Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-22
COX SEEN IS CHOICE
Of DEMOCRATS As
NJ ADOO SAYS mo-

WASHINGTON, June 19.-Admin-
istration Democrats were leaving
Washington for San Francisco today
frankly in the dark as to candle ties
b It with very definite plans as to
what planl1s should go into the Dem
ocratic platform.
The uncertainty as to candidates.
was tho result of the announcement
of William G. McAdoos decision not
to allow his name to go before the
Democratic convention.
Democrats who were backing the
McAdoo candidacy here said they
would consider it an affront to Mr..
McAdoo' to take his name before
the Democratic convention. If neces-
Sary, they said Mr.. McAdoo again Will
make it plain that he doesn't want
the nomination.
These statements were made in an
swer to rumore that Mr.. McAdoo
might reconsider his withdrawal, if
he were actually nominated.
That President Wilson might have
to throw the administration strength
behind some candidate to avoid a
long deadlock in the convention was
regarded as extremely probable de-
spite Mr.. Wilson's assertion that he
hi, not acted in behalf of any can
didatc.
President Wilson's interview with
the New York World supplementing
his previous Endorsement of the Vir-
ginia Democratic platform left no
U certainty as to the policies the ad-
ministration Democrats will fight
for
The Cox Situation
Democrats, as they embarked foi
| their cross-continent trip, declared
tina Governor James M. Cox, with
Democratic nomination early in the
convention if it were not for the OPP
position o w. J. Bryan and other
drys.
+ There was some talk of an at
tempt to get Governor Cox and Mr.
Cox declare for a law enforcement
plank. Failing in this, Democrats
| were for nominating Governor Cox
anyway in the belief that he would
carry New York, New Jersey. proc
ably California Calf his owns own state so, q
south running on beer and light
wine plank.
The movement to Carter Glass
which McAdoo supporters started, ap
parently lost momentum soon after
it got under way. Mr.. Glass pointed
I TIL weak spot of his candidacy
when he said he lived in a section
(which is relied upon to furnish the
electoral votes, but not the candi
dates" Democrats said.
DARK AOCSe GEs1R
1t also was pointed out that Mr.
| McAdoo's strength came from labor
| in a large measure and that Senator
| Glass could not hope to inherit this
| The name of Secretary of State
| cambridge Colby also was on num-
Der of Democratic, lips as poss1ble
| dark horse and there was slight
squirt in the talk Of John w. Davis
ambassador to Great Britain.
The McAdoo withdrawal coming
| on the heels Of the Wilson interview
| brought a revival of reports that
| President Wilson would seek a third
| term. Two Democratic senators de-
MED that Mr.. Wilson would seek a
| third term and declared that the re-
| ports were started to injure him
Both these senators are close to the
| White House.
| So far is the Democratic platform
| is concerned, Senator Glass figura-
lively carried it in his pocket as he
left here with the Virginia delega-
| ton He is slated to head the reso-
| lutions committee on which admin
| istration hackers believed they are
assured a majority OF the members
The Glass Platform
The Glass platform calls for rati'
| fication of the treaty without reser-
vations which injuries it's essential
| integrity" condemns the Republican
congress, praises the Wilson admin
| istration, calls for reduction In the
cost of living by passage of meas
ures advocated by President Wilson
| in one of his messages to congress
and declares against a soldier bonus.
Still in the making are the prohi-
bition and labor planks.
| The decision of Mr.. McAdoo not
to allow his name to go before the
convention became known when he
gave out a telegram which he sent
late Friday to Jouette Shouse at
| Washington, in reply to a wire from
| the latter, asking him for definite
| statement as to his candidacy and
making a last request that Mr.. Nc
Adoo allow his friends to place him
| in nomination.