Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The tremendous pressure which was brought -by. the administration to bear upon Judge Kenyon when the President asked him to take the navy portfolio a few weeks beford, has already been described in this correspondence. Those who worked upon the judge to get him to ac cede to Mr. Coolidge’s wish at that time were unable to budge him, though it was intimated very strong- ^ ly that if would be only a short time before Daugherty would have to fol low Denby, and that it would be a simple mattkr for the President to shift Secretary of the Navy Kenyon over to the Attorney Generalship, which would exactly suit him. The suggestion was also heard that the Presidtent would be likely to have a Supreme Court vacancy to fill.before long. Judge Kenyon’s friends worked jusf as hard on President Coolidge . to gat him to nominator the Iowan as Attorney General after Daugh erty resigned as the friends of Presi dent Coolidge had worked on Judge Kenyon ‘ to get him to accept Den- , by’s place a little while before. President Coolidge proved to be just as obdurate in this case as Judge Ken yon was in that case. Without the v utterance of any harsh word, it has been made evident to the Iowan that the President didn’t like the judge’s refusal to do what the President ask ed the first time, and that an invi tation into the Coolidge Cabinet, once scorned, is not repeated. - That is the inevitable implication of the whole procedure, for everybody who knows anything about Judge Kenyon is well aware that he is much better fitted to head the Department of Justice than to head the Department of the Navy. A good many observers here, in the Republican as .well as in the Democratic circle, believe that the President made’ a political error in turning down Kenyon as Daugh erty’s successor, even though he may have made a perfectly good selection in Dean Stone so far as ability and character are concerned. The friends of Kenyon are certain to resent the spanking of their tool, and that re sentment will center in the very Mid dle West which the President has been so sedulous as a rule to palcate and cultivate. That resentment is felt and will have its effect,, whether it is shown in efforts to prevent the n confirmation of Mr. Stone or not, The fact that the nominee has been a law-partner of the son-in-law of the late J. Pierpont Morgan is off set as a political disadvantage by the other fact that the nominee criti cized former Attorney General Pal mer as unduly harsh toward the ui- desirable aliens generally known as “the Reds.” A disgruntled „ insurgent Republi can remarked in private conversation today that there is no particularly hopeful augury in the circumstance mentioned in the sketches of Dean Stone that he was center rush on the Amherst College football team. “Denby was center rush on a bigger team than Amhert’s,” said this peev- , ed admirer of Judge Kenyon. (The bigger team, of course, was tl$at of the University of Michigan). CLAIMS M’ADOO IS GAINING GROUND his statements should be judged ac cordingly. “For the information of the public I desire to quote the following tele- Number of Delegates Is Pledged to gram from Judge David Ladd Rock- of the Mc- Californian—Iowa Swings Into Line. Columbia, April 6.—“In an effort to bpister the failing cause of Sena- Oscar W. Underwood his national headquarters has allowed itself to drift into amazing ' inaccuracies,” charged the McAdoo campaign head quarters here in a statement given to the press tonight by Senator T. B. Pearce, State chairman. Mr. Pearce said in referring to a statement quoting C. C. Carlin, na tional Underwood chairman, carried last night by press association wires, that Underwood “has obtained sixty- six delegates against fifty-three for William G. McAdoo to the New York convention”; that Mr. McAdoo, in fact, has now 1&0 delegates, accord ing to the best check which can be made by the national McAdoo head quarters. The information received at the McAdoo headquarters at Chicago, added Mr. Pearce, is to the effect that the California’s, cause is pro gressing everywhere, and nowhere brighter than in South Carolina. *T note by today’s press reports that Senator Underwood appears to be ’claiming the earth,’ said the Pearce statement.” And in an. ef fort to bolster the failing cause of Oscar W. Underwood his national headquarters has allowed itself to drift into amazing inaccuracies. "The press association wires last night carried a statement credited to C. C. Carlin, national chairman for Underwood, stating that the Ala baman had sixty-six votes to Mr. McAdoo’s fifty-three in the Demo cratic national convention. A care ful check at the McAdoo headquar ters shows that Mr. McAdoo has 150 delegates assured. "Mr. Carlin likewise claims that Iowa, operating under the unit rule, will throw its delegates to Under wood at .New York. This is far from the truth. - Our information shows that the Iowa Democratic State convention last Thursday de feated Wilbur March, anti-McAdoo leader, for national committeeman, and elected Clyde Herring, McAdoo manager, in his stead, and that the great majority of the delegates are for McAdoo. This means, of course, under the unit rule, that Iowa’s twenty-six delegates wiM vote for McAdoo. t “In thp same issue which carried Mr. Carlin’s amazing survey of his chief’s chances, E. T. Meredith, chair man of the Iowa Democratic dele gation to the New Yprk convention, .is quoted as saying that Mr. McAdoo had eighteen of the twenty-six dele gates, which means, under the unit rule, Iowa will vote solid for Mc Adoo. Mr. Meredith certainly should know what he is talking about. “If these assertions and claims of Mr. Carlin are a .guage of his infor mation then the accuracy of any of well, national manager Adoo campaign. “ ’Monday McAdoo won Arizona’s 6 votes, with delegation under unit rule, and individuals pledged. Tues-’ day he went into the very wet State of Wisconsin and captured ten of ,twenty-six delegates. Wednesday Kansas State convention selected its twenty delegates, eighteen of whom are pledged to McAdoo and the del egation is under unit rule? It will cast one complimentary ballot to Jonathan Davis and then switch to McAdoo Thursday. Iowa State con vention has defeated Wilbur March, anti-McAdoo _ leader, for national committeeman, electing Clyde Her ring, McAdoo manager, for the State in his stead. The delegation from Iowa will be under the unit rule and an overwhelming majority of twenty- six delegates are committed to Mc Adoo, which gives us this State.. “ ‘We have already 160 delegates elected who will vote for McAdoo at Nqw York. The general Western situation is highly favorable. The Pacific States and Mountain States will all send McAdoo delegates to the national convention. Governor Sweet, of Colorado, held an enthusi astic meeting at Denver Monday. Oklahoma factions are united on Mc Adoo, and he is sure to carry that State. In Texas a vigorous fight for instructing the delegates to New York is being made, with a magnifi cent victory there apparently assur ed.’ “Coming closer to home, South Carolina rapidly is being organized in each county for Mr. McAdoo and hourly his strength waxes stronger in this State. After the State con vention in May South Carolina’s dele- gaion will be placed definitely in the McAdoo ^column.” CTFTS THATJ-AST J. B. FRONTIS JEWELER — CLINTON. 8. 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