The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-02
Bryan Is Fighting Last Ditch Battle
For "Dry' Plank Before Committee,
As Convention Dawdles In ldleness
LAWRENCE PREDICTS
NJ 'ADOO SUPPORTERS
ARE NOT DESERTERS
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
(Copyright by The IntelngSncer.)

SAN FRANCISCO. Ju'y l.-Comhina-
tons work hoth NAYS. on" hears u
outlined in mcuaCIDC proportions thar "
combination Cf votes has been collect
.d which will rrcccNt McAd"n from get
ing the necessary two-thlrdS. Ih'S
sort Of talk proceeds naturally and IN
slitahlv from ;hH camps Of the opposing
candidates who recognize that McAd"o
- IN tho lead and that said lead must
hN cut down het"r" haitounG actually
starts in order 10 brighten the prospects
uC their own mon (" HCrumuIate votes IN
progression ~ tUc successive ballots
arc taken.
Rut as the veto on MrAdoo IS consid-
cradle 50 is the veto held by the Ne
Ndoo forces over any other candidate.
The strength %! the former secretary OF
he treasury in this convention IS Oh the
gruSsdtnS Kind thN, won FOR Wilson at
Baltimore IN l9l2. His supporters Will
stick.
For Tho existence Of an ant;-comInga-
TN might better hr described as a de-
ire rather than aCtuality. one or the
-o.called organization bosses from
n'.d-westcrn state IS commonly reported
;o h" a part Of the hoalitiou 20 defeat
MrAdon To-day hc was in conference
Win A McAdoo manager and practically
promised support 10 Mc.Ndoo after few
early ballots.
Cummings 4 Menace.
CnQuCStionahIy the movement Eor
Homer Cummings. ot Connecticut. Is the
most serious factor affecting the
s.hanceS OF William Gibbs McAdo".
scattering strength for Cummings IS
making ITS appearance in delegations
rom practically every section Of the
country. Men pledged T. Mc.Ndo" are
r"ported 70 be saying that Il their own
rtndidatc cannot win. they Will b" glad
:n 20 over 70 cummings 4, tn" psychic
.os.Cal moment This Is Il species or
,onvcrtjon strategy not unfamiliar |"
examination politics. 1t j. the effort
AZ trading delegations for expected pat
:nnaSc jC the nominee Of the convention
should win tho election. Delegates who
have been in politics Tor years rarely
piay just one candidate. ThcE Always
throw an anchor to wlndward and get
in on the ground floor with an expected
winner. especially A dark horse. Then
they usually insist that the nomination
was due TO their strategy. woodrow
Wilson has been told again and again
how the deciding votes were cast Tor
nim in the famous 1912 conNent!n.
Advantage with McAdoo.
So far a great deal OF the talk OF
dark horse can be attributed 70 an early
desire TO being trading or the rutore'
especially II a deadlock is in prospect
Now IL is ooviusly impossible 10 tell
now the delegates will vote after the
first TWO or three ballots The leaders
have mRde mathematical calculations
- their own satisfaction but the trouble
the haliounS IS that the preponderancG
OT strength IS with MCAdJo and there
Z, an underCurrent OF support which Is
urmistakably ready 70 So to him When-
ever L looks as II NJ will be the winner.
II the McAdoo forces hold tight. they
will get up 10 60N votes and push their
candidate 10 the necessary T2S. But the
McAdoo strength Will develop slower
man that Of any other candidate. The
supporters OF Mitchell Palmer will stick
anticipated. The COX leaders and dele
gates aren't going 20 give up without
I real struggle. Some talk IS heard OF
promising the vice presidency 10 COX II
the McAdOO votes should get 70 500 and
tuen making a serious effort 10 acquire
DhIC's votes and others sympathetic
with Cox u mas" the final i2S 70 put
MCAdoo across the tw"-thirdS margin.
~ the other hand the Cox people at this
>,age OF the Sau" aren't thinking about
he vice presidency and some McAd"o
supporters insist that Il McAd"n IS
named, Victor Murdoch. Of Kansas. for
mer Bull Moose leader. Shall run for vice
No Anti-wIIson Man.
l:'s al very Well 10 ialk about coal-
lions. but the Democratic national con-
yCntion cf 1920 is not very easily con-
rrrllSd except on the issue OF Wilson or
anti. Wilson. There isn't "nc-third
veto against the Wilson forces in th!s
convention, Il McNdoo isn't named. some
vut and out Wilson man wiu DC. Toe
people who arc supposed to have formed
An ant.-McAdon combination would NOT
sustain such a move Il Palmer and Cox
have apparently lost OUT. For 'h"n T."
.UmmOr zoe. rh" anti adm nt~tr tiuu
randidatcS would be tr"'t"d forth. 4!
McAdoo can't win the convention VIII
10 :ndcfjntsiy dNadloch"d. Efi"-tS in
r"halC Of Homer ,umm;nGS arc already
hrlng made Thor" - a distinct drift
roward him as a second "h"irc on til"
ra-r Of both MrNd"" and Palmer m"n
and oven cox supporters. Eut thus tar
N" '"Ad - S;iIl held hN MrNd"n ~';n
,X,euSut cNanr. t'ra; his following VII
GROW from hallo; 1" ballot and with "E-
.sGcr' prospect. m"r""r"r. that tbs
rr't.McAdnN comb na,;"n VIII never
Fraction A. Sn'n"ihi! a~ ltN analogy at
'n.rarr which beat W""d.