Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-07-21 | Page 1 | John W. Davis Starts Speech of Acceptance

JOHN W. W DAVIS STARTS SPEECH Of ACCEPTANCE Freshened by Week End at Golf Democratic Candidate Candidate Candidate Can Can- for President I Plunges Into W Work I DARK HARBOR HARBOrt Me Ma July 21 Preparatory on speech hia-speech ac- ac c. c j 1 Ing U the the presidential nO nomination of the the Democratic party was started by John W. W Davis today I Fresh Freshened ned by a week end of golf and the crisp air of the Maine coast I Ith th the candidate plunged into worK Inthe Inthe in inthe the best of spirits The big studio of Charles Dana Gibson at his home on a acre cre Island In Penobscot I Ibay bay was converted Into a study for forthe forthe i the nominee and fitted with every comfort I Davis went over a mass of ot correspondence correspondence correspondence cor cor- with his Ills secretaries this morning and began work on one the m material er which he will l incorporate incorporate rp f I ICI rate e In his acceptance t c speech p at t CI Clarksburg r W W. Va next monta Davis I uhf has not t X decided id on n the principal principal prin prin- cipal points point of his speech and may not do so until the end of the week He was to talk several points over with v Frank Polk at luncheon today For the next two or three days Davis will wm do much reading reading- on general general general gen gen- geni i eral political topics foreign affairs and the domestic situation and will not begin putting his thoughts on on paper until the work is complete The Democratic candidate spent his first afternoon on the golf links It was his Ms first exercise since reaching the Gibson summer home Saturday noon Up to today none of the party leaders had requested Interviews with the candidate They were in touch with him by mail mall and telegraph telegraph tele tele- graph however and he was was was-to to dictate dictate dictate dic dic- dic- dic tate replies to many communications today toda Davis did not learn until late y yesterday yes ys- s- s of Senator Burton K K Wheelers Wheeler's acceptance of ot the Independent Independent independent Inde Inde- pendent vice presidential candidacy candidacy candidacy candi candi- dacy with Senator La Follette He had no comment to make on on the Independent in independent independent In- In dependent s selection lection but Indicated It was expected