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VOL. XXVI. NO. 132
DAVIS KEYNOTE WELD Al F OTIONS OF PARTY
UAVIS WILL CARRY I
FIGHT FOR HONESTY
DM ID PEOPLE
Intensive Campaign Planned
With First Rally Aug.
26 at Columbus
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R, ri.ARKSB( RG. AV. Va.. Auc. 12. |
’ Having' sounded the battle cry of his
party, John W. Davis, Democratic j
presidential candidate, prepared to
day to begin an intensive drive .ov»r
the country.
In a series of speeches, the first
o' which will be delivered at Colum
bus. Ohio, on August 211, Mr. Davis i
will treat in more d'etail those sub- [
jects which he announced in his ac- ,
ceptance address here last night he
views as the outstanding issues of ’
the campaign.
First among - these is honesty in |
government. The nominee devoted I
a major portion of his first address ;
—delivered in a down pour of rain
to a discussion of that issue. He ;
laid full responsibility upon the ,Re- |
publican party for corruption in of- ]
lice and charged that some of those |
in high places in the administra
tion had made an effort to weaken I
the effect of the exposures at Wash
ington by crying out not against '.ne
guilty but agairist those who op
posed them. “I charged the Republic
an party, with corruption in admin
istration,” Mr. Davis declared, ‘‘with
favoritism to privileged classes in
legislation. I also charge it with |
division in council and impotence in .
action.”
Favoritism in Tariff
Passing to a discussion of eco
nomies, Mr. Davis accused the ad
ministration in offering the Mellon
tax bill with a desire to favor a
few possessors of swollen incomes
and declared that in the enactment
of the Fordney-McCumber tariff act
there had been an unblushing re
turn to the evil days of rewarding
party support and political contri
butions with legislative favoritism.
The administration’s foreign pol
icy was denounced by the candidate,
who declared that in this, too, there
had appeared the symptoms of a
“creeping paralysis.” lie promised
that if he became president ot the
I nited States, America would sit as
an equal among equals wh ® ae '’®'
she sat at all in conference with the .
other nations of the world. With re- I
spect to the League of Nations, he ,
said the Democratic party could not |
accept the .dictum, unauthorized by
any expression of popular will, that
the league* is a closed incident so ai
as America is concerned.
He declared the-day could and
would come when this great ques
tion would finally be lifted enit V
above the plane of partisan poll ic
and when the voice of pub
proval would find means to make it
self heard The world court was. m
dl'.X.n.l Mr. “I
deemed it the duty of .. th ® i
ecutive to co-operate “officially by
every means at his command with .
an legitimate endeavors, whethi
t ev come from the league or from •
pert of war and to promote disain.a |
Demands Religious label ty
While omitting direct reference m
th Ku Klux Klan the Democrat!,
standard-bearer made a solemn deeJ
laratlon for religious 1i be y an .
told his audience that iaiy -
thinking American must mdois.i
m »uch a declaration. ,
Referring to any P° ssi, ’ l «
. cb«m concerning his past <•« < « ‘
<ijednduct as a lawyer, Mi. Days
Whe had no apology to offer to
eit This statement by the candidate
was in response to references in the
notification address ot benatu’|
Thomas .1. Walsh, of *‘ onta " a ’
Air Davis’ former employment pio
fessionally as lawyer by Sigantw
business interests ‘‘whose policy and
conduct have moused quite general
indignation.”
“The 'aTgumsat that you are «’
Wall street man in an opprobrious
sense,” Senator Walsh said, i-
I without merit as is the assertion
' that your nomination is a \\ at
street nomination. It was effected]
without any’ support from delega
tions popularly believed to be under
the influence of Wall street. Neither
calumny nor overzealous partisan
ship can rise to such heights as to
charge that the convention from ■
which your credentials came was
bossed by any one.
Although he received a drench
ing as did the tnousands who heard
him speak. Mr. Davis apparently 1
' had suffered no ill effects. He was
« rather tired when he had concluded
and was driven immediately to his
home and retired early.
Plans Visit to Silzer
Late today lie will say goodbv
again to hrs neighbors and friends
and leave for New York. where he
will have further conferences with
party leaders before visiting nation
al headquarters at Washington next
week. Before going to the capital,
however. Mr. Davis probably wil'
pay’ a visit to Governor Silzer, of
, New Jersey.
