The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-28

CISCO convention for the asking, there is considerable doubt whether he could dictate the nominee in the event he is not candidate for renominati0n. The fact is. the delegates now here seem to resent any attempt to dictate to them what they shall do in the conven- ton. They would vote for President Wilson, many of them under protest, if he should seek a third term, but 1t does not seem probable that they
 would be wiling to permit him to
 name someone else for the presidential
 nomination.
 Opponents of the Wilson policies, to- gether with friends of other candi- dates. 1t is believed would be strong enough to prevent the President from , dictating the nomination of any one except himself. And should the Presi- dent not seek renomination it is ex- ] pected to be all open reld for all can ddates. But .he two-thirds rule of
 the democratic national convention puts different phase on the situation from what existed in Chicago. A ma sority Of delegates cannot make nom .
 fnat:cn in the democratic convention,
 the rules requiring that a candidate receive two thirds of the votes cast in ! the convention to be declared the nom- l inee. And the question is who, besides the President. can get a two- thirds | vote of the convention.
 INDICATIONS FOR DAVIS Should the President not seek the nomination for himself. and yet seek | to control it. the belief here is that John w Davis of West Virginia, now l United States ambassador to Great | Britain. would be the Presidents 1 choice. Mir. McAdoo's positive refusal
 to accept the nomination is taken seri- | nfc cl A A l Mitchell Palmer has at times been re- Garded as the Presidents preference. 1 but so many things have arisen to impede his progress in the race that | he is not considered among the possi- 1 bilities here.
 ] NIT. Davis is known to be very close
 to the President. He was selected for ambassador to Great Britain because | be entertalne6 much the same views regarding the foreisn policies of the United States as the President. And | of all the aspirants hitherto mentioned 1 ii connection with tEe presidency MT. 1 Davis is believed to most closely con
 cur with the President in his policies and ideas That he culd be accept ! able to the President goes without | saying. Era. he Is the President s 1 choice for the nomination cannot be stated more strongly than as the be- 1 lief of many persons here for the con- ivention
 1 OTHER ELEMENT FOR COX But. there is al clement that is both 1 friendly to the President and unfriend- l ly to his further candidacy. They l believe he has dcne right and accom- l pliShed much taat he deserves the earnest Endorsement of the convention and the country; but that the American people are not yet ready to give third
 | term in the White House to any can didate. and that therefore the candi- l date should be chosen pY the party's representatives in ,he national conven- l ton. without outside dictation. Th,s l element is very largely friendly tu l Governor Cox. Of Ohio. and will carry a considerable pars of the Presidents supporters with them. in the event Mr l N iison does not ant to run again.
 I There are some wno avow the be lief that MT. McAdoo is merely play. l ing politics when he states that he | Will not under any circumstances ac- :, cept the nomination and that if the l convention gets into deadlock, with
 no one able to get the two- thirds
 os the votes his name will be brought ont as dark horse" and an effori | will be made to stampede the conven- l ton for hiln. There :s no use trying to derry the fact hat Mir McAdoo has
 a stronA following. But it is also true i tha. he las bitter orpcsItion. Railroad ] men wncse wares were increased while MT MrAdoo waa director genera
 of the railroads. uneer federal control are for him to a man. But big east ern states such as his home state oi 1 New York are 1,,aced here in the anti ! McAdoo column and could not be counted on fot h;rl in either the. con yention or the election
 I BRYAN'S INFLUENCE
 | hr. Bryan's lrflaehce is regard ed | sons. Most of those who have ex- 1 pressed themselves lreceding the con veation seem to te of the opinion that 1 he has forfeited all claims upon the democratic party. and that he will do 70 more than try to turn democracy l over to the An.i- Ss loon League and | faii; and that he cannot carry enough | democrats with him to. make any diff ference. even if he should bolt the party.
 Sumnarizing the situation it would appear at that ths time that Wood tow WIlso.i car geg the democratic nomination lors ths presidency if he l becomes an owed candidate; and that if he is net q candidate but seeks to nane some one else. Ambassador Davis probably will he his cnoice but thai it will be difficult TOT the President to dictate the roniinauion of any one but hiras-.f ani that If the President IS not nominated and does not bring about ;le roninaticu of some one of his own personal choice Gov. James NJ Ccx Of ohio. Is most likely to get the nominat.Jr. with prar ably some west