The Washington herald., 1920-07-06
PALMER EXPECTS
FATE OF HARDING,
DECLARESBARRY
BY ROBERT r. BARRY.
corr1NuEp FROM PAGE ONE.


between oId-ttme political asso-
cfates from other States developed
as the strain Of the proceedings be-
gan more and more to ten upon the
nerves OF the participants In the
titanic struggle.
A Down East defegate, peevfsh
because he had been forced to cancel
several Pullman reservations, ap-
preached me during one of the Nc
Adoo hurrahing orgies and ak
claimed:
You'd think this nomination was
equivalent to an election the way
these birds are battling over # II
you'd ask me I'd say they were ffght-
ing over q corpse"
Down the aisle, q little further, I
met a prominent advocate Of Irish
freedom 7 have just received he
said. "a note from some religious
friends, telling me they were pray
ing that this favorite would be NOM
mated: what do you think I ought
to reply to them?" Before could
tell him. one of his friends fnterject-
ed: Tell 'em God has no influence
in this convention"
Over in Tammany's bailiwfck were
many empty seats. Delegates had
departed for Broadway. They left
behind an agreement as to how the
vote was to be split between Cox
and McAdoo. Neither alternates nor
proxies were on hand but the EN-
pire States full strength Of ninety
votes was rolling merrily along on
every ballot From the lair of the
tiger came a suggestion that some
one ought to start a boom for Homer
S. Cummings chairman Of the ma
donal committee The proposal dis
closed something new as to why Do
1ftical conventions select some men
for the White House and reject
others.
Nothing doing for cummings,- I
was told Nearly all of the national
committee are sore at Cummings"
why?"
Because he is a despot- a czar. a
dictator, an autocrat"
Further light was Ccnanded-
We'll, Cummings has begged all
Of the tickets to the convention and
has not given other members OF the
national committee a fair allot-
rent" was the reply.
1t was easy to see after these
words why the Connecticut leader
lacked the qualifications to be Pres
ldent of The United States.
References serious and satirical
to Mr.. Palmer's otstinacy were
heard on all sides. Some loyal sup
porters Of the administration held II
20 be little less than a public scan
.dal. Others, having a good time in
the rumpus of the convention, re-
called Mr.. Paimers favorite method
OF breaking ccal strikes. Palmer
has enjoined this convention from
reaching a nomipation." said one.
"Yes, and I expect that he has the
names of those of US who voted
against him and has plans to deport
u.s. rejoined another.
There were efforts to trade and
talks Of deals. but the reading clerk
went on and on through the ballot
ing of the thirties with little hope
of having any voice at all saved
from the wreck.
Ed. Moore, the Cox manager, was
venting his wrath on the 500 or TOO
delegates whose "pig-headed obsd-
macy was blocking tho nomination
CT the only man who can beat Hard
ing"
He had a fuss with some members
Of .the Pennsylvsnia delegation
Then one of his lieutenants. Senator
Pat Harrison, of Mississippi, sug-
gested a gag-rule motion that made
everyone mad.
Let 'em get madr' Harrison re-
piled. I'VE want to show them we
are ready for showdown any old
time"
When Ohio was called on the
Harrison motion to have the trail
ing candidate eliminated on every
ballot, Cox's manager, bowling low,
asked that, the Buckeye State De
passed, to see what Pennsylvania
would do. The Palmer clan voted
NO" Cox then voted In the mega
tive.
When Indiana's vote went to Nc
Adoo and the legions Of the candi-
date started another parade to the
tune of over There" the closing
words of the -paraders being I'VE
won't go back until he's over, over
there" one of the hard-boiled op-
ponents Of the ''perpetuation of the
Wilson dynasty exclaimed:
II suppose the thing to do would
be to nominate McAdoo for the
Presidency and Mrs. Eleanor VIII
son McAdoo for the Vice Presidency.
The ticket would be complete with
the White House daughter and SON
in-law."
Efforts next were made to have
the Cox forces concede defeat ana
agree to a McAdoo-Cox ticket. A
few delegates counted their cash
on hand, reckoned the expense back
home. and were agreeable-but the
Cox managers went wild and start
ed biting everyone around them.
Tennessee gave up the ghost Of
the Davis boom and threw its votes
TO Palmer. A demonstration start
ed. The Palmerites from Pennsyi-
vania and Georgia started the
march. The band played "Pencil.
Pencil. Pennsylvania'' air, substi-
tutins Palmer for Pencil. The op-
position. viewing the sdemonstra-
tion. paraphrased for the grand
old Keystone State" the words
that grand oid Penrose State" and
h.