1 Before his notification last night,
' further progress was made in build
ing up a organization and
the national committee was re-or
ganized —ith the selection of Clem
L> Shav e of thin state, as chair
man.
Janies W. Gerard, of New York,
former ambass tdor to Germany, was
elected treasurer of the committee
and Jesse 11. Jones, a Houston. Tex.,
banker, was s< levied to head the
finance committee.
Pay $4,000 Rum Fines
V BANGOR. Me.. Aug. 12.—Fines
of $4,000 each were paid in the fed
eral district court today by Hugo
Sachs and Bernard J. Plunkett,
Cleveland, who pleaded guilty last
March to a charge of smuggling SC*
cases of whiskey disguised as sar
dines trom Canada hito Maine. The
court had given them the alternative
of paying the fines or serving a year
in th<t Atlanta penitentiary.
Published Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
Davis Proved His Ability to Lead,
Georgia Committee Members Say
BY RALPH SMITH
(Stall Correspondent of 'l’he Journal)
CLARKSBURG, W. Va.. Aug. 12.—Mrs. Edgar Alexander,
national committeevvonian, and Major John S. Cohen, national com
mitteeman, from Georgia. Monday gave out the following state
ment commenting upon the notification exercises.
“What, with the matchless acceptance speech of John W. Davis,
and the masterful notification address of Senator Walsh, the Demo
cratic party’ enters the presidential campaign with an abundance
of ammunition that, can spell nothing short of victory in November.
“The notification exercises strengthened the conviction that the
New York convention made no mistake in lhe nomination of Mr.
Davis. His speech of acceptance stands out as one of the greatest
political addresses of the century, and reveals Mr. Davis as a con
structive leader, in every way qualified and equipped for the duties
and responsibilities of the high office for which lie has been
nominated. Bis presentation of the issues, his bold and courageous
stand on these great questions and the manner of his presenta
tion of them stamp him as a statesman.
“It is gratifying as Democrats to know that Mr. Davis is going
to carry the fight to ike enemy, and that his Speech is only the
forerunner ot what may be expected of him. Such a speech is cal
culated not only to win the progressives of the west, hut to ap
peal so strongly to the south and east that the normal Democratic
vote will* be increased many fold.
“The effect of the speech upon the magnificent crowd was such
as to encourage the firm belief that Mr. Davis has embarked upon
a course that cannot fail to rally to his support every element of
il|e Democratic party and capture the great horde of independent
voters, east and west.
“Among members of the national committee it is heartening
to note that, every man and woman >s returning to his or her home
from Clarksburg, inspired to a new hope and confidence by the
militancy, ability and Mr. Davis, and that the party
enters the campaign with a united front.”
COOLIDGE DEPLORES
-W. OF W DEBTS
mONDONMEETING|
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.—Presl- ]
dent Coolidge is much encouraged
over the progress of the inter-allied
conference in London, called to con
sider the Dawes plan, but he consid
ers it unfortunate that the question
of the war debts of the allie should
have become involved with the
reparations problems at this time.
So far as the debts owed the I
United States by the allies are con
cerned, Mr. Coolidge adheres to the
oft-repeated view of the administrie
tion: that he is powerless to consid
er any new proposals on th t sub
ject sihee congress has laid down
specifically the terms on w’hich all
war debt settlements must be made.
PARLEY NEAR AGREEMENT
ON Rl HR FVA( CATION
Ry Hal OT'lalierty
(Special Cable to The Atlanta Journal and ,
Chicago Daily News.)
LONDON. Aug. J 2. —The final I
stages of the allied conference on |
reparations finds France once more |
laying the absis for peaceful rela
tions with her historic enemy, Ger
many.
Premier Herrjot, during informal
conversations with Chancellor Marx,
has proposed withdrawing troops
from the Ruhr area not later than i
September, 1925, each step of the!
withdrawal being determined by j
Germany’s fulfilling successive]
stages of the Dawes scheme as re-|
yards payments of money and deliv- j
eries in kind.
Chancellor Marx holds that, as the I
Dawes scheme presupposes complete
unity of tlie reich, Germany can
not fulfill its provisions unless Fran
co-Belgian troops disappear from the
industrial area by January next.
