El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-30


whether or not his name is formally /
presented.
May BE a Good Stroke.
Consider the wisdom OF the move to /
keep DIT. Jenkins from making the /
nominating speech. There are those |
who have insisted that Il affords /
special opportunity for oratorical /
salesmanship. that the points IN Nc /
Adoo's record ought to be recalled TO |
the minds Of the delegates, and that IL /
was the splendid marshaling Of facts |
and arguments by Gov. WHY'S in his ]
to do with the final selection OF SEN !
ator Harding at Chicago.
But, on the other hand. Mr.. McAdoo |
Is in an entirely different position. BE !
has insisted that he doesn't want the /
nomination and has telegraphed his |
friends here TO desist in their ac-
tivity for him. Some delegates have
taken all this with a grain OF salt, for
they have noticed a persistence OF |
campaigning for McAdoO. But, the I
/ only formal thing which is done for
l candidates in the convention itself is
the nominating and seconding speech.
I To permit the same TO be done with
I out protest is to consent TO being
made a candidate
Mr.. McAdoo made his protest to DR..
! Jenkins, but without changing the
| later's determination. Nevertheless, /
| on account OF the close friendship be-
/ tween the Kansas City editor ana
] McAdoo, II has been asserted here that
| the former secretary OF the treasury
| could persuade jenkins II he really
! tried. So, AlcAdoo is trying. and he has
| sent so many appeals TO friends here
| that unquestionably his wish viii be
/ complied with
HOover's sad Experience.
Another thing. suppose McAdoo
doesn't win the nomination here.
Some OF his friends believe that II
his name is presented formally. along
/ with other candidates he VIII never
l be able TO erase the impression that
/ he sought the nomination Mr..
Hoover's sad experience, after he had
insisted that he was not a candidate,
is being mentioned as a case in point
But back OF IL all is the feeling that
II this convention wants McAdoo, It
knows where he stands, and II knows
that he would accept IL drafted. He
said in a telegram after the Georgia
primaries that no true Democrat could
refuse the presidential nomination II
rendered TO him.
The sting Of the soninlaw argu-
ment Is still felt. One Of the local
newspapers greets the delegates daily
with headlines about the rise and
fall Of the boom for the crown
prince" Some OF the other newspa-
pers insist that the president is trying
=
Wilson IS literally keeping his hands
off. but, as has been demonstrated
again and again in the sessions held
thus far, this is a Wilson convention
the delegates are By and large sup
porters Of the Wilson policies. They
are for Palmer and McAdoO because
each IS a Wilson man
II IT were not for Palmer's rec q.
ord against labor, he would win
the nomination Similarly, be-
cause EIcAdoo's record in favor
OF labor, he holds a commanding
position here. HIS affirmative
strength T. not measurable. The
size Of the veto block Of votes
said TO be at least one-third, Is
also q matter Of conjecture. But
McAdoO's chances had reeeded
slightly when word came that he
had again upset the plans OF hiE
friends and asked them not to
place his name.
It Is this constant refusal TO take
the crown which seems TO add fas-
cination TO the McAdoo movement
The delegates appear 10 derive stimu-
lus from the unWillingness OF McAdoo
to lift a finger 10 advance his own
political intent.
Urge Cummings Nomination.
! When the convention adjourned
Tuesday and the delegates got back
to their hotels they found handbills
How about Homer Cummings for
president Of the United States2
His keynote speech has already
/ won for him the presidency through
out the land Today he personines
the victory Of Democracy at the polls
give him the game as well as the
name Put aside petty prejudice and
! consider in terms Of party success
and you viii see that Homer Cum
mings's words viii ring around the
/ world, the truly great utterances OF
the truly great leader OF the 1920
Democracy. A great moment has
| produced a great man. America needs
Homer Cummings for president"
The posters were signed by san
Francisco Civilian Democrats" but
the Connecticut delegation. which
has endorsed Cummings for president,
probably had something TO do with
It. The delegates were talking more
about Cummings than any other dark
| horse, though Vice-president Marshall
and Champ Clark are mentioned by
the Observation-Disclosures forces and
some Of the conservative elements
/ in the party who are FESTIVE under
| Wilson leadership. This situation
McAdoo and Cox may be unable to
get tWo-thirds. The consideration Of
dark horses would bring the Palmer
and McAdoO men close together TO
nominate a Wilson man. That would
| make Cummings logical His chances
are much better than those Of VIII
Hays at Chicago when the dark horse
talk began. but the prospects Of nom
mating q dark horse are still nebu-
/ lous.
Murphy's Power LeHsened.
The McAdoo supporters feel highly
encouraged by the breaking Of the
unit rule in New York state George
Lunn and assistant secretary Of the
navy Franklin Roosevelt fought a
successful battle in the rules com
mittee and now IL is possible for
New Yorlz's so votes TO split Charlie
Murphy's power is diminished He
will try to hold his delegation to-
gether for governor Al Smith on the
theory that a deadlock may yield the
nomination to the New York gov
ernor. He will hold that over the
heads OF recalcitrant delegates. but
the number which probably will 60
to McAdoo in that New York delega-
ton Is about 25. There are also Cox
and Palmer votes in New York state
Murphy may be able to keep IS votes
for Al Smith indefinitely. but once
released from that pledge there is
no telling to which candidate New
York will ultimately throw its