Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-29
McAd00 Men
appear on
Floor:
HGHTOVER REED
is PREDICTED
Great Applause for
President Ciuen at
Opening Contention.
Bx the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AUDITORIUM, SAN FRANClSCo'
June 29.-Assembling an hour later
than usual today, the democratic ma
Sional convention had before 1t only
a routine session. necessary time-
killer-to give opportunity Tor com
mittee work on the outside ana the
6nal perfection of its organization
machinery.
Administration forces were IN 1uii
control of the convention machinery
and there seemed little doubt of their
power to guide the adoption OF
platform entirely satisfactory 10 10
them They were also apparently IN
a position to exercise eto-power
over any candidate unsatisfactory 10
them. There was still today no IN
dication of whether any word mlgnt
be expected from the White House
as to administration preference on
candidates.
Inevitably this situation led to dis
cussion of dark horses, because no
one knew if-the White House wouio
favor any particular candidate. Lead.
Vice President Marshall. Chairman
Cummings and John w. Davis, am
bassador to Great Britain.
McAdoo Workers ON Floor.
The McAdoo people came on to the
convention floor today for the first
time with working organization, IN
cluding a floor leader and a repre-
sentative on practically every state
delegation. Their problem was to find
enough supporters to round up a Two
thirds vote
Cox and Palmer forces were active
rounding up a showing for the OPEN
ing ballots
Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas. the
successful. administration candidate
for permanent chairman, was the
principal event on the program.
Fight Over Reed.
ProsuHcts for a spectacular fight on
the flooS over the election Of the Gre
dentials' committee, which sustained
the democratic national COMMITTEES in
its refusal to seat Senator Reed OF
Missouri as a delegate, were hedged
about with uncertainty. There were
predictions that the contest would
not be carried further unless Reed de-
termined to attempt to force himself
into a place with the Missouri deiega-
tion by proxy.
THE Georgia case Also in which the
credentials committee sustained the ma
tional committee and seated Palmer
delegates to the exclusion of the Smith
Watson faction, also seemed to have
been settled with fnality. although
there was always the chance Of last
minute outburst
Today Last asPIay Day"
Today's session, however, was the last
olay day for the delegates, for under
the rules, as adopted, the convention
may go ahead hearing candidates placed
in nomination while the platform COM
mittee is working. although it may not
proceed to the balloting for a nominee
until the declaration Of party princi-
pies has been accepted.
While the full membership of the
platform committee continued to
grind away, hearing interested per-
sons who had planks to suggest, the
subcommittee of nine, which actually
will whip the planks into shape and
decide whether William ]. Bryan Is
to have a bone dry plank or whether
the party shall accept some sort OF
compromise such as that suggested
by Postmaster General Burleson, was
lying back. waiting for the hearings
TO end before it takes up its task OF
actually building the platform. In
the meantime the subcommittee mem
bers were not losing the opportunity
to get preliminaries out Of the way.
Fos-Curtained Skies.
Fog-curtained skies indicated
calm, cool day for the democratic
national convention hosts today. Fail
weather was predicted for this after
noon with a return OF the 1ogg!
cloudy conditions tonight.
A moderate southwesterly wine
brought the temperature to point O.
coolness where the delegates apt
convention visitors could sit in TN
Fans and other hot weather com
forts were less in evidence today thai
yesterday, although many straw nat
and an occasional palm beach suit couit
be seen.
The threatened anti-administratiol
fight, so far as it related to the or
ganization of the convention ma
chinery. collapsed without showing
At the same time the committee
formulating the rules for the con
vention has cleared the way for TN
nominating speeches to be delivered
while the resolutions committee i
working on the platform By unani
nous action 1t decided that the vari
Gus candidates may be placed In nom
ination while the platform de!ibera
tions are going on, but no ballotinl
for a nominee may be conducted unit
after the platform has been brough
in, perfected and adopted. This actor
will simplify and hasten the work o
the convention very mucn.
Demonstration UnlOOsed.
From the dramatic moment yester
day when portrait OF Presiden
WILSON was unVcllcO ih lhC 81 cot SOh
vention auditorium to let loose
storm of tribute and appreciation
from party fellows on the floor ther
seemed little chance for those VIII
had set themselves in opposition.
The demonstration for the Presiden
had fairly lifted the convention t
its feet and set it marching throug
the aisles roaring and shouting.
was born in part of a solemn patri
otio fervor that had preceded it an
which had sent the rolling tones o
THE Star Spangled Banner" soarin
into the caverns of the massive build
ing with a force and volume tina
spoke of hearts thrilling with hig
feeling.
Majestic Setting.
The setting was almost beyond de
scription. The majestic proportion
of the building, the peal of the grea
pipe organ flooding the space wit
music, the clash and stir of the mill
tary band, the vivid wall of colo
where a great flag swept from cell
ing to floor before the delegates, tn
note struck by the marine color guar
on the platform and through it a
the keen. inelike quality of the COO
salt breeze that swept in from tn
wide reaches OF the Pacific; all thes
things were busy even before the fla
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