The Washington herald., 1920-06-28
ANYBODY LIABLE
- TO WIN IN FRISCO
EXCEPT PALMER
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the Senators are negligible. A group
of State leaders has the nearest ap-
preach TO Democratic leadership
there is. and IL is not a strong lead
ership. This is rot a boss" conven-
ZION, because IL Is convention OF
bosses; little bosses. mostly city
bosses. and - few national bosses,
like Murphy and Tagsert, who quite
dexterously boss the bossable at
home. but cannot rise to boss the
bosses here.
In this the tYo conventions are
much alike. The Republican con-
vention was overwhelmingly full OF
politicians, and here -he majority Of
politicians is even larger. The mem
berstip of each convention Ia re-
mote in public opinion. Indeed. pub
lie opinion has no more influence or
connection with these conventions
than the Weather Bureau or the
Einstein theory.
Blind Leaders Of Blind.
They are blind leaders of the blind
here, as they were in Chicago:
statesmen all, high caste, stiff
necked, bourbons learning nothing,
forgetting nothing. The Republic
ans gathered in Chicago in the face
of certain Democratic defeat By
ignoring the independent vote which
makes Democratic defeat certain,
the Republicans created a possibil-
ity of Democratic victory. Now the
Democrats are meeting. and by ig-
noring the same independent vote,
are creating a chance for Republic
an victory. 1t seems impossible to
vision the Jackass and the Ele-
phant capering before high heaven
as the two Dromios. yet here they
are. alike as two peas, stupidity go
ing through the same motions.
sounding the same clarions, grim
ming the same grimaces. making the
same glittering damphools of them
selves.
Hoover-McAdoo Compa rison.
Just as II was obvious in Chicago
that Hoover could be elected but not
nominated. it is quite unquestioned
here that McAdoo can be nominated.
though Democratic opinion feels
sure he cannot be elected. From
the outcome of the Republican con-
vention 1t was evident that while
the Republican party will accept
Harding. the independent vote will
ask themselves better. This gave
the Democrats their chance to win
by satisfying the independent vote.
The leaders here only know they
have a chance to win. They don't
seem to realize that they have no,
a remote chance to win unless they
satisfy the independent votes. But
alas. they have even a lower opin-
ion of the Independent vote than
the Republicans exhibited.
| Numerical Enough.
There are not enough independent
voters to make a first class part!
by themselves, so II looks as IL the
rhariees and the money changer:
were still running the temple. This
of course, is written considering
candidates who, after all, more thar
platforms, give a party its color
But there is still the platform
which is the booby prize or the
game. The Republican platform
was steel gray, with certain rec
spots in it;--trading with the Soutr
for instance. endorsing COLLECTIVE
bargaining; standing by the So
lcialists and the New York legisla
lture, AMI similar indications o
Liberalism. The personnel of tn,
democratic committee on the plat
form points to n more liberal plat
form than the Republicans repup
Ilished, and with fewer Democrati,
pink spots. The Democrats are GER
ltair to add their straddle to tn,
lRepublican straddle on the leagu
of nations, giving the honest voter
en- even hand abroad. This is tn
vista through two professions
arches of straddles into the hecti
lconfusion of the crash of tn
worlds.
! Vets to Serve Purpose.
The vets, who are much more Il
evidence here than they were Il
Chicago, will accomplish one thin
surely. They will distract atten
from the real social and economi
problems so that no one will knoN
. what the platform means until
has been through a psychic analyst
and a vacuum cleaner.
So much for prophecy. Here ar
few substantial facts: San Fran
cisco Is handling the convention bet
ter than Chicago did. Ssn Fran
cisco is making 1t q town affair. .
small town can handle a big crow
better than city. because in
small town everyone helps. Th
Democratic convention is a bi
thing for San Francisco. In Chicag
the national convention meant moth
ing to the town except lot NOR
Hicks" in the big hotels. Here tn
, t"Hicks" are guests. Hotel rates ar
: reasonable; service is good; tn
/ weather is pleasant. and everyor