El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-25
NJ ADO0 FORCES
AWAIT CHANCE
By DAVID LAWRENCE.
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believes there is some movement to
hurt MS chances Of a spontaneous
nomination. BY clearing the air Of
me health question he has helped
matters IN his own behalf q great
deal and his efforts to prevent DR..
Jenkins from nominating him are con-
sidered excellent tactics. But with
out better organization on the floor
MeAdoo's chances would appear TO be
slim at this writing.
With the arrival. however. Of sena-
tor Carter Glass, who brought a copy
OF several planks for the platform ap-
proved by president Wilson, comes the
real issue, which must be decided
before a candidate is chosen. This
is the wet and dry question. for the
white house has wet inelinations It
was pointed out TO the writer. for in
stance, with gestures Of significance.
today that president Wilson vetoed
the Volstead act and the latter became
law over his veto.
East Is West.
Moreover IL should be remembered,
Mr. Wilson never sent messages TO
state executors urging them to adopt
the right Of the amendment. while he
has a vital interest in the constitu-
tional amendment 10 grant the fran
chise to women.
Eastern Democracy is. Of course,
wet, and has enough votes to exercise
balance OF power between the more
or less passive south and the arid
west Western Democrats admit they
are amazed by the ovarWh Ginning wet
sentiment being waited hitler from
the east.
Several Democratic leaders want TO
win so bad that they are considering
the advisabiIity Of taking a leaf out
Of the Republican book at Chicago
and urging a plank that is for and
against - something that satisfies
most everybody, prevents a quarrel
and permits a candidate 10 interpret
the plank as he pleases In the cam
paign.
The league Of nations plank OF the
Republican national convention may
find its parallel in a compromise
plank on the liquor question at the
Democratic convention What John
son was TO the Republican efforts at
Gratis.
WIIson-Bryan Fight.
Bryan has considered making a
fight on Homer Cummings who is to
be temporary chairman OF the con-
Venti0n. because OF the alleged vet
leaning Of the latter The Wilson
forces would welcome such a tilt, for
Homer Cummings would win easily,
and Bryan would be weakened for
any subsequent controversies The
truth is, Cummings hasn't said wheth-
CT he is q wet" OF a "dry" and II
forced to say he probably would in
sist that Il was not his affair to dc
tate to the platform committee
As to the committee, the drys have
q big majority but a minority report l
c0udemning the Nolstead act viii al I
most certainly be brought to the floor /
1f the convention. The delegates are /
believed to be about equally divided /
! nd the nuwnrfTTwffrr for q gnunmTnnn iEe j
may come to san Francisco as It did /
IN Chicago
Nothing IN the famous Virginia |
platform, which Is TO be the model Of /
he league Of nations, refers to the I
prohibition question but the big dele /
yations from New York. New Jersey,
Indiana. Illinois and Massachusetts,,
ire inclined to favor a moist plank.
7he chances for its acceptance as a
Democratic doctrine this year IS i'm
1roving.-Copyright 1920, by David
lawrence.