Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-06-25
FORMER HEAD Of
TREASURY DEPT.
POP PULAR AMONG
FIRST ARRIVALS
Sentiment Seems Strong for
His Nomination, Despite
His Protests Against TAX.
ing Such Action.
PLATFORM STILL IS
SUBJECT DISCUSSED
Boosters For Palmer and
Cox and Other Aspirants,
As Well As Dark Horses,
Are Actively At Work.
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San Francisco, Calf, June "a
More and more elements of uncer-
tainty appeared in the lineup Of
the democratic national convention
today as the leaders of first mag
nitude arrived In increasing num-
bers and put their heads together
over questions of policies and men.
For the time being the platform
held its place as the big topic Of
cogitation and negotiation, with the
problem of bone dry prohibition
the chief material for controversy.
Talk Of candidates, In mori-
bund stage for week, wac revived
appreciably as the convention
crowds gathered Boosters for
Palmer. Cox and a half dozen 9TH
er aspirants became Increasingly
active among uninstructed dele
gates and n whole bevy of favorite
sons and dark horses blossomed
out with headquarters Of their own.
Meantime, the phantom McAdoo
boom stalked serenely through no.
tel corridors and conference rooms,
leaving a trail of uncertainty and
speculation, Though publicly exc
cuted at the hands of Mr. McAdoo
himself, the movement did not
down, Indeed. its perambu'ations
were suggestive Of the pink OF
| igor and 1t turned up univited ls
\ the ghost at the council '9h'n of
more than one ca ndidate's mama
ger.
Chiefs In Il Huandary.
on several occasions OF conven.
ton organization, too, the party
chiefs were in a quandary. There
were some rumblings OF fight
against Senator Glass, the admin
istration choice for chairman Of
! the platform committee, and the
problem Of choosing permanent
convention chairman got into
| mess which threatened to upset Sc
riously the plans OF some admins
| tration supporters.
Senator Walsh of Montana, who
voted in the senate last March for
ratification of the peace treaty
with the republican reservations.
promised to become the storm CEN
ter of the organization fight. In
some quarters he was urged as
candidate against Senator Glass for
| head of the platform committee,
though others thought he should
have the permanent Craftsmanship
| instead. He had the backing of
william Jennings Bryan and was
said to be favored also by other
powerful forces more or less out
of accord with some administration
policies.
The administration people have
suggested Secretary Colby of the
state department or Chairman
Cummings of the national commit
tee as permanent chairman but 1t
was said today that no decision
had been reached and that Senator
Walsh might he accepted as salts
factory. The general trend tonight
seemed to be to put him forward
for the convention chairmanship
rather than for the head of the
| platform committee.
Chairman Cummings and other
national committee officials dis
counted talk of an open anti-ad-
ministration fight and protesteh
vigorously against lobby gossip that
President Wilson was attempting
10 dictate pllHtI III ItBoiu " wv
candidate or the platform.
Wilson Not to Dictate.
"I am aware" said Mr.. Cum
mings, "of no intention by the pres
ident to communicate to the con-
vention in any way. shape or form.
| anticipate no voluntary sugges-
ton from him"
He added, of course, there could
be no restraint on the presidents
friends in any communication they
might care to establish with the
White House, though he said the
whole attitude of the chief execu-
tive had been to let the convention
work out its own destiny.
Senator Class. who arrived last
night from Washington, Is the
commonly reputed spokesman OF
the White House. also denied that
the president would seek to control
the deliberations here. The sena-
tor came to make fight favorable
10 the administration. but II ne
brought any word Of White House
preference between candidates IL
aid not show up on the surface IN
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