Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-24
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE OPENS IMPORTANT SESSl(
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M'ADOO RACE
BOBS UP AGAIN
DESPITE DENIAL

SAN FRANCISCO, June 23.-The
McAdoo candidacy, bearing marks Of
rough treatment and with the cir
revocable" brick still tied about it's
neck, was back from it's premature
watery grave today and was meowing
as loudly as ever aboue the Demo-
cratic back door.
Every time it's tormentors consign
it to death-and they include Will
liam G. McAdoo, himself-the candi-
dacy just naturally turns up again
and it's friends and protectors hasti-
ly unpack the old pulmotor, shoot
little oxygen into it and it's as
good as new.
The situation regarding Mr.. Nc
Adoo and the Democratic presiden-
tial nomination varies almost hour
ly, but SO far it has always resolved
itself back to the position that GER
tain of the former cabineter's strong
est admirers will take the bit In
their teeth and nominate him by
strength.
Each da the outward signs indi-
cate more and more plainly that Mr..
McAdoo and his personal friends are
determined that he should neither
acquire the nomination or have it
thrust upon him.
Roper Cancels Reservations
For instance, Daniel c. Roper, who
was to have been drum major for
the McAdoo band wagon here, has
cancelled his hotel reservations, ap-
parently accepting his former chiefs
verdict as final.
Politicians who were supporting
various of Mr. .McAdoo's rivals for
the nomination, outwardly are sat
| iSfipH that ha ia fhrn1IOh and that
any organized attempt to put him
over would fail dismally, but pri-
vately, many of these same poll
ticians have it figured thus:
Mr.. McAdoo is the most astute poll
itician in the country. He realized
ton as General Leonard Wood at
Chicago, that is, that all of his OPP
ponents would unite at the start to
eliminate him. The cause OF the
twothirds rule in Democratic con-
ventions, the chances were all in
favofNof his rivals deadlocking the
convention against him and forcing
his withdrawal. In view Of this, he
and his chef advisers decided that
the way to defeat this strategy was
to let the other candidates deadlock
themselves, then with the conven-
ton impasse, Mr. McAdoo would
come forward as compromise can
uIudIS Ut DIS d utIh uOIS0 Vi Wndt
| you will, tipping the convention over
| into a landslide.
See Logic in Plan
! - All of the foregoing, of course, is
| the merest surnise on the part of
persons who refuse to believe Mr.
McAdoo is sincere in his retirement
from the race, but many political
| observers see in it the essence of
logic and some of the wise ones
were circulating about the lobbies
last night quietly offering even
| money on McAdoos nomination.
| Many of the women delegates have
openly declared themselves in favor
| of a third term for President Will
son and announced they would vote
| for him on the first ballot.
Miss Mary Foy, Los Angeles, said
she would do so and thus hoped to
start a strong movement for the
| executive.
dacies that are going the strongest
at present are those of Governor
] James Cox, Attorney General Pal
mer and Governor Edwards. Only
| the latter two have opened head
| quarters here, though Cox boosters
are on the job, and Senator Robert
Owen has been on the ground per-
| sonally for several days.
Things are slow in getting started
along presidential row and apparent
| Iy Mr.. McAdoo and President Wilson
will continue to form the principal
subjects of conversations up to the
opening of the convention Monday.
| Norman E. Mack, Buffalo publish
er, has let it be known to all that
| he is for Governor Smith for the
nomination and believes the entire
New York delegation will side with
him. It has been known for some
time that the New Workers, who are
under unit rule planned to cast their
ninety votes for Smith on the first
ballot, but it was assumed this was
J only in the nature of a compliment