Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-29
REAL SITUATION
IN RACE AMONG
THE DEMOCRATS
ISM I CHANGED
MCAdoo Remains Silent As
, To His Acceptance; Sup
porterS Pick Amidon of
Kansas As Floor Leader.
MANAGERS TRYING TO
ROUND UP DELEGATES
Leaders Endeavor to Get To-
gether On a Slate and
Learn Sentiment Among
UninStruCted Groups,

teN MOANING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wIusl
San Francisco, June 2S.-Thcre
is more McAdoo talk in the air to-
night but there is apparently no
change in the real situation among
the various candidates,
Tonight shows the first signs of
a movement among the leaders and
managers to round up sentiment
among the uninstructed delegates
and compute the possibilities of
nominating somebody.
Principally, the night is given
over to meetings of the four big
committees in the great building
which also houses the convention
auditorium. The leaders and can
didate managers are all under one
roof. and although they are princi-
pally engaged in committee bust
ness, they are not losing the oppor-
tunity to confer and possibly get
together on the makings of slate
of their own, or possibly decide
to accept one which the drift
among the delegations may be
| forcing on them .s-,s,.
Await Word iIom Mc.Adoo.
McAdoo boomers hoped all day
that their candidate would make
some statement amplifying the
declaration of National Committ-
man Love of Texas that the nomt-
nation would not be rejected. Some
| were disappointed and others
thought Mr.. McAdoo in view of re-
peated previous declarations of
declination, was pursuing a wise
course in remaining silent.
Palmer people continued their
! efforts to make a strong showing
on the opening ballots and the Cox
people are doing the same. About
| the only point the three forces
! would agree upon was that there
would be no nomination on the
first ballot and most of them
| seemed to agree that there would
be nomlnation in less than three
to five.
The McAdoo people today agreed
on sam Amidon of wichita, kanS.'
as their floor leader and at the
same time began picking out rep
| resentative on each of the Stale
DELEGATIONS. His selection was made
at a conference of MCAdoo sup
porters who described themselves
as "bitter enders." Cone Johnson
of Texas. former solicitor of the
state department.; Representative
Whaley OF south Carolina, and
Mrs. Peter Oleson of Minnesota
were among the assistants selected
for Amidon.
No support From Tammany.
Most Of the McAdoo boomers are
saving they do not expect any
support from the Tammany dele
CATION Of New York unless it be
comes apparent that the torme'
secretary will be nominated. Talf
of Secretary Meredith for secon'
place as McAdoo's running ma''
continued to be heard in conVeh
ton gossip.
The talk of candidates on tn
whole tonight is almost Where !
was last week. without any ap
nearance of strength enough Tor
nomination at any corner OF IN
triangle. Mr.. Bryan and some oth
ers still feel that the question o
candidates can not become thor
ouphly active one until the pat
form issues have been disposed OF
Administration supporters san
tonight they were confident tina
the platform would be written J.
thorough going terms or suppo,
for President Wilson and MS ad
ministration and many of ther
nredjcted that it would contaI
neither a wet nor a dry plank.