The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-01
EARLY BALLOT WILL FORECAST OUTCOME OF M'ADOO'S RACE Is at Critical Stage Now and More Quiet Talk of
 Cum--'gs Is Being
 Heard s

ciaD.-An carly banot ob-
 ably tell whether Mr can
 be nominated or not 4doo's
 supporters claim a l. a of the
 convention for their csfs date on
 the third ballot and two-thirds
 majority necessary to nominate
 soon after that. If they don't get
 the majority on an early ballot the
 convention will probably he dead.
 locked
 Today appears to be the critical day with the McAdoo candidacy. Either the delegations will make up their minds to ignore the crown prince issue today or they will begin to consider it so seri- ously that McAdoo's prospects will wane.
 want deadlock. The Palmer men want a deadlock and count upon Bryan to help them. Bryan wants a deadlock though it is not clear that he has any candidate of his own. The state bosses seek a deadlock, though they are watch ing each other for fear some of them will gain the advantage over the other by being the first to go over to McAdoo
 ALL WATCH MURPHY
 For the purpose of keeping Boss Tag gart of Indiana and the Illinois group of leaders anxious, the McAdoo people keep putting out the suggestion that Boss Murphy of New York is flirting with McAdoo All his fellow bosses watch Murphy like hawk. They want to beat him to it if there is to be any drift to McAdoo
 If McAdoo is not nominated, 1t will be because he beat himself by his own hesitation and the attention he has called to the crown prince issue through his own shilly-shallylng, neither the state bosses nor MT. Bryan have any one to beat him with. They show no capacity to get together. They have no real programme except to seek dead on the knees of the gods. Meanwhile they watch each other keenly for fear of a rush to the band wagon in which they may be left behind. It is a queer band wagon, .the McAdoo band wagon, Post master General Burleson is on the front seat of it and everybody else would like to throw him out of it. They think it bad taste of Wilson cabinet member in sitting conspicuously in a band wagon in which rides the disnherited son-in- law. Burleson is grabbing the game, everybody complains. while Burleson' s friends say "Burleson is in an awkward position. He was the original McAdoo man. Yet Wilson has made it almost im- possible to nominate McAdoo.'
 BURLESON VERY DAMAGING
 MT. Burleson is very damaging to the McAdoo propaganda, which is that the White House family is an estranged family MT. Burleson, of Wilson's off cial family, insists on being openly for the son-in-law for whom the latch string does not hang out. It is all very discon- certing MT. Burleson is the most an- welcome man in San Francisco He is as popular with Jouette Shouse and Arthur Mullen as is nullfying reservation al the White House;
 MT. McAdoo may win in spite of Mr. Burleson's s bad judgment in crossing frtni one side to the other of the estranged home He may win by default He IS in the lead spite of reaction which has set in today. To meet it the McAadoo pro- action against the McAdoo candidacy did set in today To met it the McAloo pro motors are making their greatest efforts A big drive has been begun. Organizers are circulating
 RAISE GROWN PRINCE" ISSUE
 ,rba McAdoo movement here is re-