The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-02


a the first ballots viii
- than was anticipated.
v1thStood the drive in tho
housy against their candi-
- ucAdoo delegates sit |
Examined to stick to the
They act like crusaders
ncv THAT they want That's
~ 1reugfh--in fact it il the big
SI8 n any convention. For IN
1--we minority that knows
SSnf u wants has much better
1ne1 X acquiring delegates than |
Y ~ 1jye minority that simply is
q lat somebody and cannot
ss ssubstitute. i
IN hlk Of dark horses also came
ISon eeoogh to help McAdoo. for
11'S nerits and dement's OF every
1oesst Of prominence have been
Ke1'Wes by the delegates. Vice
1itont Marshall. Champ Clark
H6mef Cummings are the
I1ifk horss trio. The first two
So1N Ut be satisfactory to the
S1loua forces. who control this
Inysnfton. The vice president is
~ n b opposed to the presi-
7eats slaad on the League Of Ma
90 The former speaker is held
r hieA esteem but most Of the
l11ogates think he Is too advanced
y rem, though his friends point
Cjensneeau Is an example Of po-
~ Nsof in the SOS.
Cnnihgs Too Little Known.
ner Cummings is perhaps the
popular with the convention
buasl, but the delegates to this
1elng are aware that they must
n : candidate who is popular
y ~ masses, too, II they don't
mt Tie contest against Harding
~ b. default Cummings is an
~ lawyer and . splendid orator,
u b has never been elected to
Ggh once. He ran for United
tat0 senator In Connecticut once
"a vls beaten. On the other hand
UeAdeo never was elected to any
phlk post Nevertheless he has
~ no big jobs-secretary Of the
fnmv and director general OF
nlrnds-and the delegates who
~ " him are convinced that
NAetAef or not it Is sufficient to win
n y : decided sentiment for
80 among the rank and file
y Democrats throughout the
and that il McAdoo can't
next autumn no other Demo-
can.
Occasionally the movement for
net Cummings Of Connecticut
NE most serious factor affect
j TIE chances of William Gibbs
StAdoo. Scattering strength for
Cmmings 10 making its appearance
! aslsgations from practically ev-
~ section Of the country. Men
edsed to McAdoo are reported to
saying that II their own can
mate cannot win, they will be glad
"a 90 over to Cummings at the psy-
|eaologioal moment. This is a spe-
81 o. convention strategy not un-
amillas to organization politics. 1t
tne enort at trading delegations
- expected patronage if the nom
~ o. the convention should win
~ slection. Delegates who Lave
Zen 10 politics for years rarely
Fly INST one candidate. They al
s hrow an anchor to windward
~ set In on the ground floor with
,. expected winner, especially a
- horse. Then they usually in
mat the nomination was due to
49,, strategy. Woodrow Wilson
N zen told again and again how
esciding votes were cast for him
@e famous 1912 convention.
SAaws Desire to Trade.
great deal Of the talk OF a
aofse can be attributed to an
u oesire to begin trading on the
.. especially II a deadlock Is in
ct Now It is obviously i'm
naoie to tell how the delegates
n =, we after the first two or three
~ The leaders have made
atical calculations to their
atisfaction but the trouble
uoulating the vote in ad-
49, o the ba!loting is that the
s2aerance Of strength is with
And there is an under-cur-
~ . support which Is unmistak-
.esay to 90 to him whenever
- q II he will be the win
.oe AcAdoo forces hold tight,
WI get ur to 600 votes and
~ 1eu candidate to the neces-
- But the McAdoo strength
seiop slower than that Of any
Sn aaldate. The supporters Of
raimer will stuck to him
aan most people have an
The Cox leaders and
~. ~ aren't going to give up
: real struggle. Some talk
.ss u OF promising the vice
ucy to Cox il the McAdoo