Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-29


a fight over both platform and candi-
dates as the Democratic national
convention assem- bled today for its
opening session.
An innovation planned for the
opening of the Democratic nationa
convention today was the silencing OF
the great gathering by a bugle cal
instead of the usual pounding with
the gavel. AS the bugler's notes
came to an end and the buzz of con-
versation on the floor ceased, de.
tachment of marines standing in
front of the platform were to raise
the national colors and present arms
while the band, high up behind the
chairman, played the Star Spangled
Banner. The formal call to order by
Vice Chairman J. Bruce kremer was
to follow.
Il The arrangement was made by
Secretary of the Navy Daniels at the
Suggestion of First Sergeant H
Hornbostel, who is chief of the sec
&retary's personal escort during his
visit to San Francisco.
The actual convention work itself
WAS only preliminary and perfume
tory, but the arrival of convention
day served to bring further into the
ppen the questions which had been
dividing delegates and perplexing the
older politicians in their pre-war
Conferences.
The keynote speech of Homer S.
Cummings, as temporary chairman,
was the principal feature of the
Hays program. Later in the day the
newly-sdected convention commit
tees were to furnish the first real
developments as they began their
asks of writing the platform hear
ng appeals from contests over dele
gate seats, and making UP the con-
Fention rules and slate of pern1a-
zent. convention officers.
The Invest subject in minds of
Delegates manifestly was. the i'm
bending prohibition fight, but talk of
candidates was gaining more and
more attention as the rival mana
GERS got down to cases with the big
body of uninstructed and unpledged
delegates.
Today for the first time the en-
ire convention personnel was here
md the opposing elements were TAX
ng definite behring's.
The latest turn Of the McAdoo
boom furnished a new angle to the
convention preliminaries but its pre-
Pise effect on the relative situation
bf the candidates was not yet clear.
Announcement that the former Sec
l&etary of the treasury, despite his
declaration that he did not want the
domination, would be willing to &C
ept it, was Variously accepted by
he several elements in the fight.
By some it was declared the de-
reSopment meant that McAdoo, whose
supporters hitherto had planned tc
leep him in the background for sew
raj ballots, now would be an active
contender from the start and that
hat of the Republicans at Chicago
would have a big three" running
lose together at the opening roll
all. The possibility of such de-
Felopment brought renewed claims
# consistent gains from the sup.
VI L d1I1lCI dlld SOA anu SO'
he dark horses champing impatient
W as they recalled what happened tc
he big three at Chicago.
The Palmer and Cox. managers
Ought to discount the apparent sig
ificance of the McAdoo announce
nent which was made last night by
National Committeeman Love, OF
Iad any direct authorization from
1r. McAdoo. 1t was apparent, how
yer, that many Of the McAdoo work
RS. who have been canvassing fol
Fotes without much organization OF
ystsm. accepted the statement OF
Among the best informed poll
icians, the general opinion was that
still was too early to definitely
breast what would happen. They
uggested that the Love statement
nly put the technical situation back
where it was when Mr.. McAdoo an.
ounced recently that he did not care
b be considered candidate. At thai
ime both Attorney General Palmer
nd Governor Cox were active candl-
ates and their supporters were
1aiming victory.
In the pre-convention scramble FOL
delegates, many Of those who hac
zen McAdoo supporters promised tC
ote for other candidates, but the
IcAdoo men declared today thai
Practically every one of these coulC
e brought back into the fold.
There was frequent mention Of
Fecretary Meredith, of the depart
nent of agriculture, as a possible
INNING mate for Mr.. McAdoo.N Mr.
1eredith's presidential campaign
headquarters were closed Saturday
when he announced he was in nc
enSe a candidate.
A discussion of candidates mani
estly still was subordinate in the
binds of many of the delegates tc
he prohibition issue, and they re-
arded the inevitable preIiminaries
the opening session with impa-
ience as they waited for the time
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