South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-28
BRYAN BUSY
MARSHALLING
DRY FORCES
James ]. Montague Gives His
Idea of Democratic
Activities.
CUMMINGS OPTIMISTIC
Says Democrats Will Be Re-
turned to Power in No
vember Election.
BY JAMES j. MONTAGUE.
News-Times COrresL sLondent.


SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. June p.
The difference between a bossed
and an Embossed convention is that
an Embossed convention has a lot
Of bosses instead of one
So far this is an Embossed conven-
tion. A tour Of the various posts
of command already set up in the
hotels disCloses the following cap
tains OF hundreds, each with his
own platform. his own candidate
and his own idea OF how 20 put them
over.
Names OF Possibilities.
Bainbridge Colby secretary Of
state-This gentleman is supposed
TO be spokesman for an otherwise
inarticulate administration, his can
didate. McAdOO. possibly Colby
Homer Cummings Of Connecticut
Chairman OF the national commit
tee platform: his platform, ANY
thing That Will Win: his candi-
, date. perhaps McAdoo. perhaps
Cummings.
Charles Francis Murphy-BOss Of
Tammany Hall, New York, and boss
of New York delegation. his 7 lat
form. "PrO-bO0ze. PrO-Labor and
Pro- business.
Alfred <. Smith-Governor Of
New York: candidate in the open.
James w. Cox of Ohio CUnder
COver)
William Jennings Bryan-Fcrmer
boy orator, now neither boy nor ora
tor: platform. William Jennings
Bryan: candidate. William Jennings
Bryan. and don't let anybody tell
you he isn't strong with both.
Despite the OpOsftion OF number
of places Os worship, all open today,
the delegates spent most Of their
time trying 10 find out where they
are going. IL indeed they are actually
on their way.
Surround Colby.
Mr. Colby hadn't been awake 10
minutes before his room was en-
tirely surrounded by politicians who
wanted 20 know IL he brought any
orders from the president When
he told them he had not. they want
cd TO know what the orders were.
Then he insisted that he had no
orders az all. they asked plaintively
why ne was holding out on them.
All day Colby has been besieged
with these statesmen. and there are
not more than a half a dozen Of
them who are sure that he isn't
either the bearer of a Wilson candi-
QuCN or a w llSOu mandate Tor some
particular candidate.
Breaks an Injunction.
Bryan may have remembered the
Sabbath day and doubtless that eX-
cmplar OF piety kept it holy. but he
certainly violated the sCriptural in
junction against doing work on the
seventh day. He was out OF bed
three or four jumps ahead OF the
lark. ate early a large breakfast and
spent the morning dashing from one
place 10 another taking verbal swats
ut the vets as ne dashed. Bryan has
always been a hard worker, but
never in MS life has he worked 50
hard as he is working now.
At the G.. IL @. of the national
committee Homer cummings. who
Will be the boss OF the convention as
soon as Il feels the need OF a boss,
was trying 20 arrange some definite
and workable program 10 bring
order out OF the present chaos.
Cummings Is an able and a mas
terfui gentleman, he doesn't at all
agree that the general despair Of
electing any democrat this year IS
justified.
He figures that if the platform is
drawn with sufficient deftness and
dubiOusuCSs GO as 90 satisfy every
body and irritate nobody. and a
good vote getting candidate is
chosen. the people will return the
democrats party 20 the power Il
has held So enjoyably FOR eight
years
Murphy isn't at all sure about
winning his own state. 70 say moth
inC OF the country Bryan is positive
, ly satisfied that only one platform
and one candidate has chance, the
same being himself
Cummings Again.
The MCAdoo boosters are not at
all optimistic but Cummings insists
right along that this isjust as much
"a democratic year as 1916 and that
With n little care In framing princi-
piles and naming candidates all will
40 right IN November. Because or
this confidence he Is the most con-
spicuously aggressive leader in San
Francisco. Aud 10 Is the belief OF
well informed people that before the
end OF the week Mr.. Cummings Will
crowd all the other bosses out Of
the back room where the work is
being done. and dictate the proceed
ings up 20 the taking of the last bal
lot.