Show I SMITH SMITH-M SMITH MADOO ADOO WAR KEEPS DEMOCRATIC PARTY UPSET AI Al Offers to Withdraw From Activity for Presidency If William Gibbs Will Vill But It Is Well Known That Califor- Califor Californian Californian's nian's Califor-nian's nian nian's Friends Wont Won't Let Him By ny fOBERT T SMALL SUi Special I Correspondent o ot of TIo Tho eT W Copyright 1925 by Tho The Consoli dated Pres Pres- As WASHINGTON April All It-All 11 present t re plans ha having Ing failed to tomake tomake make any sort of at o headway toward a of ot the still war war war- l ot of the party lIrty a new move more Is 1 In contemplation by that wing o of the party which backed Governor Al- Al Alfred Alfred Al Alfred fred E Smith at the Square Garden convention last summer It la le to be nothing less than an otter offer on the tha part of at Governor Smith to withdraw his name from any further consideration In con con- connection con connection with the presidential nom nom- nom nom- nomination provided William Gibbs McAdoo will do the same game thing This move tacitly has been agreed to In the Al AI Smith camp The only question for tor discussion Is as asto asto asto to when It Is to be made The governor may wish to remain In Inthe inthe Inthe the running until after r the sena lena senatorial senatorial contest for tor which ho Is pre pre- preparing preparing pre preparing paring himself In 1926 It Is felt some prestige may be lost to him It If he definitely Is out of ot the presidential race at that time MAO WONT WON'T AGREE AGnEn There Is a chance the Smith proposition may come at an earlier date however for or none of his hili followers bellevo believe Mr McAdoo will agree to such a 0 voluntary with with- withdrawal withdrawal withdrawal and th therefore It will be belate safe late f for tor r Al to make the otter offer Irrespective of or his senatorial race In thi sway away the Smith men feel the credit for seeking a solution ot of the national Democratic situa situa- situation situa- situa situation situation tion could come como to the governor and perhaps add to his popularity In the tho political contests of ot the future The belief bellet of ot the Smith men that Mr McAdoo will not with with- withdraw withdraw draw his name namo for tor consideration by tho the party Is well founded Mr McAdoo's faithful followers would not permit him to do so o even It if he were BO so a Inclined They are for McAdoo first first last and all the time Furthermore they are con can convinced con convinced vinced that Mr McAdoo can be nominated In 1928 and that Al Smith cannot be McAdoo men here In and Washington Washington and the woodi seem to be full of ot them them- them say that the same Arne sort lort of at o A y emanated from tram the Smith camp In New York last July July-an July offer ofer to withdraw It if McAdoo would do likewise The otter offer then thon was turned down with a wild Ud whoop of ot defiance and the at- at attitude attitude at attitude ot of the McAdoo men has not changed one Iota lota They feel that that even It if Al Smith should be successful In the United States senate a year ear and a II halt half hence he be would not have over over- overcome overcome overcome come the objections or prejudices call call them what you will will-to will to his nomination for the presidency pre LARGE FOLLOWING There Is no denying that Mr McAdoo has a II largo large following It If not a majority ot of the party with him He confidently claims a majority In the party organization the the national committee being committee being particularly strong with the wom wom- women women en members of ot that body Mr advisers have told him that the Al AI Smith bloc will not bo be strong enough to prevent a a McAdoo nomination a little more than three years hence fence Through p J their command of ot the part party orf ort organization or- or t f the tho McAdoo people still are hopeful ot of bringing about a reform In the tho method of ot select select- selecting loff ing a nominee so that a majority ot of the delegates can cane can can- nominate two thirds two thus the rule which has been In effect for |