The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-01
M'Adoo Named In Shortest Speech, Given
Most TumultOuS and Prolonged Ovation;
Davis Only Candidate Not Yet Presented
Anything TO Beat
MCAdOO Is the CRY
At San Francisco
BIZ DAVID LAWRENCE.
Copyright By The InselItEeneer.)

SAN FRANCISCO. Calf. Jun" 3N -
Anything to beat MrNdno. Thtas tho
huc up he-c' to-day. Ea"N Of ihc moN"-
men, are not merely the managers "t
the Cox and Palmer candidates hut
those who have thN faint hope that a
faycr.t, son may h" nominated-s"mc
da-k horse who has a few votes now
but MO MAJ grow a. Harding did at
Chicago Il the leaders in the race are
eliminated.
The ncmocra;s may be tn" last rc"-
p'o 10 admit that they would initiate
any thing Republican but the SPOIL OF
Republican strategy seems I" b" upon
some OF the managers hare. Just as
there was a combination to beat Leon
ard Wood AZ CHICAGO. there's coalition
,fcCt 20 defeat Mc-Woc. The states
. who have dark horses To trot forth
are bong urged t" hold their votes in
tact Tor the darn horses. The Palmer
and cox managers feel that Il AcAdoo
does got up 10 500 votes ur 80. the vote
power wh;rh they hold Of onc-third ot
tho votes ur the opposition "t ~" t;Cror-
I'r son delegations will be sufficient
to stop thu advance Of McAdC".
But coalition against M"Adoo are not
- easy TO sustain here. This conNcn-
l:cn IS not a. closely controlled by
hcir delegates II \ prolonged series or
oal'o;S.
Perhaps Tho hing ;ha. has hurt Nc
Adou in the last - hours Is tina To-"
rapid growth vt his boom before the
h,liounE starts coupled with the open
iuc rC headQuarjrrS by Ov"rzcal"uS
friends Anything wh.Ch gives the I'M
prcSSiCnS that MC\d0u - an active can
dldAtn notwithstanding mis- professions
to the Contrar! gives an opportunity Z"
,fnning his sincerity. And delegates arc
quick 10 do tho>" things. They are al
rcLdy saying Meade" is party Ia a
game Ct superstCatcSy here are attack
ing him for il.
MeAdoo's Rosttin.
But william ,i;bbS McAdoo himself Is
doinS all in his power to SGuelCh ";-
forts 70 make him an active candidate.
He has again asked NJ BurriS jenkins.
Of Kansas. not to put mis- name IN rnm-
nation before IN" convention. tte mas
appealed 70 other friends 10 irtercede
with Dr jenkins and persuade MN nor
10 make any nominating speech. And
the chances are that th;S second aPreaI
will prevail and the oame "f Mr.. Nc
.Ndoc will after all not he placed in nom
nation Dt course. An! body can DC
voted Cor whether "~ not ms namc IS
formally p-c ~rutrd.
Consider the wisdom - IN" move
70 keep Dr Jenkins from making tn"
nominating speech. Thc-" are those
who have insisted that I affords a
splendid opportunity f"r UratorIcal
saiSSmcn~hip. tina, 'hc points IN Nc
Adoo'S record oueh, ?" b" recalled - the
minds cr dclcSai,~ and that il "aS thc
splendid ma->l'I!iiDg % facts and arGu-
rnCntS b. tioNcrnor Willis in his nomi-
mating SpecCh which had 50 much 70 do
with tho final selection Of Senator
Harding a; Chicago. But on the other
hand. Mr.. MCAd"o - N An entirely
different position. Il" has insisted
that 10 doesn't want N" NOM na tion
and has tSlCSraUhsd his friends her" TO
dcssSI IN their activity for HIM. Some
delegates have taken all this with a
grain Of salt FOR tho! have noticed u
persistence Of campaigning fer McAdno
hut n" only formal thing which is done
fnr candidates IN n" convention itself
= the nominating and SHcoNdjnc speech
To permit the same 20 hH d0na without
rard. date Mr.. MCAdoo made his pro-
rest t. pr. Jenkins hut wjthou; chang
ing the lditcr'S determination. Never
thclCS~ on account IT tua clos" friend
ship between tho Kansas 'rtI editor
and NJ MrNdco u has been asserted
hero that tho former secretary of III"
treasury could persuade Jcnktus Il he
really tried.
Hoovsrs sad Experience.
50 McNdop = trying. Nnd n" has s"nt
so many appeals to friends her" that
unQucsi5on ably his wishes will he com
Piled with. Another thing. suppose
Meade" doCSn'' win the nomination
he-c. some OF his friends believe that
= his name - presented formally along
with the other candidates he wilt never
be able % crsce N" rcSSion that he
sought the nom, nati"N Mr. Huoycr's :
sad experience after nc had insisted
t&a' ne was not candidate is being
N~Fr - m
back of q all iS tho t"c'.Dg that + this
convention wants Mc.NduO Il knows
where nc stands and Il knows that he
would accept Il drafted. n" said in u
telegram after tho Georgia rrIma rieS
that no tru" ncmocraj could refuse the
presidential nomination II rendered to
IN. The sting cf tn" sOn-.n-law arEu-
mon; - Still fcl;. ON" Of tn" local
newspapers grccts tho delegates daily
with headlines ahOnt tho ris" and fat
II the boom for the crown p-InC".'
Some OF the other news papers mss,
that tho Irc~;d deut i try3uE tn ct th''
u"m: ration for M"Nd"". Mr. Wilson -
literally Keeping his hands of bur A.
has hrCn demonstrated AKA" aud again
IN the sessions held tnus Gar. MS - Il
Wilson r"uycntj"u 4 yu, Delegates are
I, and large supporters 81 IN" Wilson
r.ir.c4 Trey ar for Palmer and NJ
NGnn Nrra.~, each = 2 Wilson man. II
>, wrrr not FOR Fdlm,-~ record AEalHS,
lsho-. Nc would VIA 'rr domination.
Similarly hc"auSc OF MrNdoo'S record
n favor ot labor. he holds command
.nS position hcr" H.S afflrmut;N"
strength - not measurable TIL" ~'ze
ur rrs yrf" hlo,k rf votes. sad t. be Al
lea, nur-t third. - as, :, matter "f con
lc, iu-, But McNdOO's 'uanr"S. had re
,,d,u slightly when word cam" thai h"
7sd aglin upset IN" plans az mis-
G-i nj, and asked i0cm mot :" present
ms name l. ls this constant refusal
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