The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-07-01
DEMOCRATIC MEET
OPENED ON TIME
Convention at Frisco Called to
Order by Kremer.
STARTS PROMPTLY AT NOON
National Chairman Homer S. Cum
mings Makes the Keynote Speech
Report Says Cox and Smith
Combination Plans a Coup.

Report Says Cox and Smith
Combination Plans Coup.
San Francisco, June 2S.-The Demo-
cratic NATIONAL conventions opening
day schedule follows:
- NOOn-Conyention called to or
der.
II 05-Prayer by Rev T.. l.. Ryan.
II ;l0-Readiug call of the cOnyen-
ton.
2:15-Address by Vice Chairman
j. Bruce kremer.
u :3O--Address by Homer S. Cum
mings
l:4O-Roll call of states for the
presentation of members of commit
tees.
2;00-Selection of honorary vice
presidents and secretaries
2;3O-Adjournmcnt.
Cox Boom Gains.
james VI. Cox and Alfred L. Smith.
This is the ;lckct being fathered by
a combination starting Saturday night.
Of 254 delegates already are claimed
for the coalition and the prospect is
said to be bright that Pennsylvania
76 votes may be pledged within few
hours.
The states whose leaders are said
to have decided to pool strength in
an endeavor to dominate the selec-
ton of the Democratic ticket, with
the delegate strength of each, are:
New York, 90; Illinois, IS; Ohio, 4S;
Indiana, 80, and New Jersey, %.
The alignment would Indicate that
Governor Edwards of New Jersey
hailed as the sole hope of the ultra
wet minority, has been brought to
the conviction that he cannot win. and
that the only possibility of victory
lies in mass formation of the liber
ais behind the Ohio governor. Earli
cr representatives of the New Jersey
governor conditioned his withdrawal
from the contest on a specific decIara-
ton for the liberals by Governor Cox.
Possibly the condition was met, though
not made generally public.
Palmer Starts Rumors.
Attorney General Palmer's descent
on San Francisco, after it was gen
orally believed that he would absent
himself, is held in many quarters to
have resulted from his desire to per-
sonally weigh the advantages OF any
arrangements that had for its object
the nomination of some one other
than himself He is said to be not
unwilling to accept the high office
of secretary of state, post for
which he was considered early in the
first Wilson administration.
Vile yeoman work is being done
in the interest of William G.. Nc
Adoo-and has been progressing
ever since Postmaster General Burle-
son arrived to hold in line the post
master-delegates and other admins
tration appointiyes-th practical
politicians working out the Cox
Smith combination will have none of
him. Failing successful working
out of Il ticket with the Ohio and
New York governors at the outset,
they are confident they can hold the
convention in an alright deadlock,
gradually white down the McAdoo
strength and then put over their tick
ct.
Patronage pressure in McAdoo's in
tcrest is being countered with the
argument that President Wilson's SON
INLAY will soldify the Irish-Ameri-
can and German-American vote for
Ha' ling.
State Fights Affected
. On the measures of success that at
tends the plan to name Governor Cox
for the presidency and Governor
Smith for the vice presidency may de-
pend Democratic victory in the state !
and county fights In Illinois and other
normal Republican and doubtful
states.
A secret poll showed state delega-
tons on the ground helplessly split !
on complimentary votes for favorlte |
sons. Sixteen Democratic candidates |
for the presidential nomination are |
entered in the race, each with some
real backing and sentiment among the
paid state delegates hired to do the |
bidding Of President Wilson and big
business.
On the opening ballots no one can
didate will even approximate the two
thirds majority necessary under the
convention rules, to nominate. Ap-
proxlmately 300 votes have been al
lottcd each of the leaders In the nom
ination rnce-Mcssrs. Cox, Palmer and
McAdoo. This is considerably less
than half Of the required two-thirds
vote. Tho rest of me field will string
along with the minor tallies