Evening star., 1920-06-26
M'AD0O MEN Think
WILSON OPPOSITION
?. MAY KILL boom"
Feeling That President
Senses Voters Objection
to "FamiIy Entail"
nv \. O. MESSENGER

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, June 20
'Its a long, long trail to two-thlrds
vote is the lament Of the several canoi-
dates who are considered as really hav-
ing a Iook-in for the nomination A
two-thirds vote means 12S delegates and
no man on the spot can vision that total
for the man of his choice at this time.
I'D TO date the outstanding feature
has been the strength of the McAuoo
BOOM his protestations 20 the contrary
notwithstanding. That sentiment 1ound
lodgment among the delegates, put was
not reflected sympathetically among the
leadership and the so-calied hlgn COIL
mand'' in the party. One Apprehension
haunted the men who are pushing the
McAdoo movement. and that was the
abiding fear that at most any moment
they might be confronted with a per-
<mptory demand that his name De eiirh-
mated from further consideration.
They were not SO much concerned over
the possibility of its coming from NC
Adoo. for it is. as it has been, IN ms
power all along to put an eHectual
Quietns upon further efforts py simpty
saving in plain English that in no cir
,umstanceS will he accept the nominal
tion if rendered him by the convention.
He has not said so.
McAdoO Might Hurt Party.
But prominent democratic leaders
have an instructive feeling-and they
say il is instinct. unsupported by
knowledge or evfaerce-that Presi-
dent Wilson fears that his son-ln-
laws nomination might initiate
against the party's chances of victory
in November. They have "hunch
that the President senses, with his
psychological foresight, possible
state of mind among the voters re-
sentful of the administration passing
the presidency along as family en-
tail They admit that possibly they
are wrong in this instructive feel
ing and that perhaps the President
would view his son-in-law's nomina-
ton with qualification. but in the
back of their heads they. cannot get
rid of the idea that the President is
not altogether easy in his mind about
it. and if the McAdoo movement
promises developments into stam-
pede, the White House might check
it and leave them all in the air.
Many of the leaders here think that
the President desires victory in No
vember not alone for his party's sake,
but for the peace treaty. They say
they can see him sacrificing great
deal to the accomplishment of those
two ends.
So, while it is plain to all that the
McAdoo boom is being pushed, along
the careful observers note the strings
attached to 1t and take into account
the possibility of it's collapsing under
possible pressure from high quarters.
Cox ..Runs Second"
-. Next in relative strength at this
hour of writing is the Cox BOOM As
stated in dispatches, the Cox men are
uow trying to get away from the
wet" tag which has been attached to
him. The Ohio delegation is not for
wet platform, nor does it relish the
idea of its candidate being heralded
as a wet"
w. A. Julian, who is to be the demo-
cratic nominee for United States sem
ator from Ohio. voiced their feelings
in saying, prohibition is as dead an
issue as slavery. Let's turn to some
thing constructive.
This is believed by many to be Pres
ident Wilson's position also. Cox is
expected to draw heavily from the
Palmer instructed delegations when
the Palmer vote has reached high tide
and begins to ebb. Outside Of the
downright Palmer boosters. the most
of the democrats high in the councils
of the party cannot see Palmer going
over the top. His candidacy is serv-
ing the purpose of holding certain
administration elements intact. how
ever. for possible future disposition
en- bloc.