The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-28

MT. Loves statement followsf
 "rhe question is frequently
 asked whether. in view of Mir. Me-
 AdoO's sincere desire that his name
 not be presented to the convention.
 he would accept the nomination if
 made.
 Il say with assurance that if
 nominated hc will accept.
 "Thc constantly increasing de-
 mand for Mir. McAdoo's nomina-
 lion among arriving uninstructed
 neieSates convinces me that he
 will be nominated. Texas will cast
 forty votes for him from the be-
 ginning until he is nominated',
 The McAdoo movement. which had been straining at the leash. took on a new meaning and his boomers at once asserted that they would be high in the list when the first ballot was con- cluded
 EFFECT UNCERTAIN
 Rival forces were not certain what would be the effect of Mr Loves an- nouncement. The Cox eamp asserted early in the day that everything pos sible would be done to bring the Mo- Adoo movement out into the open to force an early show of strength.
 some Palmer supporters conceded that McAdoo as an active candidate from the beginning probably would re- duce the Attorney Generals vote on the first ballot. but they said they also welcomed a clean open contest from the start
 There was immediately return
 of strength from original McAdoO
 comers who have been straying
 away into other camps as the
 former Secretary hns repeatedly
 declared he would not become
 candidate. Delegates who hnd not
 originally mnde him their first
 choice. hut made him second on his
 statement of deciination. i'm m cdt-
 ateIy returned his name to first
 place. Various state delegations
 holding cnucuses agreed 10 vote
 for him.
 MOVEMENT SWEEPS DELEGATES
 AS the news of Mir. Loves stntc-
 ment spread nmonG inc delegates,
 there was Immediately turning
 movement which began sweeping
 the delegates who prefer McAdoo
 into cohesive for~e which began at once to renew efforts to bring
 about his nomination.
 Up to the time of MT. Loves state ment. McAdoo boomers were estimat- ing their strength from 250 to as high as 600.
 The first effect of MT. Loves stats ment was to create an immediate X. mand for further and more au u,hor,t. tive information. Tn view oftstr Mc- Adoo's repeated declarations that hs did not wish to becoine q aoaais.ta many expressed4tls viewa ,ha. son,e thing should be RiSen |" a., Se,asate. either from MrssAfc.SAoo oo '"s himself r1 'or or bearing in an ,gsaanisxskable way his approvai. yxlsa
 s, grams ms, have causAdaH the public mind is snafea shu ,a oy his est supporters here afien ahe last as wv wora {fanb him was reiter- wonld not rs,,,sv ~ Declaration that he sentsa yt "g nut T92S his name to be pre- ",eu he never i'ns hss v ytpporters point out, ,,o noe,i,ass, 1s x' " that he would accept 'nr .rba bao".na.'jAA snss AtlAt came to him. which has h51led1 sALcAdoo eommittee no cl,airn,an fnpning his campaign has named heada seegstary or other regularly i,,,neu neaa Al Ns last meeting former an old friend nsllannv of south Carolina dr;ftea ,,, sa,t.Hr .Hresident Wilson's father. arileed l,a, he was for McAdoo aud most of ,h. . lpngh he was unknown to ,aan of ,hHs.xSnferees. was chosen chair of '' the s~sbsrjrysing. The other members and uo,.,aT s.,.,~ . were about fifty men is, ,'.sA..wsN~1e-v lid they were interested