The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-26
ELUSIVE McADOO
BOOM APPEARS
NOW IN PUBLIC
Temporary Roll of Conven-
ton Nearly Completed
Meredith and Gerard
Open Joint Headquarters
w. j. Bryan on Ground
With His " Bone Dry )"
Plank.

San Francisco. June 26.-Completion
of the temporary ror of the Democratic
national convention was in sight to-day
when the national committee resumed
consideration of credentials with the
George contest before it, and Senator
Reeds effort to gain a scat on the
floor with the Missouri delegation also
to be passed upon.
Committeeman expressed confidence
that the Georgia case would be put
through probably without vote
against seating the delegation lined up
for Attorney General Palmer for pres
iaent They were not quite so sure OF
the result on Senator Reed. Previous
ly it looked certain that he would be
denied seat, having been refused cleo
zion as delegate at large by the state
conventions There swere intimations
overnight, however of a disposition
among some committee members not
TO oppose the senator's plan for getting
on the convention floor.
The influx of delegations which be
gan yesterday continued and added
hourly to the physical and converse
tonal congestion in hotel Hobbies. Out
of the din arose what some observers
. professed to recognize as squirt Of
nomination sentiment toward Governor
Cox of Ohio.
1t sent the army of news writers
scurrying about in search of its source.
The best they could make of it was
that the coming of several delegations
already in the Cox column had added
Just that many to the Cox takers.
with nothing definite to indicate added
votes for him later.
The elusive McAdoo boom also put
In new and this time a public APP
pearance. Bobbing serenely into sight,
despite Mr.. McAdoo's personal efforts
to chloroform il some days ago, the
movement for nomination of the for
mer treasury secretary took the shape
of cards appearing in hat bands of
delegates here and there with the leg
end. "Macll do" As there is no McAdoo
headquarters nor agency authorized to
stimulate sentiment for him, so far as
known, the source of the new manifes-
tation was not clear.
Women Delegates Elated.
Action of the national committee
yesterday in adopting a resolution urg-
Ing the convention to grant equal com
mittee suffrage and membership to
women of the party gave the delegates
another subject to discuss. Women del
rgates, of whom an unusual number
are present, were elated Wives and
pther feminine relatives of the men
delegates also participated in prompt
lubilations. The convention has almost
The look and manner Of tourist excur-
sion in some respects. so many dele |
gates have grabbed at the chance to |
bring the family West on a sight |
Feeing trip.
If the national committees plan is
ratified by the convention. the COM |
mittee will hereafter be double its
present size and composed of a man
and woman member from each state. /
with equal voting power. Delegates
from non-suifrage states groaned some
what at the prospect, but they recog- |
nized that there was no escape from l
making the appointments for women.
unless the state in such cases was
ready to forego half its voting power
IN committee.
Arrival OF .art Of the Pacific fleet
rom the South added touch Of color
10 lobby scenes and TO the streets not /
Known in previous conventions. Officers
ind men piled ashore in boat loads. In /
he busy corridors Of the hotels the 4
Nhite-oapped folk nj the quarterback. 4
fespiendent IN gold braid and flowing
boat cloaks. took a keen interest in /
setting = frst-han view Of political /
convention proceedings and were them
lclves much observed by The delegates
IRON interior states. On the streets
he sun Drowned Young jsckies took
'heeTful part in any celebration they
,0uld find.
Admiral Bodman. feet commander.
sill srrive to-day with Secretary Dan.
els ~ a passenger in his flagship. The
laval secretary 4 an Old political war
torss and is expected 10 take an active
Sart in party deliberations He viii he
he fourth member II the cabinet "a
~seh the hstiis6eid. Attorney General
9alr1er. nust active of presidential
iorniuatiou aspirHnis. to Judge from
,ostsrs and signs nos displayed and
secrttsry Meredith and Po.tmaster-
ssnsral Rurieson ALREADY having 5oinod
- centrutfon thrunE