AMERICAN PRESIDENCY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19218, 8 July 1924, Page 7

AMERICAN PRESIDENCY

STATEMENT BY CANDIDATES. DELEGATES RELEASED. SENATOR LA COLLETTE'S CANDIDACY'. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. *. NEW YORK, July 6. (Received July 7, at 7.20 p.m.) Filteea of the 16 candidates for the Democratic Presidential nomination approved a statement declaring that each willingly released all the delegatee committed to him as completely as it Ills name had been withdrawn from the Convention. Mr M‘Adoo is the only signatory who is missing. Senator la Collette's announcement in connection Avith’i the Presidential candidacy has become accentuated in importance for several reasons, the chief of these being the existence of tl.q deep division in Dio Democratic Convention, which it is considered has seriously reduced the prospects of the party’s success at the coming election. It is held that the Democrats who might have commanded great national support if they had chosen to make Governmental corruption the chief issue of the campaign have distinctly alienated important sections ot the electorate through their religious dissensions. Senator la Toilette, moreover, has skilfully manoeuvred to gather himself great support by declaring that his candidacy will bo independent, and » third party will bo formed only after the election and should circumstances warrant it. Ho hc3 therefore been enabled to secure the support of various factions among the Radicals and Progressives including the dissatisfied North-Western agriculturalists, the Socialists (who, incidentally, may endorse his candidacy officially), the labourites and even the Communists, although ho has attempted to repudiate the latter. Senator la 1' oil cite also can expect the support of the Liberal Republicans, who are incensed at the Republican corruption in office, the Democrats who will be alienated from the Democratic party over the religions issue, and the floating vote ot all others who are generally dissatisfied with the major parties. He wul Probably not secure election, but moso like y he will make the ultimate result extremely uncertain. —Reuter. MR M'ADOO ACCEPTS PROPOSAL. BATTLE OF RIVAL FACTIONS. COUNTRY STANDS AGHAST. XEW YORK, July 6(Received July 7, at 10.20 p.m.) Air M'Adoo has accepted the proposal to release tho delegates, but with a proviso substituting a majority for twothirds rule and the abrogation cf the rule that a State delegation votes as a unit. Mr M'Ydno also stipulated that with a resumption of the voting the lowest man should be dropped at each ballot until the nomination is made. He asserted that a practical plan to end the deadlock was essential, irrespective of the effect upon individual candidacy. Both the M'Adoo and Smith supporters are standing firm, and radical measures arc threatened by both factions. The Smith group,, to which has nowbeen gathered all the anti-M‘Adoo forces, declare that if the deadlock is not ended they will unite and nominate a compromise candidate, one of the most prominently mentioned being Senator Robinson. The Smith forces now appear to have one major aim—namely, to defeat Mr M'Adoo. The latter’s supporters, many of whom scorn all talk of compromise, declare that Air M’Adoo must be nominated now. They are even ready to ask the Convention to disband without choosing a Presidential nominee, q,nd they state that they would bo willing to offer Mr M'Adoo, as an independent Presidential candidate directly to the voters. Other hotheads among the M'Adoo group threaten to “ bolt ” the Convention it anyone unacceptable to Air M'Adoo is named. The country meantime is aghast over tho Democratic disruptions, which some consider are spelling destruction to one of the major parties which arc held to be so necessary for the successful operation of American government upon the di-party system.—Reuter.