New-York tribune., 1920-06-22
will be pleased if Mr.. Reed is virtually

will be pleased if Mr.. Reed is virtually
read out of the Democratic party.
Headquarters for Governor Edwards
of New Jersey was opened up at the
Palace Hotel here to-day, with John
o. Devlin as the personal liberty rep
resentative, and Malcolm NJ. Roy repre-
senting Walker w. Vfck, manager Of
the Edwards campaign. Mr.. Wick is
expected in few days. Both empha-
sized that there is considerably more
TO the Edwards candidacy than opposi-
tion 20 dry plank or advocacy Of a
moist plank.
You must remember" said Mr.. Roy,
that Governor Edwards was first ap-
pointed to office by Woodrow Wilson
when he was Governor of New Jersey,
and that Edwards has virtually built
up the financial system Of the state"
is there any possibility of Presi-
dent Wilson's indorsing Governor Ed
wards's candidacy?" he was asked.
After considerable silence the attack
Of Bryan on Homer Cummings for at
tending a dinner in honor of Edwards
was recalled by way of answer.
McAdoo Still Probable Nominee
The process of elimination continues
20 leave William G. McAdoo as ap-
spite mis- declaration that he is not
candidate. There is the evevlurking
fear that President Wilson may decide
he wants the nomination himself, which
has been considerably intensified by
"The World" interview with the Presi-
deat, telling of his greatly improved
pn5 SCI, condition, hut containing not
a word which would prevent the Presi-
dent seeking a third term. But this
possibility of the President being the
nominee is so distressing to most of
the Democratic leaders here that few
can be forced to admit, even privately,
that it is a possibility.
The Tribune correspondent has ac
tually not found single Democrat of
real prominence who will admit there
is any chance of the President being
named Yet the fear Of the thing is
obvious on every hand, even to those
who think if Mr.. Wilson should desire
the nomination he could not muster
the two-thirds majority necessary for
nomination.
Politicians Favor Cox
If canvass of the ordinary sort
the kind, for example, made in Wash
ington to determine whether bill
would pass in the House of Representa-
tives-were made with view to de-
termining who would be the nominee,
the canvasser probably would arrive
ct the conc usion that Governor Cox, of
Ohio, would win the prize. This is on
the theory that majority of the poll
ticians expressing their views profess
to accept the McAdoo disavowal of
candidacy at 100 per cent, to believe
the nomination of Wilson Is out of the
question and that the field has mar
rowed down to Palmer and Cox.
On top of this the canvasser would
leaders, while they are fond of A. Nit
chell Palmer and would like very
much to see him in the White House
think he would not be q very good
candidate. Further, they think Cox
would carry Ohio against Harding, and
that the Bryan strength will be SO
mutilated by steam roller methods dur
ing the treaty fight that the peerless
leader will not get far in his opposi-
ton to Cox.
The only flaw in this logic is that
down in their hearts most of the Dem
ocratic leaders privately believe that
McAdoo would have a better chance of
winning than any other man the party
could put up 1t is the same almost
irresistible tendency which in 1915
controlled the Republican convention
and resulted in the nomination of
Charles Z. Hughes. Only handful of
politicians in that convention really
wanted Hughes. They infinitely pre-
ferred many other candidates. But
there was the common belief that
Hughes was a sure winner If nomin-