Evening Star Newspaper, July 17, 1924, Page 3

** DAVIS MAY CENTER OPERATIONS HERE Headquarters in Capital. and | Strategic Outposts Con- stitute Plans. MAY NAME AIDES TODAY Confers With Walsh—Latter "fie- grets” Attitude of Senator Wheeler. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 17.—On what is Probably the greatest adventure that can come into the life of any American, John W. Davis, to use his own words, has discovered that the life of a presi- dential candidate is not a bed of roses. Mr. Davis announced his discovery last night during a speech after a non- political reception by his neighbors of the Locust Valley section of Oyster Bay, which was-much like the ovations that another man of the neighborhood— Theodore Roosevelt—used to receive. _The Democratic nominee, making his first talk in that role, caused laughter when he related the con- tents of two letters he had received since his nomination. One of them was from a Methodist and a pro- hibitionist, who will never vote for any man who had been president of a bar association. The other writer was sorry to hear the nominee had been sued for breach of promiss Turning to more serious subjects, Mr. Davis said: No Danger to Liberty. “I have sct out on what is probably the greatest . adventure that can come into the life of any American. It is a grand thing to realize that in a country where two political partie: are essential we can pick sides, fi our battles and, when it is all over, Join_shoulder to shoulder again. This is the greatest indication I know of the popular government on which 4his country is founded. We have proven that there is no danger to human _liberty. “I believe that all free government comes from the people and not from any source downward. The country is what the mass of people make it Announcement of the choice of a chairman of the Democratic national committee is gxpected today. It is reported that®@he selection has been made. The choice, one report says is Clem L. Shaver of West Virgin A tentative plan of campai organization calls for the establish- ment of headquarters at Washington, with outposts in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and other strategic centers. Confers With Walsh, When Davis came to New York from his country home today he had & long_discussion of campaign plans with Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana, who is chairman of the no- tification committee; Mr. Shaver, and David Ladd Rockweil, who was man- ager for Mr. McAdoo. It was ex- pected that he would announce his choice of campaign manager also before night. Among_ the other callers were George W. Olvany, the new leader of Tammany Hall; Judge Westcott of New Jersey, who placed President ‘Wilson’s name in nomination in 1912 and 1916, and John Godfrey Saxe, former State senator. The nominee moved today into of- fices in the Murray Hill Hotel, which will_serve as his New York head- qQuarters. Senator Walsh was asked what he thought of the dispatches telling of the determination of his fellow sena- tor from Montana, Mr. Wheeler, to support Senator La Follette's candi- dacy for President. “I do not want to comment on Senator Wheeler's action except to say that I regret it” said Senator Walsh. “Senator Wheeler is a man of strong convictions and of purpose, and I am sure he has taken the course that he thin his dut as a public-spirited citizen. Needl to say, I do not agree with him. “I have no doubt that Mr. Davis, as President, will be found advocating every sane and progressive measure, as he did when he was in the Hous of Representatives.” In regard to the preliminary cam- paign steps, Mr. Davis governing principle is to make haste slowly. ‘Wants Campaign Started Early. He wants to pick his campaign d turn over to him the up an elaborate e organization before Fri- wuen the nominee leaves for the Maine Coast to write his a ceptance address. 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THE EVENING BILL NYE, DAVIS’ BODYGUARD, - IS “RINGER” FOR CANDIDATE Similarity in Appearance Prgvel Embarrassing to Both—Detective Congratulated by Hobson. Has Notable Acquaintances. By Consolidated Press. NEW YORK, July 17.—Reflected glory is no treat to Bill Nye, personal bodyguard of the Democratic nominee for the presidency, but it has begun to be embarrassing for both Nye and John W. Davis. Nye has escorted kings and em- perors, premiers. and ambassadors, princes and Presidents, but this is the first time the public has taken him for ‘the principal figure of the en- tourage. He was pointed out as John W. Davis as he rode up Fifth avenue with the nominee, and Capt. Rich- mond Pearson Hobson, hero of the Merrimac, had the chagrining expe- rience, only this week, of shaking hands with Nye and addressing him as Mr. Davis. ’ Nye was standing in front of the home of Frank L. Polk. where Mr. Davis has been making headquarters, chatting with newspaper men, when Capt. Hobson alighted from a taxicab at the curb. He thought it was Mr. Davis having one of his conferences with newspaper men, and he shook hands heartily. Mistnken by Hobson. Capt. Hobson apologized for inter- rupting the conference, extended “Mr. Davis” a pile of papers he wanted the nominee to consider, shook hands, bowed and turned to walk away, say- ing as he went “Good-bye and good luck to you, Mr. Davis.” o was oo flabbergasted to reply, and Capt. Hobson got half a block away before a Dewspaper man over- took him. Nye resembles the nominee strong- ly. “He has white hair and parts it much after the manner of the nomi- nee. He is of the same height and of the same build and complexion. Even as Mr. Davis has the presidential air, Nye has the “senatorial air’ from his long years of association with gov- ernment dignitaries. When the party goes on tour it will be a toss up which the country picks for the Democratic candidate. Went With Taft. e went to the White House as a secret service bodyguard when Presi- dent Taft occupied it. He remained through the Taft and Wilson admin- istrations until shortly before war was declared, when he was intrusted with the organization of a secret srvice In the State Department. As President Wilson read his war mes- sage to Congress, Nye was sitting in the reception room of the German embassy waiting to take Count von Bernstorff out of the country. e ‘was assignpd to all the war missions that came to this country. He and Arthur James Balfour struck up a friendship when Nye entertained the British statesman with stories of his detective experience. Mr. Balfour delights- in_detective stories, as did President Wilson. King_Albert of the Belgians called Nye “Beel” and he writes to him occasionally through his secretary. He conferred the order of Leopoid upon Nye and sent him a photograph autographed in the friendliest senti- The Prince of Wales, through secretary, corresponds with N After he went home from his last trip the prince sent Nye a message to the State Department, addressed to “Bill" Nye, and signed Edward P. Last New Year Nye received a cable- gram from the prince, which said “Happy New Year to you' He also e vital question of selection of a director. It is likely that he will arrange to deliver his speech to the notification committee before Presi- dent Coolidge makes his address of acceptance. Nevertheless, he refuses to be hur- ried. Some of his chief advisers thought he would announce the ap- pointment of a chairman Tuesday, and one of them predicted yesterday morning that he would do so before nightfall. But the nominee takes his own time, riding to and from the city in his motor car, opening correspondence, covering the floor of the automobile with torn envelopes and turning over in his mind the details of his strategy in leisurely fashion. It is- significant that the bur- ~den-bearers of the Mount :Sn(erred the Viotorian order upon m. The Prince of Wales is Nye's favorite notable. “H a regular fellow,” said Nye. “His secretary and I had a little scheme cooked up for me to go to Canada with him when he comes over in September, but I can't go now.” Nye was in charge of the police department of a big New York bank when Davis was selected by the Democrats. Within thirty minutes after the nomination he had been summoned to the Polk home. “Tell my wife to pack my grip,” Nye sent word home by a messenger boy. “I'll be home in.November.” BROKERS GIVEN BAIL. Fuller and McGee, Under Senten to Testify Against Fallon. NEW YORK, July 17.—Edward M. Fuller and W. Frank McGee, under prison sentence in the state court for bucketing orders of the brokerage firm of E. M. Fuller & Co., which fail- ed for $5,000,000 in 1922, were admit- ted to $10,000 bail each today to al- low them to appear in federal court as witnesses against Willlam J. Fal- lon, their former attorney. Fallon is to go on trial next Monday on an in- dictment charging bribery of a juror in the trial of the Durrel-Gregory Compnay stock swindling case in For more than a year Fuller and McGee have been in prison for con- tempt of the federal court In falling to produce records. e - e RUM BRINGS GUN FIGHT. Four Men Held, 100 Gallons Seiz- ed, After Chase. CHICAGO, July 17.—A running gun fight over several miles of city streets ended today In the arrest of four alleged rum runners and the capture of more than 100 gallons of alcohol. More than a dozen shots were fired at the fleeing automobile by two de- tectives who had commandeered a passing machine and gave chase. When the pursuit car drew within a few hundred feet, the quartet opened fire at close range and drove off the officers. The chase was resumed for several blocks, after which the band surrendered. Their ammunition ex- hausted, they drew up to the curb and signaled their surrender. s il SASKATCHEWAN VOTERS REPUDIATE DRY ACT Probable Landslide for Return to Liquor Indicated as Votes Dribble In. By the Associated Press. REGINA, Sask., July 17.—Voters of Saskatchewan repudiated a_ temper- ance act of four years' standing in a plebiscite yesterday by a majority that approached a landslide, it was indicated today as further compilae tion of the vote was made. The act was condemned both by city and country, with four of the leading cities rejecting the act by almost 10,000 majority. Asking for a decisive expression of opinion through the plebiscite, the government intimated no change in the present temperance act would be given until such a decision was made. The present vote leaves no doubt that the changes are greatly desired. A vote in favor of prohibition of 36:585. and of 53,657 agalnst, was re- ported from 830 polls out of 2,581, with indications of an increase against the dry act as voters continue to dribble in. Americans Held in Mexico. MEXICO CITY, July 17.