Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-06-23
Bryan Eliminates Wilson,
McAdoo and Palmer; Fauors
Naming Owen or Meredith

Lincoln, Neb., June 2S.--Discussing
possible democratic candidates for
the presidency. william ]. Bryan in
an article in his newspaper The Conn
moner, published today declares that
former Secretary Of the Treasury
William G, McAdoo is handicapped
as candidate by his close relation
ship with the president" while Pres
ident Wilson himself. he says, need
not be considered"
Asserting that Mr.. McAdoo is also
handicapped by his silence on the
peace treaty" Mr.. Bryan declares Mr..
McAdoo is unable to call to his sup
port those to whom the presidents
candidacy appealed with special
force" and that he would furnish
an easy mark for all OF the presi-
dents enemies"
The article says. however, that Mr..
McAdoo has considerable strength
among wage earners
Wilson "Unlikely''
Referring to President Wilson, Mr..
Bryan says that while vague hints
and suggestions have been thrown
out occasionally, no one claiming to
speak for the president or near enough
to him to be assumed to express his
wishes has announced his candidacy
Herbert Hoover is eliminated from
the list of candidates whom Mr.. Bry-
an considers available" while Sena-
tor owen of Oklahoma and Secretary
of Agriculture Meredith are describ-
ed as being among the few available
men thus far mentioned" To be avail
able this year, Mr., Bryan asserts.
candidate must be known to be for
woman suffrage. for prohibition, and
against Wall street"
Palmer's Chance Gone
AS to Attorney General Palmer.
Mr.. Bryan says he entered the cam
paign in position ito zeal sternIy
with the profiteers and an expectant
public stood ready to applaud, but
the profiteer seems to have things all
his own way and the attorney general
is now suffering from the reaction"
He adds that the attorney general Is
unfortunate, too. In having to es-
pouse the ratification Of the treaty
without reservations.
fOTHleT SpedhtT CldFh OF tne nOussd
of representatives is mentioned as
having his own state behind him,
while opposition to Governor Edwards
of New Jersey and Governor Cox u
Ohio is reiterated.
Governor Cox's friends" the artf-
Gle declares, will urge him as COM
promise between the vets OF the cd
wards type and the bone drys.''
Vice President Marshall is accused
of making feeble bid for the wsf
vote"
Judge Gerard's candidacy has
South Dakota's support and he has
many personal friends among other
delegates" Mr.. Bryan says.
COMMONER PREDICTS FIGHT
OVER TREATY AT FRISCO
Lincoln, Neb., June 23.-Prediction
that the democratic national conven-
tion, San Francisco, will witness fights
over the peace treaty, the profiteer and
the liquor isue, is made in an article
by w. j. Bryan in his newspaper, the
Commoner.
The chances are in favor of ratifica-
tion of the treaty without reservations
"and against the profiteer and the sa-
loom" Mr. Bryan declares.
1.-THE overwhelming opposition to
the policy of ratification without res-
ervatiorinas shown by the vote at the
primaries" he asserts Twill probably
defeat any effort to make the treaty
an issue in the campaign"
The article also says the democratic
,Iatforn, is certain tn declare against
universal compulsory military train
ing, that the convention will have 70
deal with the subject Of private mo-
nopoly," that the democratic party wiiL
'insist upon the toilers' right to equaa
treatment" and that woman suffrage
will be indorSed.