The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-07-01
NJ TABOO HAS
INSIDE TRACK
ON NOMINATION
Combines Expected to
Try to Defeat Him-Old
Guard His Foe

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SAN FRANCISCO. July i.-ie-
freshed b.! is overnight breathing
spell, the democratic national con
Ncption To-Day went back with re-
Moved Nigor to the business Of wind
Ing up nominating speeches.
Yesterdays whirlwind eight hour
session having placed 10 candidates
formally In nomination. only one
speech remained on the program to
be heard today. before the report Of
the resolutions committee reporting
the party platform.
II wal the speech by Governor
Cornwcll Of West Virginia, presenting
the name Of John W. Davis. ann
bassador 10 Great Britain. Cox, Me
Adoo, Palmer, Gerard, Hitchcock.
Cummings. Edwards, Smith. Mere
dith and owen had been formally
placed before the convention before
II recessed last evening to resume at
II o'clock this morning.
McAdOO Has Inside Track.
Frankly admitting that McAdoo
seems to hnV the inside track on
the race for the nomination the inner
circle Of old line democratic leaders
worked through the night dcvising
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find a candidate who could command
the necessary two thirds votes.
champ Clark. former speaker of
the house OF representatives, who
was denied the nomination at the
baltimore convention after repeated
~ having received u majority
something Unprecedented in demo
cratic party history. was being dis
cuased by the old line leaders as II
possibility about whom they might
rally.
The answer of the McAdoo people
to tina move was that II an Inner
circle combination forcstallcd the
nomination Of the former secretary
there would he disclosed another
coalition which would produce a
Wilson backed dark horse who could
make enough accessions to win. The
name Of Homer s. Cummings, chair
man OF the democratic national COM
mittec cropped out whenever the adj
ministrn ,on ri horses were being
discussed. The name of Vice Prosi-
dent Marshall was generally linked
with that Of Champ Clark when
combination candidates to break the
McAdoo wave were being discussed
among the old liners.
Against McAdoo.
Managers for Cox and Palmer
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invariably demanded to he shown
that their candidates were out of tn,
running. Former Representative
Carlin, palmer's chief of staff, re-
fused to conccde that the attorney
general could not be nominated ant
r.. II. Moore, or Youngstown, Ohio
the Cox field marshal said:
This may be a grasshoppcr con
VcntiOn, hut I haven't been informed
~ yet that amy OF the Cox delegates
are going to Jump"
Nevertheless the report persisted
that there was some kind OF an un.
Outstanding between the Cox ant
Palmer men and that the managers
of these candidates favored the non
Aduo, and they Ounted the New
York and New Jersey delegations n,
sympathetic with their view.
Claims OF strength for the Leaders
ranged about this way when the CON
vention got ready for business to.
day:
lrrcconciliable opponents OF Me
Adoo claimed n blocR OF at least 4Ol
bitter cnders who would stand to tn
last n prevent his nomination.
McAdoo's Claims.
McAdoo's leaders claimed to huv
within 90 votes of The necessary two
thirds and declared they were sur
Ot accessions attracted by their show
ing of strength, which they were sur
would stimulate II band wagon
movement.
In contrast to this. the oppositio.
to McAdoo claimed his vote neve
would exceed $50. They conceded L
Palmer EOS votes. which they pre-
dictcd would stick with the Penn
sylvanian throughout the opposition I
McAdo New York was being Gun
ed to cast rs votes OF her 90 agains
McAdoo from beginning to end, an
with votes from New Jersey, Indiana
the New England states and som
others, the McAdoo opposition Count
up about 415 votes against the forme
secretary, exclusive OF the votes l
the Coz block. 1t requires 7?S t
nominate.
Bryan's help Is being counted on /
the movement against McAdoo hut II
until today, 80 far rs could he Learned
his only answer to overtures has bee
that he must for the present concen
traie ali his energy on the p%latfori
light.
Ons OF the leaders In the oppositio
Ia hcAdoo cpitoiuized the situate
by aging there was an effort undo
way to Hardingise the convention, bu
M to the present movement, no Hard
Ing could be found. Some OF ther
foresaw prolonged ballotinB n n,
gotlatlons before any ngrcenier
could be reached.
Despite the growing organized OF
position TO McAdoo, his supporters eN
pressed confidence he would win b.
fore the tenth ballot. They base
their assertion OH the ground that III
OPPOSITION a unable tn center or an
one strong candidate,
Ozark Tnik Discounted.
Champ Clark talk was particular
discounted by the McAdoo forces b'
cause they thought that under II
circumstances could Bryan he a
traeted 10 him. Rather than oppoi
McAdoo, the former s~ecretary's frien'
Ray they think eventually Bryan wi
come to his support II necessary.
least, they insist. he Will not oppoi
him openly.
A break to McAdoo. his supporte
say, will begin to come after the SCI
ond or third ballot when the avori
sons have been eliminated.
McAdoo's friends want to force col
tinuoua hallo.ing once II starts, bl
they expect the Cox adherents Will o.
pose II.
The Auditorium had been put