohair Suits— | preserves their shapeliness—an im- | portant feature. Elite Laundry Co. Potomac 40-41-42-43 Special Sale of Limoges Dinner Sets Open Stock d to Match To close out two famous makes of Limoges China, we have selected full dinner sets and offer them at the following great reductions: C. Ahrenfeldt, Limoges, France Beautiful garland of pink roses and buds extending entirely around rim, with gold edge and two gold lines. All handles finished in rich half-mat gold. $164.00 118-p iece Dinner Set, now $74.00 $119.80 100-piece Dinner Set, now $54.75 $64.50 52-piece Dinner Set, now $29.50 Open stock in the above decoration offered at sub- stantial savings. piece of this ware reduced: We mention a few items; every $17.50 Teacups and Saucers, now $12.00 $9.25 Covered Dish or Casserole, now $3.00 $17.50 Breakfast Plates, now $6.00 $11.75 S-inch Fruits, now $3.00 $14.50 Soup Plates, now $6.00 $925 Sauce Tureens, now $2.50 $19.50 5 O’clock Teacups and Saucers, now $9.00 Charles Field Haviland Limoges, France Half-inch Ivory edge, with conventional design in pink and blue flowers; rich gold handles; a very dainty pattern. $141.00 141-piece Dinner Set, now $75.00 $100.00 101- piece Dinner Set, now $60.00 $97.00 101-piece Dinner Set, now $55.00 $51.00 52.piece Dinner Set, now $30.00 Open Stock in Above Pattern $16.00 Tea Cups and Saucers, now $12.00 $8.75 Tea Plates, now $6.00 $8.00 16-inch Meat Dish, now $4.00 $5.50 Fruits, now $3.00 $13.75 After Dinner Coffee Cups and Saucers, now, $9.00 $18.00 Coffee Cups and Saucers, now $9.00 $2.30 Cake Plates, now $1.50 China Department, Second Floor, G St. Entrance DULINGMARTIN G 1215-1217 F Street and 1214 to 1218 G Street Hours—38:45 to 5:30