The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-06-25
SENATOR REED
To FIGHT FOR
DELEGATE SEAT
Only Contest That Prom
ises Trouble in Max
ing Up Roll

- fHa eeenciAFgo sanae
SAN FBANCISCO. June 25.-First
guns OF the democratic national CON
vention were to be fired today when
/ the national committee met to draw
up the temporary roll Of delegates.
I Three contests had been called to the
committees attention hut only one OF
them. that involving efforts tc give
senator Reed OF Missouri a seat with
! the delegation from that state. prom
iscd more than routine Interest. only
one contest. that from Georgia. has
been officially nled with the COM
mittee.
The Gcorgia contest results were
expected by party leaders to be- set
tied In favor Of delegates friendly to
the candidacy OF Attorney General
Palmer for the presidential nomlna-
tiOu. the decision carrying with u
confirmation OF clark Howell as ma
tuuul committeeman from that state
There appeared to be no question as
TO the result In what was described
as clear case" where statutory
provisions in the state ana party rules
dictated the course OF the committee.
Reed Case Mems right.
The Reed case may prove more
difficult to deal with. An effort TO
place the senator ON the floor OF the
convention although the Missouri
state convention rejected him az n
delegate az large wns expected ana
because OF his attitude toward the ad-
ministrutiou dufiug senate battles
over the peace treaty, II was said tn
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, matortaiize at
all. In fact, national comtnittce OIL
ciuls did not know before they as
scmblod to examine credentials what
appearance was to bo made la any Of
the contest cases.
over night developments showed
two matters that have been In a
uebulous stage since the first demo-
cratic leaders arrived here to be- ap-
preaching more definite shape.
These were the mysterious and per-
sistent boom Tor nomination OF
william q. McAdoo, even against his
flat declaration that ne was not a
candidate aud the conflic, as To "A
prohibition enforcement plank In the
platform
McAdoo adhcrents were said early
, today to be shaping their plans to
withhold his name from the balloting
throughout the early stages. They
have learned that the former secrc-
p tary of the treasury has still strong
I / following hut are said To- feel that in
. view nf his attitude II would not be
- pNpedient to- present his name unless
p the expected deadlock between the
81 leading candidates. Palmer, and Gov
% prnor COX OF ohio should develop.
4 In that event there appeared to be
little doubt that McAdoo would be
o nut 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 and
map out strategy Of the subsequent
campaign to obtain for him the nee
2 essary two-thirds majority ON which
democratic nominations must rest.
May Ignore Prohibition.
j. on the prohibition enforcement
= question, heretofore the most prom
y inrnt subject of discussion In con
q, Ncntion circles, there developed yes
. trrday sudden movement to Ignore
II the question entirely In the platform
- Suggcsttous OF this nature came t.
l. Chairman Cummings OF the nationa
committee from camps representing
various shades OF opinion runginl
from bone dry To almost as complete
= Is wet These fcelers toward har
mouy program were not cleal
enough. however, TO show that al
parties to the contest had arrived "a
the conclusion that such a course
would be wise.
b. While II was pointed out that IN
o virginia democrats had followed tn
course nf silence un the NolFtead ca
b, forcemout act In framing the plat
form which President Wilson mad az
, proved which might indicate the Hd
- ministration attitude. Il was suggest
= ed much depends on the course w j
"a Bryan plans to follow ON his nrriNa
" today lie is credited with huNin
determined to carry the war into "a
enemies country in meeting the We
drive at the platform which hoga
r. more than week ago, and offer a
. emphatic bone dry declaration on hl
I own account
u The movement FOR platform silenc
ou the enforcement measure is sal
Z, To have sprung In part from cnnsid
-. Grafton Of this report as 10 IN
. Nebraskuns plans Some IA least q
-, lts advocates are said to desire mo-
to head OH vote on such "a bone dr.
program a~ a matter uf eNpedicnc'
y. IL the issue were forced to IA cor
! clusion on the platform struggl
v these stratcgists argued t might b
%; more proiudicial 10 their hopes f'
modification of tho Nolstead act tina
beneficial while complete silou,
T.. would leave party Representatives
congress free TO act.
49, There was increasing activity on a
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