'Phere is a new field, for compro
mise between the two formulas, a
few months being offered by-each
side in return for concessions de
signed to conciliate political opinion
in Paris or Berlin, tn their efforts
to close the deal, Herriot and Marx
are receiving invaluable aid from
every quarter. - '
Belgians Aid Plans
Those Belgian masters of concilia
lion, Premier Theunis and Foreign
Minister Hymans wield with expert
| ness their enormous knowledge of
Germany’s Interna! politics, guiding
with deft suggestion the parleys
that change hourly from the French
headquarters at the Hyde Park hotel
back to the Carlton, and then to
the West End club where Ramsay
MacDonald hurriedly arrives from
No, 10 Downing street, using his
unusual powers of friendly argu
! ment, sometimes for the German
I viewpoint, but largely in behalf of
! French ideas.
Herriot. MacDonald and Marx con
stitute the greatest triumvirate oi
modern socialism. They hate war
and idolize peace. They attach the
highest possible value to agreement
by arbitration and conciliation.
Herriot, like Marx, waged a sue
! eessful battle against Nationalists at
j home, while MacDonald won a vic-
I torv against British conservatism.
With such minds as these centered
: on the problem of utmost impor
! tance to Europe and the world, it is
j only natural to suppose that an ami
; cable settlement is now a matter of j
only a few hours.
Good Will Prevails
. Good will has prevailed, although i
| it has taken several days ter the
i German representatives fully to ap-
I preciate their situation and grasp
I the fact that MacDonald not only j
wanted them to come together with I
i tlie French and Belgian premiers
but was willing to place at their
disposal every facility of his home
his clubs and those of his friends.
While the premiers were meettag
today, French and German financial
experts decided on a detailed com
• mereial treaty which must oe I
j evolved later between their conn
tries. Soon after lhe Dawes scheme I
becomes effective Germany again i
# wilt control her customs barriers i
with powers of levying upon mate
rials passing into or out of her ter
ritory. Terms must be arranged for
passing iron ore trom Alsace aeros.-
into Germany industrial areas. Some
form of treaty embodying new regu
lations will be drawn up, but it is
unlikely that anything further will
be done at the moment, actual sign
ing being delayed until later this
year when an economic conference
wil! be held in Paris.
Throughout the discussions occur
ring at the conference. America s
representatives have played an in
! valuable role, offering new ideas at
, everv critical moment and announe-
IVorld News
Told in
Brief i
1
BRESDIK, Italy.—A nit roglycer- I
ine dump exploded in the Rocca An- i
so fortress doing great damage and
causing several deaths.
MELILLA, Morocco.—News of j
heavy fighting in the Spanish and i
French protectorates of Morocco is
contained in dispatches.
WASH Major General
John L. Hines, deputy chief of staff,
on latter’s retirement September 13,
Secretary Weeks announces.
BALTIMORE.—The effective use
of glycerine as a. supplement to in
sufhi in t l|e treatment us diabetes
was reported by .Johns Hopkins hos
pital physicians.
LOOlStr- VALLEY, L. L—The
first formal entertainment Tor the.
Prince of Wales will be a stag din
' ner at lhe Piping Rock Country
i chib, it was a-imfHince<l.
DENVER, ('<»!<». —Attempt to re
call Major Benjamin F. Stapleton.
I of Denver, fails when he receives
overwhelming vote of confidence in
[♦special recall election.
BOSTON.—The port of Giovannide
Meduea, one of the four harbors of
has been re-named Wilson
by ordeijpof the Albanian govern
ment. a wiblegram said.
Ont.—Two children ar;
■ strangled to death on improvised
gallows by their mother, Mis. George
I Fanning, of Lindsay, Ontario, who
I afterwards attempts suicide.
«r..
i DI'BLIN President Cosgrave
i acting in accordance with agreement
' with- Premier MacDonald, introduce-;
bill in tiail eireann for setting up
commission for delimitation of IT
ster-Free State boundary.
ST J< >1 INS. \ F.- -The New
FoundlanJ government, through the;
British embassy in Washington,]
gives permission to the American
government for the airplane Boston
11 to cross New Foilndland. i
DETROIT. Mich. —Henry Fo <1
wires Secretary of State Deland, of
Michigan, asking that his name be |
withdrawn from list of Republican
e«indidates for nomination for I’. S.
senate in state primaries.
