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Ralston. C. A. Greathouse, Democratic National Committeeman, furthered the boom of the present Senator and former Governor of Indiana by a modest disclaimer of Samuel Ralston's ambition coupled with an assertion of Mr. Ralston's worth: "I understand Senator Ralston's frame of mind and feel altogether safe in saying that he is not a candidate for the nomination and will not be a candidate. . . . The nation is heavily in debt and the only way to get rid of debts is to pay them. Senator Ralston understands the remedy of hard work and old-fashioned economy...
...President Wilson's son-in-law, William G. McAdoo, busily engaged in rounding up delegates to the Democratic National Convention, took himself to Manhattan. There he conferred with David Rockwell of Ohio, one of his pre-convention campaign managers, and received the assurances of Thomas B. Love, Democratic National Committeeman from Texas, that the Lone Star state would be solidly behind him at the Convention. Mr. McAdoo has the most votes lined up for the Democratic Convention of any candidate, but he has far fewer than the necessary 729(one-third). New York is adverse to his advances...
...accommodations for sleeping, eating, banqueting, exercising, convening. It would have apartments for Republican officeholders in the Capital, and a special section of the building would be set aside for female Republicans. The undertaking of the project is said to be imminent. Harry M. Daugherty, Edward F. Colladay (Republican National Committeeman for D. C.) and Charles Dick (former Senator from Ohio) are mentioned as "prime movers...
Former Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman, Republican National Committeeman for Illinois, who is thought by many to bear a marked resemblance to the Great Emancipator, is among those actively interested in the founding. A self-help institution where bankbooks are of secondary importance is his hope for the project...
...leadership of his powerful Party tamely, declaring that he did not wish to cause trouble over the relations between the Partito and the Church. He will be replaced by a Committee of three, Giulio Rodino (former Minister of War), Giovanni Gronchi (former Under Secretary of State), Signor Spadaro (Party Committeeman). No member of this Triumvirate is sufficiently astute or strong to withstand Mussolini's extra-Party steamroller. For the past six months rumors have been current that Mussolini, by restoring Catholic education in the public schools, had bought Vatican support for the destruction of Don Sturzo's Party...