Evening star., 1920-06-25
FRISCO CONVENTION
'PET|T|ONEDFORD.C. D. c.
SUFFRAGE PLANK
Capitals Delegates Present
Plea to Resolutions
Committee.
BY n. o. MESSENGER.


tional Committeeman Costello, Chair
man Colpoys and Delegate Frank
Sprigs Perry and Mrs. Frank Hiram
Smell arrived Thursday night. Col
poys and Costello Immediately set to
work among prospective members of
the resolutions committee on the Dis
trict suffrage plans in the platform,
interviewing several of them.
Mr.. Colpoys said last night that while
he urged the plank for a constitu-
tional amendment, he found sentimen I
such as to warrant the probability
that the District delegation will have
to be content with an expression in
the platform favorable to the general
principle of suffrage. in modified
form al first as Congress may direct,
without the broader plan of national
representation.
Two Plans Proposed.
Mr.. Harper Will urge recommend
ing constitutional amendment.
Frank G.. Lord. representing another
faction, is in favor of the platform
adopting the principle of suffrage for
the District and let Congress work
out the plan. Either CoIpoys or Co.'S
tello will be on the resolutions com
mittee, it is expected. The subject
will be thrashed out in the committee.
Through Mrs. Smell the District
delegates have accepted an invitation
to be the guests of the city of Oak
land at a community luncheon tomor-
row. The District assignments on the
various committees will be announced
Sunday, it was stated.
McAdoo's Attitude Perpiexes.
curious state of mind is being re-
vealed among incoming delegates
concerning the McAdoo boom. Many
of them insist upon not taking his
remuneration seriously. but consider
ing it as a piece of strategy on his
part. looking to his ultimate nomina-
ton. They argue that McAdoo thrust
aside the presidential honor because
he feared that the way things Were
going. it would look as if he were
BEING put forward as their heir
apparent, as the term is constantly ap-
piled. and that a nomination obtained
under sucn conditions might initiate
against his election.
IT, however, they go on to say. he
should decline and then have it forced
upon him, such action would take
the curse off" of the alleged entail
and present him as the overwhelming
choice of the people.
The men who talk this way call at
tention to the fact that McAdoo has
thus far refrained from declaring
mated, and until he makes such a
declaration they will construe his
present attitude as camouf1age of his
real hope and intention.
AS the plans stand now, his name
will assuredly be presented to the
convention, his closest friends refus-
ing to allow him to take himself out,
and he will have trial vote.
Wet Issue Disturbs Cox Boomers.
The Cox boomers were very jubi-
liant today over reported assurances
of support from many states. They
are a little disturbed, however, over
the ardency of the 'wets" in Cox's
behalf. and are beginning to find it
somewhat of an Embarrassment. The
trend of opinion today among dele
gates was still more toward avoiding
the wet and dry problem in the plat
form and making a declaration for
law and order. With such platform,
the vets would insist upon nominal
ing a man who was believed to advo-
cate liberalizing the prohibition act.
They urge upon the leaders that by
such course they would catch the
dry vote on the platform and the wet
vote with the candidate.
Mr.. Marshall n Possibility.
Vice President Marshall. in a char
terday. left the impression that he does
not seek the presidential nomination
and does not expect it, but that, of
course, he would take it if it should
come to him. He is being groomed
as the compromise candidate in case
Of a deadlock with Palmer Cox and
McAdoo.
Some of the important democrats
who oppose McAdoo's nomination de-
clare that his selection through a
stampede, against his previous renun-
citation, would not better his pros
poets at the polls, as the people would
still. they allege, think it was the
result of strategy and the objections
to him would continue to hold good.