The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-17
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reservations for protection of Amer
lean interests.
Mitchell Palmer, attorney general Of
the United States, backed by the big
delegation from Pennsylvania and an
ether pay roll organization composed
Of United States district attorneys, de-
partment Of justice agents, and bene-
flciaries Of the alien property custod-
ian's distribution Of valuable plums
during the war, Palmer having been
custodian when all the big German
properties were taken over.
Wilson Foes Behind Cox.
Gov. James B. Cox of Ohio. support
ed primarily by the Ohio delegation
and an alliance of influential Demo
Gratis who are against the administra-
ton and hope to break Wilsonian
domination of the convention. In the
group Of Cox supporters are large
number of United State senators who
deserted Wilson on the treaty and will
urge the Democratic party to do the
same thing BEHIND Cox also are some
of the wet leaders, who believe there
is a fighting chance left for light wines
and beer.
In this triangle Of candidates and in
terests, prominent Democrats who
think they are wise and far sighted
see Vice President Marshall as the
most available man to break the dead
lock They summarize their reasons
thus:
Arguments for Marshall.
First. Marshall has the respect of
all Democrats. pro and anti-adminis-
tration. who regard him as funda-
! mentally a Democrat.
, Second. he has the sympathy Of an
! administration senators. who feel
! that he and they have suffered humll-
| iation from the White House during
! the long battle over the peace treaty.
Third, he has the admiration Of adj
| ministratiOn senators, who. in the face
of defeat by strong anti-administration
| interests, would be glad to support
! him. recognizing in him all elements
/ of wise compromise
! Fourth, the vice president, despite
| personal assertions that he is not a
| candidate for the presidential nOmina-
| ton. is nevertheless available and will
/ ing to accept in an emergency and, in
! fact. will have an influential following
/ plugging for him. including the Indi-
| ana delegation, from the beginning,
! lust as Senator Harding had in the
! Chicago convention.
Taggart for Marshall.
| Some of the party leaders who were
talking things over here yesterday,
among them a New Yorker now In
| clined to be for Cox, branded reports
that Marshall spurned the nomination
and all offers of support in the con-
ventiOn as bunk" They would not
accept the recent rumOr from French
Lick Springs. Ind, where Tammany
| leaders and Tom Taggart have been
comforting. that Taggart would be for
! Cox. Taggart, they insist, will be for
Marshall
Keep YOUR eye on Tom Marshall"
! said the New Yorker. Don't get side
tracked by French Lick rumors. Look
out for the Hoosier vice president tc
| come from behind at San Francisco
and outdistance McAdoo, Palmer anG
| Cox at the finish. Talk Of Taggart not
being for Marshall is ioks. He is
for Marshall and so is Indiana
"Tageart not only wants to be fol-
| Marshall, but he is also running fol
the United States senate from Indi
! ana. | don't care what Marshall is
saying about his candidacy now, yol
can bet he is not making anybody mao
who suggests he would make a gooc
| Democratic choice for the presidency
what the party needs now is a
! candidate who can stand on the rec
! ord Of the best things the Democratic
party in power has done combined