The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-17
OPPOSITION TO
NJ ADOO'S BOOM
Many Democrats Dissatis-
fled With Use Made of
Democratic Funds
SOME CLAIM 1T
is USED FOR HIM
Active Canvass for His Presidential
Boom Started Under the Claim That
Wilson Is to Be the First President
Of the League of Nations.

NEW YORK, Sept l7.-Demoerats
opposed to former Secretary of the
| United States Treasury William G. Ne.
Adoo being made the Democratic nomi.
nee for President next year, according
to report which has reached this city,
are not giving enthusiastic cooperation
in the plan for collecting through popu-
lar subscription Democratic national
campaign fund for use in next year ;.
Presidential contest
The plan was originated by Wilbur
W. Marsh, an Iowa manufacturer. who
has been treasurer of the Democratic
national committee since 1916. It has
worked so well that William d. jamie
son, also of Iowa, who was appointed
director of finances of the Democratic
national committee, reported recently
that he nad collected approximately
100000 in excess of the amount az
gregatlng several hundred thousand dol
lars, of the unpaid debt that remained
Tor the national committee to liauidate
after the last Presidential campaign
All this money, according to Democrats
VINO profess to have accurate informa
ton on the subject, has already been
spent, some in connection with last
years congressional campaign and some
Tor permanent organizations
The latter item has come in for AT
tack from opponents to Mr.. MeAdoo
who express the belief that the term
permanent organization covers n
quiet campaign to nail down delegates
for the former secretary of the treasury
Former Secretary McAdoo IS enemies on
the committee even charged in this
connection, that Homer s. Cummings
chairman of the Democratic national
committee; A. r. HOLSTER. it's secre
tary; Mrs. George w. Bass of CHICAGO
mead of the women g executive commit
Tee or the Democratic national commit.
tee, and W.sJ Cochran of St. Louis. who
was western director Of publicftv in tho
democratic national campaign three
years ago, On tour of the country
winch they undertook ostensiblv in the
interest OF the fund and the LEAGUE of
nations covenant, following the meeting
OF the Democratic national committee
IN chicago late last May, actually spent
most OF their time paving the wav for
the election IN western states of dele
gates to next year 8 Democratic nation
al convention favorable to the nomina
ton of Mr.. McAdoo.
Chairman Cummings of the natiop.l
committee during recent visit to this
city told his Democratic friends TINT
the charge was unjustified and that ever
since he succeeded Vance Mccormick 10
chairman of the Democratic national
committee he had scrupulou.lv refrained
from taking sides in favor of any cam
didate for the nomination and tber. ars
many who aspire to it, 1t was learnad
yesterday, however, that within the last
few days demands have been made on
Chairman Cummings by two Democratic
members of the United State. senate
ana one prominent member of the Dem
oeratlc national committee from west
tern state for list of the contributor,
who so far have Clipped in to the
$l0000,000. fund.
In the efforts to get delegates for
Mr.. McAdoo, Democrats, according To
the report, were told that President
Wilson had received assurances from
Clemenceau and Lloyd George before
leaving Europe that he would be elect
ed the first President of the league of
NATIONS and that under the circum
stances there could be no thought of q
third term. Democrats who are on
posed to Mr.. MeAdoo g candidacy hays
taken the ground that while it miobt
have been well enough to boom Mr.. Nc
Adoo, under these circumstances. the
attitude of the United States senate
toward the peace treaty and the league
or nations covenant has made all efforts
IN that direction particularly ill-timed.
IN view OF the fact that failure to ratify
the treaty unamended almost certainly
would force President Wilson against
nus VIII to enter next year S contest as
a thlrd term candidate for his present
Office.