Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-04-06
PALMER APPEARS
LEAST LIKELY OF
DARK HORSES

WASHINGTON, April S.-A po-
l;tical review of developments of the
past week must show an injection
of pep" into the presidential cam
paigns of both parties, with the Re
publican party leading in aggressive
ness and rivalry among candidates.
During the week there has been
increasing discussion Of William G.
though Mr.. GIcAdoo is still under
cover as a candidate. Attorney Gen
oral Palmer remains practically the
only outspoken candidate, and 1t Is
not believed he will have sufficient
instructed votes at San Francisco TO
do more than take his chances with
the dark horses" Uninstructed
decorations is still the slogan OF the
Democratic leaders, who hold that it
is not the year to bind the convention
in advance.
"McAdoo and Cox is a ticket that
has received considerable discussion
in the past few days. Each man
comes from pivotal state. Cox has
several times carried Ohio, and on
the tail end of the Democratic ticket
might be expected to do 1t again.
McAdoo has elements of strength
such as the labor vote, which might
not be available to any other candl-
date, particularly Attorney General
Palmer.
Eso1,,,ey vTa-C RI E.lec$
In discussing Attorney General
Palmer, politicians say that although
he might get the nomination he
would be exceedingly difficult to
elect \In the first place, they say,
ne could not carry hik own state,
and there is already raging in Penn
sylvania a bitter factional row
among the Democrats.
On the Republicans side the party
leaders are quietly discussing tick
ct such as Harding and Hiram J0nn-
fson."
While General Wood is leading all
Republican candidates in the pr1-
maries, the machinery Of the RepubE
lican national convention will be
more in Harding's favor than
Woods. Senator Harding is an Old
line Republican, and unless Wood
can get into the convention with
votes sufficient to dominate it, the
probabilities are the machine will
yeer around eventually to Harding.
Georgians ignored
The White House ignored efforts
of Georgians to get the PRESIDENT
to say whether he would permit the
use Of his name. The entire cour-
try awaited some word from Mr..
Wilson, thinking the Georgia situa-
ton might smoke OUT the president
on the third-term report. Efforts
made in congressional speeches re-
Gently to bring a statement from the
White House have so far been inef-
fective also.
The assumption here is that there
was much wire-pulling done be-
tween the Palmer headquarters n
Washington and the Palmer folks IN
Georgia. It is known that Attorney
General Palmer and his advisers,
former Representative Carlin and
Joseph F. Guffey, the Pittsburg oil
millionaire, were greatly perturbed
over the Georgia developments and
| exceedingly anxious to have the
president remove his name. When
the Palmer folks worked on the
| presidents nominators in Georgia,
going to them and asking them not
to embarrass their president by put
| ting forward his name, not to harass
| the sick man in the White House,
and SO on. These pleas evidently
were SO effective as to cause a sur
| ficient number of nominators 70
| withdraw their names, thus permit
| ting a way out Of the situation so
! embarrassing to the attorney gen
| eral and the White House
At that, however the president has
| not said a single word about his
| third-term plans, and the convention
is. less than three months away.
| What will become OF Palmer dele
| gates if the president wants to run
again or control the national con-
vention is a matter deserving of
| considerable speculation and u1ti-
| mate deduction.