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Outlook Nomination Glass Appears Growing Brighter i Smith Appear* lie Alile Block McAdoo While McAdoo Can Certainly Block Smilli or John W. Davis Who Seems to he Second Choice of Smith Forces Now Ily DAVID liAWKK.NCE rka.'iifi t I ft? i H. T ka A J . ? ? - - I I?24. B> T h? A|.>nM> New York. June 23.?Although the balloting for nomini\-| tions will not come till Thursday or Friday a number of things are developing as the delegates of the Democratic National C'on-| vention assemble which give an interesting line on what is going to happen. rirst of all. William Gibbs McAdoo and Governor Al Smith together control more than 800 of the 1,098 delegates. The so called "dark horses" of whom there is an abundance/ depend entirely for their opportunity on a break-up of the Smith and M> Adoo forces. But precon vent ion strategy dot* not uiove ah fast now as it wiil wh??.j the balloting begins and only if ev ery leader could appraise at its true value the promises of support he has been given would It be possible to form a definite estimate of strength. To date there ix a growing com bination which haw for Its primary object the defeat of McAdoo because until he is eliminated there is llttl * chance of Smith or any of the dark horses. So the entire field has been combed for a working coalition which will operate constantly against McAdoo in as many ballots as shall be necessary. The hand of the anti-McAdoo forces having been shown, his sup porters have redoubled their efforts to hold their lines and even McAdoo himself has been receiving delegates for the last 24 hours arguing with them in person about the need foi a progressive candidate. McAdoos speech denouncing rertain New York newspapers for alleged unfair treat ment is also a part of the precon ventlon strategy, the same represent Ing an effort to win friends on the ground that the cards are stacked | against him. In the middle of It all comes the New York World with an editorial supporting Al Smith. furnishing more ammunition for the antl-Mc-l Adoo combination; for while there are a number of delegates who are by no means convert to the Idea of nominating Smith, they have first to be convinced that McAdoo should be deserted. There Is no doubt that McAdoo ban lost several delegates since last Sat urday but there is also every reason to believe be has picked up several1 he did not have before. Whether | there is a net Iobs or net gain Is dif ficult even for his own managers to determine, but this correspondent, knows of at least two delegations] held for McAdoo under the unit rule | which will break away after two or. three ballots. This is to a great extent a "band' wagon" convention. Many delega-l tions are looking cautiously about > refusing to commit themselves def initely In any direction but almini' I to cast their support where it will stand the best chance of being re-! warded by the winning candidate jf he should be fortunate in the aut-j umn elections. Some of the anti-McAdoo leaders can show you on paper that theyj have more than one-third of the del-| egates assured to prevent McAdoo's! nomination but it would appear that! the coalition is not as strong as it was four years ago in San Francisco as the leadership of the anti-McAdoo' forces Is not yet functioning smooth ly. There are ever so many delegates who will wait to see If McAdoo can cross the majority mark before glv Ing him any support and the effoit of the McAdoo managers Just now in to make as big a showing on the first five ballots as possible so as to keep the anti-McAdoo forces from becoming too strong. In order to do this, the woVd has been passed that If McAdoo should be ellmlmited he would cast his strength in this or that direction. A number of the states which have favorite sons are being kept In line by such tactics. Indeed, the McAdoo forces are estab lishing an entente with every stnt? they can in the hope at least of pre venting the Smith vote from ever passing McAdoo. A recognition of psychological fac tors and a skillful handling of dele Kates can change any preconceived PURE LOLLYPOPS Hot Weather means a Hot Weather Suit, We have them in all the cool materials and tailored right. D. Walter Harris The City Tmilor and ClothUs plan and can even d? f? at logic. The | McAdoo cani|? has in it many able c? nerals who knows Democratic i>ol j itlcs from "A" to "'A." I Many of his d? leiratcs are la>l ditch m?ii. And while it may b*> true that a one-third croup has been ?organized td defeat McAdoo. It is ai ; ho true thnt McAdoo can deadlock j the convention by a one-third croup 1 of liia own before yielding. Should | the McAdoo