The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-25
Much Uncertainty.

SAN Fl%\NIiScu juno IL Nor"
oud more clements "f uncertainty hr-
rrar'd III IN" lineup "f The p"m"Crat'G
national convention a. the leaders a.
, nr~t maSuiiuu" arrived III INCREASING
numbers and pat their heads together
over questions at policies and men.
For the time beng the platform h"ti
lis place HS TN" bag topic 81 cnE't0u"n
and negotiation. with tho problem 81
hon"dry prohibition the chief maternal
tor C'nt"rNcrSy.
Talk of candidates. IN a NOR ouhd
stage for 4 week. was revived Hppr"'hh-
hly a. the convention crowds gathered
| boosters for Palmer. tr> and hAIC
dozen other aspirantS h""hm" in"r'
IngIN a"liN" among unM< iruHi'I a. =.
gates. and n whole h"yy "f faN ort," son :
! ;,ud dark horses hl"ssumCd "ut Win
headquarters Of Ih"lr own
Meantime. the phantom Nj Nd""' h""n
| s,aIkcd scrcn"ly thr"uSh rbc'cl ""rr'-
/ doris and conference rooms, l"dN Ing m'-
| hind a trail ii uncertainty and Sp"'ut1-
/ lion Though publicly executed ut iA"
hands Of Mr. Meade" himself. IN" m"N''
! m"rI did not down. lnd''h. - r'r"n'
! huIalIons M,rc suggestive. of tn" pink 80
: NlEor. and II TUNED up nninN 't"h 'N
! the ghost at m" coun'd t"hh. 81 m"i'
| Fight Against Glass.
| ON several questions Of convention
! organization. too tn" party chiefs w"r"
! in a uuandary. There wcr" som" RANDI
/ lingS of night against senator GLASS
| tho administration Ch0IC" Tor Chi!rlIlth
! of tho platform CONN i't''. and IA"
! prohlcm Of choosing Il permanent c"E-
! vrntion chairman got int" - moss whi' Il
| threatened 10 upset seriously tn" plans
of S"n!r administrator - pr"ri'iS
ScnatnriWalSh. of Montana. VIII" voted
! in the senate last March for ratification
Of the peace treaty with the Republican
reservations. promised :" become IN"
! storm center of the organization ilGht
In some quarters he was urged as can.
didate against senator Glass for head OF
, the plarfOrm committee. though others
thought he should hay" m" permanent
| Craftsmanship instead. He had IA" back
| ing of William Jennings Bryan ana was
! said 10 h. favored also by other power
! full forces more or less ont Of accord
, with some administration policies.
| The administration poopl" have SuC-
rrstcd Secretary Colby. Of the stat" d.
partmrni. or chairman cummings. "t
! the nat iunai committee. AZ ~ rInhn'ht
chairman. hut II WAS said to-day max
| no decision lad hccn reached ana maj
senator Walsh might b" accepted as
satisfactory The general trend to-
night seemed 10 be TO put HIM forward
! for the" CONVENTION craftsmanship rather
! than for the head Of the PLATFORM com
mittGe.
Denied by Cummings.
! Chairman cummings and o'her ma
lrinnal committee officials discounted
I
! fight and protested vigorously arain>;
lobby gossip that President Wilson was
ia.trmplinG to dictate either IN regard L"
| thu candidate or tn" platform.
Il am aware" said MIR. Cummings. of
! ~, intention by thc President I" COM
! municate with the convention IN any
way, shape or form. anti"ipat" n"
voluntary suggestion from him
| lie added. Of course. thor" could l."
! no restraint on the Presidents friends
lin any communication they might care
| to establish with tn" white House. Ne
: said the whole attitude Of tho chief ~
| .rut;yc had been /" let the Convention
work out it's own destiny.
Senator Glass. vino arrived last night
! from Washington. as the commonly TO-
| puLed spokesman Of the White House.
a !So denied that III" President would
seek to control tho deliberations here.
! The senator came ~ make a fight faN-
! nrable IL III" administration, hu; II he
| brought any word Of White House pref
srcnrc between candidates Il did NOT
show ur on the surface in to-day's con-
| fersnCeS.