The Washington times., 1920-06-20
TAMMANY TO
NIP Sd TERM.
New York Bosses Confer With
Illinois chiefs-WilI Fight
denomination.
~ RICHARD LEE.
Universal Service.

Universal Service.
CHICAGO. June 2o.-New York
Democratic leaders. headed by Gov.
Alfred Il. smith and the so-called
boss of Tsmmany," Charles Francis
Murphy, conferred with Illinois chief
tains today and agreed that their
anti Adm inistration night was now
nothing more nor less than a night 10
prevent President Wilson's renomina'
tion.
While none OF them would COM
ment upon William Gibbs McAdoo's
statement putting himself "irrevoca'
bly, out OF the race" II became gener-
ally known that they recognized in
II a move toward a third-term nomi-
nation Though opposed to the Nc
Adoo aspirations. they declined to ex-
press either regret or satisfaction
over the development
This action, coupled with the Pres
ident's interview recently staged to
acquaint the country with his In
creasing physical vigor, can mean
only one thing" said one OF the lead
ers, unwilling to be named for OBJ
vious reasons. at means that the
President has designs on the third
term and that his son-in-law, Mr.. Nc
Adoo. has been forewarned.
SEE PROOF IN EDITORIAL.
III any other proof were needed. the
recent editorial in the New York
World, the same agency utilized for
the President in getting his active
as-ever' interview before the nation
would furnish II. That editorial pre-
scribed the platform which can mean
nothing else but denomination OF the
President
have the Democratic platform Will
sonian document from start to hnish.
particularly with reference to the
League OF Nations. Furthermore IL
appears to be the plan to meet the
prohibition issue with the President
record. It will be recalled that he
vetoed the Volstead enforcement act
There's the prohibition plank.
ITO all intents and purposes the
President has decided that the action
of the Republican party has paved
the way for his upsetting another or
the unwritten laws bearing on the
presidency, namely the third-term
idea. whether he will be able to car
ry out his program remains to be
seen. Only that body OF men TO as
semble at San Francisco can answer
that question" he concluded.
CONFER WITH BRENNAN.
While in Chicago the New York
governor and the Tammany leader
conferred with George f. Brennan.
the political successor to Roger {.
sullivan as leader of the Illinois dele
CATION. Like Governor Smith and Mr.
Murphy. he contended that there was
nothing in the nature. OF political
conference.
"They went out to the ball game
to see IL Babe Ruth clouted another
home run for New York. II there is
any political Hgnihcance In that'
laughed the Illinois leader.
.NIcAdoo. ] see. says that a poor
man cannot run for President" said
Mr.. Murphy when asked for comment
on the McAdoo withdrawal. That's
all have to say"
"Apparently Mr. McAdoo has LETT
no doubt about his being out OF the
race" was the comment from the New
York governor.
GLASS SECOND CHOICE.
Belief. expressed confidentially, that
the McAdoo withdrawal means third
terms plans, has not been confined
TO Democratic leaders antagonistic to
the Administration The most loyal
political followers Of the Administra-
ton see exactly the same significance
in the statement from the Presidents
son n-in-law.
James Hamilton Lewis, former Sem
ator from Illinois, who was the Ad.
ministration whip OF the Senate"
for instance, has found in the McAdoo
move only strengthening Of his strong
conviction that the President himself
would be the 1920 nominee. The
former Senator has been making the
third term prediction for weeks
And Mr. Lewis has been making
that prophesy of a development which
would mean the end OF his own as
pirations TO become the Vice Presi-
Dental nominee. 1t Ia generally fg-
ured that should the President elect
to seek a third term, Senator Glass OF
Virginia would be his choice for a
running mate.