The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-15
M'ADOO FORCES AHEAD
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s,a,d. ont II Mr.. McAdoo'S friends
shuuld decide that the time mas come !"
put his fortunes into organized hah"S IT
* likely that the man who Will manage
-, c.niDairn will be X-tummissioner or
Internal Revenue Daniel &. Roper. MI.
ROPER resigned from the Internal re-
cnre office few months ago anu -
now in private business ,assoc'ItrI M an
rhomas L. Chadbourne. a New YORK law"
,,r and business man. who IL power
among the Democratic leaders and cSpe-
who are friends of M"Adoo.
MIR Ropcr is nm able and popular man;
In ms administration Of the lnt"rna
i;av"mue Department. where he served
nnjer Mr. MCAdou. who at that time WIS
Secretary Of the Treasury. MI. iNoprr
made reputation for fairness alG t".'
sideratiuu. Previous L" that Mr, iHoro5
u.ns IN the Post Office Department. ana
in that capacity had Charg" or the siilal'
nostmnsters throughout the country
During the years he spent IN the lIcaS
ury Department and in the Fost olilCo
Department Mt. Roper necessarily 'hil'
into intimate contact with the nt'Ie u"
r.l Democratic leaders throuGhnht ,he
rnuntry, Among them h" estahliahe"
r,nuiatjou and n frtcndlincSS VINE"
gives han much power inns p"Mei u"
will b. able to WELD III MY M''Nu'"
behalf. if il is decided TO make AN or
ganized effort In tn" direction OF N''
McAdoos nomination. ,,,.
other Nomination POSSIBILITIES.
Meantime 4 good many DetnOrraic
leaders. who rrcOeniz" The argument '''a'
would b,. mad, against Mr.. McAd"u. 80
ncClally the argument uI 'dyaSl!. are
giving consideration to ether inquiries.
one of the principal nl These Is h"h.
Cox of Ohio. \ rather important SI"up
of leaders are working III COY. cox
behalf Their argument Is that h" IL a
good executive and that IN three times
az governor Of OHIO lac has proved NM
self an able state administrator. ful
Their than Tins. ms NOtr-S"ttihR Capd'''!
In State which Will b" most imp"i ran,
az between Democrats and R"puhllcanS
next November is a strong argument IN
his behalf.
wee President Marshall is frequently
mrnt toned. and this mention mas Il
stronger basis than the lner" 'aSual
compliment which is frequently laId 10
IA man in his position. \ number "'
Democratic SENATORS who earnestly
want To nam" In" most hlalIahl" 'iaiI
and who arr conscious al arguments
which would be made against McAuo"'
Palmer or cox are rna$Idrr.HS seriously
the question II nominating Marshall.
Marshall is liked by tn" Senate and ny
Washington generally. II" IS not mere
~ liked in tho sens" that II" has
friendly and interesting persons iii\-
he is lkci III tn" sens" that he Is re-
coGnIzrd rs Il man ~ SOUND sens" ana
very considerable ability. Marshall re-
putation with the public AT large Is not
as high as his local reputation III the
Senate aud IN Washington. In ms
speeches throughout TIE country and IN
many ~ his u.ihund public utt"ranc"S
Marshall bcliitlcs himself. He has 4
gift for striking phrases and hur"l"
stories. II ~ lnr phrases ana the St"r-
les that are push'd forward and have
made the picture which the public has OF
him Many Senators know that he rs
man Of suId QUALITIES and II quit" with
ia the probabilities that an organized
aud determined effort may hr man" +"
give hlm Ia" nominations.
Davis ss Presidential Timber
Tnrrc - hardly a DrmoCra; in Wash
irgl, OF ., R"pubnvHn either. who Will
Ton thar they have III the parry man
wh, stands "ut ns h"tlor han any al
those already named. This man - the
prt~'Li ambassador To Great htii;t.n
john II. Davis. -. West NIrE ;nli. Nh.
DAVIS - Il ma" wis">~ ability can be- de-
srrIb-d IA sup r.IiIv" trruis. pnr Way
If rNpIr, ~:Eg II. frequently heard, IL
tnii hr has all If Wilson's good quail
lI"S aIId liu,." uG ms umd' s!rah" "iiuS.
Anrha sSadur Davis has nnc nl'nd
" hen ne wIS Sol!rilor General OF the
lU.t'd states it was Frequently among
his dut .sS In represent tie nation IN al
garments before the supreme Court ana
justices Of IN" court are frequently
Their" waS no lawyer III the | h'i"d
States " hum II WAS 80 great a pleasure
Ia lnrlu to hear Mr.. Davis has IA dis
l.ugushrd m!Td ard distinguished per
The fact that hr i not lur-
; her IN tn" foreground for the b"ni"-
CRATE nomination j. due chiefly I" w"
facts In tn" mrst pla"" u" ~ NOT vide
" known iu th- public. and in In" Soc
und pace. Ihcr" - ~" important group
that has an acute interest ~ promoting
a, a
fur example has. II an energetic group
"f D'rn""raur leaders should get behind
MIR. Davis tn" movement to nominate
him would go q long diSlai!t".
Bryans Power In Convention
Bryan. "r course Is gong Ia have
That h. Will hay" enough
power To nominate Il candidate Of his
own N A convention in which II taxes
two thirds /" nominate ~ improbable.
that hr will have enough power Ia veto
III" nomination of any one else. in a con-
lrnrinn Where "n"-third Of the dele
gates can successfully prrVen; n"ni-
nation * likely. Al one time his
spring Bryan discussed with some other
leaders tn" question Uf nominating ~
Coy. Joseph W. Folk. At another tim"
IN his conversation with leaders he pu,
forward the idea of nOnlnrtInG Edward
r. Meredith Of Iowa. the present S"rr"-
tary of agriculture. hut seasoned Demo-
CT,ci leaders nave com" 10 KNOW lndt
Il is Eryan'S WAY L. discuss on" man
and then another man. and then when
{ n" time comes. spring a surprise. Mere
dith bv the War--quit" apart from any
thing Mr.. BRYAN may do to make HIM
fairly certain 10 be con
Sldcr"d seriously as u Vic" PRESIDENTIAL
possibility. Also If Gov. Cox is not Civ
en- the presidential nomination he. too.
Will DO given serious consideration for
the vie" presidency.
All of tins tall; about Democratic p"s
Nihilillcs y IN terms ut what the lead
rrs say and think. and thIS is all there
is TO ,hr Democratic situation The r"-
cent primaries. which have had So much
wei eht In the Republican situation. have
no, affected the democratic candidates
~ nll Few Of these primaries have IN
rlutird the neUOCrItir candidates: most
OF them have been confined Ia III" Re-
publican candidates. What the COnv"n-
iiun az san Francisco is to do Viii he
by the delegates: and when
Il is said I will he dei crminetl hy the
delegates that means in effect that II
will be determined hv III" leaders. Tor
The delegates follow 'hH leaders. In 50
far as the Thought - theS" lenders has
now rrvsiallizeh at all. tn" fact is that
I he. Thought of the most powerful group
among them tends towards MrAdoo.
This however. 5Eht readily chang" in
the event that tho action Of the R"pub-
Iican convention might make cha nee
al