Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-01
Champ Clark Possible Can
didate Of Forces Oppos-
ing McAdOo.
NO BALLOTING
BEFORE FRIDAY
Work Of Convention Delayed by Fight
in Committee Over Platform-WiI-
son Forces Compelled to Accept
Amendment to League Of Nations
Plank-Nominatins Speeches Corr
tinued Today.
BY Associated Press.

~ San francisco, July, 1.--ProSpectS
fer balloting late today for a presi-
Dental candidate went glimmering g
al, tho candidates to the democratic
national convention assembled fer
tile fourth days session. A long, Bit
ter fight over the league Of nhtior,s
declaration. In which the supporters
ol. President Wilson were forced 10
a,scept an amendment to the admin
istratfon's plank before 1t could be
adopted, so delayed the work of the
Platform makers that there is little
likelihood the delegates will get down
to- ballottng before tomorrow. The
convention proceedings today called
for the final nominating speeches.
Ten candidates were placed before
the convention yesterday in an eight
hs1r session that was foil of oratoiy
ard stirring demonstrations. The
one set speech on the program today
WAS that Of Governor Cornwell, of
Virginia. placing in nomination
John w. Davis, ambassador to Great
Britain.
May Rally on Champ Clark.
HNhether the nan11 OF any other
candidate would be placed before the
delegates was not known as they
assembled, but there were reports
that one or two other names might
bs presented. Among them was that
OF Champ Clark, former speaker ef
tile house of representatives, who
has been mentioned as q dark horse
candidate in the event the convention
finds itself in deadlock.
u Those placed before the converl-
I tion yesterday were: Cox, McAdoo.
Palmer. Girard, Hitchcock, cunl-
niings, Edwards. Smith. Meredith
and Owen.
Frankly admitting that McAdoo
seems to have the inside track on the
race for the nomination, the inner
circle of old line democratic leaders
worked thru the night devising plans
to stop his nomination and find a
candidate who could command tile
NECESSARY two thirds vote.
Champ Clark, former speaker of
the house Of representatives, was be-
trg discussed by the old-line Lead
elis as a possibility about whom they
might rally.
inner CIrcie Threatened.
The answer Of the McAdoo people
to that move was that If an inner
circle combination forestalled the
nomination Of the former secretary
Of. the treasury, there would be dis
closed another coalition which would
produce Wilson -backed dark horse se
who would make enough accessions
tt, win. The name Of Homer s..
Cummings, chairman of the demo :
cratic national committee, cropped
I out whenever the administration
dark horses were being discussed.
The name OF Vice President Mar
shall was generally linked with that
OF Champ Clark when combination
candidates to break the McAdoo
wave were being discussed among
tlas old liners.
Managers for Cox and Palmer.
when they figured In these Discus
ssons, invariably demanded to he
shown that their candidates were ont
OF the running.
Situation Today.
Claims OF strength for the leader RS
ranged about this way when tile
convention got ready for business
today:
SIrreconcilable opponents of Me-
Adoo claimed q block OF at least
400 bitter -enders, who would stand
Il, the last and prevent his nomine.-
ton. (,
McAdoo leaders claimed to have
within fifty votes Of the necessary
tyVo-thirds, and declared they were
sure Of accessions attracted by their
showing Of strength, which they
were sure would stimulate q ':band
wagon" movement.
In contrast to this, the opposition
to McAdoo claimed his vote never
would exceed 400. They conceded
to Palmer. 20s votes, which. they
predicted, would stick with the
Pennsylvanian thruout the opposl-
ton to McAdoo. .
It requires 728 to nominate.
Bryan's help is being counted On
In the movement against McAdoo
but UP until today, so far as could be
learned. his only answer to oyertures
has been that he must for the pres
ent concentrate all his energy on the
platform fight.
Despite the growing organized cp-
position to ,McAdoo, his supporters
expressed confidence that he would
win before the tenth ballot. They
based their assertion on the ground
that the opposition was unable tc
center on any one strong candidate
Champ Clark talk was particularly
discounted by the McAdoo forces