Omaha daily bee., 1920-06-24
Either Oklahoma Senator or
Secretary Of Agriculture
Would Be Winning Candi.
date, Commoner Declares.
M'ADOO AND WILSON ARE
ELIMINATED. HE THINKS
Palmer Weak Because Of
Profiteer Attack Failure,
While Cox Is Mentioned as
Compromise Nominee.

Lincoln, Neb., June 23.-Discuss-
ing possible democratic candidates
for the presidency, w. ]. Bryan, in
an article in his newspaper, the
Commoner, published here, declares
that former Secretary of the Treas
ury William G.. McAdoo is handi-
capped as candidate "by his close
relationship with the president" :"
while President Wilson, himself, he
says, "need not be considered"
Asserting that Mr.. McAdoo is also
handicapped by "his silence on the
peace treaty" Mr.. Bryan declares
Mr.. NcAdoo is unable to call to his
support those, to whom the presi-
dents candidacy appealed with spe-
clal force" and that he would fur
nish an easy mark for all the presl-
dents enemies" The article says,
however, that Mr.. McAdoo has con-
siderable strength among wage earn
ers.
Wilson and Hoover Out.
Referring to President Wilson,
Mr.. Bryan says that while vague
hints and suggestions have been
thrown out occasionally, ~ one
claiming to speak for the president
CT near enough to him to be assumed
to express his wishes has announced
his candidacy" .
Herbert Hoover is eliminated
from the list of candidates whom
Mr. Bryan considers available"
while Senator Owen of Oklahoma
and Secretary of Agriculture Mere
dith are described as being among
the few available men thus far men
toned" To<be available this year,
Mr.. Bryan asserts, a candidate must
be known to be for woman suffrage,
for prohibition and against Wall
street"
As to Attorney General Palmer,
Mr.. Bryan says he entered the CAM
paign in a position ''to deal sternlN
with the profteer and an expeetant'
public stood ready to applaud, but
the prohteer seems to have things
all his own way and the attorney
general is now suffering from the
reaction" He adds that the attorney
general is unfortunate. too, in hav-
ing to espouse the ratification of the
treaty without reservations.
Cox Is Compromise.
Former Speaker Clark of the
house of representatives is men
toned as having his own state be-
hind him. while opposition to Gov
crnor Edwards of New Jersey and
Governor Cox of Ohio is reiterated.
Governor Cox's friends" the ar
ticle declares. will urge him as
compromise between the vets of the
Edwards type and the bone drys."
Vice President Marshall is accused
of making "a feeble bid for the wet
vote"
Judge Gerard's candidacy has
South Dakota's support and he has
many personal friends among other
delegates" Mr.. Bryan says.
Will Fight Pro6teers.
Prediction was also made that the
democratic national convention at
San Francisco will witness fights
over the peace treaty. the prohteer
and the liquor issue, in the article.
The chances are in favor of rati-
feation of the treaty with ressr-
vations, "and against the prohteer
and the saloon Mr.. Bryan declares.
"The overwhelming opposition to
the policy of ratification without res
ervations as shown by the vote at
the primaries" he asserts, will
probably defeat any effort to make
the treaty an issue in the campaign"
The article also says the demo-
cratic platform is certain to declare
against universal compulsory mill
tary Training, that the convention
will have to deal with the subject of
private monopoly" that the demo-
cratic party will Insist upon the
toilers' right to equal treatment
and that woman suffrage will be ell
Gorced