New-York tribune., 1920-06-29
Wilson Seeks to
Avoid Charge
OF Domination
Apparent Effort Is Being
Made to Keep President
and Convention From
Too Close a Connection
May Send a Message
Manifests Keen Interest i'm
Progress of the Proceed.
ings at San Francisco

r.o,, The T,tbunc'S Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, June 2S.-President
Wilson was not in communication to-
aav with his spokesmen at San Fran
cisco. where the Democratic National
Convention opened. it was said at the
White House The President remained
in his customary seclusion, and there
was nothing at the White House to in
d;cate that the battle for his vindica-
ton had got under way.
The President, it was asserted, has
the same means of keeping in touch
With what goes on as others, and
M special provision had been made for
the Executive to communicate directly
With his representatives
There is apparent al effort to keep
the President and the convention from
.,pearing in too close connection. pre-
sumably to prevent any accusation
that Mr.. Wilson personally pulled tie
strings for the show. 1t is expected
this effort will be more pronounced now
that William G. McAdoo, his son-in-law,
Ia mentioned as the likely recipient Of
the nomination.
1t was suggested by some political
observers that should evidence be laid
before the delegates that the President
had put forward the candidacy of his
son-in-law it may prove unfortunate
for Mr.. McAdoo. The cry of Grown
Prince" and the assertion that the
President had picked his successor
might result, they declared.
Message From Wilson Expected
1t is confidently believed here that
the President will address the conven-
ton through a written message some
time during its session. This message,
it is believed. would approve course
Of action rather than suggest one,
since suggestion again would raise the
cry of bosslsm and an accusation like
that of "Prussian tactics" which the
President made in his criticism of the
way the Republican convention in Chi
cago was managed.
It was pointed out it would be a SIM
to the convention through a message.
If the convention should congratulate
him on the recovery of his health he,
Of course, would reply. Or, if some
delegate requested his advice he would
reply, and the reply would be made
public. The White House has shown
itself adept in setting forth the Pres
idents ideas in this manner.
The telegram before the Oregon pri-
mary, which expressed the view that
the party should come out for treaty
ratification, is an instance in point
The letter Of Senator Carter Glass
about the Virginia platform and the
President's reply approving it. both of
which were made public. obviously
were designed to enable the President
to make known to every one that he
favored ratification of the treaty with
ont reservations which would Impair
its essential integrity"
Presidents Aids Have Orders
Apparently the lieutenants of the
President, Secretay Colby, Senator
Carter Glass and others, are expected
to put over what the President wants
without further direction. Of course,
i was the ideas of President Wilson
that were put before the convention
to-day in the keynote speech of Ho-
ner S. Cummings, Democratic Nation
81 Chairman. President Wilson read
and approved that speech several
weeks ago.
The President, it was learned is
manifesting a keen interest in dis
patches from the Coast and is follow
ing convention developments closely
In that way. In addition to news
papers, he has available the leased
wire report of press association.
This report is delivered to the execu-
tive Offices of the White House on a
special wire, in the same way as to
newspapers, and enables the President
70 learn what happens almost lmme-
distely.