The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-28
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TRUCE CALL
Big and Lesser Battles
Checked While Key:
note Is Sounded.

San Francisco, Calf, June 2S.-
Opposing forces in the Democratic
national convention declared . brief
truce today when they assembled
in the opening session to perfect
preliminaries for the weeks work.
The big fight over prohibition
and the lesser fights over the
League Of Nations and the Irish
question, were laid aside but not
forgotten while the party chiefs
and delegates met In the auditorium
to hear National Chairman Cum
mings sound keynote to which they
hope to hear the country respond.
More than 1000 delegates, and
more than 1900 alternates and
spectators jammed in the big con-
vention hall for the spectacle Of .
great national convention getting
under way.
Nothing but set events were on
the program but contest was in
the air, and tussle over the chair
manship Of the resolutions commit
tee, which will mould the platform
only paused, will be resumed again
when the convention adjourned un-
til tomorrow's session.
Issues Foremost
Issues rather than candidates
continue to be foremost but ethe
announcement that William G. Nc
, Adoo would not reject the nomina-
tion put new life into his boomers
and today they began where they
left of last night perfecting an &C
tive organization to push for his
candidacy openly on the floor Of the
convention.
The McAdoo boomers at a meet.
ing early this morning selected
f1oor managers from many state
delegations and q field marshal fol
their whole organization, whose
names would be announced later
Nothing further from McAdoo di.
rectly Is expected to supplement
the announcement from Nationa,
Committeeman Love OF Texas, hi.
friend and spokesman, that assur
ance had been given that the nom
ination would not be refused.
McAdoo's friends, while hopins
for something OF a more persona
or authoritative nature from theil
candidate which would go far t.
command strength from delegate,
who have gone to other camps OF
McAdoO's repeated declaration
that he did not wish to be placet
In nomination, said they would &,
ahead on Mr.. Loves assurances
confident that the convention coult
/ agree ON neither Palmer nor Co,
and that a slide to McAdoo woul,
follow after early balloting.
Work for Early Vete.
| Little change was apparent ii
the lineup Of strength between tn
Cox and Palmer forces and tn
chiefs Of each were working t
make the best possible showing o.
the early ballots. There was tai
OF q combination against NcAdo
but 1t was in the realm of gossi
which developed no stangible de
velopments when efforts were mad
to trace it to the foundation poin,
| The attitude Of the iCox. man
ayers toward publication here o
the eve Of the convention Of tn
governors divorce OF 10 years ar
was to ignore 1t entirely.
Edmond H.. Moore, manager 70
the Cox candidacy. said he had a
statement to make and referred Il
quirers to anybody from Dayton,
Governor Cox's home town TO iear
what ohio people most familis
! with the subject think
| Cox delegates pointed out th,
IN long and active political q
reer against bitter opposition. ,th
divorce case had never bee
brought into = campaign.
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published atnrE was IN attamp8 I
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