The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-28
SETTLE DOWN
FOR BIG GRIND:
MANY ISSUES.
Fight on Both Platform and
Candidates Likely as Demo-
Gratis Start Convention at
San Francisco.
BRYAN CONCENTRATES.
(By Associated Press,

tBy Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, June 2S.-Deleg-
ates and leaders were prepared for a
! fight over both platform and candidates
as the Democratic national convention
assembled at noon for its opening ses-
sion.
The actual convention work itself
was only preliminary and perfunctory,
but the arrival of convention day
served to bring further into the open
the questions which had been dividing
delegates and perplexing the elder
politicians in their pre-convention
conferences.
Cummings Sounds Keynote.
The Keynote speech of Homer g.
Cummins, as temporary chairman, was
the principal feature of the days pro-
gram. 1t is understood the speech has
the approval of President Wilson.
Later in the day the newly selected
convention committees were to furnish
the first real developments as they
began their tasks of writing the plat
form hearing ap peals from contests
over delegate seats and making up
the convention rules and a slate Of
permanent convention officers.
Confidence that Senator Glass had
more than enough votes to elect him
~@-oAA AAAeAA VI IAC ISSOlullOHS COmmlCIG6
was asserted today by his managers
following work lasting until early this
morning
The liveliest subject IN the minds of
the delegates manifestly was the i'm
pending prohibition fight, but talk of
candidates was gaining more and
more attention as the rival managers
got down to cases with the big
body of uninstructed and unpledged
delegates
Today for the first time the entire
convention personnel was here and the
opposing elements were taking definite
bearings
The latest turn of the McAdoo boom
furnished new angle to the conven-
ton preliminaries but it's precise effect
on the relative situation Of candidates
was not yet clear. Announcement that
the former secretary Of the treasury
despite his declaration that he did not
want the nomination will be willing to
accept 1t, was variously accepted bv
the several elements in the fight.
BY some 1t was declared the develop
nent meant that McAdoo, whose sup
porters hitherto had planned to keen
him in the back ground for several
ballots now would be an active con-
tender from the start and that in
consequence the convention like that
or the Republicans at Chicago would
have big three running close to-
gether on the opening roll call.
The possibility Of such a develop-
ment brought renewed claims of con.
sistent gains from the supporters Of
Palmer and Cox and set the dark
horses impatient as they recalled
what happened to the big three at
Chicago
Working Against Him.
The Palmer and Cox managers
sought to discount the apparent sig.
nifcance Of the McAdoo announce
ment which was made late last night
by national committeeman. Love, of
Texas, without saying whether he had
any direct authorization from Mr.. Nc
Adoo. It was apparent, however, that
many Of the McAdoo workers. who
have been canvassing for votes without
much organization or system, accepted
the statement OF Mr. Love at its face
value
Among the best informed politicians
the general opinion was that il still
was too early definitely to forecast
what would happen. They suggested
that the Love statement only put the
technical situation back where il was
"hen McAdoo announced recently that
he did not care to be considered a
candidate. At that time both Attor-
ney General Palmer and Governor Cox
were active candidates and their sup
porters were claiming victory
In the pre-convention scramble for
delegates, many of those who had
been McAdoo supporters, promised 10
vote for other candidates, but the Nc
Adoo men declared today that prac-
tically every one OF these could be
brought back into the fold.
Meredith Is Mentioned.
There was frequent mention OF Sec
retary Meredith OF the agriculture de-
partment as a possible running mate
for Mr.. McAdoo Mr.. Merediths pres
idential campaign headquarters were
closed Saturday when he announced he
was not a candidate
Discussion or candidates manitestly
still was subordinated in the minds of
many Of the delegates to the prohibi.
tion issue and they regarding the
inevitable preliminaries of the opening
session with impatience as they waited
for the time when the difference of
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