The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-29
REJUvENATED
MADO0 BOOM
GROWING FAST
Out of Volunteer Hands and
Run by Experts.
Field Against Ex-Rail King
New Frisco Line Up.
ASK WORD FROM WHITE HOUSE
Palmer and Cox Alarmed at
New Turn of Events.
"Son-in-Law" Strongest But
Nomination Far From Sure.
BY HAROLD D. JACOBS.


San Francisco, June 29.-The re-
juvenated McAdoo boom has reached
the stage today where it has passed
out of the dictatorship of volunteer
workers and has assumed compact
form under small group of seasoned
politicians.
The hastily formed organization,
which has become too huge and un-l
wieldy to function without experienced.
leadership, will be retained but will be
advised and directed by the small
group, which was chosen from the
ranks of the Independent delegates
who resuscitated the expiring McAdoo
candidacy after it had been severely
wounded by the former secretary of
the treasury himself.
Plan Big Demonstration.
Floor leaders have been chosen, ac-
cording to authoritative information.
While the volunteers are pursuing
their work of canvassing the delegates,
the board of directors is understood
to be concentrating upon strategy. So
far as can be learned. no definite deci-
sion has been reached as to whether
McAdoos name shall be formally
placed in nomination. 1t was believed
DR.. Burris Jenkins will be permitted
to go ahead with his nominating
speech.
with barloting expected to begin
Thursday, political observers believed
the McAdoo organization could con-
clude its work with a public demon
stration either the night or morning
preceding the voting.
Field Against McAdoo.
The growth of McAdoo sentiment
apparently has resulted in the con-
vention resolving itself into 'the field
against McAdOo." The result is that
the situation practically has resolved
itself back to the point where McAdoo
formally withdrew. The organizations
of Gov James NJ. Cox and Attorney
General A. Mitchell Palmer are now
awake TO the danger and may be ex-
pected to putb up a bitter fight
Aligned against McAdoo, too, will be
the faction controlled by Charles F.
Murphy. Tammany leader, who may
now be off Cox but may be definite
ly regarded as certainly not "on' Nc
Adoo.
Without working directly together,
the Palmer and Cox groups are @driv-
| ing toward the identical objective
elimination of McAdoo.
want Word From Wilson.
1t has been learned that the Cox
and PALMER men are interested now
in getting a statement from the White
House on McAdoo's candidacy, direct
or indirect. Should President Wilson.
even by indirection, give the impress
! sion he endorsed McAdoo, Immediate
ly the Grown princes ghost would
rise up 10 haunt the McAuoo sup
porters. On the other hand, even
McAdoo's most enthusiastic hackers
admit their choice would be true.
McAdoo's nomination can be said
to be far from assured despite the
fact that he is generally conceded to
be the strongest candidate at present.
Cox Machine Strong.
| Cox has a strong machine that has
weathered several hard collisions and
Palmer will have lead in the initial
| balloting that will be difficult to cut.
Some McAdoo adherents are still
predicting he will be put over on the
fourth or fifth ballot, but there is
| every reason to believe that he still
lacks the required 72S votes necessary
for choice. counting second and even
third choice delegates.