The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-30
Predict ESQ Votes for
McAdOo on Opening
Ballot of Convention
BIZ DAVID LAWRENCE
Copyright BY The mtsntSsncero

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. June 60
William Gibbs McAdoO has taken tho
lead In the race for tho Democratic
Presidential nomination but the neces-
Sary two-t thirds vote IS not yet in sight.
Either the Palmer or Cox forces must
break 70 McAdoo before he can be nom
mated Tho NcAdoo board of strategy
IS confident OF drawing from both
camps. but on this. the second day OF
the convention, not one Of the leading
candidates can DC positive even OF
Those who are directing the nsht for
McAdoo plan 70 have their man receive
not more than ESQ votes on the first bal
lots. The palmer men are driving for
n maximum. They probably Will never
get moro than 45O or 500 votes and
then the numerical building for Cox
and AcAdoo will begin. There seems
70 be some doubt as 20 whether the NC
Adoo people will throw IN their reserve
and forge ahead a. soon as Palmer IS
illuminated or hold their strength intact
while the drive on Cox Is tested OUT
where Of McAdoo triumph. the votes
are not yet on the horizon.
Counting on Breaks.
The managers are counting on pN%-
Geological effect and breaks as tnc pal
'otinE proGrcSses II would not nc AZ
all surprising II NcAdoo got up TO 500
votes and failed to get any more Tor
several ballots. Then the crucial mo
ment will come. The McAdoo strength
IS the kind that sticks just AS wilson
following did at Baltimore In l9l%. but
there is always danger when dead
lock comes that the dclcgateS%will be-
gin turning 10 compromise candidates
II that happens the Indiana delegation
will start movement Tor VICE FrcSl-
dent Marshall and may get some sup
port from New York and Ohio and IL
i,nois as Marshall is supposed tn have
vet leanings On the other hand. SUCH
4 situation might be met oy the Mlison
forces by countCr-drtve with Homer
'uniminES, chairman OF the Democratic
oational committee, who is more or less
friendly To the wcts. at least Bryan con
sidcrS him so. Just what Cnect thiS
turn from the big three would nave IS
-rtirely conjcctural.
Cummings Unlikely.
Mr. Cummings made splendid I'M
prCsslou with his keynote speech ana
II course he is personally known 10
most Of the delegates and woulS pc SC-
rrptable TO President Wilson. But II IS
rms that at this writing few people
hero expect any such Developments.
All minds arc hXed on the ntg three
Palmer. Cox and McAdoo, with AN al
most universal feeling throuSnout Sst san
chance. Members OF the New Iork
delegation who are bitterly opposed 10
NcAdoo. privately conceded ne mas the
hest prospects and arc SnlspernS 20
rim McAdoo's stock went up foitoT-
,nr the victory OF the administrator
forces in the choice OF senator carter
Glass TO DC chairman OF reso.u''0n1 nI
committees, Although vote was not
taken IL was apparent that the "ltSoh
forces controlled the situation oE.
majority-they claimed II oE 80 20 -
so Senator Walsh OF Montana witncrcW
from the race and the se'ecNi'" ""'
'"aoe wonr Be Dsnounesd.
Tho platform committee went 70 work
q, once. Two things appear TO DC SCI SCI
,Nl. One is that Democrsttc sen1uu s1,ons
Who voted for the Lodge reservations
Iii NOT he denounced. rs was the case
N the Virginia platform. i,
second the majority OF the commit
rco will favor a comproTtiIse tIas hi,nscif
a 5rv. has drawn a plank that may hos
satisfy the extreme vets put VIA, II
adoptcd. win the support OF HdnE WY
favor some modification OF eNistrns con;
d'tions with respect TO the Nolsteao
,a1. Tho Significant thing IS that most
~ tho dry<-excludins. o{ course,
Rrvan-sce the necessity ot ssStns
soyncthirg 10 appcaSe the denanu ior
= statement on the prohibition question
tu LII nor nc interpreted by the
voter in wet states as iuh'~''e
Another vital point is the appsfenit @
ccrtairty that once the platform Is
dortoJ an opportunity Will como Tot
Adoptnu - t.,x md Mr., McAdoo TO tclc-
.!-snh 10 the chairman Of the resolu-
;i%ns Sr%r" committee their approra' OF the
,Ya,Soru r5o| This will mean the eltmtna-
ton OF all doubt concerning the VII, III
,Dgness OF candidates 70 run on tnS
1s,S,,r,, adopted and II McAdoo should
r,%S.%r1 rTnrSss his i approval Of whatever con-,
CHpr Crpr;ss plank may pc offered on the
pronibition issue some Of the "a detssatSS taI SS
VINO VINO ns,ion would shift toward Nc
tn,a 1gao PHSnce the vet and dry plank is
Adoo. ~ ~ New Yprks delegates are
no, Unlikely to swing 70 MeAd0o aS "a; as
tho Viii want to be on the band wagon
p-,:,r * -cpreScnted as SottenlnE IN
M. h,HSG SoGI,cSi,ion 10 McAdoo but IT all de-
nsrdI neT TPP} on whether nc approves or dis
anprovcs the plank drawn by McAaoo 5
friends.