The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-01
ADMIT M'ADOO
 HAS ADVANTAGE;
 HOPE TO BEAT HIM
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 While the naaneuvering on the can {, didates was progressing, the all- 1 night meeting of the resolutions con1- l mittee was wrestling with the party 1 platform. Tho framers hoped by 1 their prolonged sesison to bring the their prolonged session to bring the of the inevitable fight[on the prohibi-'' ton plank and proceed to the ballot ing for nominee. The convention was all set for a battle royal with Bryan in his old time role as the storm center if he continued to insist . in his determination to force "a 1 platform no wet can run on.'
 One of the plans under considera- ] ton for today's proceedings was to get the platform out of the way, take two or three ballots and then recess to tomorrow morning, leaving tonight | for maneuvering, nose-counting and l rounding up of forces. No one could be certain however of even getting the resolutions out of the way today. Claims of strength for the leaders
 ranged about this way when the con- vention got ready for business to-
 day.
 Irreconcilable opponents of Mo Adoo claimed a block of at least 400
 bitter enders. who would stand to
 the last and prevent his nomination.
 McAdoo leaders claimed to have within fifty votes of the necessary two thirds which they declared would stimulate band wagon move > ment.
 The opposition to McAdoo claimed | his vote never would exceed 450. ? They conceded to Palmer 2o3 votes
 which they predicted would stick with the Pennsylvanian throughout } the opposition to McAdoo. New } York was counted on to cast 75 votes } of her 90 votes against McAdoo from , the beginning to the end. With : votes from New Jersey, Indiana, New England and some others, the Me < Adoo opposition counts up about 475 1 against the former secretary, ex- elusive of the votes in the Cox
 block. It requires FPS to nomin- sl ate.
 : Bryan's help is being counted on in the movement against McAdoo but . learned his only answer to overtures y has been that he must for the present concentrate his energy on the plat. form fight.
 One of the leaders in the opposi-
 ton to McAdoo epitomized the sit uation by saying that there was ef fort under way to Hardingize the con-
 vention, but up to the present mo, s ment no Harding could be found
 
 = loting and negotiation before ar = agreement could be reached - Despite the growing organized op r position to McAdoo his supporters ex
 pressed confidence that he would
 win before the tenth ballot. The, based their assertion Gu the ground
 that the opposition was unable tt I center on any one strong candidate
 Champ Clark talk was particular! discounted by the McAdoo forces be e cause they thought that under no cir ,t cumstances could Bryan be attracted J. to him. Rather than oppose McAdoo l. the former secretary's friends say ! they think eventually Bryan will com
 to his support if necessary. At leas is they insist he will not oppose hin
 openly.
 'I A break to McAdoo, his supporter u say, will begin to come after the sec 'e ond or third ballot when the favorit o sons have been eliminated. ss MdAdoos friends want to force con . tinuous balloting once it starts, bu II they expect the Cox adherents vii d oppose it.
 le Talk on the presidential nomine III was mixed with a current of discus
 sion as to the vice president. Plat
 form developments undoubtedly wi
 influence that question but discussio
 turned toward picking a runnin oI mate for McAdoo should be he draft l. ed'' for service.
 SC The name of Joseph E. Davies, for
 mer Representative in Congress fror IFS lWisconsin and first chairman of tn
 federal trade commission, was sus g, Igested for the McAdoo ticket as wa Id that of Secretary Meredith. 10 The name of Victor Murdock of Nc C. braska, a leader in the progressive rt
 braska, a leader in the progressive re r AI96 llO5 MAIN ST