The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-30
M 'ADOO OPPONENTS COINCIDE HE HAS AN EVEN CHANCE.
Will Be Nominated If He Can Stand Scrutiny of Next AS Hours, De
 clares Gilbert
II. eL.NroN N. s1rnEnr

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 San Francisco, June .29. (SpeciaD The McAdoo can didacy continues to gain ground. Even those opposed to the ex-secreatry, concede he has at least an even chance at being nominated.
 Governor Cox is now definitely
 stopped. Counting all pledges and
 hopes. the Ohioan cannot get. the
 necessary two-thirds votes.
 McAdOO remains in the race. The
 Roper telegram to Shouse indicates
 McAdoo will remain ms long as his
 chances are as good ns they now
 appear.
 But the stopping of Cox brings with it certain danger to McAdoo. Att tention now concentrates on the leader in the struggle. What weaknesses he has will be carefully considered.
 If McAdoO can stand the scrutiny
 of the next forty-cight hours, hx
 will be nominated. If there Is to
 bc TcdCtiOm UfSdiUbt nun II VIII
 start between now and the time the
 halloting begins.
 Governor Cox did not bear eyamira- ton. He was too wet for the drys. and when his friends tried to placate the rrohibitionists the vets lost interest in him.
 The truth is that the McAdoo move ment has come ahead too fast to pleas SC its best friends. If the convention were about to vote today, its psycology would be all in McAdoo's favor. The surprise of the delegates at his rapid development of strength after his with drswal of his name has swept every body off their feet.
 STAMPEDE TO DEARLY
 Dramatic clements of his revival here, the bottle feeding of his boom by Miss Antoinette Funk. and the utterly spontaneous quality of the determina- ton to nominate have given to his can didacy something of the character of a stampede. But it is stampede that has started couple of days before bal lotting will begin. Most s'ampedes would fail if they had to wait two days after getting under way.
 [, If the McAdoo stampede does not suf- fer from a reaction 1t will be one of tIt IdTNciS Oi POtitiSdi AASSVi ihS coming reaction may not be fatal tc McAdoo, but it will have to be reckoned with.
 Volunteers who have promoted the McAdoo candidacy are aware of its dangers. If you say the word, "son-in- law" in their presence. they expostu- late. ,"Oh, but he is disinherited son in law" and they hasten to whisper linto your ears: why. I know for a positive fact that McAdoo has tried five times to see Wilson in the last few months without being able to see him If any body could produce highly offensive letter which the President had written to his son-in-law. MT. Me Adoo would surely be nominated or an early ballot. As 1t is. he has been helped by the persistent belief here that Mir Wilson does not want him nominated. and was in some way re- sponsib1e for his statement of with ldrawal If McAdoo is stopped he will bt stopped by fear of the son-in-law ol dynasty issue. This is MT. McAdoo' weakness. His friends know if anf that is why they are industriouslJ spreading the story that he is dis Inherited son-in-law. To nominate MT McAdoo Is to give the republicans Jusl the issue they want Much of the VI tality of this campaign will depens on Keeping alive the country's hatred 1 of Wilson. Nominating member o1 the Wilson family is a way of main taining that sentiment.
 MT. McAdoo is said to see this. FEELS TT KEENLY :, The prince is understood to feel I i, keenly The delegates here are awar' of it. They will have two days ii which ot think it over That Is tn l one danger of the McAdoo candidacy Just as having time to think over Gov ernor Cox's wetness and his. dirovce