The Washington times., 1920-06-30
n. '. MAY HALT
M'ADOO BOOM
Tammany Has Lined Up With
Illinois to StrangIe His
Candidacy.
~ SAMUEL G. BLYTHE.
Copyright. 1870, BY Central Press ASS

Copyright, lsao, by Central Prsss Asso-
ctation.)
SAN FRANCISCO. Cai- June 30
McAdoo will not be nominated for
President IL New York and Illinois
can prevent II. other States will be
associated with New York and Illinois
In opposition to McAdoo.
Then men behind the movement
feel confident OF blocking the former
Secretary of the Treasury. who
finally has come out In the open here
as q candidatee, in . way. with his
law partner. Stuart Gibboney, acting
as his manager and chief delegate
solicitor.
Cox has been slaughtered by his
friends. They tried to make . dry.
or half-snd-half. candidate of him.
and they failed because they forced
from Cox his principal support. which
WAS the support OF the States con-
taininG the large cities and the dele
cations that favor either q wet can
didate OF q wet plank or both.
PALMER OUT OF IT.
The only way Palmer can win 10
by getting Wilson indorsement. II
that the President favors Palmer he
dorssment is not considered likely be-
cause II is known that Palmer and the
President have differed radically on
the political policy to be pursued to-
ward the League Of Nations and the
peace treaty. nor is II likely the
President would indorse Palmer to the
detriment Of his son-in-law, McAdoo.
Furthermore. Palmer 10 geoGraph-
ically unfortnAste In coming fecsa
psnpsylvania, 4 State Overwhelmingly
Republican.
DEADLOCK Is CERTAIN.
OF course, IL by some extraordi-
nary circumstance the convention
should rush to McAdoo after two or
three ballots are taken as tho most
feasible solution OF the tangle the
Democrats are in. New York and IL
linois and the associated States would
join in the procession, but that is not
considered as even q remote con-
tingency. 1t ID expected that the
McAdoo, opposition, will hold.
confronting the leading politicians
here is where to go after the three
or four preliminary ballots have
shown the strength and weaknesses
of the three principal candidates,
Palmer. McAdoo and Cox. and have
satisfied the vanities Of the others
whose names will be presented.
Conferences on this paramount
problem began last night and con-
tinued until early this morning. These
conferences will continue today and
tonight 1t is likely that = plan Of
action will be determined on Wednes-
day night or early Thursday in its es-
sentials, with its details to be work.
ed out during balloting that will be
done on Thursday. IL the expected
fight on the platform is over.
At any rate II is not expected that
the real candidate Of the convention
will appear in any great strength
until about the fourth ballot unless
everything is upset and one Of the
three leaders runs away with the
nomination before the time.
The frst step in these conferences
was the process OF, elimination that
went on last night, each group keep
ing up and off and bringing tho list
Of eliGibles down to a loose minimum.
These group minimums will be con-
sidered Wednesday night by a con-
ference of the group leaders and then
| Is when the work OF making q final
decision will be taken up.
BASIS OF PROCEDURE.
The basis of procedure was that
the political situation has practically
| eliminated Cox and Palmer. and that
McAdoo will be eliminated by the
forces arrayed against him. Gerard,
Edwards, owen and the other similar
trailers were given no consideration.
Names that were canvassed last
night: John w. Davis, Of West Vir-
ginia, present Ambassador to Great
Britain; Bainbridge Colby, of N-S
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