The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-06-21
DEADLOCK
AT SAN FRANCISCO.
Democratic Leaders Expect
Strenuous Fight TO Pick
Nominee.
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the virtues OF the virginia platform"
But the real night. II the anti-admin-
istration forces are steam rollered"
by the majority rule, will come when
the time for the selection OF q presi-
Dental candidate under a two-thirds
rule arrives.
The snti-Adminis tration leaders pre-
diet with every show OF confidence that
the Presidents supporters Will not
command the two-thirds votes OF the
convention necessary TO nominate the
standard bearer OF the Democratic
party. They do not expect to com
msnd the two-thirds vote themselves,
OF course, but they are planning. &C
cordipg to the scouts they now have
on the ground. to force a deadlock
over the choice OF q candidate as
means OF compelling sweeping changes
in the Virginia platform. which they
desire.
They claim to have made a canvass
OF certain delegations due to arrive
here this week, which foreshadows
kgreater opposition to the Wilson plat
form program than Cummings and
| mis- administration will concede. They
predict when these delegations are
assembled here the situation will not
be nearly so Overwhelmingly pro-
Wilson as Cummings would have II
appear
AGAINST STEAM ROLLER
They do not dispute Cummings
| claim that the league Of nations issue
is settled" so far as a ma jority of
the resolutions committee. and prob
| ably OF the convention itself, is con-
| cerned, but they declare n an attempt
is made to "steam-roller" their bitter
| opposition TO the Virginia platform,
a candidate hand-picked by the Ad-
ministratton forces will be lacking
the two-thirds' votes necessary to
nominate him-and a deadlock will be
the result.
Administration leaders are not try.
ing to belittle the possibility of such
a deadlock. They are, however, con-
tending that the Virginia platform"
will be the basis OF the platform
adopted by the majority rule and
that they will make no terms with
de adlock.
WILSON CAN BREAK 1T.
II such a deadlock occurs they are
banking on President Wilson himself
to break II. They profess great con-
fidence in the Presidents ability to
control at least a two-thirds vote on
a
nomination and they are openly hint
ing at the President himself being
nominated for a third term II that is
necessary to carry out his wishes
that the league OF nations be made
the paramount issue OF the campaign
and that the Democratic party so on
record as justifying his course in the
long, still undetermined controversy
over the treaty OF Versailles.
But behind such hints the Presi-
dents opponents declare they see even
another move by the Administration
forces to put through the Virginia
platform and it's Endorsement of the
Wilsonian doctrines and policies. and
to name at the same tipe a man who
would be satisfactory to the Presi-
dent in case he himself were not
named.
This movement. they assert. is no
other than to have William G. Nc
Adoo slip from behind at the eleventh
hour. when a deadlock has developed,
and become compromise candidate.
despite his insistence that he does
not desire the nomination.
They point out that deadlock would
AFFORD McAdoo ample opportunity to
assume the role of the savior OF
his party" without having previously
invited serious opposition or without
having become embroiled in the early
balloting which political wiseacres
predict will not develop the two
thirds majority other administration
favorites like A. Mitchell Palmer are
striving for in an effort to capture
the nomination