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that he was the "wettest" candidate
in sight; to the desire 20 get as
far away from wisconsin as posi-
BILE. and to the fact that the nominee
is from Ohio.
Governor Cox, although the San
Francisco platform is silent on the
prohibition question and the con-
vention voted down the Cochran
plank to permit the making OF
wines and beer for home purchases,
is known to be an open opponent OF
the Eighteenth Amendment. He was
strenuously opposed by William j.
BRYAN and the Anti-Saloon League
This gave Mr.. Cox the support OF
large delegations, particularly from
the Eastern and Central states
where the Democratic organization
has long been locally under the con-
troll of the saloon interest.
The Democratic party, disregard
ing the sentiment of the West ano
counting the South as certain in any
event, is to make its main struggle
in New York, Connecticut and New
Jersey and in Ohio, Indiana and II
linois. The party returns to its old
campaign strategy-to working fol
a combination of Solid South and
Northern cities.
wisconsin is identified as a body
of death, and, as far as possible con-
nections with it are cut. The repre-
sentatives of the President were du-
tifully allowed to write, in the main,
a White House platform. The dele
gates politely cheered the name OF
Wilson, but the great majority of
them then tried to forget the hor-
rors of the last four years. 1T Wash
ington it was unconcea1ed that the
Administration preferred any one to
Mr.. Cox.
The President maneuvcced for his
own selection. He showed himself
publicly and summoned photogra-
pher whose pictures showed how
complete had been the Presidential
physical recovery. The Administra-
ton lieutenants at San francisco
schemed to prolong the deadlock.
Mr.. McAdoo's own behavior toward
his candidacy no less than the attri-
tude of the President is most plausi-
bly, explicable on the theory that
choice was to be prevented in the
hope of arousing a demand for the
President to sacrifice himself again.
If no demand came, then Mr.. Nc.
Adoo was to be the heir. Such he was
during the late ballotings. The Ad.
ministration emissaries, abandoning
hope of landing their chief, became
earnest for Son-in-Law. But it was
too late, and the double plan came
to naught.
Ohio is a state of strong local
pride and likes to add to the num-
Der of Ohio Presidents. Governor
Cox it was claimed was strong at
home, and it was said that to reject
him meant concession of a pivotal
state to Senator Harding. The argu-
ment that Ohio must be carried was
steadily hammered on anc at last Sc
cured converts. So the convention
named a man it had little thought of
week ago. But the alleged Cox
strength in Ohio is largely myth.
He has run behind his ticket; in 1916
he had but 5000 plurality, whereas
Wilson had $4,000 and Pomerene 35,-
900.
The Cox nomination, following
the inclusion in the platform of the
Walsh plank indorsing the reserva-
ton principle, makes impossible
referendum concerning the Wilson
league. No one appears to uphold
the affirmative. Twenty-three Demo-
cratic Senators voted for the Lodge
reservation, and if there is another
roll call the number will be increas-
e d.A. two-thirds majority being nee
essary to ratify, what conceivable
chance is there of getting two-thirds