Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-26
|ALABAMANS WIRE
REASONS AGAINST
| NAMING OF WILSON
Message From Delegation
En- Route Indorsed by
Leaders at Frisco.
PAL MER is MAKING FRIENDS
BY MANLY FIGHT TO WIN
Attorney General Declares,
However, a Strong Platform
Is Need Of the Hour.
WISE MAN on WET ISSUE
Says Plank I'avOring NoIstcad Law
Would Bc Like Unto Indorsing
Ten Commandments.
PAIN MER Is MAKING FRIENDS
By MANLY FIGHT TO WIN
WISE MAN on WET ISSUE
Says Plank I'avoring Nolstcad Law
Would BE Like Unto Indorsing
Ten Commandments.
ny CHARLES Il. uAsnnon,>.

SAN FRANCISCO. June 25.-Thc
lighting Quaker. q. Mitchell Palmer.
and presidential
possibility. ii here and in personal
charge OF his headquarters and cam
paign. lie is making many friends
by his frank. definite statement that
he wants to win. but that above all
he wants the party 10 adopt
straight from he shoulder dcc!ara-
|tion OF principles that viii be the d!-
rect antithcsis nf the meaningless
platform forced through the Chicago
10. %. J.. convention. by the old Guard
forces. in AN effort TO please every
body and win control OF the national
ad m in ;stration.
The Republican PLATFORM" said
Palmer Today. was designed for
|cvasion everywhere and It Will get
them nowhere
Nothing 10 Third-Tcrm Talk.
Al tciegrapfied yesterday there Is
nothing to the talk about third
term for the President. except the
|ch1ttcr OF foes. who arc attempting
10 undermine his influence with the
delegates to the convention. The
general feeling here Is that the SEN
timcnt OF all wings OF the party was
|vo!ced in statement issued by the
alabama delegation en- route TO the
IConvcnt!on.
II The Alabama Proclamation" as IL
| is called here, declares that the party
snD I'd give no consideration to the
|th!rd-tcrm movement. as It must
| have candidate who is physically hi
AID equipped 10 stand the strain OF
making winning race. The state
ment adds: president Wilson, ow-
ing 10 the overwhelming labor thrust
uron him in his fight for the treaty
and peace of the world. undermined
| his health and is uuht physically to
lead in this campaign. During the
i last year he likewise accumulated
|undescrved. but general. unpopularity
which unfortunately makes him
unavailable as a candidate He
lis entitled to and will re-
ceivc full credit for his share in
winning the worlds war, and for the
creation OF the league OF nations, but
| the antagonism he has aroused would
prevent him from making a winning
race, and SO, we believe. he must
stand aside and bow TO the will of
| the country. which Is undoubtedly
| ten law against Il third term"
Discussed by All Camps.
This proclamation is the subject Of
comment in all camps mere. and the
consensus of opinion is that the
voice of Alabama foreshadows the
verdict OF the National Democracy
Even the Presidents strongest sup
porters predict that the mo third
term" rule will never be violated
There Is n growing movement hero
TO eliminate all reference to the pro-
hibition issue. a wise man who has
ccme out of tho East-and there are
many wise men from other sections
lof the country who heartily agrce
with him-asked me today: why
do we need n wet or dry plank in
the platform any more than we need
resolution of Endorsement for
the Ten Commandments? The Vol
stead act is law or the land which
is Endorsed by the Supreme Court; so
why continue this prohibition agita-
2tion?"
Thus this wise man and his hun
dreds of supporters here compIa-
Gently brush Bryan with his dry and
Wick. Of New Jersey, with his wet
plank. aside and are devoting their
time to discussing the availability OF
such men as McAdoo. Glass, Davis, Pal
mer and others who, are candidates,
any OF whom, given a strong straight
forward platform, such as Senator
Glass Will propose. can win, and we
are here to name winning ticket.
Among the Virginia delegates VINO
arrived today and registered at State
headquarters. are c. w. Bondurant,
p. B. Halligan and r. l.. Jeffrics.