The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-25

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San Francisco, June "a This was
arrival day for delegates to the demo-
cratic national convention. The first
great thrush began early in the morn.
ing and continued all day with the
weather man taking vigorous part in
the receiving. lie produced another
clear, cool, comfortable day, typical
Of San Francisco's best efforts to well
como the train-weary travellers. A
light sea breeze. cooled by the fog
that rolled its masses far off the
coast, tempered the brilliant sunshine
and stirred the blood of men who had
spent a week crossing the continent.
Among the delegations reaching their
headquarters during the day were
those from New York, four parties of
them, from North Carolina, Montana.
Missouri, Alabama, and Pennsylvania.
While they were getting settled al
their hotels, first formal scenes of
the party rally was being staged at
the great municipal auditorium, the
city had placed at the disposal OF
its guests. National committeeman
were busy there making up the tenn
porary roll under which the convention
viii organize Monday.
San Francisco, June 25.-Ffrst guns
Of the democratic national convention
were to be fired today when the ma
tional committee met to draw up the
temporary roll of delegates Three
contests had been called to the COM
mittee's attention but only one Of
them, that involving efforts to give
Senator Reed of Missouri, a seat with
the delegation from that state. prom
ised more than routine interest.
Only one contest, that from Geor-
gia, has peen orncially filed with the
committee. The Georgia contest re-
suits were expected by party leaders
to be settled in favor of delegates
favorable to the candidacy Of A.
Mitchell Palmer for the presidency.
declaration carrying with it inforrna-
ton of Clark Howell, as national
committeeman from that state. There
appeared to be no question as to the
result in what was described as u
clear case" where statutory provis
ions in the state and party rules die.
tated the course Of the committee.
The Reed case may prove more diff
ficult to deal with. An effort TO
place the senator on the floor of the
convention although the Missouri state
convention rejected him as a delegate
at large, was expected and because
Of his attitude toward the administra-
ton during senate battles over the
peace treaty, it was said to be possible
that strong resistance would be met
before the committee.
The third contest from Oregon, was
not regarded as serious case and
might not, it was said, materialize ut
all, in fact. national committee Off.
cials did not know before they assem-
bled to examine credentials what APP
pearance was to be made in any Of
the contest cases.
Overnight developments showed two
matters that have been in a nebulous
stage since the first democratic lead
ers arrived here, to be approaching
more definite shape. These were the
mysterious and persistent boom for
nomination Of William G.. McAdoo, and
against his flat declaration that he
was not a candidate and the conflict
as to a prohibition enforcement plank
in the platform.
McAdoo adherents were said to be
shaping their plans to withhold his
name from the balloting throughout
the early stages. They have learned
that the former secretary Of the treas
ury has still a strong following, but
are said TO feel that in spite Of his
attitude, it would not be expedient
to present his name unless the ex.
pected deadlock between the leading
candidates, Attorney General Palmer
and Governor Cox of Ohio. should
result. In that event there appeared
to be little doubt that McAdoo would
be put forward to break the blockade,
with the assurance of considerable
strength at the start. His friends are
said to have put their heads together
to formulate plans of this nature aud
map out strategic plans on the sub
sequent campaign TO obtain for him
the two.thirds majority on which demo
cratic nominations must rest.
On the prohibition enforcement
question, heretofore the most promi-
nent subject Of decision in convention
circles, there developed yesterday a
sudden movement to ignore the ques'
ton entirely in the platform. Sugges-
tions of this nature came to Char
man Cummings Of the national COM
mittee, and from camps representing
various shades of opinion ranging from
bone dry to almost as completely wet.
These feelers toward a harmony pro-
gram were not clear enough, how
ever. to show that all parties to the
contest had arrived at the conclusion