PUTNAM. Conn.—Shortage of
more than $225,000 in funds of First j
National Bank of Putnam, Conn., is
reported after bank closes doors fol
lowing attempted suicide last week
of its cashier, G. Harold Gilpntric,
state treasurer.
MEXICO CITY. —American dele
gation to Inter-American Electric
Communications conference in Mex
ico City declined to sign convention,
concluded there, because it failed
to safeguard interests of private con
cerns operating communication fa
cilities, state department announces.
CLEVELAND, Ohio.—Former Gov
ernor Harry. L. Davis, ot" Cleveland,
leads his nearest competitor, Joseph
I>. Sieber, of Akron, who is support
ed by the Ku Klux Klan, by 18,000
votes in race for Republican guber
natorial nomination in Ohio primaries
on face of more than one-third of re
turns. ■.
ing American participation wher
ever the opportunity was afforded.
(Copyright. 1924, hy the Chicago Daily News
Company.)
j ENGLAND HOLDING OFF
ON WAR DEBT PARLEY
By Hal O’Flalierty
I iSpevi.i! Cable to lhe Atlanta Journal and
Chicago Daily News —Copyright. 1924.)
LONDON. Aug. 12.—The corre
| spondent learned today from a high
authority that Great Britain has not
agreed to link inter-allied debts io
reparations and to discuss both si
multaneously at the forthcoming con
ference m Paris, perhaps in No
vember. A misleading report to this
effect emanated today from Paris.
Prime Minister MacDonald be
lieves that the whole matter of
debts should await filial acceptance
of the Duties scheme and should
; then be taken up by the allies in
conference, .but to say that he
I would allow France and Italy to
i hold up debt settlements for in
tangible reparations payments, is ut
t terly without foundation, the eorre-
I spondent was assured.
The United States is said to hold
lt he sa me view ] >oint.
FRVNCH IT BI.U WORKS HEAD
TO ATTEND RUHR MEETING
PARIS. Aug. 12. (By The Associ
ated Press.) —Minister of Public
Works Victor Peytral is going to
London this afternoon at the request
of Premier Herriot to participate in
the discussions relative to the opera
tion of the Rh’neland railroad and to
the transfer to Germans of the mines
and other industries seized and op
erated by the French and Belgians
dur.ng the Ruhr occupation.
When the Old Home Town Greeted John W. Davis
Part of the. great throdg of citizens of Clarksburg, W. Va.. which greeted John W. Davis, Democratic nominee for president, on his
return home for the notification exercises. The party leader can be seen on the front, porch of the Davis mansion acknowledging the
welcome extended him. Below is a close-up of Mr. and Mrs. Davis on their porch as the nominee responded to the address of wel
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Aug. 12.—Un
; stinted praise of John W. Davis ad
. dress accepting the Democratic num
i ination for president is given by
' Senator Oscar W. Underwood, one oi
, Mr. Davis’ opponents for nomination
I at the Democratic convention in New '
j York City, in a statement issued to-
I day.
j The words of Mr. Davis “are'
worthy of the leader of a great t
■ party and give the challenge that]
■ will herald his cause to victory,”]
; Senator Underwood said.
“Mr. Davis, in his speech of ac-■
■ ceptance, rings true to the funda- ’
mental principles of the Democratic;
I party,” the statement says. “He 1
points out the tendency of our times,
in government anil in business, to
: foster monopolistic control and de
stroys individual opportunity to de
velop the country’s great natural re
sources and often places undue bur
dens on tlie consuming masses, lie
pledges himself anew to the time-
I honored principle of our party th. i’
no man shall enjoy a special privi
lege and equal opportunity shall be
, the heritage of nil, He challenges
the record of the Republican party
.as to its enacted legislation that
| levies taxes at the customs house
Ito tester special interests rather
i than to supply the needs of the pt;U
--| lie treasury.
