The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-02
Anti-McAdoo Forces Appear to
Lack Definite Organization
Plan for Candidate.
COX FORCES UNYIELDING
National Chairman Cummings
or Davis Are Suggested as
Possible Dark Horses.
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ban '"ttcisco. July l.-McAdoo or a
dark harse |,ith the advantage in favor
Of MeAdoo. il there is an advantage.
This is the way it looks early Friday
morning.
The only reason that the advantage
seems 10 lie with Af~,doo ~ against
iha fed is !hlt tn AIcAdoo opposition
las n"t been s..'a 20 2@rae upon anv
a2a v:,h -4fc.a 20 o,nosc him. Fo-
ioriE-ci@n5 boGrs line tc.da-s @. the
opposition h-ra 6ceo slrivi.-s 10 com
pose their differences. roaiizing that
unless they succeed in doing 80. moth
Jag can prevent McAdoo's nomination,
Practically every man whose name
has been mentioned in connection with
tie ron<nation has been cor,:.i,ie.I at
';ic Many anti-McAdoo COME .caoCs.
One Of the first names ccnsidercd
was that Of President Marshall:
then Champ Clark was taken up. They
were both dropped as not being able
TO command and hold sufficient
strength.
Finally, Ambassador Davis of West
Virginia and Cummings. chairman of
Inc national committee, seemed 10 be
the best two in sight. Davis. on account
or his recognized ability and closcness
10 the president, and Cummings be-
cause of his large personal following
among the members Of the national
committee and the delegates.
c5i
there is a lot of talk in places where
talk is not merely words. that il Nc
Adoo is stopped and the convention
deadlocked, the deadlock will be broken
with either Davis or Cummings.
But it is perfectly apparent that the
anti-McAd0o people are not all sure Of
their ground and that their emphatic
assertions that they control enough
votes to prevent McAdoo's nomination
are based more upon their hopes than
their expectations.
On the other hand. the McAdoo people
would feel a good deal more certain or
success than they do If they knew
exactly where the two hundred votes
are coming from after the third bal
lot. They are banking on getting
majority on this ballot Their theory
that once McAdOo has secured a ma
jority the desire to, get aboard the band
wagon will do the rest
The fifth ballot is what they are
figuring on in their talks for effect.
but it is doubtful whether they are
really as confident as they claim 10 b.
One OF the curious reactions from the
furious drive which the McAdoO people
have been making during the pas
forty eight hours is the thick fog which
envelOps the candidates Of both Cox
and Palmer.
The Cox people are not submitting
to the elimination Of either candidate
without a game effort TO prevent H.
They reject with score The indirect
suggestion that they take second place
on the ticket and help put McAdoo over.
Cox is a candidate for president
not vice-presdent, is their emphatic
answer.
They add that the McAdoo boom is
largely wind and that when Il is de
flated as it will be after few bal
lots. Cox has a. good a chance as ny
one else.
The Pa.mor nooq3" soem 10 ho fa~
more humble and to-havc accepted ile
inevitablc-thc inevitable being ihr i'm I
possibility Of Palmcr's nomination.
Their attitude he's caused . revival
Of the story that Palmer has never been
a serious contender for the nomination
but entered tbc lists "a hold together
a certain block u dclnCltes. TO be de-
Iivered at the right time 10 ihc real
candidate. McAdoo.