The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-24
Palmer VIII Copy Woods Chi
cage Style of Play. -
BRYAN "ALSO RAN" AS YET
Edwards Bolt to Third Party
Now Feared by Some.
personal Liberty" Issue Must
Be Made Platform Plank.
BY HAROLD D. JACOBS.

Sap Francisco, June 24.-The ante
convention campaign had progressed
today to the stage where for the first
time methods by which the candidates
apizations hope to win the Demo-
cratic presidential nomination for their
respective ci1ieIs could be determined.
1t is possible to classify the prin-
cipal candidates. as follows: :,
Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer
will employ the same football" tao
tics that Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood at
tempted at Chicago. Expects to poll
as high as 500 votes on the first bal
lot and smash straight thru to a vic
tory without making concessions to
any rivals. $50
Governor James NJ Cox-counts on
the solid support of the middle west
west and east. Does not. concede
Palmer first place on the initial bal
lot. Regards alleged ability to carry
Ohio over the Republican nominee,
Senator Harding, as one of his prin-
Be Personal Liberty Fight
Governor Edwards make en-
tire fight on a personal liberty" and
states rights platform. His man
ayers frankly state he will withdraw
unless wet" plank is inserted in the
Democratic national platform.
Ambassador John w. Davis-his
friends are conducting a purely dark
horse campaign. They are careful to
preserve friendly relations with all
other aspirants and are working solely
to line up second choice delegates.
Senator Robert L. Owen-expects to
draw his strength from the progress
sive element rather than from any
geographical consideration. Counts on
support of William ]. Bryan because
of his ayoWed dry tendencies
William G. McAdoo-relegated by
his withdrawal from the race to the
position of an unwilling compromise
candidate" Previously he was con-
coded first place in initial strength.
One of his greatest assets was his sup
posed hold on the labor vote.
Vice President Thomas R. Marshall
his friends emphasize his ability as
a "peacemaker' and regard him as
one candidate upon whom all factions
may unite.
Senator Carter Glass-looked upon
by his hackers as the most typical
representative OF the present admin
istration, especially as regards foreign
policies.
Secretary Bainbridge; Colby-prac-
| tically the same as Glass, with the
added belief of his Friends that he is
the logical heir. and zssig n soft Ne
| Adoos delegates. - a.
bryan an. .eaIso5 Or RAN
Others whose candidates. have not
yet developed any particular indi-
viduality are Secretary Of Agricul.
ture Meredith. Col. Alfred E. Smith
Senator Hitchcock. Homer S. Cum
mings, James W. Gerard. Senator F
NJ. Simmons and William j. Bryan
The latter. of course, is dry first
| last and always. 20 es
Probably the most significant state
ment made today was that H. ]. Brown
speaking for Edwards, who said tina
unless the Democrats repudiated the
Volstead act, the New Jersey governor
would be compelled to withdraw from
| the race.
! Brown believed Edwards would
| draw a great part of his support II
a presidential campaign from labor
and the Republican party, and de
clared that eff the workers don't ge
their beer there will be a third party