“He points out the lack of co-ordi-
■ nate effort on the part of the exei i
tive and legislative blanches of 'lie
i government under this administi i-
I tion and condemns in no uncertain
| terms the corruption in high office
1 that has shocked the public con-
I science for the last four years
"He does not name the Ku Klux
Klan in his address. 1 it hi- ! < is
sion of the plank in the Demo, :
' platform reaiTirmitig our 1-eiieC in
1 the constitutional ga, > ar.tt e of re -
ligious freedom and his cons:.leva
[tion of efforts to arouse racial and
; religious dissension in this country
iis so clearly and forcefully state!
i that no man who reads can doubt
: the he aimed at.
I “His words accepting the nomina
tion of the Democratic part', f r
president of the United States are
i worthy of the leader of a great :y
>nd site the chal'ence t n wil
■ herald hi\ cause to vietorv.’’
Doffs Disappearance
Keens His Erstwhile
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Ownerpn Dalton jail
DALTON, Ga., Aug. IL —Jim Gil
lian swore so convincingly that he
didn't know where a hound dog, lhe
] ownership of w hich was under dis-
I pute, was. that he has since found
it impossible to make a bond of
I SIOO required under the possessory
warrant for the property, and he is
now entering upon his third week
jin jail here. His friends who would;
I sign the bond under ordinary cir
cumstances say that Gillian ought;
|to know whether or not he can
produce the dog, and as the bond is j
for bringing of the dog into court,
lit will he forfeited when Gillian
[fails, so there you tire.
j The dog in question is claimed by
jW. A. Broadrick as a fine fox
I hound of his which disappeared last
| year, and fellow-foxhunters say it. is
Broadi i< k s. Gillian claims he rais
ed the dog from a pup. When Gil
lian refused to surrender it to Broad
rick. Broadri'k had a possessory
warrant issued to recover the dog.
but. in the meantime, tlie dog disap
peared. and Gillian claims he doesn’t
know where. Broadrick got a sec
ond warrant, this one charging lar
ceny. and Gillian was bound over
under S2OO bond. He <an make
this, but not the SIOO possessory
bond.
Thirteen-Year-Old Girl
Walking Along Road
Killed by Automobile
I’ATJIOUN. Ga.. Aug. 11.—Miss
Bessie Land, the 13-year-okl daugh
• of ex-Sht ■: Bob Land, was ru:>
an automobile driven by McClain
Worley. The accident occurred about
•v > and one-half miles wc st of Cal
Bessie, with some other girls, had
started to church at Fairview walk
the girls started to run across the
, \ Ith Bessie following. Worlev
dodged one of the girls but hit Bes
sie. It seems from reports of wit
nesses of the accident that it was
unavoidable. '
Miss Land is survived by her fa
ther. one sister Ruby, and three
■ -is. Theodore, Berry and Hugh,
Tlie interment was in Fail cemetery
. M nday afternoon.
Atlanta, Ga., Thursday, August 14,1924
WALSH PHEJODICFD
«. IS CLAIM OF.
FJILMMS
WASHINGTON. Aug. 12. —The In
ilictment of Albert B. Fall. E. L ; . Do-
I henv and E. L. Doheny. Jr., in con
; nection with naval oil leases, was
attacked by defense counsel in Dis-
I trict of Columbia supreme court to
i day on the ground that Senator
Walsh, of. Montana, prosecutor of
the oil investigation, had delivered a
radio address prejudicial to them
while the grand jury was
the case
An addional plea in abatement
v\-a. filet by attorney.: for the I>o
h<n”s v. ho declared ‘.e lontana
s-.i a or 0.. May •> had talked ‘J rough
the microphone in a speech ta.it was
widely ad’vertiscd as one which
woo d give the public the inside in
formation on the oil scanda,s.
At least twenty pub” : places ;n
Washington had loud speakers, the
attorneys contended, which to’d pas
sersby, among whom might have
oeen included members cf tire grind
jurv things which could not have
been received as evidence oy the
jurors, Ju addition, it was ci-timed
40.000 radio receiving sets in homes
had listeners wio tn.ght have in
cluded grand jurors.
y.! ?. .!. Hogg ! o.lc- of the at
torneys. said he wrote Senator Walsh
;b-,- the grand jury "-as .n sc,sit.n
and ;li i* ins si.-ii'.t migi t as
f« cc jurors ndvc ’-'ly tc- ti e inter
ests of the persons accused but that
the warning was not heeded.
Th-- • mire speech of S-,w. •.• .Walsh
iv.,s included in the plea fil;••!. J
fo> nier plea claimed the grind jury
i'>oni wa« invaded ny the unlawful
presence of IHstrict Attoi ney 1 Jor
don.
