The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-02
MARK SULLIVAN
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Il ,css oasv to predict McAdoo's
strength on the first ballot nccuratetF'
because strategy clearly calls on 'nS
McAdoo managers I" conCra, Tou..
aycr MCAdoo should have on the nrst
ballot a. many as $50 votes a.,
Cox should have almost as many. ~,
tho other votes Will nc alS'rInu iro
candidates. with New York giving us
big delegation to it's Govcrnor; Indiana
to Marshall OKlahoma to Owen and
so on. -, a,,o
between now and thn halloting, y WI
hr because OF growth OF McAd"o
strength.
After the first ballot, II Palmer con
t!nues 70 gain that FACT VII ob m"I "r
here believes that PALMER will reach
his peak in ono ~ the very carly bal
lots and will therefore decline. ,,
Thcr"uron the convention snouI4
crystalIizn for time into tug OF
war between two groups. which may
hc loosely designated as the state lead
OF group and the administration group.
I emphasize the fact that these terms
arc chosen largely Tor SonHsnieRhSSe s
terms state leader group" and "ad-
miniatration group" do not mean much
except AS convenient designations.
Tho state leader group Will be Tor
Cox. but when you come to saying who
the administration group VIII be tor'
there arises the necessity Tor cNpiana-
ton already emphasized IN these as
patches. II is true that in the oegln-
ming McAdoo will seem to be the can
didatc OF the administration group. IL
is also true that there is small arm!
Of office holders and eN-ofhce holaers
here working for McAdoo but me CON
Mi u extremely
zline unless you explain IL on the
basis OF theory which Will he stated
later. is that this group or ofnce n d
ers and eX-ottice holders working Tor
McAdoc. does not include the orally
big admin strution leaders. members OF
the cabinet and the like who is other
respects arc carrying out the admins
tration's will here. McAdoo' In way,
loosely discussed as the candidate Tor
the administration group IN the sense
that a large number OF minor Once
holders arc working for him. but only
in that sense. The cabinet members ana
other friends OF Wilson, who have so
far completely and conspicuOusly doml-
mated the convention and carried out
the presumed wishes IF Wilson as re-
spects practically every detail, nave
not been identified with the McAd"o
candidacy. The attitude Of these men
as regards this detail OF the nominee /"
so far unknown.
olive No 1ndlcatlon'
They have given no indication Whhi-
ever Of having a candidate for the
nomination. This might readily 10 OK
planned on the ground Of superior Wis
dom and superior sublctity; but thcrc
are aspects OF IT which mako that ex.
PLANTATION untenablc These cabinet
members and other friends Of wilson
are in An embarrassing position 'IhcE
think that Wilson is going 10 no can
onized by the Democratic party with
in quarter O IA century. lnasmuch
as they have this sort Of exalted at
titude about Wilson as party leader.
they are reluctant to take or thelr
own initiative the definite step when
marks the passing Of that leader from
power They are reluctant. in short
10 take the initiative in lining them-
selves IN for any other candidate IMAM
Wilson himself They fcnr 1t might seem
dIsloval to Wilson. They may know
and they must know the impossihility nr
Wilson running again. but they hest
tate 70 nc the ones to act officially. so
n speak on that assumption. lf these
men were united on a candidate; as
they ar" united on other things, there
would hc no question OF the outcome.
Up to now 1t Is perfectly apparent that