Evening star., 1920-06-30

sending of a telegram of congratula-
tion to the Governor of Tennessee be-
cause the latter called a special ses-
sion of the legislature to ratify the
woman suffrage amendment. there
was instantaneous approval. But the
effectiveness of Cummings was ap-
parent a second time when the con-
vention had practically tabled res
olution enlarging the democratic ma
tional committee to include one wom-
an from each state then later re-
vived it. Evidently some of the old
line politicians didn't want this done,
but Cummings with brief and con-
vincing statement told the conven-
tion that its sincerity on the woman
suffrage issue would be questioned if
it refused to permit women to have a
voice in the councils of the party.
The motion was passed with gen.
uine demonstration of approval. And
there the democrats have given the
women something which the repub-
licans denied them at Chicago. Every
state will have a woman on the
democratic national committee, not
heretofore. but with equal voting
power with the male members.
Boom Starts Imme edintely.
for the day and the delegates got
back to their hotels, they found hand
bills reading as follows:
How about Homer Cummings for
President of the United States? His
keynote speech has already won for
him the presidency throughout the
land. Today he personifieS the vic
tory of democracy at the polls-give
him the game as well as the name
Put aside petty prejudices and con-
n arfxy -
you will see that Homer Cummings
words of today will ring around the
world, the truly great utterances of
the truly great leader of the 1920
democracy.
"A great moment has produced a
great man. America needs Homer
Cummings for President"
The posters were signed by San
Francisco Civilian Democrats" but
the Connecticut delegation, which has
indorsed Cummings for President,
probably had something to do with
it. The delegates are talking more
about Cummings than any other
dark horse, though Vice President
Marshall and Champ Clark are mem
toned by the administration
forces and some of the conservative
elements in the party who are restiye
under Wilson leadership
The situation may well arise when
Palmer and McAdoo and Cox may be
unable to get two-thirds. The con-
slderation of dark horses would bring
the Palmer and McAdoo men close
together to nominate a Wilson man.
That would make Homer Cummings
logical. His chances are much bet
ter than those of Will Hays at Chi
cago, when the dark horse talk began,
but the prospect of nominating a
dark horse is still nebulous.
Murphy Losing Power.
The McAdoo supporters feel highly
encouraged by that breaking of the
unit rule in New York state. George
Lunn and Assistant Secretary of the
Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt fought a
successful battle in the rules COM
mittee and now it is possible for New
York's ninety votes to be split up.
Charlie Murphy's power is diminished.
He will try to hold his delegation to-
gether for Gov. A. L. Smith on the
theory that a deadlock may yield the
nomination to the New York governor.
He will hold that over the heads of
recalcitrant delegates, but the number
which probably will go to McAdoo in
that New York delegation is about
Palmer votes in New York state.
Murphy may be able to keep sixty five
votes for AL Smith Indefinitely, but
once released from that pledge there
is no telling to which candidate New
York will ultimately throw her votes.
AS matters stand McAdoo is in the
lead, but no one in his camp here can
demonstrate mathematically or other
wise where the full two-thirds is
coming from, and If McAdoo doesn't
win the prize, neither Palmer nor
Cox will, but some one like Cum
mings will be exhibited as a COM
promise.
Copyright. 1820.)