The Washington times., 1920-06-28
I'M 'AD0O-C0X
SLATE LEADS
Sunday Conferences Result In
Tentative Program for
Nominations.
By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS,
international News service.


After a series Of Sunday conferences
which continued into the small hours
of this morning, the first day Of the
Democratic National Convention
dawned with a slate tentatively
drawn up.
william Gibbs McAdoo. according
to some OF the leaders in the con-
fabs-which wer~ OF an informal ma
ture, IL was said-seemed to be the
choice Of the big majority OF the dele
gates for nrst place on the ticket on
the ground that he would stand the
best chance of winning against the
Republican nominee. Senator warren
q. Harding. Further conferences are
scheduled for today and tonight.
Gov. James NJ. Cox of Ohio was the
favorite for Vice President on a NC
Adoo ticket. though Secretary OF
Agriculture Meredith, who has with
drawn as a candidate for Presidential
nominee. was likewise discussed.
Ambassador John w. Davis, OF West
virginia, was mentioned, albeit he Is
said to be geographically less desir-
able than Cox, IL the McAdoo ticket
can be put through. West virginia,
IL was thought, was too near new
York, the home of McAdoo.
SEE PALMER VOTE DwINDLE.
A. Mitchell Palmer. 1t Is conceded.
will poll heavily In the opening bal
lots, but he Is not expected to win.
He is reputed TO be IN bad with
labor and other voting elements.
while hts prosecution Of the Reds
made him enemies, II Is aiieged
against him that many innocent peo-
ple suffered through being arrested
i'm the wholesale raids conducted by
the Department Of Justice.
Governor Cox Is expected to beneht
in the balloting when the expecteo
slump in the Palmer vote commences
But he, no more than the Attorney
General, Is a heavy hnal favorite III
the betting on winner OF nrst piace
on the ticket. Within the last TWEEN
ty-four hours, willy-nilly. he has oeen
made to straddle the wet" and dry
issue. which is considered to nave
done anything but improve his
chances.
In the first place the Bryanites. or
"drys," are against Cox on the
ground that he has moist ANNA
tions." And in the second, the vets
are now in a auandary because OF
abatement emanting from his heao
quarters to the effect that ne
"dry."
"A door must be opened or shut
Cox's opponents are quoting.
BEST ORGANIZED BOOSTERS.
However, Cox has the best organ
lied band of boosters now in san
Francisco. His marching club. brass
band, f,fe and drum corps, and gee
club from Ohio are at least liveninS
UP the city.
out of the informal conferences last
night and early this morning canc
the indications that after Palmer ana
COY are given their fing, McAdo
would be put over unless he hims"If
officially. specifically, and hatiy In
sists that he will not accept the nomi-
nation even II offered him.
Such a statement as that Is not eA'
pected here.
Il have also ,assumcd-and now
a.sume--that McAdoo would accHp'
the nomination IL 1t were forceo upon
him" senator Carter Glass OF virginia
said today 81 base what j say upon
what McAdoo has often said, namety.
that no man could refuse to- serve II
drafted. McAdoo should be nom'-
mated"
SOUTH CAROLINA FOR McADoo'
Gov. r. A. Cooper. of South Carolina
said the delegation from his Sta'e
favored McAdoo and he believed inc
former Secretary of the treasury
would accept the nomination In case
Il Ia rendered him.
IL saw with assurance that II nom
mated McAdoo will accept Thoma'
n. Love, national committeeman froH
Texas, reiterated today. DR.. Iohn hu
bert Wade, OF Maryland, expressed
himself in the same sense, as ola
Samuel r. Amidon, OF Kansas. 49,
Secretary OF Agriculture Mereditr
will throw Iowa's vote to McAdoo
while Il Is known that in addition tc
the majority Of the delegations nov
here which have expressed pro-Mc'
Adoo sentiment, other delegations are
for McAdoo as second choice as soor
as they have done their duty by SONS
other candidate.
William Jennings Bryan today con
tinued to keep his own counsel re.
garding candidates. When asked
whom he favored he refused to say.
TT win be time enough to talk
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