Mr. David M. Beggs
Dies in Savannah
SAVANNAH, Ga.. Aug. 12. —Mr
Davi I Milne Beggs, prominently
known attache of the United States
court, died here Monday at nis home
after a short illness. He was well
ktmwn throughout the southern dis
i trict.
SENATOR J. A. REEO
TO SUPPORT DAVIS
ANO pm TICKET
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 12.
Janies A. Reed, United States sena
tor ’ft’ifm Missouri, will support the
[ Democratic ticket, state and na.-
I tional. he decWired in a statement
here today.
Senator Reed, who is recovering
from an illness of several weeks,
made the statement after he had
I read the address of John W. Davis.
I accepting the Democratic presiden
ts’ nom : nation, and after he had
been asked wh< ther there was any
truth to ruuiors that he would nut
support the ticket.
The Missouri senator said that al
though he did not agree with Mr.
Davis’ views on certain internation
ial proltlems, he understood from
ih» presidential nominees address
. that he “pledges there will he no
! entrance into the League of Na-
- lions until the people have, hy a
. vote, approved such a course.”
' Mr. Reed said that “with that at-,
■ titiule I am content.”
j The statement, continues:
“I intend to support the Demo-.
] era lie ticket, state and national !
Tb.ere was never the slightest rea
i son to doubt my position. The ru
mors you refe,- to originated in the
I imagination or malice of some one
1 who desired to injure me or lhe
I party. 1
i “1 have been. as everybody I
■; knows, quite iil for several weeks 1
j and am even now not capable of
'any sustained effort, physical or
■ mental.
‘However, 1 will say this, I have
carefully read the address of Mr.
j Davis. Upon all dofnestic questions
jit tracks with established Demo
] eratic principles, is admirably stated ]
[ and is perfectly sound.
I “As is well known, I do not. agree
■ : with Mr. Davis on certain interna- j
[tional problem;. However, as I tin |
ih-rwind nis sptech, it. amounts to
j this, that he regards entrance into
[ the League of Nations as a purely
[ non-political question, anq that he
i pledges there will be no entrance
j into the league until the people
have, by a vote, approved such a
; 1 course. With that attitude, 1 am
I content.
“When the question is submitted
I will be found ready to maintain
my position both in the senate and
• in public forums.
“As the case stands I see no
reason why all Democrats may not
j vote the, ticket and settle their dif
ferences over matters international
when they are duly submitted for
j their decision.
“The important thing ia to place
, our party in control in state and
in the nation in order that the great
i policies of the party may be car-1
I ried out.”
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The Weather
North Carolina: Generally fab ]
Wednesday and Thursday.
S'.uth Carolina, Georgia: General- i
)y fair Wednesday and Thursday;]
except possibly local thundershowers j
on coast Wednesday.
J'lorida, Northwest Florida: Part- ;
j ly] cloudy with scattered thunder- ]
j showers Wednesday and probably j
- Thursday.
Alabama. .Mississippi: Generally [
fair Wednesday and probably Thurs
| day.
Tennessee, Kentucky: Fair, slight- •
ly warmer Wednesday; Thursday
[ part cloudy, possibly local thunder
; showers.
Illinois: Mostly overcast with prob
ably showers in north portions Wed
| nesday and in south portions Thurs
day. Cooler in northeast portions
Wednesda y.
Missouri: Fair Wednesday and
Thursday except local thunderstorms
in north portions, not much change
in temperature.
Louisiana: Wednesday fair, warm
’ er in northeast portion; Thursday, [
| fair.
Arkansas and Oklahoma: Wednes-1
; | day generally fair; warmer; Thurs- j
day, generally fair.
[ [ East Texas and West Texas: Wed
| nesday and Thursday generally fair, j
continued warm.
a (JEN io A GOPY,
Si A YEAR.
LEADERS JUBILANT
US NOMINEE OPENS .
FIRE ON CORRUPTION
Enthusiasm at Clarksburg
Surpasses That Stirred
by Wilson in 1912
RV DAVID LAWRENCE >
(Special Leased Wire io Tbc Journal —Copy-
right. lOtM.)
