Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-15
MURPHY BACKS COX
. T0DEFEAT M'ADOO
Tammany Chief Finds Palmer
Unacceptable and Governor
Edwards Impossible
BOOM IS STARTED IN OHIO

French Lick. Ind. June 15.-Score-
| keepers of the merry game of hide and
| seek being played by Democratic aspir-
ants for the nomination are gathering
here. Democratic bosses from all parts
OF the country are hieing to the menage
OF one Thomas Taggart. But the matter
of Keeping score Is being complicated
by. the fact that the line up is still up
announced.
Governor Alfred r.. Smith. Of New
cussing the difficulties of the game.
York, has been here for the ostensible
purpose of golfng. OF late he has had
fellow, PLAYER in the person Of
Charles f. Murphy. of Tammany Hall.
With Mr.. Taggart they have been dis
Smith intend to rule McAdoo out of
the running, hey say that ne was
not very nice in ignoring Tammany
patronage while a cabinet member and
that they believe the Grown prince"
idea will be brought against him. not
only by the Republicans in the event OF
his nomination, but also by opponents
within his own party when the copyep-
tion meets in San Francisco. To this
end the governor of New York and the
boss of Tammany are said to have per
focted plans by when the New York
Democrats will not indorse NcAdoo's
candidacy. But beyond these brief facts
those interested in the game are being
kept in the DARK.
Opposed to Palmer
Knowing that Murphy and Smith will
never support Attorney General Pal
ncr because of his administration con
nections and that Governor Edwards.
of New Jersey. is impossible they have
come to the conclusion that Governor
Cox. of Ohio. is the man that the New
Workers are going to back against their
own 'favOrite sons. This line of reason
ing being n pretty good one on the face
Of it, Democrats of high and low degree
have. gone away from here pretty well
convinced that Cox is the one best bet
against McAdoo. the favoritc. men like
Senator Owen. Senator Hitchcock. SEN
ator Simmons and Senator Hoke Smith
having been eliminated from the start.
An enthusiastic boom for Governor
Cox may be looked for then as the next
important event in the Democratic cal
endar. lt will be real boom. too. of
good size proportions. For when the
old line Democrats start anything they
usually start it right.
II is too much to say that Tammany
Hall and Taggart and the rest have
formed an active combination to put
Cox over. As n matter of fact Taggart
is tending strictly to his own knitting
tbirg ono NOV, or t,,o othnr TT. ,,,;,I ha
co. honS %nr Wy ;s W .TLI, ne Iii Iii w, mtil oc
"' nor,o ''", o. hata .La aosnun n. w ie' MS
""''e ~ .e,o'. .ne l'n'vn''o"
,r Mcadoo negaTded raV0rHe
the Democrats here do not deny that
McAdoo is the strong favorite at this
time and that he will walk off with the
Democratic m NOMINATION. unless ne IS
stopped. lhey reallze that 1act from
me start ana may oe depended on
nencetor'n TO wage 5ust tnat much
stronger campaign against McAdoo and
As part of their campaign they may
be expected to encourage the favorite
sons just as much as possible and to
bring out other favorite sons wherever
possible to prevent McAdoo's amassing
such strength Mt the start that 1t might