—Charles Sherwin and Harris Schwards, United States citizens, have been arrested in Guadalajara, where they were alleged- Iy trying to carry out a large swindle in_organizing_a fake company, called “The Mutual Mining Poo WASHINGTON, DAVIS UNDISTURBED ‘BY WHEELER BOLT Party Leaders Believe Sena- tor Always Has Been La Follette Man Politically. BY ROBERT T. SMALL. NEW YORK, July 17.—National Democratic leaders gathered here, in- cluding John W. Davis, the presi- dential candidate of the party, were nelther alarmed nor disturbed today by the announcement that Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana has “bolted” the Democratic ticket and would henceforth walk under the banner of Senator La Follette on all national issues. The leaders say it was a perfectly natural thing for Senator Wheeler to do, for his mind “#Phas run along with La Follette's ever since he entered public life and his being carried on the records as a Democrat was just about the same as La Follette being recorded as a Re- publican. Republican leaders, including Na- tional Chairman Butler, were inclined to be a bit jubilant over the Wheeler announcement and contended it had a distinct bearing on their previous statements that La Follette would cut as heavily into Democratic ranks as he would in the G. O. P. This, of course, the Democrats deny, and they say that When the so-called “Pro- pressive Republicans” in the Senate begin to quit the regular Republican ticket and begin to cast their lots with La Follette, the single defection from the DLemocratic ranks in the upper chamber will be all but for- gotten. Like “Red” Backing. Senators Brookhart of Iowa, Norris of Nebraska, Ladd and Frazier of North Dakota are among those the Democrats expect to declare for La Follette before the campaign grows much older. The Republicans say that Senator Dill of Washington, a pro- gressive Democrat, will also go over to La Follette. This taunting back and forth be- tween the leaders of the two old par- ties is likely to g0 on for some time, but, as a matter of fact, they say the La Follette forces are developing ex- actly along the lines expected. He has gained no unexpected strength from any quarter, but, on the other hand. has been handicapped quite a bit by the enthusiasm with which he has been taken up by the Socialists. The unqualified indorsement of La Follette by Eugene V. Debs was view- ed with evident satisfaction in both Democratic and Republican camps. The “redder” the old party leaders can paint the La Follette movement the better they will like it. Relieved by Wheeler Action. They will want to show it is merel a raliying place for a1l the discon. tented elements in American life; the abiding place of the “undesirabies,” and in this way they hope to hold to Republicanism and~ Democracy the progressives who are not willing to associate with the radicals. One Democratic spokesman de- clared today the national organiza- tion was glad to bo relieved of the responsibility of having to defend Senator Wheeler's conduct of the Daugherty investigation before the Bpookhart committee of the Senate. That investigation was conducted along far different lines from the oil inquiry in the hands of Senator Walsh of Montana. Senator Wheeler permitted any and every sort of tes- timony to be brought in, regardless of -whom it concerned. His chief dependence in the inquiry was the notorious Gaston B. Means, interna- tional spy and investigator, who boasted that although he had been ac- cused of every crime in the calendar, he had never been comvicted. That proud record now has been broken, however, for since the Senate ad- journed Means has been convicted -in the Federal courts here and sentenced to two years in the Atlanta peniten- tiary. He is out on bond pending an appeal. All Look to East. The Democrats feel now that the Wheeler activities which went with- out' the scope of the original in- quiry can be laid at the door of La Follette influence. Meantime it is apparent that the Eat Non-Heating Goods! NCREASE your resistance to Old Sol’s sizzling rays. 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The Republicans had expected to maintain a “branch” headquarters here in New York with a small working force in charge. With the nomination of Mr. Davis, however, plans suddenly were changed. The Republicans already have leased two floors of the build- ing at No. 2 West 46th street,,and are likely to take more space as the campaign progresses. It still is pro- posed to have “great headquarters” in Chicago, but the establishment in New York will be almost equally pretentious, and Chairman Butler ex- pects to spend a large part of his time here. La Follette May Come Eait. The Democrats are certain to have their headquarters in the Bast and feel that their success will lie in capturing some of the eastern states with large electoral votes to add to the “solid South.” They are hopeful at the same time that Senator La Follette may cut so deeply into Re- publican ranks in the West as to give the Democrats’ a_fighting chance in states normally Republican. 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