The Washington times., 1920-07-01
ALL ASP|RANTS.
STILL IN RACE.
No One Candidate Can Show
Necessary 728 Votes When
BaIloting Begins.
Hy MARLEN r.. PEW.

AUDITORIUM. SAN FRANCISCO,
July Now the fateful nomination
hour approaches. Strong hearts are
quaking. No man knoweth the name
OF the bridegroom. The convention Is
in a flutter OF excited discussion con-
cerning points for and against the
distinguished group of gentlemen
whose names have been formally pro-
posed as standard bearers in the
mighty contest to come.
No candidate here now possesses
sufficient pledged or even remotely
Indicated strength to hurdle the ne
cessary two-third majority OF 72S
votes. That fact is as plain as Billy
Brysn's bald spot. There must be
landslide or a coalition OF forces for
any one of them to win. Dark horses
are still possibilities. Just at this
moment the indication Is that there
may be a deadlock. The first ballot
will reveal little of significance.
LEAGUE FRIENDS WEAKEN.
Word comes that the all-nlght
dance of the platform witches has
brewed a new kind of League or Ma
tions broth. Senator Walsh, or MAS
sachusetts, leader of the opponents
OF the straight-out Virginia platform
endorsement of the League OF Nations,
has won an important victory. The
news is startling to the delegates.
They are trying to estimate It's real
significance. senator Walsh and his
hardy band have wrunS more from
the league advocates in a few hours
than has been gained by epnSnents
Of the league In weeks ard months
OF senate Sebntr- That faet% ~ scsenr.
II was to this end that Carter Glass
, and associates on the Subcommittee
to frame the platform were smoked
out into the full committee on resoiu'
tions and platform. AS stated In
these dispatches, Glass presented only
an elucidated Virginia platform plahk
in his tentative draft.
AS the matter now stands, the DEM
ocratic party does not oppose the ac-
ceptante Of any reservations making
clearer or more specific the obliga-
tions of the United States to the
League of Nations associates.
The delegates are discussing the
significance with the greatest In.
terest as this is written. Many hold
that Woodrow Wilson will not seri-
ously object
MORE ORATORY.
The platform cauldron is still bub-
bling while the delegates are as
sembling for another oratorical par
becue this morning. 1t appears that
even yesterdays seven and nan
hours uninterrupted sensational bonn
bardment has actually left something
to be said.
The Administration forces appear
as coy as usual today. The big noise
is not. however, concerning the rag
tag and bob-tail of nominating
speeches for avowed candidates on
. ha Jersey
but rather the platform.
The wise ones say, ITS all right
There are smiles on the faces of the
Ave attending Cabinet members, Col
by, Daniels, Meredith, Burleson and
Palmer; and the seven additional Ad-
ministration Senators do not appear
disturbed. A host of Federal office
holders, including no less than eight
present attaches of the United States
Treasury and many former employees
of other branches of the Government,
are excited over McAdoos chances.
PROSPECTS ARE IT'LL BE "DRY."
The resolutions and platform com
mittee have the labor, Irish and pro-
hibition planks in the stew now.
There is no sign that there will be
anything less than bone dry"
meaning to the latter plank, though
there may be mention as previously
reported of simple elucidating
clause concerning law enforcement,
this to palliate individuals who feel
laggrieved that a policeman has any
right to invade the home castle just
because a fellow has dropped q raisin
in his cider barrel,
Members OF the full committee
thought that the latter plank" was
too radical. Its proponents insist
. la 10 ha n
write "A progressive wallop on those
lines.
The prospect as this is written Is
that the labor plank will be as broad
as the forecast tentative draft. No
real news reaches us concerning the
Irish matter. That plank is on the
lap of the gods.
MORE NOMINATIONS TODAY.
We are sitting in anticipation of
two or three more nominations today.
The business will take up two hours
probably, but nothing can happen to
overshadow the wild orgy of song
and action OF yesterday when the
names of McAdoo, Cox, Palmer and
Smith fell on the cars of the assem-
bled Democrats.
1t Ia not even possible to state in
this dispatch whether Senator Furni-
fold NJ Simmons will be proclaimed
from the platform when North Caro-
lima Ia called. or course, we shall
hear all about Ambassador Davis
from West Virginia pretty soon. The
friends OF Senator Carter Glass Will
not tell whether they. will put him up
when Virginia's chance comes There
are no other set candidates.
II the platform comes through from
the committee this afternoon we may
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