Evening star., 1920-06-28
Palmer Will Be
Eliminated
Quickly:
LIKELY TO LEAD
ONFIRST BALLOT
Coz Candidacy Hurt
BY Statement on
Prohibition.
BY. DAVID LAWRENCE.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, June 2S.-
Gov. Cox Of Ohio, or William Gibbs
McAdoo will be nominated by the
democratic national convention.
/ Attorney General Palmer will get
most votes on the first ballot He will
be eliminated as the balloting pro-
crosses.
The sum total of Palmer and McAdoo
votes on the first few ballots will
constitute majority of the conven-
ton. This will be an Indication of
the Wilson strength.
Favorite sons, like Glass Of Virginia,
Meredith OF Iowa, AL Smith of New
York, Davis of West Virginia. Cum
mings of Connecticut, Edwards of
New Jersey and Cox of Ohio will get
the remainder of the delegates.
Tammany Hall and the delegations
from New Jersey, Illinois. Maryland
and Massachusetts, which are wet, will
be able to deadlock this convention
indefinitely, though they may be un-
able to force the selection Of a can
didate of their own.
Reed Fighting for Seat.
That's the way the democratic con-
ing. But before the balloting comes
there will be plenty of contest and
controversy over platform. Senator
Carter Glass of Virginia, supported
by the President. had more votes at
noon today for the chairmanship Of
the platform committee than SEN
ator Walsh OF Montana, who has the
backing of William Jennings Bryan.
Moreover, Senator James Reed of
Missouri is still endeavoring to get a
seat in the convention and threatens
trouble. He got twelve votes out of
forty-six when the national commit
tee considered his case There is
evidence that the anti-administration
forces will control at least fourteen
votes on the platform committee out
Of fifty-three. and possibly more. -.
WheH the Platform Is adopted and
the HQnor question has somehow been
disposed OF the effects Of the contro-
versy VIII be seen in the balloting
Gov. Cox has been hurt a good deal
by the statement that he didn't want
a demonstration OF the prohibition
in the platform. He had been looked
upon as a wet" Members Of the
Cox.s attitude "pussy-footing." and
the plan now is to keep on voting for
Edwards until the Tammany chief
gets ready to switch to one of the
leading candidates
eeWetso After MeAdoo.
Overtures are being attempted with
the McAdoo forces, in the hope that
McAdoo will run on a moist plank of
some kind. For instance, 1t is being
suggested that the platform declare
for rigid enforcement OF the eight
eenth amendment, but for con
demnation of the Volstead act as an
imperfect enforcement act, pointing
out the flaws which invade the home,
a eyNka fol lYNy h4 Ses
it criminal for the housewife to make
her own wines or beverages.
Perhaps the most distasteful phase
Of the whole situation here is the
publication in the San Francisco
Chronicae to-day Of the story of Gov.
been bobbing around in Ohio poli-
tics for years but never prevented
Cox from carrying the state three
times for governor. AS a matter Of
fact, resentment is SO deep against
that kind of politics here that the
publication may win sympathy for
Cox.
Story Doesn't Hurt Cox.
Charges and counter charges are
flying back and forth as to the head
quarters in which the story is s,In-
posed to have been inspired. But
the writer was assured by stronr
Palmer and McAdoo men and friends
n
the case were entirely to the credit
of the Ohio governor, and il he were
nominated for the presidency it would
not hurt him.
Nevertheless. it is a fact that dele
gates opposed to Cox have been talk
didacy before the affair got fntn
print here, and that has been one n
the weapons used in the corridor cos-
sip, which has SO much to do With
the ebb and flow Of sentiment in
convention time. ~
Moore Opposes Glass.
But the most harmful thing to the
Cox candidacy comes from an entire.
ly different direction. Ed Moore ma.
tional committeeman from Ohio votea
to seat Senator Reed of Missouri
Moreover. in the fight between Sena~
tor Walsh and Senator Glass for The
chairmanship of the platform corn
iin mlttee Moore is understood to have
choice Of President Wilson.
This tends more and more to align
the Cox forces with the anti-admin.
ietration groups and helps to soIidifv
the Palmer and McAdoo leaders Ecr
It is fnconceivable that the Attorney
General In the Presidents cahinet
would not use his influence to sec,re
the selection of a chairman or a. Mat
form committee desired by the Presi.
dent. The truth is the McAdoo forces
are split on the platform selection
themselves.
In the end there will be a combfna.
ton of Wilson mon from the McAdoo
and Palmer forces to sustain Senator
Glass. 1t would have been shrewd
politics for the Cox managers to have
kept out of the fight altogether They
have antagonized delegations from,
which they must get votes to win and
have put upon their candidate a taint
of anti-Whsonism, which, while pon-
ular with minority in this conyen-
tion, isn't going to win the nomina-
ton. The best bet thus far is vii
liam Gibbs McAdoo, though Gov Coy
is by no means out of the reckonine
He is running McAdoo close race
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