The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-30
M'ADOO OPPONENTS CONCEDE HE HAS
 AN EVEN CHANGE
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 innocent as that was, suffered to kill the Ohioan's chance.
 Bryan was able to beat Cox without opening his head or lifting his hand. While there was danger of Cox's nomi- 1 nation, Bryan, it is understood was l ready to support McAdoo to defeat the ] Ohio governor. But now that Cox is l beaten, what will be Bryans attitude
 toward McAdoo? Even Bryan's friends I do not know whether he has objected 1 to McAdoos nomination on the grounds
 of relationship to the President. l If he could reach clear understand | ing with the forces opposed to McAdoo !, that they would not name Cox in case f of McAdoo's failure, he might voice the ! dynasty issue on the floor of the con vention and his influence in that case would be potent. But cooperation be- tween Bryan and the conservative
 states bosses would be difficult The
 role Bryan will play as regards Mc- I Adoo will be important, but is by no
 means clear.
 1 So also is the role Wilson will play.
 It seems probable that the President would prefer some other candidate l than McAdoo but it is difficult for
 him to show his hand either for or l against his son-inlaw. If the Presi- | don't aids McAdoo. the latter is ruined l as a candidate For the President tn oppose him would create an awkward and unpleasant situation.
 IS WILSON CONVENTION l Up to the rresent there has been no 1 sign of MT, Wilson's interference. | Strong administration men like Secre- 1 tary Burleson, Senators Glass and Sim mons and Shouse are ardently sup- porting Mr McAdoo. but they are evil dently doing so without intimation from the White House. It is Wilson convention. as the first session yester- day proved. In the demonstration for the Pre.idens there was absence of warm personal feeling. The noise-
 making was perfunctory. But there is no mistaking the democratic loyalty to the administration and its record. The convention is proud of what the Wilson administration has done. It bases its hopes of victory upon Will sons achievements. but it. would like to divorce itself from his personality. Temporary Chairman Homer Cum mings made a Wilson keynote speech. MT. Cumming is a Wilson type of man. a dignified and scho;arlv lawyer with something of the Wilson capacity for
 writing able addresses in distinguished English. He is not a popular speaker.
 He has court of appeals air instead
 of a stump speaking manner. just as Wilson has an academic instead of an
 open manner.
 MT. Cummings thinks much as Mir
 Wilson thinks. He was a Wilson choice
 for national chairman. The two have
 4 vast deal in common. except that
 MT. Cummings has a warm personality.
 which the President lacks. Men like
 MT. Cummings. His frankness and his
 smile win.
 The stock phrase high class de- scribes Mir. Cummings. He Is high class Ls s~-I.
 with capacity to mix with his fellows such as the President never developed
 Mir. Cummings speech was a great per sonal triumph He made the convention
 by force of his ideas, his diction. his distinguished manner. There is dig nifty about this well-staged. weIl-man- aged gathering of democrats to tally un- expected on the democratic party. The academic inspiration from Washington has wrought a revolution in the demo- cratic party.
 WOMEN HAMPER GATHERING
 Moreover, though there are few women present as delegates, the women have somehow hampered the democratic gath ering as they did the republican conven- ton. The women here do not play an important part. except Miss Funk, nurs- ing the McAdoo candidacy. but somehow one is aware that women have had an effect upon this convention.
 The refining influence of the White House and of women is apparent here in San Francisco. This is a serious. earnest. rather high-minded gathering. met in ideal surroundings. in a splendid convention hall in a comfortable city, where no one suffers from overcrowding or heat.
 If the McAdoo candidacy fails the key note speech may make MT Cummings the democratic candidate for President. One began to hear talk of this after the address had been delivered and the convention had adjourned for the day.
 Mir. Cummings is well placed.
 Strategically he is almost another Will son. and yet has mind and personality ef his own. He Is highly agreeable to the President, perhaps moreso as candidate than the Presidents own son in-law. At the same time he is knowp