The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-22
JENKINS Will
OFFER name
OF ". M'AD00
Latter Protests Action in Tele-
gram-McCombs Calls VIII
son Autocrat In Interview
at Chicago.
GATHERING AT FRISCO

per publisher, issued a positive state
ment today that the name of William
U McAdoo will be placed on nomina-
uon before the Democratic convention
with or without the consent of Mr..
McAdoo.
NEW YORK. June 22.-William G.
McAdoo today wired Burris A. Jenk-
ms Kansas City. clergyman and news
paper publisher, requesting that his
name not be suggested for the Demo
cratic presidential nomination. The
message was sent in receipt of news
that Mr.. Jenkins had announced that
MT McAdoo's name would be placed
IN nomination at San Francisco with
or without his consent.
Il urgently requested Mr. Jenkins
not to present my name at the con-
Ventlon, Mr.. McAdoo said
CHICAGO, June % - William F.
McCombs, chairman of the Democratic
national committee from 1912 to 1915.
and manager Of President Wilson's
1917 campaign, issued a statement
mere Monday night before leaving for
san francisco, Cal. attacking what he
characterized to be the presidents
President Wilson, he said. has no
more right to call himself leader of th,s
democratic party, "a conception here
tofore never entertained by any Amer
lcan, than had Chief Justice Edward
D; White, former Speaker Champ
Clark or Vice President Thomas r.
Marshall.
Mr. McCombs announced that ar
rangements had been made to Obtain
for him seat in the New York dele
cation If he decides to take the floor
at San Francisco
Inc New York delegation. he pre-
dlcted. would throw its support to Gov
ernor James NJ. Cox, of Ohio. after
having cast a complimentary vote for
Governor Alfred e. Smith, of New
YORK. He added that be believed that
western man. possibly one from the
racine coast, would be nominated for
the vice presidency.
"Accepted in Good Faith"
ihey tell me that America has
pleogeo It's word to Europe, and that
thls WORD must be redeemed In the
process or national campaign" said
MT. McCombs's statement. In nv he
lief, America has pledged itself 70
nothing. One individual, speaking as
such' permitted Europe to believe that
ne spoke for nation, for, in the last
analysis, he was nothing more than a
seh-appointed emissary. Nevertheless.
America is asked to validate this sig
nature affixed abroad. a signature that
apparently was accepted, in good faith
by all the European nations as being
absolute.
The president negotiates a treatv
out the senate may or may not concur
by two thirds majority. In this partic-
u!ar instance there has been no con-
currence
Other nations may desire a league
of nations. and it may be that we do.
But we do not care to commit our-
selves to the league Of nations as it
was brought back from Paris. It is an
international issue, but it is a highly
deoataole question as to what import
ance 1t should have in a national cam
nalgn. Ultimately, it is a question for
the president and the senate to
settle"
The statement then declares for in.
ternal reconstruction, rehabilitation OF
railway and internal waterway trans
portation and for the solution of the
high cost OF living, wholly apart from
any international affiliations" The
statement continues:
Wilson's Leadership Denied.
When the world war was begun in
1914 naturally America was dazed
more or less, and was willing to accept
any kind Of leadership that might
draw it through a possible difficulty.
In this moment the chief executive re-
peated that he was the leader OF his
rarty, a conception therefore never
entertained by any American. As well
might the Chief Justice of the United
States, Mr.. White, Democrat, have
made the same proclamation. So
might the speaker OF the house Of rep
resentatives, Champ Clark So might
the Vice President. Mr.. Marshall, con-
stitutional president of the senate. But
America was concerned with great is-
appeared 10 be detail
1T was in such manner that, for the
first time in the history of this coun.
try, autocracy came into being. It was
an autocracy that was questioned. but
accepted by virtue Of necessity. But
this unhappy hour has passed, and at
San Francisco we return to true de-
mocracy. regardless of place-holders
and pot,hunters.
I'VE have finished with fine phrases.
This country is determined to act In
accordance with its unfailing sense Of
justice. The indignities of the auto
cracy never again will be accepted bv
this nation. This is fundamental and
no confusion will be brought about by
diplomatic or financial Vaccinations"
SAN FRANCISCO, June 22.-while
hotel lobbies began today to take on
the appearance of a national political
convention. only few of the Demo
cratic chieftains who will figure prom.
inently in the party's quadrennial
gathering next week, had reached ths
city
Direct developments Of the day were
confined to physical preparation OF
the municipal auditorium for the con.
vention and the work was well ad-
vanced. but there was much discus.
sion in progress as to elements that
would be involved in shaping the party
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