Arizona republican., 1920-06-28

The ATcAdoo movement. which had been strafning at the leash, took on 2 new meaning and his boomers at once asserted that he would be high in the list when the first ballot was con cluded.
 would be the effect of Ar. Loves an nouncement. The committee camp asserted early in the day that every thing possible would be done to bring the McAdoo movement out into the open to force an ear3v show Of strength Some of the Palmer supporters con ceded that McAdoo, as an active can didate from the beginning, probably would reduce the attorney generals vote on the first ballot but they said they also welcomed a clean open con test from the start.
 There was immediately return of strength from original McAdoo boom CTS who have been straying away into other camps as the former secretary has repeatedly declared he would not become a candidate. Delegates who had originally made him their first choice but made him second on his statements of declination, imm ediately returned his name to first place. Var ious state delegations holding caucuses agreed to vote for him.
 As tie news of MT. Loves statement spread among the delegates, there was immediately a turning movement which began sweeping the delegates who prefer McAdoo into a cohesive force which began at once to renew efforts to bring about his nomination.
 Up to the time of MT. Loves state ment. McAdoo boomers were cstimat- ing their strength from 250 to as high as 600
 Demand Proof Positive
 The first effect Of MT. Loves state To mand for further and more authorita- tive information. Tn view of Mir. Me Adoo's repeated declarations that he did not wish to become candidate. many expressed the view that some thing should be given to the delegates either from MT. McAdoo himself or bearing, in an unmistakabie way his approval.
 Issues, rather than men. furnish the battle-ground for the convention. Con- ditions cannot be considered until pro- hibitfon the league of nations and the Irish question have been fought out on the floor Contests over those blanks in the party platform seem inevitable and the convention is all set for a stormy time. The big fight is over William J. Bryan's determination to have a platform no wet can run on." On this. the admfnistration-or Wilson forces appear so far to be pursuing a hands off policy. As yet no one knows what to expect from the White House.
 Treaty to Be Big Issue
 On the league of nations issue. the administration forces are lined up for a plank modelled after the Virginia platform, which declares for d cove nant s'without destructive reserva- uons." MT. Bryan and hls assistants want a declaration for the league with reservations ito safeguard every in- terest." The lines of the fight oyer the Irish question are not 50 clearly defined.
 While the question Of issues is boil ing, little change is apparent in the lineup of strength of the various can didates. Cox and Palmer are eN Npected to go in for a test of strength on the first ballots, much after the manner of the Wood and Lowden race al the Re publican convention. In the back ground, awiting to appear al what they consider the psychological moment are the inevitable and intangible, but ad mittedly formidable forces working for McAdoo. The Cox people profess to have enough strength to eliminate Palmer on the preliminary ballots. and then plan to pit their candidate against the field, which by nature of McAdoo's position, includes him. The Palmer forces. pointing to the auti-saloon declarations of war on Cox and Bryau's expressed views on the same subject predict that any accession to another candidate will not be made from their strength.
 MeanwhiIe. both the Cox and Pal mer managers are borrowing delegates from the field to make showing on the opening ballots. The NIcAdoo people are laying back in the open but are very busy among the unaereur- rents. corraling delegates for the mo mcnt when they expect il will be made f n n ant rs,+4 Cox nor Palmer can be nominated. :