Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-25


became increasingly active among IN.
structed delegates and whole bevy of
favorite sons and dark horses blossomed
out with headquarters of their own.
Meantime the phantom McAdoo boom
stalked serenely through hotel corridors
and conference rooms, leaving behind
trail of uncertainty and speculation.
Though publicly executed at the hands
of Meade himself, the movement did
not down. Indeed, its perambulationss
were suggestive of the pink of vlgor and
it turned up unlimited as the ghost at
the council table of more than one can
didate's manager.
On the surface McAdoo supporters
have accepted his dctum and publicly
transferred allegiance to other candi-
dates. There is something about
their alacrity, however, that makes
other Democrats here wonder whether
they will "stay put in their new af
Privately, some of these former Nc
Adoo supporters admit they have not
lost hope that he will be the nominee.
They state their cases bluntly
Business to Choose Strong Man.
The business of the convention is to
nominate a man who can be elected,
they say.
They regard the Republican ticket and
platform as encouraging from Dem
ocratic point of view, and believe that
the brass tacks of politics will dictate
McAdoo's nomination as the man VINO
could be elected. They are shaping their
present courses, they admitted, in antic-
ipation of a deadlock between Attorney
General Palmer, Governor cox, and
the other prominent aspirants and
general swing to McAdoo at that point
which would result in his selection.
Others Making Campaigns.
Meanwhile, representatives of other
candidates have been busy mapping out
their campaigns. They also foresee a
Indicated today that some thought was
being given to the number of ballot sup
porters of. particular candidates who
should be asked to stick by him and
to whom their support would go after
that time.
Neighborly considerations, it is said,
are apt to play part in the course
Of delegates from Pennsylvania, Ohio
and West Virginia, when the expected
ddate in the field, Palmer from Penn
sylvania, Cox from Ohio, and John w.
Davis from West Virginia. Should the
early balloting make it apparent that
the necessary two-thirds majority to
nominate could not be obtained for
Palmer or Cox, Davis supporters claim
ed today that he would inherit the
Pennsylvania and Ohio delegations.
They anticipated general surge to-
ward Davis under the impetus furnish
ed by the powerful factions.
Organization Fight.
On several questions of convention or
ganizatioD. too, the party chiefs were
in a quandary. There were some rumb-
1ipUs of fight AGAINST Sppator Glass
the administration choice for chairman
of the platform committee, and the
problem of choosing a permanent con-
vention chairman got into a mess which
threatened to upset the plans of some
administration supporters.
Walsh May Be Storm Center.
Senator Walsh of Montana, who voted
in the senate last March for ratifica-
ton of the peace treaty with Republican
reservations. promised to become the
storm center Of organization fight. In
some quarters he was urged as can
didate against Senator Glass, for head
of the platform committee, though 9TH
ers thought he should have the perma-
nent craftsmanship instead.
He had the backing OF William Jen- |
nings Bryan. and was said to be favored |
also by other powerful forces more
or less out of accord with some of the |
administration s policies.
Colby is Administration Choice.
The administration people have sug-
gested Secretary Colby of the state de- |
partment or Chairman Cummings of the |
national committee as permanent chair
man, but it was said today that no de-
cision had been reached and that Sen
afro Walsh might be accepted as salts
factory. The general trend tonight
seemed to put him forward for the chair
rather than for the head of |
the platform committee.
Chairman Cummings and other ma
tional committee officials discounted
talk Of an open anti administration fight
and protested vigorously against lobby
gossip that President Wilson was at
tempting to dictate, either in regard to
the candidate or the platform.
Il am aware" Mr.. Cummings said.
'of no intention by the president to
to the convention in any
way, shape or form. / anticipate no
voluntary suggestion from him."
He added, of course, there could be
no restraint on the presidents friends