The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-26
McADoo's NOMINATION.
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to have told Senator Glass in a confer
ence in New York last week that if his
name were presented for nomination, the /
Virginia senator was authorized to say it /
was being done without his consent or |
sanction.
Nevertheless, Senator Glass is openly |
for McAdoo's nomination and will make |
a fight for it. The story told by men in
the confidence of Mr. MeAdoo bears out |
the reasons given publicly by the former
director general of railroads. They say
he has considered the question from
every angle and that he has horror of
having the Grown prince" argument and
criticism of a similar vein concerning
his relationship with. President, Wilson
flung at him and his family during a po-
| litical campaign.
| They declare, moreover, that Mrs
| McAdoo has been consistently opposed
to the return of her husband to public
life. She knows the extent to which
public and private criticism, together
with the almost super human burdens of
the White House itself, can interfere
with personal comfort and happiness as
her own father broke down in health and
mother died while in the White House.
Every friend of McAdoo here says he
is thoroughly sincere in his disinclina-
ton to run for office. Why nominate
| him then?
To that question comes the uniform
answer from these same McAdoo men
THAT in time like this personal tastes
or convenience cannot outweigh the duty
that man may owe to his party and his
country. They are absolutely deter
mined that McAdoo is the man of the
hour and must make the run, and with
that idea in mind they are planning to
draft him for the nomination.
So far as President Wilson is con-
cerned, nobody here has had word from
) him on candidates, and Senator Glass.
, who talked with Mr.. Wilson about plans
for the convention, especially the plat
form, is authority for the statement that
the name OF Mr.. McAdoo or any other
candidate didn't come from the lips of
the President during the entire converse
ton. The same holds true with respect
to the Wilson office holders and faithful
supporters. They haven t had any word
from the White House so they are back
ing Palmer, or Cox, or Meredith while
| the original group which has been for
| McAdoo from the start is standing
| firmly for his nomination. The men in
| this group insist that McAdoo himself
has recognized that the call of the coun.
| try must supersede personal considera-
tions, for they point to his public state
ment made at the time of the with.
1 drawal of his name from the Georgia
/ primaries, namely, that no man could
Il refuse the nomination for the presi
i dency.
Il When Mr.. MeAdoo asked therefore
/ What more can | do?" the answer made
: by forces opposed to McAdoo was that
he could say he wouldn't take the nomi
n nation if proffered to him. This, how
u ever, it is argued by his friends, would
II be inconsistent with his first declaration
at the time of the Georgia primaries.
II So while Mr.. MeAdoo is earnestly try
| ing to prevent his friends here from
II putting him in the embarrassing position
II tof appearing as a candidate, they ar,
II going ahead with remarkable steadfast
II ness to put him in nomination. 1t MAY
II be excessive zeal and it may prove
II mistaken compliment, but the folks VIII,
/ are working for MeAdoo here are a Iowa
II set who will not take No" from Nc
II Adoo. They have talked the situation
u over and have planned to 90 ahead to tn
: finish.
" Talk of giving the vice presidential
1 nomination to Victor Murdoch, of Kan
sas, former Bull Moose leader, come
from the McAdoo supporters thougl
I many of them would prefer Governo
I Cox OF Ohio to go on the ticket wit
I McAdoo. They insist that the tickle
| 'McAdoo and Cox" would be a winner.