Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-26
MARSHALL TO LEAD
FIGHT ON BRYAN
At SAN FRANCISCO
Vice President WIN Watch Plat
form Lest it be Loaded by
"Commoncr."
STRONG TIDE TO HOOVER
Today's New York World.

Today's New York World.
Washington. Jan. 26.-The announce
m.nt of Tho World that IL would support
Hcrbcrt G. Hoover for tho Presidency,
and tho renewed activity OF William
Jonninps Bryan, have aroused leading
Democrats in Washington to action.
Men prominent in tho party, determined
to prevent Mr.. Bryan from writing a
Populistic platform, will ask their sup
porters to send them to the San Francisco
Convention.
MANY Southern Senators, in whose
States Mr. Bryan has been active, will
500 that delegates opposed to Govern
mont ownership are named to represent
their States The suspicion that Mr..
BRYAN will load tho Democratic ticket
down with Prohibition and govern
ment ownership platform is growing, and
stems are being taken to thwart him.
An active fight for a platform that
will GO back 10 the first principle OF the
Democratic Party, avoid all Socialistic
tendencies and Keep clear of government
ownership of railroads and other public
utilities. will be made at the San Francisco
Convention by Vice President Marshall,
who will attend the convention as dele
gate from Indiana.
Mr.. Marshall probably will be named
rs Indiana's member of the platform
committed II was learned here yesterday
that he has already communicated his
wish to attend the convention rs dele
gate TO his party friends in his own State.
and that they haye given ready assent.
A place will he reserved for him rs one of
the four delegates at large. The Vice
presidents commanding position in
the Democratic party, which has been
accumulated by the Presidents prolonged
illness, assures that when placed on the
platform committee he will become one,
of it's most active and potent members
ii not its chairman.
The vice-prcsident's s friends here have
expressed a great deal of delight that he
will assist in shaping the declaration of
principles for the party for the next four
years. Though he has not outlined In
detsil his platform views, In custody
remarks to his friends MIR. Marshall has
let it become known that, TO use bis own
words, he wants "a real Democratic
platform" and that he desires ''to follow .
principle and not plug hat IN this cam
paign."
Mr.. Marshall is strongly opposed to
government ownership. This issue has,
III view of Col. Brysn's recent political
rejuvenation, been the subject of much
discussion in the Democratic ranks, and
it is considered likely that the Commoner
will make powerful effort to eject it into
the San Francisco platform. The old
school Democrats who have yearned
for return to the Jeffersonian doctrines
now look to the vice-president AS the chief
factor in the fight to keep the party away
from any Socialistic declarations that
they fear would wreck il in the campaign.
II MIR. Marshall's plans carry, and
his distinguished position gives every
indication that they will, the extraordinary
situation will arise on a viee-presIdent !
sitting in the convention OF his party as an
q iinary delegate. Nosimilar circumstance
lowed national politics for decades.
Vice President Marshall has gone |
beyond the expression of a desire for /
n platform that harks back to the first |
principles He wants to hear from |
the man the convention names SIS stan
dard bearer that he accepts the plat |
form unqualifiedly and that it will |
be his guide both In the campaign and |
IN office, that il will be q pledge TO the |
people and not merely vote-catcher. |
He is more interested in the platform |
principles than In candidates
Although there has been some men |
ton of Mr. Marshall for President |
both In and outside his own State, the |
Vice President has disavowed any am |
bition for the nomination and has de- |
clared that he will be content to be |
a candidate for delegate Ii is his wish |
that the Indiana delegates go to the |
convention entirely free TO act as the |
situation suggests.
Mr. Marshall is expected by his /
L. l1r 20 f<.to
planation of his platform views some /
time before the convention coaavenes
next June.
Senators Simmons and Overman of |
North Carolina, Deal of South Caro-
lima, Shields of Tennessee, Underwood
and Bankhead of Alabama and other
Prominent Southern Democrats in Con-
gress are not in sympathy with Mr..
Bryan's plans. They are watching
him carefully In his pre-convension
tours
Popular sentiment in favor of accepting
Herbert c. Hoover as the most available
candidate Tor the Presidency appears
to be extending and crystalizing among
Democrats. His desirability is not
recognized by the Republican leaders
and politicians. Those INSIST on pre-
ferring an old wheel horse to some new
5UgEtSliSil, uO uittttl iion ttSNdf}lc. /
That Mr.. Hoover is the most avail
able man the Democrats can nominate
was the opinion expressed today by
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon.
While l have not committed my
self TO Mr.. Hooveris candidacy" said
Mr.. Chamberlain, Il regard h6sn as
exceptional ability and strength
He would make an ideal President
] believe he could command more votes
In the Western States than any other
man who might be selected"
Many other prominent Democrats
take the same view as that expressed
by Senator Chamberlain. All are in
the direction of solidIfcation. 1t Is
evident that strong tide Is setting
for the designation of Mr.. Hoover
as standard bearer by the Democratic
z onvention at San Francisco.
Some of Mr. Hoovers supporters