The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-26
M'ADOO, COX AND PALMER NOW SEEM
 TO FACE DEFEAT
fContinued from Page One)

choice of the old state bosses. many of
 whom are committed to Palmer on the
 early ballots, and Cox has the sup port of those who wish to see wet candidate put into the field. Cox. danger is that the drys under Bryan's leadership will not allow the nomina- tion of a candidate having this atti- tude on the Volstead act
 It is hard to estimate the real strength of the McAdoo candidacy. It causes much talk here, but the possi- bility is that MT. McAdoo will be more discussed in advance than voted for
 in the convention. There are many req
 sons why this should be so. MT. McAdoo
 has just done dramatic thing in
 withdrawing his name from considera-
 tion at a time when his nomination appeared likely.
 MYSTERY ABOUT M'ADO o
 There is an element of mystery about MT. McAdoo's reasons which make the discussion of them intriguing
 While MT Hoover remainded first class political mystery, uncertain as to
 which party he belonged to, he seemed a leading candidate. Besides, men who
 came here expecting to support MT Me
 Adoo and to see him nominated do not
 really give up the idea of his nomina-
 t5Ot'
 perhaps more persons who expect to see
 Mir. McAdoo chosen in the end and in
 spite of his protestatons than who ex-
 pect any other result.
 But Mir McAdoo seems also eliminated
 His chances of nomination are better,
 it is true, than those of A. Mitchell
 Palmer, but hardly so good as those of
 Governor Cox, and the best judges of the situation do not expect to see Gov ernor Cox nominated.
 You hear all sorts of wise remarks about the wonderful politics MT. Me Adoo is playing in whispering he will never consent up to the last moment of graceful yielding to the unanimous de- mand of his party but only in fiction do
 men play such marvellous politics. 1 If an interpreter puts supernaturally clever construction upon an act you may wager that that interpretation is wrong The men who write and talk abou' politics like to think they are clever enough to see the deep-laid scheme Therefore. some think that MT. McAdoc is playing prodigiously smart trick in withdrawing his name just as he was probably about to be nominated and tha' ir the end after some bewildering hocus pocus you will see Mir McAdoo emerge somehow as a candidate.
 NO REAL PROSPECT But analysis fails to disclose any con siderable prospect of Mir. McAdoos nom nation The ex-secretary has converted himself from the favorite in the field tc the dark horse. He now can be nomi- mated only as Mir. Harding was at Chi cago The candidate finally chosen here after the elimination of Palmer and Coz ! can only be chosen as a result of { stampede or as a result of support frot the administration or as a result of {; combination of state leaders.
 Stampedes are unlikely. President WI son is probably opposed to MT. McAdoo Anomination but even if he were not h
 could not aid MT. McAdoo. He couit
 not contribute to the choice of his owl son-in-law. and the group of state boss es. representing New York. Pennsylvania Indiana, Minnesota. Michigan, Iowa and Illinois, are bitterly opposed to MT. Me Adoo's nomination. Thus on analysis Mir. McAdoo's chances seem very slim Of the two forces which may initiate 2 movement toward nomination, one definitely hostile. the other is probabl' hostile and ceretainly if friendly canno' openly render aid.
 Mir. McAdoo may perhaps have the sup port of MT Bryan in the early staee, of the convention. The peerless leade' will probably try to use MT McAdoo tc
 beat Governor Cox. just as the repub lican senators at Chicago used Governo' Lowden to beat General Wood. But My Bryan even if he really desired Mir Nc Adoo's nomination, is not strong enougl | to bring it about.
 COX AND WET PLANK 1 The Cox people see the danger of theii | candidate in fight upon wet or dry plank upon the convention floor and the probable defeat of the wet proposal Therefore. their hope is that the conven- tion will dodge the booze issue. adopt. l ing a meaningless plank and running 2 wet candidate upon it. This should SC obviously be the tactics of the vets thal ] will be avoided and the real fight ot Bryan and his followers will be to pre-. vent the naming of Governor Cox or any other wet candidate.
 The Ohio governor will probably not only have the drys against him, but alse the administration forces. The naminr of Cox would shift the issue away from the League of Nations to the volstead act.
 This Mir. Wilson will not readily con sent to. The drys and the administration will probably veto Cox.
 Beyond what this analysis discloses
 no one knows anything. No one is sure 1 ly in control. No one can even guess who will be nominated. No one can tell 1 what MT Wilson will do when the three 1 leading candidates appear to be elimi- mated. No one can tell where the state bosses will turn when it is clear that , Cox cannot be nominated.
 
 What Is ssprSng Fever-s It is simply low Vitality. a lack of Energy caused by impure blood. GROVES TASTELEss chill TONIC restores Vitality and Energy bv l