New-York tribune., 1920-06-16
lan1nnany to
Go the Limit
For Al Smith
Murphy Fails to Line Up
Taggart. Who Stands by
Marshall and Abandons
Unit Rule for Indiana
Aspirants Are Canvassed
Edwards Is Impossible, Nc
Adoo Out of Question,
Say Democratic Bosses
specia, Dispatch to The Tribune


FRENCH LICK, Ind, June 15.-The
hottest tip on the political moves to
be made by the Democrats at San
Francisco comes from this little health
resort nestled down among the hills of
Orange County in Southern Indiana
Here a number of the party's leaders
are planning the drives they expect to
make at the Democratic convention
The Tammany crowd, headed by Charles
F. Murphy, are spending much time on
the golf links, but this exercise is only
part of their activities here.
After passing from Cox to Hoover
during The developments of the day, it
was said tonight that the Tammany
men have just about decided upon the
individual en- whom they will center
their strength for the nomination. This
individual is Alfred E. Smith, Cover
nor of New York, who is here with the
other political leaders.
The word was passed out that it was
going to be native son proposition with
tie New Workers, and the leanings
which have drifted in the direction
of Ohio in support o. Governor Cox
have evidently been pushed back in
the other direction. McAdoo is con-
sdered out of the question, and the
Tammany outfit expects to do all in its
power to checkmate any effort in be-
half Of the so-called "son-in-law" pos
sibility
Will Push Smith to Limit
Governor Smith is looked upon now
as the man who will be pushed to the
limit and this movement has been
given added impetus "between strokes
of golf" as played on the French Lick
course.
Included in the New Yorw crowd
aside from Mr.. Murphy and Governor
Smith are c. w. Berry, Charles u.
Winchester, W. A. Humphrey, K. j.
Mccarthy and E. J. Smith.
Mingling with the Tammany leaders
are former United States Senator c.
w. Watson, Of West Virginia, and a
number Of lesser luminaries.
No official conferences have been
held by The political powers as
air" and there is no denying that many
of these informal confabs are meant
for sounding out sentiment.
The Governor Smith feeler went out
day, and has met with no little re-
sponse. Edwards has been discarded
as an impossibility. Cox patronage was
found to be more favorable, and the
Gerard movement is still smoldcring.
Marshall Too Undecided
The lack of positive position on
the part Of Thomas r. Marshall as to
whether he will become candidate
has virtually eliminated him from &C
tive support so far as visiting leaders
are concerned. 1t appears that the
Tammany crowd is more anxious to
bring out an Empire State man than to
support a possibility from some other
state.
Nice words in behalf of the Vice
President are spoken, but that is all
Again, If the political leaders assembled
here mad any hope Of lining up lndi-
ana support with them for any indi-
vidual, they are doomed to disappoint-
ment, according to Thomas Taggart
chairman Of lndiana's thirty delegates
Mr.. Taggart said tonight there hac
keen no meeting Of the Indiana dele
gates and that none would be hele
until they arrived on the scene of &C
ton. Mr.. Taggart added that Indiana's
solid delegation would back Vice
President Marshall to the limit shouc
The unit rule would not be adopted BY
the delegation, Mr. Taggart said.
"rf the name of Mr.. Marshall is no'
presented to the convention" continued
Mr.. Taggart, 81 look for the Hoosiel
vote to be spliA three ways, with
Palmer, Cox and McAdoo all getting s
share Of the votes cast"