The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-06-24
McADoo NOT A CANDIDATE
Asks His Friends to Cease Work in
His Behalf. Says Victory is
Certain if League is In
dorsed and Right
Leader Chosen.

New YORK, June lo-Whliain ":
McAdoo, who has been considered
by party leaders as one OF the priii-
cipal candidates for the Democratic
presidential nomination, announced
tonight he could not permit his name
to 60 before the San Francisco con-
vention.
This decision" he said, rs ire
vocable as the path of duty seems to
me clear and unmistakable.
His decision, announced in tele-
gram to Jouett Shouse, Democratic
delegate at-large from Kansas, who
had telegraphed Mr.. McAdoo that
sentiment throughout the country
was rapidly crystalizing in his favor,
that his friends would like to have
him permit his name to be presented
to the convention, and that they were
certain he could be nominated and
elected.
l. Mr.. McAdoo's telegram follows:
Your telegram of the 18TH re
quires an explicit and immediate
answer. | am profoundly grateful to
you and my other generous friends,
who, with such spontaneity and UT
selfishness, have, without my solic:-
tatin, advocated by nominatios. -
cause them disappointment distresses
me deeply, but am unable to recon-
slider the position l have consistent.
~ maintained, namely, that would
not seek the nomination for the
presidency. | cannot, therefore,
permit my name to go before the
convention; that decision is irrevo-
cable, as the path of duty seems to
me clear and unmistakable.
The considerations which com.
PEELED me to resign as secretary OF
the teasury and director-general OF
railways after the armistice in 1918 III
large measure still prevail. | must
nave reasonable opportunity to re-
habilitate. my private affairs and -
make that provision for my family
which in time of peace is at once the
sacred duty and cherished desire OF
every right-thinking man. Having
been out of office less than eighteen
months | have. not yet been able TO
accomplish these objects. Moreover
a presidential campaign imposes mp
on the candidate unavoidable eN-
penses which am unable to assume,
and which do not want my friends
to assume.
The record of the present Replib-
lican congress and the platform asd
candidates of the Republican nation
al convention make Democratic VIC
tory in the next election almost GER
tain. Victory will be certain Il the
Democrats adopt straightforward,
usequivocal, unevasivc, honest and
!. liberal platform and put forward can-
didatcs who will command public
confidence We must stand squarcly
for ratification OF the League OF Ma
tons without facilitating rcserva'
tons, and we must>be direct and ex-
plicit on the important domestic is
sues. The times are not propitioua
for equivocation, or for appeals to
; blind passion, or to doctrines OF hate
, OF for reactionaries, and those who
, would shut their ears to the great
and swelling voice of humanity
which cries aloud for the restoration
of peace and good will at home, and
!, in the world, and for the emporium
|ity to live in IN atmospner" OF JUS
.. tice, progress and prosperity.
II feel sure that my friends will
appreciate the sincerity and propr:e.
ty of my position and thai they Will
do everything in their power at San
Francisco to assure the cont.llu .tioI
OF the enlightened principles and
liberal policies of democracy. These
= are more thas ever essential to the
security and we'll being OF the A.rer'
lean people" -,
Mr.. Shouse's telegram, to which
INr McAdoo reOlied. said:
Sentiment throughout the. coun'
try rapidly crystalizing i'll ia. or OF
|. your nomination. know you nave
} consistently stated that you are rot
candidate and that you will NO
/ seek nomination. Your manY friend.
. would like to have you reconsider
{ your attitude at least to exte.lt O.
. permitting your name to he present
ed to convention. We are certain
you can be nominated and elected