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PALMER OPENS DOOR
TO ALL DEMOCRATS
President Gave Permission for
Free for All Nomination; Nc
Cormick Got Wilson's View.
Correspondents baltimore sun.

Correspondence Baltimore sun.
Washington, March 3.-rhc bars are
now down and Democratic aspirants Tor
the Presidency may come forward any
time the impulse may move them, They
need have no fear of competition from
Woodrow Wilson or of giving offense to
The leader from whom party policies have
proceeded for almost eight years
That the door has been thrown wide
open was Indicated in The Sun the night
Attorney General Palmer announced
his candidacy. II can now be asserted
that this was done after n complete
understanding with the President as to
his attitude, Us to his own future IN
active politics and as to his neutrality so
far as administration followers may be
involved.
MCCORMICK FOR PALMER.
II was learned today that former
Democratic National Chairman Vance
Mccormick acted as the medium through
whom the Attorney General was gwen
n blanket release to go into the fight
Mr.. Mccormick is himself devoted sup
porter of the President He managed the
campaign which ended in the reelection
of the President, and, if he had chosen,
he might now be member of the Presi-
dents cabinet.
Also MIR. Mccormick, as his statement
in behalf of Mr.. Palmer today shows, is
an admirer and supporter of the Attor-
ney-Gencral. In fact, it Is commonly
understood in Washington that MIR. Me-
Cormick has taken or will take charge
OF the Palmer campaign. But IL is alb
solutely certain that MIR. Mccormick
would not publicly proclaim himself
Palmer man~-lf any possible doubt re-
manned in his mind regarding the posi-
bibty that the President himself might
seek a third term.
IL became known here today I'm that
connection that Mr.. Mccormick very re-
Gently went straight TO the White House
and that he assured himself positively
that the President was not candidate
and that Mr.. Wilson had not. the slight
est objection to MIR. Palmer or Mr.. Nc
Adoo or Mr.. Baker or any other member
Of his official family entering the cam
paign. 1t was very shortly after that
Interview that the Palmer announce
ment was made.
Those who are managing the Palmer
campaign. however, assert that he is en-
titled to the support of tho country. If
Tor no other reason. certainly for the
enemies he has made. This has often
been said of forceful, hard-hitting and
uncompromising characters such as the
late Grover Cleveland and the late Theo-
dore Roosevelt.
Also. they have outlined what they
say viii be his platform. In brief, this
is about as follows:
|. Advocacy of tho adoption OF the
League OF Nations, as written into the
Versailles treaty. if possible, and if not,
ITS adoption with interpretative reserya-
lions only.
2. Opposition TO compulsory military
training.
3. Law and order as indicated in his
battle with alleged terrorists and revolu-
tionary radicals.
4. Enactment of legislation to regu-
late big business BY Federal license
system, so as 10 bring such business
under supervision that viii stimulate
and prevent exorbitant cor
poration profits.
1t Is confidently expected in admins
ira;ion circles that Mr.. McAdoo soon
will find favorable opportunity to
place himself before the voters 81 the /
country. Ii was minated today In the I
respective camps OF these two Demo- /
Gratis that they viii not become COMPETE /
Tors IN the sense that they will fight /!
batH otitsi III jhuiNinuat states foF Dee 4
gates. For example, it Is understood |
that Mr.. McAdoo will stay out of the |
Georgia contest and that MIR. Palmer
viii stay out Of the Texas fight, leaving /
Mr. McAdoo to capture that delegation, /
L possible.
II Us also intimated that this policy /
Of q division of Democratic territory /
mas been suggested as practical way OF /
heading off the Hoover candidacy.
which looms up more and /
more alarmingly from an old line Demo- I
ratio standpoint.