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would catch all votes, wet and dry. and
which was highly regarded in admin
istration circles. was sent to the New
York Democrats. but dropped coldly
into the waste basket.
On the other hand. Mr. McAdoo gives
no sign that being candidate has
changed his attitude toward Tammany.
A federal judge had to he appointed in
New York state. attorney General
Palmer recommended candidate agree
able to Mr.. Murphy and the combine
of bosses. but the President sent in
the name of Mr.. Cooper. who was a
low partner of Congressman Lunn.
who made the fight against the unit
rule in the recent Democratic state
convention and. consequently, against
Boss Murphy.
Mr.. McAdoo and his friends. espe-
cially Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Franklin Roosevelt. were credited with
supporting Mr.. Cooper. Moreover, Mr..
Roosevelt will renew the fight at Chi
cago against the unit rule in an at
tempt to break Murphy's control over
New iork'S big vote. This does not
look as if the Murphy. Taggart Lynch
heirs Of Roger Sullivan were getting
far in threatening Mr.. McAdoo
No One to Beat McAdoo
The weakness Of this combination is
that il has not any real candidate with
whom to beat McAdoo. In it are at
least three Democratic candidates for
the presidency-Attorney General Pal
mer. Governor Cox and Governor Ed
wards. But the Murphy -Taggart-
Lynch crowd has no hope of nominating
any of them.
All these men are attracted into the
combination by reason of the fact that
they see in il the only possible way Of
heading off McAdoO and hope that some
how out of it will come their own nOmi-
nations or perhaps in the case of Cox
nomination for the vice presidency.
Attorney General Palmer has a fur
ther object. His political relations with
McAdoo are strained. The Cooper ap-
pointment in New York is only a re-
cent incident. McAdoo came out against
Palmer on the coal strike. The issue is
sharp between them. Unless the com
bine get its contract Palmer is not likely
II fare better under McAdoO as PrsSi
dent than Murphy Jared under McAdoo
as secretary of the treasury.
The combination would have bet
ter hope of success il it really expected
TO beat McAdoo. At most it thinks IL
can hold up his nomination until he
agrees to come across. But the threat
to hold up a nomination is not a dire
threat. 1t does not afford a firm basis
upon which to hold together crowd, all
Of whom have one eye on the band
wagon.
II would have a better chance for
success il Mr.. McAdoo were an eager
candidate. An eager candidate is easily
frightened lie may even be scared by
the mere threat 10 hold up his nomina
tion made by men who have no candi-
date with whom to beat him. He may
think that somehow the prize will slip
out of his hands. But Mr.. McAdoo il
not an eager candidate.
He is the coolest thing in the way
Of presidency seeker ever seen. Per-
haps he is not impressed with the Dem
ocratic prospects of success. But he
has kept out of the primaries. He has
given everybody. Hoover, Palmer and
the rest of them, every chance in the
world to run away with the prize be-
fore the convention met. He is likely
to remain unperturbed by the threat OF
patronage hunters to hold up his nom
lnation pending the signing Of con
tract. l