Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-06-21
V|RG|N|ANS Are
FOR SENATOR GLASS
Representatives Leave Rich
mona For San Fran
cisco
MCADOO WITHDRAWAL.
Third Term Talk Concerning Prcsi-
dent Wilson's Purpose Regarded "a:
Assured.

Richmond, June 2l.-This afternoon
N one o'clock the Virginia delegation
to the San Francisco convention left
The Main Street station for the trip
whicn Will carry them across the con
sinent. The party will travel in tive
special Pullman cars and will be
seven days on the road, reaching Sar
Francisco Sunday morning. Fifty re-
Setvations have been made for the
two caIs. There will 1e sixty or morc
delegates and alternates from this
state, but several of these have al
ready started on the trip.
| Belief is that the convention wi.
keep the delegates busy fer at least
five days, 50 that il will be Saturday
morning before they can begin the
| journey back acros the continent their
The railroads are 50 operating thei!
trains that the maximum Of time
possible will he given to those whS
want 70 go one way and come an
other.
/; had been hoped tina. Senator Car
ter Glass would have been able tc
make the trip with the rest OF the
| delegation. but as he is member o.
| the national committee .as wei "a
delegate 70 the convention, he was
compelled 10 make the start last week.
! having been summoned to attend |;
! meeting of the committee next Friday
and at this ting he is speeding t. ;S2:
! Franc:sc0. Virg!nians are warming
! up considerably over the nomination
CT Senator Glass for the presidency.
tax ng fresh courage with the retire.
men: Of William G.. atcAdoo. who j
reported TO be ready and willing tc
| throw his influence to the distin.
, gu.shed Virginian.
Among these who have already left
| FOR San Francisco, IN addition 10 S"na-
ter Glass. are: K. J.. JeffreyS anG
wife and daughter. Robert 4. Russell
RCUcrt J. Noel!, former Congressman
c. c. Carl.n, Colonet John W. WEI
l;ams and wife. O;ho S. Evans ans
Arthur ?. Coleman.
/ Here is list OF those who have
started and Others who will board che
delegate special en- rcu,e: State
| Chairman Rorer a. James, George F..
Walker, B. r. Gla$scock, Howard
W. Smith. al Charlottesville; {.
K. McCann, Charles Curry and Sterei.
| T;mbcr.ake, S:aunton; NJ. D. Bailey,
i}as.t Cily; NJ. Z. Morgan. Clifton
Fo.@s; /. c. Boyd and wife, George
c. Percy, H. &. Peters, J. NJ. Beatty
f. l.. kidd, and wife and ". S. Gray.
Cincinnati. and c. w. Bondurant and
viie. Colorado Springs.
Th0s" expected to leave today from
Richmond. and for whom reserva-
! rcns have been made, are: Cover
nor Davis Congressman H. d. Fiood
Congressman l.. Z. Holland, S. VII
! kin. Matthews, +. |. Ford and wife, Z.
! Frank storey. J. T. Hanvey and wife.
| Dr.. EmmerSon Land, j. P. VI. Joyce,
Hiram NJ Smith, Senator julien
Gam. HaSkiHs llnhson and wife, Sen
ta,cr james +. Cannon, J. L. Johnson,
! Marvin Smithey, Judge Timothy R!ves
r. y. Haliisan and daughter, {. S.
Bennett Senator u. B. Booker, II. A,
/ Cox. Richard l.. Byrd. George Car
rngton ard Samuel T. Montague.
/, Washington, June 2l. : Official
Washington yesterday talked of noth-
=! ing but the withdrawal Of William
! G:bhs McAdoo for the presidency.
! Assistant Secretary Of the Treas
rsu:y .Touett Shouse announced that h;
! rad received scores cf tcIeeran;s from
prominent McAdco supporters ndi.
eating doubt a 10 how they should
regard the unexpected announcement.
/ Mr.. Shouse replied to all these in
! quries:
The McAdoo withdrawal is abso-
!u,e, Unequivccal and final
Se2ator Glass reiterated MS state
mens that he is not a candidate, and
/ declared he is for the nomination of
s., McAdoo first, last and all the time. y
He added that ne expected to see Nc
Adoo get the nomination.
Asked if. he did not think the Nc
/ !Adoo announcement was a positive
statement that he would not be can
didatc, the Virginia Senator replied: