New-York tribune., 1920-06-24
Opposition to the Peace
Treaty Will Be Crushed
in Resolutions Commit
tee, Says Cummings
Expect to SoOthe
Militant Irish
McAdoo Continues as a
Probable Nominee After
Cox Palmer Deadlock
By Carter Field

SAN FRANCISCO, June %
Opposition to President Wilson on
the peace treaty will be SO effectu-
;Iv crushed in the Resolutions
Committee that the fight will not be
taken to the floor Of the Democratic
National Convention at all, accord
ing to Homer S. Cummings, chair
man of the national committee, and
other chauffeurs of the Administra-
ton steam roller.
Mr.. Cummings made this very
clear to-day when asked about oppo-
sition to the treaty plank. He said
he thought only one fight would get
beyond the Resolutions Committee.
This is the fight over the wet plank,
Or, as Mr.. Cummings prefers to de-
scribe the issue, the question as to
the attitude of the party to the Vol
stead act.
This means not only that the league
minority will be crushed in the com
rlttee. but that the Irish row will be
smoothed over in such shape that there
will b no minority report This
despite the fact that two militant
groups who are at loggerheads with
each o'i,or a:c both attempting to die
;sts ths 7hsasoology of the Irish plank
Hone to SOCtke All Factions
The mild group wants an expression
Of sympathy for the aspirat ations of the
Irish people for independence. The
strong group wants a promise of
recognition of the Irish republic. Ad-
ministration leaders hope to please
both and incidentally smooth over the
league fight at the same time by in
corsing the league and referring the
irish question to it with recommended
tons looking to Irish independence.
This solution may satisfy some one
or other in the ranks of the militant
Irish who are working for platform
planks, but The Tribune correspon-
dent has not been able to find them,
or to ind any one who will name those
who are piacated
mat only the wet or Volstead plank
yention is typical Of all recent state
nents BY the chairman and his asso-
GATES. It illustrates the supreme con-
tdence they feel in their strength, and
N the inpotency Of William Jennings
Bryan, Senator David l. Walsh or any
other dissenter from the Presidents
league idea. 1t is typical for that
natter, OF their lack of fear Of any
oiher lnsurgent movement.
As TO the moist plank, the President
mas taken no position on that himself,
save to recommend the repeal of the
wartime prohibition act and his veto
ana light wines are concerned, on both
Q. which issues he failed signally to
eeontrol MS party associates in either
the House or Senate.
Roper Won't Attend Convention
Despite urging by his friends and
friends OF William g. McAdoo here,
Daniel {. Roper is not coming to the
convention. He feels that it would
mat ne IS not a candidate to have the
nan who was scheduled TO be his man
ager on the ground, whether he should
Battle actively for him or not.
among those who tclegraphcd Roper
=, 10 conc was National Committeeman
Wilbur +. Marsh, Of Iowa, although
Ar; Marsh is instructed for Meredith
and has actually been for Palmer for
. long time. Jameson, of Iowa, the
famous money raiser for the national
committee, also telcgraphed Roper to
come Jameson is hot for McAdoo.
and told The Tribune correspondent
today that he had no doubt what
eyer that there would be a deadlock
het~een Mr.. Palmer and Mr.. Cox,
"hich would be ended by the conven-
,,on agreeing on McAdoo without Mr.
"cAcoo turning his hand for the nomi-
nation.
McAdoo Still Likely Nominee
AcAdoo still seems the most likely
h'mlHee, az has been repeatedly said
- me Tribune dispatched. Opponents
sh' friends OF other candidates have
spns their utmost TO have his with
oia"ai taken al 100 per cent and 10
set ,no delegates thinking about other
sahc'aates, but so far their efforts have
a.. scored very effectively.
|'s d question Of money, pure and
..'op'e said one close friend of Nc
Na'o mere, in discussing the reasons
fcon'inpsd on psss tour