The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-04-27
EVERYBODY GUESSING
ABOUT CONVENTION
uANY POSSIBILITIES LOOM UP,
AND ONLY THE OUIDJA KNOWS
HOW THE STORY WILL BE
WRITTEN IN ALL 1T PHASES.

oome of the presidential convention
to be held in Atlanta the 18th of
May? how hold
now that "the people of Georgia have
Token" as Clement E. Dunbar CO.
Tentlv remarked in his headquarters
Statement given out after the cleo
ZION what is the verdict?
Mr. Palmer standing for the league
of nations without any change or at
least without more than "interpreta-
+ions " whatever that means
Senator Smith standing for the
1oaoue of nations with substantial
reservations by which he frankly
",raart to nullify certain of its pro-
visions
Mr. Watson standing against the
league of nations in any shape what
ever =,
Each of these candidates with a
sufficient minority to prevent
choice if their delegates hold to-
gether-
How are the elements to be recon-
ciled?
How is the verdict to be written?
Which of the three shall go to San
Francisco as Georgia's choice for the
democratic presidential nomination?
What shall be the platform adopt
ed by the convention concerning the
league of nations and other issues
before the country?
Shall the convention send Palmer
on a platform indorsing the league
Z 4Lo To1saciIopf hrOJJOnt
it back from Paris? Or shall 1t send
Hoke Smith on a platform indors-
ing the reservations for which
majority of the democrats of the
senate have voted? Or shall 1t send
Watson on a platformo pposlng the
covenant altogether?
Whoever can figure the answer to
these questions must be an Isaiah.
Get the Ouidja.
Politicians are discussing the con-
vention up one side and down the
other. They are measuring the
chances of the respective candidates
to add to their strength by taking
away from the other candidates.
They are figuring the different
angles of the different combinations
that may be made or may be at
tempted And finally their answer
is something like this:
"Get the ouidja board"
Nobody is clear except on one
point-that the people of Georgia
are not for the league as the presi-
dent has brought it back from Paris.
But now that the people "have spok-
en-" on the subject what did they
say? How is the verdict. to be for
mulated?
Are the Palmer leaders, in order
to defeat Hoke Smith, going over to
Watson and send him to Frisco as
Georgia's choice for the democratic
nomination? Are they going to in
sist on sending a Palmer delegation,
but satisfy Watson by letting him
90 as the chairman of the delega-
ton? Are they going to offer him
that and offer to support him for
the United States senate if he wants
to run?
Are the Watson leaders, in order
to defeat Palmer with substantial
reservations, going over to Hoke
Smith? If they are willing to go
over to Smith on condition, will that
condition be that the senator consent
to unqualified opposition to the
league of nations, and that he con-
sent to Watson as the head of the
delegation and stand aside for the
sage of McDuffie to make the race
for the senate?
Another Plan.
Are the Palmer leaders, to save
the Wilson administration from com
pete reputation in democratic
state. going over to Hoke Smith on
condition that he will praise the great
achievements Of the Wilson admin
istration and only insist upon reser-
vations in the league of nations COW
enant?
If the Palmer leaders try to de-
liver their delegates to Watson IN
order to defeat Hoke Smith, and II
they make satisfactory arrangements
with Watson, can they deliver their
delegates?
If Watson should be willing to de-
liver his delegates to Palmer in or
der to defeat Smith, and possibly to
open the way to a seat IN the sen
ate, could he deliver his delegates 10
unqualified acceptance of the league
OF nations and "every phase" OF the
wilson administration?
The more one speculates on the
different angles of the convention
the more the angles multiply them
selves.
If Palmer would consent to the
reservations adopted by the senate,
and for which a majority of the dem,
ocratic senator's voted, and would
consent to the San Francisco conven..
uon adopting a platform in favor OF
feSeryations, would Senator Smith be
Wiling to withdraw his delegates to
Ne for the encouragement?
4 sOr, if Senator Smith would make
~ ~ criticism of the Wilson admins
ration, and would insist on nothing
out the reservations of the league OF
natlons covenant as adopted by the
SSsnate would the encouragement
We Wiling to withdraw if the senator
"ould not oppose Clark Howell for
t e.a to the national commit