THE PRESIDENCY.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18102, 18 June 1924, Page 9

THE PRESIDENCY.

DEMOCRATIC PROSPECTS.

POSSIBLE NOMINEES.

(by cable —jbess association coptbxght.) (austbalian and h.z. cable association.) (Received June 17th, 8.-5 p.m.) NEW YORK, June 16. The Democratic leaders arrived today, ready for a week of political manoeuvring preceding the National Convention, Looming in the forefront as possible dark horse or compromise candidates for the Presidency are Mr John D-avis, former Ambassador to Britain, and Senator Ralston, of Indiana.. Sentiment favouring the choice of Mr Davis, in the event of a deadlock in tho Convention, is reported to b<± growing swiftly; but the supporters of Governor Smith, ,of New York, and Mr William McAdoo are active.

FARMER-LABOUR PARTY.

CHOICE OF CANDIDATE.

(AUSTRALIAN AND S.Z. CABLS ASSOCIATION.) (Received June 17th, D.40 p.m.) NEW YORK, June 16. A telegram from St. Paul, Minnesota, says: The Farmer-Labour Party Convention opens to-morrow, apparently determined to designate or endorse a candidate for the United States Presidency who already has definitely repudiated the Party itself: namely, Senator La Follette, who declared that the organisation was deeply tainted by Bolshevism. Senator La Folletto has his own plans: namely, probably launching a third party during the Progressive National Convention, scheduled' for Cleveland on July 4th. It is understood that in the event of Senator La Folletto not being designated, the Farmer-Labourites will name l»lr Parley Christensen, who was the Party's candidate in 1920. The American Federation of Labour lias long repudiated the Farmer-Labour-ites, wKose membership includes every variety of Radical, especially the I.W.TT.. But their importance lies in the fact that these various "third" parties inevitably mean the weakening of tho Republican and even the Democratic strength, and the increasing possibility that no party will secure a majority of the Electoral College, putting the choice of a President upon 'Congress. REPUBLICAN PLATFORM. NO "WET" PLANK. (niBSR ASSOCIATION TKUKI&AX.) (Received June 17th, 6.6 p.m.) WELLINGTON, June 17. . .In connexion with the recent Itepub-> lican' Presidential nominations Vin the United 'States, the New Zealand Alliance ii in receipt of a cable from Mv "Pussyfoot" Johnson reading as 1 follows : Movement led by President Butler, of Columbia University, for a "wet' plank in the National Republican platform collapsed entirely. Convention ignored proposal, declaring unanimously for strict enforcement. Coolidge and Dawes both "bone dry." A previous cable had stated that it w'as expected President Butler would stage ''a sharn though ineffective fight to secure modifications of the Volstead Law."