Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-05-11
NJ ADOO AND COX
FOR DEMOCRATS,
BELIEVES T|LLER
Practical Politics, Log-RoII-
ing and Other Activities
Due After This Week, He
Says
(The Atlanta Journal News Bureau,
623 Riggs Building.)
BY THEODORE TILLER


623 Riggs Building)
BY THEODORE TILLER
WASHINGTON, May 8.-With the
end of this week the political situa-
ton in both of the parties reaches
the stage where the practical politi-
clans" step in and begin to do their
figuring, and from this day forward
there will be evidences Of back
scratching, log-rolling and trading.
The presidential preference primar-
les are about over. They have given
no man in either party commanding
lead or nything approaching control
of the national conventions. In the
Democratic field Governor Cox, OF
Ohio, has few delegates. Attorney
General Palmer also has handful,
for which he made a hard fight, but
neither Palmer, Cox nor any other
candidate will go into the San Fran
cisco convention with even a sem
blance of a balance of power.
Today there came the interesting
story from Pennsylvania that the
anti-Palmer faction in that state, led
by Judge Eugene G. BonnlWell OF
Philadelphia, IS planning TO write IN
the name of William G. McAdoo en-
the primary ballots. Mr. McAdoo is
not a candidate in Pennsylvania, hav-.
ing repeatedly urged the sending q
uninstructed delegations from All
states but the anti-Palmer Democrats
want to strike at the attorney general
in some way. and are now said to De
planning to unite on McAdoo.
Row in Pennsylvania
There is a big row on in Pennsyl-
vania among the Democrats VINO are
divided into Palmer and anti-Palmer
factions and the attorney geneTal l 10
having a hard contest in his nome
state. The opposition under Judge
Bonniwell is a determined and re
sourceful one, and the etfort 70 puI
McAdoo forward as a dark morse
Pennsylvania candidate against raj
mer. but without McAdoo's consent,
may prove quite troublesome TO the
attorney general.
Meanwhile, there are persistent re
ports that the McAdoo supporters IN
the Democratic party generally are
growing more and more displeased
over the active canvass, for delegates
bv Palmer at a time when all other
Democratic aspirants for the presl-
dency are holding off and expressing
Willingness to permit the. conVentlon
to select the most aVallaple Ilan
There is a feeling among McAdoo
folks that the attorney general
mart of the presidents official family,
fhe sama as Mr.. McAdoo was, mlght
have gone along with the rest and not
INDUCED in a scramble for de1eSates'
Wilson Still sphynx-Like
There is excellent authority Tor the
STATEMENT that the president is still
keeping his silence regarding ms oWg
mans. both as to his attitude toWaro
a third nomination or his attlIq eoe
toward any Democrat mentioned ~
the presidency. Mr.: W ~ dis Is us the
Situation, even with members OF ms ms
"a hinet. and the Democratic leaders
are entirely in the dark as 70 MS pui
poses. This necessarily IS cao ;, he
some embarrassment ana tnere Coll - I =
ranks until some word comes from
Conditions in the Republican party
are almost as chaotic as g,, tney =, b beI
with the Democrats. rms IS pG-
,,oa,ios have not given any candidate
a large enough block of delegates 10
nominate. Several candidates nave
enough delegates to make trou !D15
Int that is about all and the OLD
Guard" machinery will nave d laiilS
clear road at Chicago.
Old Guard Against Wood
General Wood is estimated to have
about 275 delegates, including those
instructed for him and those FAVOR
ABLY inclined toward his candldacy'
The "Old Guard" however, IS agalnsI
Wood, and his recruiting at Chlcago
will be under difficulties, Senator
Hiram Johnson has about a hundred
Delegates instructed and taVoraDle
and Governor Lowden is accredited
with about the same number, al
though definite figures are not given
at Lowden headquarters. Senator
Harding, original choice of the party
organization, fell down" in his home
state and has made rather disap,
pointing showing from the viewpoint
| of the old timers. Senator Penrose's
| advocacy of Senator Knox as a DARK
| horse has stirred the political wa
tiers considerably and there is mucf
Knox talk lately The dope a few
| Senator Hiram Johnson, who ha:
made a somewhat spectacular race
without the aid of a large campaign
/ fund, announced that he wouldn'
have second place on the ticket ant
it was the presidency or nothing.
McAdoo and Cox is still the best pre-
diction possible under conditions a.
they exist today. McAdoo sentimen
is apparently on the increase, DESPITE
McAdoo's refusal to become an activ,
candidate, and if he is nominate'
Governor Cox, of Ohio, would be re
garded as an ideal running mat
from a state which is pivotal AM
which the governor has carried thre
times.
Of course, there is talk of Cox a
the head of the ticket, and his pros
poets are not to be lightly regarded
but the average Democratic leader
express it as "McAdoo and Cox
when they get down to bedrock fig