Evening Star Newspaper, June 28, 1924, Page 3

ravily of Situation FAVORITE SON VOTE IVAY BEAT LEADERS Backers of Several Candi- dates Likely to Hold Out in Hope of Eventual Victory. . SECOND CHOICES STRONG Davis and Underwood Stand Good Show of Emerging as Stand- ard-Bearer. BY DAVID LAWRENCE, MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, N. T, June 28.—Nobody—literally nobody— knows the outcome of the presiden- tial contest at the Democratic na- tional convention, not even the man- agers themselves, though they all whistle cheerfully to keep up their courage. The fight between Smith has developed such bitterness that it begins to appear doubtful whether either can be nominated. The Smith delegates are intensely ©pposed to McAdoo because so many of his delegates are accused of Klan sympathy. Many of the Smith dele- gates are Catholics and resent any tolerance of the Klan as anti-Cath- olic. The McAdoo delegates are for the most part “dry” and proclaim their unalterable determination never to by which term they McAdoo and vote for a “we «lassify Smith. No Meserve Strength. No candidate in recent political his- fory has ever been nominated with- out a strong second choice strength in the camp of his opponents. Mc- Adoo has no_reserve of sufficient numbers in_the Smith ranks, and, while the New York governor has many adherents in the McAdoo dele- gations which were instructed for the former Secretary of the Treasury, but at heart never were for him. this Smith following is not big enough to make up two-thirds. Smith will gain several delegates from the states which have favorite mons just as soon as it appears that the latter cannot win. | Ohio, for instance, will vote for James M. Cox for a number of bal- Jots. and if he doese’t gain strength about thirty of the forty-eight Ohio ballots will go for Smith The Towa dclegation is held to Mc- Adoo by «w bair. The unit rule pre- vails there. The McAdoo men have about twelve of the twenty-six votes assured, hut three others who were instructed for McAdoo and who will help the delegation go to McAdoo for the first few ballofs are reserving to the right to determine shall desert the former of the Treasury. This lean to Smith or a dark from McAdoo:; and latter develops great first few ballots and continues to gain—or rasher doesn't Jose—the Towa vote will start adventure with some other candidate. There arc a few votes in North Da- kota which may be cast for Smith. Hope for Stampede. The strategy of the Smith managers will be to pile up these gains slowly and give the cffect of a stampede, in the hope that wild enthusiasm will carry doubtful delegations on to the Smith band wagon The evidence thus far does not in- dicate that Smith has vet made cer- tain_of two-thirds, or anywheregnear it. His high-water mark may Peach 430, but any strength beyond that is uncertain. 1f he could get to 600 he would have a splendid chance to win But the thing that will defeat Smith, if. indeed, it doesn't at the same time defeat McAdoo, is the un- usual “favorite son” vote in this con- ventiop. The “dark” horses control many delegations, and they will not swing to the two' leaders in a dead- lock, but will aid and abet the dead- lock in the hope of a swing in their direction. Seated on the speakers' platform today was A. Mitchell Palmer, who reminded this correspondent of Some- thing that happened at Baltimore in 1912 and which may happn here. In that convention Mr. Palmer was floor manager for Woodrow Wilson, and, therefore, he speaks with authority on the inner strategy of that historic meeting. “While Clark and Wilson were op- posed to each other.” he said, “they were not_so violentiy opposed as to prevent Clark delegates from going to Wilson. 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The second choice of many delegates has been Senator Ralston of Indiana, but the publication of a story h today that the Klan has all alo preferred Ralston to McAdoo has alienated votes that might have gone to Ralston. It may not be true, but those things hurt in a convention struggle. Baker and Davis Favored. The two most likely compromise candidates because of the second choice strength are Newton D. Baker of Ohio and John W. Davis of West Virginia. Mr. Baker's speeches have made him an outstanding figure here. He satisfies the McAdoo men because he is a dry and because he is an ar- dent Wilson man. He comes from Ohio, which is a pivotal state in an election, He denounced the Klan here and thereby won friends in the New York and Iilinois delegations. Tom Taggart of Indiana is friendly to him. His handicap is that the Ohio delegation is not backing h Ohio must vote for Cox until his chances dwindl, and then the delegation will _split several ways. Newton Baker's opportunity would come only after Davis and others have been