The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-29
Cox, of Ohio, or MCAdOO
Probable Winner, Says
Noted Correspondent
By DAVID LAwREgcE
(copyrtzh. By The In:elllgereer)

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. June es.-
Governor cox. ut OAlo. or William Gibbs
McNdcn Will b" nominated by the Demo
CRATE National convention.
attorney General Palmer VII get
most votes on ,hc first ballot. He viii
b. eliminated A. tic ballotiuE pro-
crosses The sum total Of Palmer an"
McAdoo votes on the first few ballots
viii rruStitut" a majority Of the conHen-
tion. This will DC an indication OF the
Wilson strength
Favorite sons like .I;laSS. OF Virginia:
Meredith. OF Iowa: Al Smith, Of Now
York: Davis. Of IVES, Virginia; Cum
rInCS. Of C"0nec;icUt; Edwards. OF New
Jersey, and cox. OF phI" Will get the re-
mAiuder Of the delegates.
TRmmany Hall, and the delegations
from New Jersey. Illinois, Maryland and
Massachusetts. which are wet. will be
able 10 deadlock this convention indet-
nitely though may be unable % force
the selection OF candIdat" or their
own.
Platform Battle.
That's tho way tho Democratic con-
Neution looks on the day Of its cpCptng.
But before the ballotinG comes. there
will be plenty Of contest and cnntro-
vcrSy over platforms. Senator Carter
Glass. Of Virginia. Supported by the
President. had m"r', votes at noon to-
day for the Craftsmanship Of the plat
form COMMITTEES than Senator Walsh. Of
Montana, who has the backing of VIII
liam Jennings Bryan. Moreover. Scna-
tor James Reed. ~ Missouri. IS Sttll en-
dcavorInS To got = seat IN IN" ConN"n-
tion and threatens trouble. lie got Il
votes out Of - when the national COM
mi;tce considered his case. There IS
evidence that tho antl-adm!niStrAt"n
forces. viii control al least II votes on
the platform committee out Of % and
possibly more
when the platform ;s adopted and
tho liquor question has somehow been
disposed OF. the effects OF the contr"-
verSy will be seen in the oaltot!nG;
Governor COX has been hurt 4 good deal
BY the statement that h" didn't want
| any mCutIou Of the Prohibition question
! In the platform. He had been looked
upOn as wet" MsmhcrS OF the New
York delegation have called CoNs attI-
tuds pussy footing" and the plan now
- TO keep on voting for Edwards until
tho Tammany chief gets ready 10 switch
TO one ot the leading candidates. Over
lures are being attempted with the Nc
.Nd"o forces in the hope that McAdoo
will run on moist plank Of some hsHd.
Cox Story a Boomerang.
For instance X IS being suggested
that the platform declare for rigid en-
forcNmcnt % the eighteenth amendment
but for condemnation II the NolStead
Act as an imperfect enforcement act.
pointing out the flaws which invade the
home. especially the provisions which
make n criminal for the housewife 20
max" h'r own wines Ur beverages.
I.rrhapS Tn" most Gistastetul phase
Of the v hole situation here is the pub
I!cthor IN the san Francisco Chronicle
,c-daS CT the story OF Governor CoN'S
divorce Spit. Thi, yard has been bob
hing around IN ohio politics for years
but never Dr"yentcd Cox from carrying
tho state three times for governor As
= matter ~ tJCt r"SCrS m"nt IS so deep
against that kind ct tactics here that
the publication may win sympathy Tor
Cox. Charges and CounterChargCS ar"
flying back and forth as 10 the head
quarters in which tho story is supposed
10 have been inspired But the writer
was assured BY strong Palmer and Nc
Adoo men and friends Ot other Candt-
dates that the facts Of the case were
entirely 70 ths credit of the Ohio Svcr-
nor and If nc were nominated for the
presidency il would not hurt him.
Nevertheless II Is a fact that dele
ca;cs opposed TO cox have been talking
before the affair EOt into print here and
- has been one Of tho weapons used In
the corridor gossip which has 80 much
To do with IN" ahb and flow Of sCntl
mcnt in convention ttm".
Is Coz Anti WILSON,
But the most harmful thinS {" the
cox candidacy comes from an entirely
committeeman from Ohio. voted I" seat
Senator Reed. Of Missouri. Moreover in
the fight between Senator Walsh and
Senator Glass for the Chairmanship OF
the platform committee. Moore Is un-
ierStood 70 have line NJ against Sera-
tor tiaSs--thc ChO!C" uf President viii
son. This tends NOR" and NOR" To align
the Cox forces with the autl-admlniStra-
TIN groups and helps 10 Solidity the
Palmer and MCAdoo leaders. For il is
iaconceivehlc that the attorney general
IN the Presidents cabinet would not use
his Influence 20 secure the selection OF
a chairman Of a platform committee de-
s:rsd by the President. The truth is the
MscAdoo forces are split on tho plat
form selection themselves. liz tn" end
there wi! be a combination Of Wilson
men from tn" IcAdoo and Palmer
forces 70 sustain Senator GlgsS. II
would have bean Shrcwd politics for tn"
cox managers L. haN" kept out Of the
fight altoEcchr". They have antaEou-
lied delegations from which they must
get Votes 70 win and have put upon
their Caudid3t" 4 faint ot anti-WtlSon-
ism which wArile popular with a minor
lty in this convention isn't going 10 win
.hc nomination. The best bot thus far
Is William Gibbs MrAdoo though Cover
nor Cox ~ by no means out of the rcck-
nninC. He is running McAdoo u close
race