Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-02
NJ 'ADOO FOES HOPE
TO FORCE DEADLOCK
Cox and Palmer Leaders Said to
be Trying to Make
Combination.

san Francisco, July 2.-As the man
ayers of the various candidates for the
Presidential nomination are preparing
to take their fight into the convention
itself, with n prospect of tho final hght
tonight or Saturday, feeling is running
high in the several camps Predictions
are heard in many quarters that there
viii be- a long drawn-out contest resulting
IN deadlock.
Forecasts of this character are freely
made by leaders identified with the booms
for Attorney General \. Mitchell Palmer,
Governor James NJ. Cox of Ohio and
Governor Edward l. Edwards of New
Jersey. As far as has been learned,
however, the managers Of these booms
have not vet succeeded IN negotiating
any hard and fast compact which will
bind them together IN the common pur-
pose of opposing eN-Secrctary McAdoo
and blocking his nomination.
Managers of the NcAdoo campaign
make the definite assertion that, unless
some change they cannot now foresee
develops before morning, Mr. McAdoo
will he nominated not later than the
fourth or fifth ballot.
hackers Of such booms rs those of
Ambassador John w. Davis, whose name
went before the convention amid an inn
Thomas r. Marshall. and ex-Spoaker
Champ Clark, now regarded "a the three
dark horses Of the convention, will do all
in their power 10 pave the way for
deadlock, out of which, OF necessity, their
candidates would be the benehciaries.
In the event Of a deadlock the chances
Of MIR. DAVIS and Vice President Marshall
are regarded as promising.
Followers Of McAdoo on the eve of
the balloting claim they will be able TO
muster at least $50 votes, possibly more,
on the first ballot Neither Mr.. Palmer
nor Governor Cox, according to the
estimate Of their own campaign managers,
will come quite within a hundred votes
of that number.
A prominent member of President
Wilson's official household who is COM
mitted to MIR NcAdoo said that there
were from $50 To too votes in sight for
the former Secretary and that break
for the band wagon early IN tho balloting
would give HIM the necessary 726 votes
90 wan the nomination.
Managers Of the various entrants IN
the Presidential race were busy as beavers
all the afternoon and into the early evening
IN an effort 20 get pledges of support from
delegates who are bound To 'favorite
sons.
Tins convention Is composed largely
oi delegates who are politicians in the
accepted Interpretation of that term. They
have the natural desire of politicians to-
rude m the band wagon. They see Nc
Adoo gaming strength and are impressed
They see Cox and Palmer, through their
managers, trNmg To induce the uncertain
delegates 20 agrce that McAdoo shall
not be nominated. and are not impressed
McAdoos workers present 10 them a
chance To vote for somebody who seems
20 he going ahead The Cox and Palmer
workers confuse them by telling them
that the way 10 defeat McAdoo is for the
Cox and Palmer supporters to maintain
a united front. But why defeat McAdoo?
ask the uncertain ones. Is he so strong
that his two chief rivals have 10 JOIN
forces IN order TO keep the nominations
from hlm2
None Of the three leading candidates
has nearly enough votes in sight 10 bring
him within the neighborhood of the
nomination. II the Cox and Palmer
supporters could reach an understanding
TO support one candidate. they might
be able to nominate him. But it is the
opinion of seasoned political observers
that Cox IS the only man upon whom they
could combine 10 achieve success for the