The Washington times., 1920-07-02
OWEN IDEAL,
{ !. SAYS JORDAN
University Professor Sees Lit.
tie Chance, However, OF
Senator's Nomination.
b. DAVID STARR JORDAN.

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Copyright 1870 s.Sy,eI'p sy International News
SAN FRANCISCO. July 2.-Nomins-
ton Day with it's general good ma
ture, fulsome praises and undiscrim-
mating enthusiasm was a peculiarly
American function. II determined
nothing, for while the speakers
GRATED and the band played the three
fntss apparently were busy at cross
purposes behind the scenes and will
have the fnal word
The day began with dignity
worthy OF the task of naming can.
didates for the Presidency OF a great
nation. In the course of eight hours
of continuous performance III a. m.
TO p. m.) this quality gradually
waned through commonplace speeches
and mechanical outbursts OF noise
and riot. at frst rather funny, then
more and more wearisome, even at
times offensive. As the outbursts n
tended to boom Palmer and then Cox
were evidently planned in advance
nd clumsily at that, they probaoly
.kon no votes and convinced no near
ers.
The McAdoo racket was apparently
more spontaneous, but for the time
being, at least, MIS- cohorts Sun IN
cluded less than half the DELEGATES:
The final explosion which fol|oweo
the naming OF Governor Smith was
plainly tribute to the silver tongue
of w. Bourke Cochran, his irish
backer. who can awaken any emotioh
he wishes to, carrying Of conviction
being wholly Incidental matter. Be-
sides, nobody expects that Smith will
be considered at ALL while the com
Ipliment may nevertheless help him
later on at home.
SEES OWEN AS STRONG LEADER.
Senator Robert L. owen was doubly
fortunate in drawing first place by
: courtesy OF Arkansas and in having
in Mr. d. Fl. Limbaugh proponent
! with good taste and straightforward
, accuracy. The Senator is also to be
! CONGRATULATED on his statesman-like
, record of public service to the Ma
ton rather than to the party. In the
! White House he would rank as one OF
the most useful and conscientious OF
all our Presidents and no other can
= didate. unless it be Davis, would be
so likely to rise in public estimation
during the four trying months that
I will precede the electon. flhaI,s
owen, even more than Davis or Nc
Adoo, would, ] think, attract the in
! dependent Hoover vote and that OF
liberals generally.
: such matters, however. fail to carry
! their full weight with the many dele
| gates who are pledged TO some
!. fayorite son, and are at the disposal
! of party managers. Owens relation
i to the Federal reserve act. for IN
, stance, is an argument only TO. those
who know what the act signihes and
who realize the dangers it has helpen
to avert
Mrs. Fitzgeralds dignired second
ing speech deserved the fne ovation
4. received from an audience not yet
tfatigued with platitudss- and noise.
In this convention. J should like to
saw in passing, the Democratic party
has covered itself with honor by its
rational and advanced position In re-
gard to women's participation in pub
lie affairs. Plainly women are at last
coming into their own.
PALMER SPEECH UNCONvINCING.
The speech OF John f. Bigelow. in
praise of Mr.. Palmer, was quite diff
ferent in tone. being both apologetic
and aggressive. Palmer, he pictured
as the sentinel at the portal of prog
ress, typical son of the Common
wealth founded by William Penn. and
a Titan in his own generation. Incl
dentally, he paid a tribute to the
.master mind" OF President wilson,
the target of every partisan cur"
This address was energetically de-
liyered, but 1t was neither convinc-
ing nor conciliatory, and IL 1t had any
effect at all, it hurt more than it
helped.
In a very different vein was the ad-
dress of John S. Crosby in eulogy Of
Homer S Cummings. This effort was
we'll conceived and well spoken, but
in parts rather overdone, and espe-
cially in his apostrophe to the giant
but grotesque picture of woodrow
Wilson. Mr.. Crosby was certain that
in Cummings, a man who had never
had nor sought office, all factions
could proftably unite.
McADOO SEEMS WINNER.
Ambassador Davis was then placed
in nomination by Governor Cornwell
Of West Virginia, in well-considered
and effective speech. He reminded
the delegates that nomination
hastily made or under some emotion
al stress is often followed by re-
pentance. The need of the party is
for a standard-bearer of large cali
Der who would grow in the minds OF
the people, and endure when the
spotlight is turned Off
The dramatic presentation of the
name OF McAdoo. without a nominat- :
ing speech, has attracted varied COM
ment in the press. SO far as one may
Judge at present, Mr.. McAdoo really
shrank from the strain and expense