Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-16
DAVIS LOOMING UP
FOR THEPRES|DENCy;;
BOSSES DROP cox
New York Delegate to Stand tor
Snub at San Francisco
Convention.
TOM TAGGART BOOSTS
VICE-PRESIDENT MARSHALL
Correspondence New York World.

Cores cSp0niencG Now l ofk NoFih
French Lick. Ind, June 15.-sfov Al
fred T.. Smith will be New York choice
for the Democratic nomination for Prcsl-
dent as the cards were shifted today III
the readings organization leaders have
been indtlging in here for the past week
The Smith boom seems even more
seriously intended than II was when ilrst
launched in New York two months ago
II hears no carmarks Of being basis tor
trading and from the golf links where
Charles +. Murphy and his closest com
ranions sn,nd most of the day, rs we'll as
from the hotel lobbcs and the club corrl-
dors. comes persistent gossip that inc
delegation NAV stand behind HIM to the
last.
cox TALK DROPPING OUT.
Ieanings toward Governor Cox Of Ohio.
arc disappcaring. although missionaries
IN his behalf arc expected here nc
mark that has been set against the name
If ". G.. NcAdoo IS backcr than ever
and the word is spreading rapidly that nc
IS not to Toe considered even as posi-
billtv. =,
GINA sugpcstcd today the chance that
%cw York might come arouna,+o Amhas-
sodor Davis. lie did IT rather by kind
words for Governor Smith than specihCal-
Il. hut there seemed to be an invitation 10
reciprocity when he SAID
..Whcn | came back from London
last winter. | sad III New ork that J
hrmlv believed the next President would
H., Governor smith or Ambassador DAVIS.
DAVIS has an excellent chance for the
nomination. and West Virginia will back
hlln with her sixteen votes Some oi cur
men favor McAdoo. but the unit ruc VIII
hrnd them, and il IS onr plan to stuck 70
Dayis as firmly as Wisconsin did tn IN
Toilette. Davis IS the greatest man ~ the
l,ar,v TO-DAY. and he will prove sure WIN
ner if lie IS nominated at San francisco
ms mo SECOND CHoicE.
~Kentuckvs first choice will he Gov
ornor Cox, hut Davis IS her second choice
\ number OF other States are III the
same position. and Il IS these second
choice votes that will give our man
the nomination after i IS seen that the
twu-thlrds necessary cannot he got ter
Nlr Adoo, Marshall. Cox or Palmer Ter
-nnallr | do not believe il will ~ possible
ta nominate any wet If, IN any way
the fight should ever narrow down 70
NlcAdoo and Marshall, the Nice-Fresldent
viii he left AT the post
Former Senator Thomas Taggart SAID
tonight that there would he no meeting
III Indiana thirty delegates until after
they had reached san Francisco lie
added
If Mr. Marshall is not candidate,
the Hoosier thirty cannot be collected
hv any one asprant If he IS named. he
viii find the votes from his own state
Foing with him rs long as he Is before.
the convention. If he is not named
there IS No question that the delegation
will he split several ways, with Cox. PAIN
ef and McAdoo each getting share.
STRONGLY FAvoRs MARSHALL.
so far as | personally am concerned,
| strongly favor the nomination Ct Mr..
Marshall | have no. second choice. and
think many Of the Indiana men are III the
same position We viii not enforce the
unit rule, and each man will follow his
own best judgment
Governor Edwards Of New Jersey is cut
ting but little figure in tho discussions
The frankly expressed opinion Of many q
the men Is that he IS not big league cah-
bre.
Boss Murphy played golf this after
noon while cameras eBhladed him. liz
grinned cheerfully at them. and made
just ss many par holes IS if he were en-
tlTely alone.