The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-19

~ Launch Drive After
Keynote Speech AL
Seek McAdoo Pledges.
BY c. L. MARTIN.

United Press StaR Correspondent.)
Gan Francisco, June 19.-William
"a NcAdoo's definite and emphatic
vltAdrswal from the presidential
~ has been accepted as final by
- seasoned Democratic political
wl1rsus here for the convention.
a1ey unanimously credit McAdoo
xlth being entirely sincere and
M counted him out for good.
A. McAdoo faded out Of the
pemocrstic picture today, Homer
4 Cummings, chairman Of the
jDmocratic national committee,
n being talked Of more and more
sncng the party leaders. There
v0S intimations that q strong
!, Cummings movement would be
tsetd Just after Cummings has
| ~ bis speech opening the con-
Wnon.
ne inflaters Of the Cummings
1acn seized on McAdoo's with
lnwsl to bring their man to the
tRa Having boosted him freely to
ns party leaders who are here,
nW will do the same on q larger
Duh - soon as delegates begin ar
hStne
Spar for Delegates.
Nobody seemed to know today
vtxs the McAdoo delegates
vuga 90. It has been claimed that
rEAlpo would get - many - $50
m on the first ballot but his
strength in delegates, like that Of
VI Of the candidates Il really un-
h0wn.
Palmer ana Coz, now the lead
N candidates, will go after dele
ut1s next week. As they have .
Md field Of uninstructed dele
ptss to work on, both the Cox and
hlmsr forces are preparing to ex-
iad their activities as broadly as
~ can in an effort to get first
dtn on as many votes as possible.
AcAdoO's ~Fade.Out.s
New York, June 19.-William G.
heAdoo, mentioned ~ . leading
Feasibility for the Democratic
Scuination for president, today had
.treyocably" removed himself from
" lace-as far as his personal
vis11e are concerned.
IN . statement isseud In reply to
stelegram from Jouett Shouse, for
nw congressman from Kansas,
M assistant secretary Of the
lnsury. asking for = reconsidera-
non Of his attitude, McAdoo said
b part:
I cannot permit my name to 60
eetors the convention. This de-
es'on irrevocable, as the path of
tely seems to me clear and unmis-
aAble. The considerations which
ampelled me to resign as secretary
Z the treasury and director gen.
"a Of the railroads in large meas
us still prevail. must have .
escnable opportunity to rehabil-
ase my private affairs to make
@k provision for my family which
: ume Of peace is at once the
.1sd duty and the cherished de-
NJ q every right thinking man."
Good for Wilson-Lcwis.
chicago, June 19.-James HAM
uoo Lewis, former United States
ator from Illinois and q candi-
4 lor the Democratic nomination
~ vice president, today saw in
Mnm G. McAdoo's refusal to run
NE presidential nomination In
a,on Of . third term campaign
- President Wilson.
ns coupled McAdoo's state
sat issued last night with the in
w with President Wilson
nu'so In the New York World
- intimation was that McAdoc
wed grapevine" information
wilson would be . candidate
poanted out that In the World
lew President Wilson made
ueclaration he would not &C.
me nomination and that Nc.
ana Wilson would be sup
~ by similar elements.
.Eeaso Democrats today called
.cAdoo to practice his preach.
@at no man could refuse the
.a.a. won II II came to him nm
Twenty-one Democrati
Seened . telegram addressed
sadoo. declaring ''your person.
,ss ,saes cannot be permitted te
seainst the welfare Of Amer.
Ins telegram declared they
proceed on the theory thai
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