tried out and failed. The Davis boom is growing rapidly than any other: here. nominating_speeches for him were excellent. He is not an active can- didate himself and he has no organ- ization. Friends from his home town, Clarksburg, W. Va., have placed him in nomination. They have played a cautious and skillful game, piling up second choice pledges. They have no managers, but expect to get some when certain states swing toward them. They expect to inherit votes from both the Smith and McAdoo camps. Just now, John W. Davis has more second choice strength than any man in the convention. And that's why—assuming that neither McAdoo nor Smith can be nominated —he can be looked upon to emerge as the beneficiary of both. But at this writing, nobody knows that any- thing will happen. For the McAdoo lines are holding and so are the Smith lines. The delay on platform means the real balloting will come Monday. The McAdoo men didn't want a Sunday to intervene after too many ballots had been taken, as that's what hurt Clark at Baltimore. He lost over Sunday when the deals were made. Baltimore's lessons are being heeded here today. (Copyright, 1924.) more The By ot = Blight Hits Sycamore. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, June 28.—Sycamore trees throughout Maryland are suf- fering from a leaf and twig blight that is causing defoliation, according to F. W. Besley, state forester. Letters from many sections have been received by the department of forestry, telling of the tree disease, Mr. Besley said. The blight has done but little damage to oriental plane sycamores, which are planted along many city sStreets. The song of the hermit thrush, says the Nature Magazine, is exquisite in modulation and sweetness of tone. DECORATING" Homes, Clubs, Schools, i* Churches & Harry W. Taylor 2333 18th St. N.W. Col. 1077\ FLAT TIRE? 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This is the first time in the history of the country that a woman will have been placed before a national convention as a candidate for a high executive office Mrs. Springs, committeewoman and delegate at large from her state, conceded to be one of the most bril- liant as well as one of the most beau- tiful women in the party. Her friends do not expect her to win the nom nation, but they have definitely plan- ned the effort as a compliment and reward for her conscientious work for the party. Mrs. Springs first came to the at- | tention of the convention when she made her report as chairman of the credentials committee. A handsome figure, she stood before the conven- tion and made her report in a clear, loud, albeit sweet voice, worded with clarity and gravity. ‘ Typleal Southern Beauty. A typical southern beauty, Mrs. Springs is tall and slender, with lux- uriant dark hair and ‘bright brown eves in her oval countenance. Her clothes are usually white and always effective. Mrs. Springs is said to have han- died her committee like a veteran, winning the plaudits of her col- leagues not only for the ability she showed, but also for her fairness in every act. She has taken other parts in the convention, such as presenting resolut and making a seconding speech for McAdoo with a statesman- like air. The Constitution provides that a Vice P ident must be over thirty, and, while she does not look it, Mrs. Springs proudly announces that she meets the requirement. Mrs. Springs was approved by Sen- ator Wheeler, leader of the Daugher- ty investigation in the Capital. “She would most certainly improve the situation in the Senate,” he confessed. The candidate has a claim on three delegations. She was born in Ten- nesse, lived in Texas and married a citizen of South Carolina. 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And the queerest thing of all is that millions of their fellow countrymen with ears glued to radin receivers are wasting lots of time listening to the futile howls and hoots of the the dull and uninspiring of a score or two of mediocre from the 1,500, all meaning- mostly stupid and generally of v littla consequence It ix as though one hundred million people should stand in front of the side show, listening to the harkers for- ever telling of the wonders and vir- tues of the painted snakes and living skeletons and bearded women, patient, almost admiring, eagerly hoping that the performanca in the main tent might some day begin and be worth sceing. Fourth Day Eventless. The fourth day of the convention was eventless. It is ynlikely that any other group of 15,000 Americans anywhere in the country has done | loss to accelerate the progress of the | world than these 15.000 who have sat | in Madison Square Garden and | listened to the rather cheap vacuity of nominating speeches and second- ing speeches of second and third rate Democratic statesmen. Two shining exceptions to this generalization were manifest when Newton Baker made a first-class speech for a sec- ond-rate candidate and Gov. Swanson made a second-rate speech for @ first- rate candidate. These two speeches may reasonably be _expected to have something to TR0 THE ARGONNE 16th and Col. Rd. Several very at- tractive two-room, reception hall, kitchen, bath and balcony apartments, unfurnished. Reason- able prices. Telephone Col. 4630 ARGONNE or Speech by Newton D. Baker for League Also Stirs Unstaged Demonstration, But Other Noise Fails in Conviction. 