CLARKSBURG. W. Va., Aug. IL
John W. Davis has won his first case
as presidential nominee—he has com- J
pletely captivated all factions anl
leaders of the Democratic party.
Not even Woodrow Wilson with
his first acceptance speech in 1912
stirred up the enthusiasm and emr- r I
tions of hte practical politicians as
did Davis last night as he stood in .
a pouring rain and laid the foundu-
I tions- of the greatest case of his
career as an advocate. He will appeal
to the American jury from now on,
as he himself exprsses it, from eAily
morning to late at night and “it will
be no kid glove contest."
Tammany Hall had wanted Al
Smith, southern and western Demo
crats had fought valiantly to nomi
nate McAdoo, but the congratula
tions which the nominee received on
his speech gave the impression tha;
there never had been a contest —ail
were a unit in claiming the new
standard-bearer as having made good
at the outset "with them.
This correspondent mingled after
t wards with the Tammany chieftains
: and with the leaders from the west
land other sections of the country.
What they said in private was an
i amazing tribute to the nominee.
I Their applause was not given for
, "harmony” reasons —they talk and
act as if they believe Davis the
greatest Democrat smee Woodrow
Wilson and some have gone so far
as to say be makes a better speech
and a better argument.
25,000 Stand in Rain
Tammany noted the denunciation
of the Ku Klux Klan and even
though the name of the organiza
tion was not specifically mentioned
at this time —though it will be in
later s»eeches—the pledge of the
candidate that he will apply no re
ligious test it elected president of
the Lnited States was received with
significant aoplause, for this is a
challenge to the Ku Klux Klan on
oae of its cardinal principles.
The scene at the notification cere
m-ny was unlike-any ceremony 01
its kind that has hitherto occurred.
The candidate’s neighbors and
townsfolk tu*ned out to cheer
and a conservative e-stimatk of the
size ot the icrbwd would be about
25,000. But with the radio broadcast
ing lhe speech everywhere jt was
no serious injury to the ceremony
that it began to rain bucketsful. The
nominee never altered the inflection
of his voice cr hurried his delivery,
lie knew ha was speaking to a
larger audience of millions which
weije not fidgeting uncomfortably in
the rain.
All the crowd lizard Senhtor
Thomas Walsh's speech but it
rained as Ah'. Davis began. It is an
interesting coincidence that in 1912
after an unbroken string of fair
days. Woodrow Wilson eiicountWed
his first rainstorm of the campaign
in Clarksburg and spoke just the
.same to the assembled West Vir
ginians.
Thousands were drenched to tbr
skin last night but they stood by
and cheered enthusiastically. They
are fond of John Davis here. The
people of Marion, Ohio, who used to
pour forth their feeling to Warrei*
Harding gave no more intensely of
their effection than do the people of
Clarksburg to Davis.
Party Workers Jiiliiiant
Speeches of notification are Im
portant, of course, as interpretations
of the national platforms and as
the opening gun in a campaign, but
they are of greater importance to
the party workers. The leaders real
ly want to see how a candidate will
handle himself on the stump. They
want obe inspin to go back hojne
and fight for their nominee. The
choice of the convention is not al
ways well known to the rank and
file. John Davis enters the Demo
cratic lists almost as unknown to
the leaders as was Woodrow Wil
son in 1912. Their eyes are turned
critically tovyard the nominee—they
want to see how be would measure
up in a fight.
The delegations who came to
Clarksburg went away singing the
praises of their nominee—they are z
wondering even now how by acci
dent they happened to pick as bril
liant a speaker and as cogent an ad
vocate.
So the first case within the Demo
cratic party is a victory for the Da
vis personality and intellect. FronY
now on with a united party behind
him, there will be a real effort made
by the Democrats along the lines laid
by the candidate in his noti
fication speech
Nine Die in Farmhouse 1
As Colorado ‘Twister’
Demolishes It Sunday
DENVER, Colo., Aug. 11.—Nine
persons were killed and five serious
ly injured Sunday afternoon when a
cyclone demolished the farmhouse
of Henry Kuns, a farmer residing
four miles east of Thurman, Colo.,
according to information received
here tonight. It was reported that
at least two of those injured would
die.
All of the dead and injured were .
either residents or visitors at th*'
Kuns farmhouse wh n n the storm
struck.