Evening star., 1920-06-23
cox PROFITS MOST :.
BY McADOO'S MOVE;
MEREDITH LOOMS
CONTINUED from First Page.)

circumstances but something hap
pened when McAdoo went eastward
The writer knows that Mr.. McAdoo
didn't go to Washington and didn't
consult the White House before he
issued his statement. Only two con-
clusions would seem plausible, there
fore:
Conjecture ms to What Happened.
Either MIR. McAdoo consulted his
physician. who absolutely forbade his
entering a campaign. or else Mr.. Nc
Adoo found personal note sent to
him directly or indireefSy by Rfesi-
most obvious thing in the world,
namely, that in view of their re-
lationship it would be embarrassing g
to have Mr.. McAdoo permit his name
or his candidacy to be presented to
the democratic national convention.
On the same day MIR. Wilson reiter-
ates in the public prints what he told
Mr.. Cummings three weeks before
that he would not dictate to the demo-
cratic party on the choice of a nomi-
nee. Woodrow Wilson is shrewder
politician than most people credit him
with being He knows that the repub-
licans would say be obtained the nomi-
nation for his son-in-law or that the
latter won the nomination through the
influence of the Wilson administration,
and he realized that the only thing to
do was to keep hands off. Then if the
democrats saw fit to nominate McAdoo
it would be the free and untrammeled
choice of the convention
So thorough has the hands-on policy
been carried out that when some lead
ers here appealed by telegraph today
i, to Daniel c. Roper. former commission
er of internal revenue, and the recog-
nized McAdoo manager, to come to San
Francisco to act as adviser to the
party irrespective of the McAdoo sit
uation. telegram came back promptly
from Mr.. Roper saying that he feared
| his coming to San Francisco might be
construed as reflection upon the sin
cerity of Mr.. McAdoo's public state
ment declining to be candidate. So
the McAdoo forces here are literally
] UP in the air Many delegates and
| leaders insist that they are going
/ through with the plan to draft McAdoo
| for the nomination. They will find it
difficult to do so. as already the Nc
Adoo strength is disintegrating because
| of his public statement and the ab-
sence of his recognized spokesman.
Something happened in the last week,
| for it was fully expected that Roper
and his lieutenantS would be on the
/ job. That something was either the
advice of physician or member of
| the McAdoo family or both.
| Frfxeo-ChicagO Parallels.
| Meanwhile Gov. Cox gains ground
and Attorney General Palmer wins
! some original McAdoo men. But Pal
4 mer is the Isowden of the convention
| He is popular with the democratic ma
! tional committee and regular organi-
/ cation, but his conservatism and poll
| cies in the Department Of Justice have
| been such that many delegates fear
| he could not be elected. Bryan is the
| Johnson of the hour: He will prob.
| oil h.a OH hnt he
! nomination.
McAdoo is the Hoover of the situa
| ton. There is pronounced senti-
! ment for him, but thus far no organi-
! zation or influential leaders managing
| his interests. Edward 4. Meredith OF
! Iowa, Secretary of Agriculture, is one
of the Hardings of the race-one O.
the dark horses who happen to hav.
the Endorsement of Bryan, the friend
ship of McAdoo, a cabinet portfolio
! among farmers, the respect of bust
ness men. and is a successful editor
and publisher himself-in short. h,
possesses all the qualifications ex
| cept two-thirds of the delegates. nos
ali of whom know nothing about him
| Anyway, Meredith is being Quietl,
doomed for vice president. which is
good way TO start.
Chances for Meredith.
The talk of McAdoo and Meredith
in fact. proceeds from the faithful
| who still think the former directo
| general of railroads will be dra fte,
by the party in convention assem- bic d
SO if the miracle of spontaneous
nomination for McAdoo doesn't hap
pen, Brother Meredith of Iowa ma.
find himself the recipient of som
| McAdoo delegates. He is a dry, AM
of course his chances would go
glimmerlng if the vets gained con
troll.
| Cox would be the logical nomine
on d moist platform and McAdoo o
Meredith would appear to be in tn
lead on dry platform. Mitchell
Palmer is a dry. but isn't strong
enough to get the necessary two
thirds.
Il Copyright, 1920