boom collapse after sev j oral ballots, one promise to which j many McAdoo men testify Is that Senator Carter Glass* of Virginia would be favored. Glass Ih acquir ing much strength ih this respect especially as many untl-McAdoo men have been talkinc of John W. Davis ! so much that the West Virginian I may truly be said to be a strong [third. To weaken the McAdoo votes, the antl-McAdoo scouts are whisper ing praise of Davis. In fact it looks now as if the opposition to McAdoo j may even try to crush him by Btart , ing the balloting for Davis early <*nouch to brine hint up close to the former Secretary of the Treasury and even perhaps permitting him to pass McAdoo. Davis Is not an active can didate here but he is being used aa j a weapon of attack. He has tl e | strength and disinterested support ofi several delegation! but this is one of the reasons why he is being held by the anti-McAdoo forces as a means of dlsintegregatinc the McAdooi boom. There Is a cood deal of gen-' ulne sentiment for Davis in the ranks of the McAdoo followers, a fact which the opponents of McAdoo have been quick to capitalize. William Jennings Bryan is op posed to Davis on the cround that he has been an attorney for the Mor gan Interests; Bat this, as well as the oil Issue, have been temporarily overshadowed by the Ku Klux Klan BUILDS platform Homer S. CuniminKR. chairman of the Domocratic committee on resolutions, shown drawing up tho party platform. controversy. The forces opposed.to McAdoo insist he has the support of the Klan and since he has not speci fically repudiated the Klan, the op position to McAdoo is thereby gain ing strength; for unquestionably thlf convention is anti-Ku Klux Klan and will not truckle to get it support. PHONE 114 Standard Pharmacy THEY WILL SEND IT. TARHEELS AGREE STAND BY MCADOO .Max Gardner Chairman Clare | Iina Organization, Governor Morrison mid Miss Graham on Committees. NVw York. June 2 4.?The Nat ional Democratic Convention opened at noon today in New York City with ! the Smith and McAdoo forces both [claiming eventual victory. ' The North Carolina delegation, settling the dissension in their ranks, decided to abide by the primary in-l structions for McAdoo. Max Gardner was elected chairman |of the North Carolina* organization at the convention with Mrs. J. O. | Fear ins ?jf Elizabeth City vice chalr I man. Coventor Cameron Morrlaon was named a member of the conven-! J tion committee on resolutions undj Miss Mary Owen Graham a member i of the National Committee. ASK GOVERNOR McLEOD TO PROTECT TOURISTS Ashevllle. June 24?As the result of the shooting of tourists on the Greenville-Ashevllle highway yester-j day by Federal agents, for the second time in recent months, Ashevllle au thorities will take steps to request Governor McLeod of South Carolina to give protection to tourists. FOR GROCERY SERVICE DEPEND OX EXPERIENCED GROCERS. M. P. GALLOP CO. Phones 3 and 57 GIVE LAWN PARTY The Euzellan Clan* of Blackweil| Memorial Sunday School will give a lawn party on the church lawn Thursday evening. NO MEETING TONIGHT No meeting of the Senior Fideli? class of the First Daptist Sunday School will be held tonight, but the same Bible study will be taken up at the meeting next month. Clubs Hold Meeting* The I3anks Home Demonstration Club met Monday with Mrs. John Williams for a demonstration in can ning snap beans and on Tuesday af ternoon the Mt. Hermon Club met with Mrs. Elijah Whitehurst. The Hiverside Club will hold its meeting Wednesday afternoon at Bartlett'a beach, and on Thursday Small's School Club meets with Mrs. C. A. Jackson. Friday the W??eks ville Girls Club will make plans for summer meetings. ? M E L I C K z= Oil Stoves That Burn Lms Oil . Do Belter W ork and Cost Less Money. We have them. Let us simplify your Summer Housekeeping We Have Wicks for many makes of stoves =MELICK= WINNER OF OUR "Pick the Genuine Oriental Pearl" Contest The following person guessed the real pearl which wait Number 18 in the glass case. Miss Elsie Fisher 225 North Koad St. Stub No. 1009-B The winning pearl is now on exhibition in our window, clearly marked. Come down and see it. LOUIS SELIG QUALITY SINCE 1882 / i \ Of Men's Suits We're out after greater volume; we planned for it. We have the clothes for it. We're going to make sure of it right now by giving unheard of values for this time of the year. This sale is different. You get the saving now when you want the clothes. Our customers are telling us they appreciate it; many are buying two suits; a few even buy three. You'll certainly want at least one. Weeks & Sawyer ti WHERE THE BEST CLOTHES COME FROM"
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