Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-21
M,ADOO DECLINES THE JOB

William G.. McAdoo ex-secretary OF the treas
urv. son-ir-aw of President Woodrow Wilson,
and probably the foremost man in the thoughts
of Democrats as candidate for the presidency
against Senator Harding, has declined to permit
his name to be presented before the Democratic
national convention at San Francisco, as candi-
date for the presidential nomination. The rea-
sons he assigns are the same as those he gave
at the time he resigned his position IN the cab
met of his father-in-law and also his position as
director general of the railroads of the country.
He said then that he was too poor to be able to
afford to work for the people at the wage scale
they pay their public servants. Having spent
his private fortune, which was never very large,
in holding public office he felt that it was his
duty to retire from politics and use his efforts
in an attempt to recoup<his fortune, and make
provision for his family in the future and ap-
preaching old age. After his retirement from
the cabinet his friends persisted in booming him
for the presidency. Half a dozen times in public
interviews in the press Mr.. McAdoo insisted that
he was not candidate for any public office, and
was out of politics. But the newspapers appar-
emily refused to believe that he was telling the
truth, The politicians also refused to believe
that he was telling the truth. Senator Kenyon,
chairman of the senate committee investigating
candidates pre-convention expenses was much
distressed, and nearly had fit over his failure
to find any organization spending money for Mr..
McAdoo or claiming any authority to represent
him. He intimated several times that there was
something mysterious about the source of the
McAdoo boom. The Republican senator could
not believe that it was possible that any man
could be so prominently mentioned for the place
without an organization and Doodle to boost him.
Well, Mr.. McAdoo declares now that he is not
a candidate and will not be candidate for the
presidency. He says it costs too much and he
is not willing that his friends should put up the
necessary campaign funds and he is not able to
provide them himself. In fact he wants to re-
main in private life and try and accumulate
few dollars for himself now, after having work.
ed for the public long time and grown poor
while doing it.
The announcement of Mr.. McAdoo leaves
Governor Cox of Ohio and Governor Edwards of
New Jersey as the leading candidates for the
chief honor of the Democratic national conven-
ton. However, as they are both opposed by
Wayne Wheeler, the head of the prohibitionsts
in the nation as "wet" candidates, we presume
that Brother Bryan will have some other candi-
date up his sleeve Immediately following the
announcement of Mr.. McAdoo boom was
launched for Carter Glass, formerly chairman Of
the finance committee in the house, and later
secretary of the treasury, succeeding Mr.. Nc
Adoo. He is from Virginia, and said to be
very able man. Just how he stands with the pro-
hibitionists, we don't know. Perhaps the presi-
dent Of the .Anti-Saloon league may feel inclined
to give him permit to run a candidate and
perhaps not. Mr. Bryan probably knows how
he stands on this paramount issue of "half Of
one per cent" We confess that we don't know
and don't care great deal to know. But who
ever is nominated on either ticket is likely to be
asked that question. Harding has already been
asked it, and postponed his reply until after he
knows officially that he has been nominated for
president
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