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After the Ku Kiux Klan venom has been stilled and after the status of the league of nations has been settled in the platform, it is quite likely that the delegates, hav- ing spent ‘their spleen, will be glad to consider a man who stands for some definite thing, and Mr. Baker certain ands definitely and con- vincingly for the league of nations Tn the debates on the ficor of the con- vention. if a minority report is made, it seems certain that Mr. Baker will advocate the league. He is the prince of protagonists, and will make a deep impression if he is given an oppor- tunity to lead a fight. So there is something significant in the reception which_he and his idea received in th Suerwoop ForesT ON-THE-SEVERN CHARMING BUNGALOWS Furnished—some with and some without housekeeping facilities. ) B oo, ‘. 2 Redrooms \ ‘and Bath. 1 Bungalow— 6 Rooms. f1 Bungalow— July or Aug 135 Joly or Aus. 145 $300 -+ 110 $450 160 Exquisite view 3 Bungalows— Season & Roome tion. July or Aug. Season .. 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Ave, and Walk East to 15th St. H.R.HOWENSTEN 1311 H STREET NORTHWEST 17th and H Sts. INCORPORATED G JONE 28, 1924, 3 Facing Democrats Made Fully Apparent to Convention convention in the morning of its fourth day's session. Good Will for Glass. / Some significance attaches also to the way the delegates rec ed the candidacy of Carter Gl Of course, the delegates are not lined up for or against McAdoo and Smith. These candidacles are engaging the sur- face emotions of nearly every dele- gate in the convention, but no one who saw the Glass demonstration out can doubt that it refiocted a wide- spread good will for « in the convention. The demonstration for Underwood was noisier, but the an- tagonism toward Underwood was deep in certain quarters of the con- vention where the Kluxers control. He would seem to he as impossible as Smith. The Ralston demonstra- tion was just bit mechanical and seemed somewhat the product of a log-rolling desire on the part of cer- tain great convention leaders (o ase their fellow leader, Tom Tag- art. The Cox demonstration was a_requiem. Just after the morning prayer there was a tremendous silence, in which a Michigan reporter remarked Gee, the ris demon- stration is under full headway." But something in the sentimental appeal of the little Virginia hornet swept over the entire convention after Gov Swanson’s speech, and it may indi- cate, if it does ‘not pass from the memory of the delegates, a real sec- nd_ choice in their hearts for the Virginian. Building of Platform. In the meantime, while the four- day ballyBooing and barking has been procéeqing before the bellying canvas of unreality, here in front of the sideshow, behind the scenes, in the dressing room of the main tent the real performers have been bus At 4 o'clock Friday afternoon the platform was turned over by the sub- committee on resolutions to the gen- eral committee on resolutions. The platform was complete in all its un- important parts. Prohibition was compromised, much as the Republi- cans compromised it, by a general declaration for law enforcement. But the important matters, the league of nations and the Ku Kiux Klan, were not settled by the committee. Two or three minority reports were made on each subject to the general com- mittee, and it looks like a In ¢ ahead in the gencral commitne. s these vital and unsettled points 1f anything like a deadlock develops In the balloting for the presidentinl nomination it~ will be impossibic for the delegates to get away from New York before Tuesday. At this stage of the convention four years ago the halloting for President was beginning and the platform had heen adopted by the committec. Twelve years ago, in Baltimore iday saw the conve d of its present statu Ave delegat. is heginning to feel the ache of his he is paying $8 a dav and his_incidental ex- are almost as great. His rai fare will average considerably than a $100, and he sees these four wasted days behind him with considerabla anxiety. Theoreticall it will take three davs to adept the platform and break the president deadlock. Three days with Sunds between mes $50° addea 1ot average delegate’s expenses. 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