New-York tribune., 1920-06-30

dent Wilson, has practically made it
Impossible for the Democrats to carry
the Show Me State, and has made gift
Of eighteen electoral votes to Senator
Harding. But there is considerable
alarm felt by those optimistic Demo
New York for the Democratic nominee
and to elect Democratic Senator in
place of Wadsworth. They watched
with sorrow the probable Democratic
nominee for Senator leading tight
with the Mayor Of Schenectady, the eff
feet of which is to revive the old fight
between the upstate and downstate
Democracy and 10 reopen the bitterness
between Franklin D. Roosevelt and the
Tiger.
But every action on the part of the
steam roller chauffeurs seems TO be
based on just one idea-What does the
President want US TO do? That at least
is the paramount .lea. Many are think
ing about what may happen in Novem-
Der, of course, but that is only per-
mitted to sway decisions after every
one is assured that the President has
TO wishes on whatever the particular
question at issue IS.
Empty Seats Are Filled
There was more enthusiasm at the
convention to day and no empty seats
were observed. Yesterday there were
several thousand empty seats In the
huge galleries, indicating no lack OF
desire on the part of the San Fran
cisco populace to get in, but bad mix
up on the ticket distribution.
Chairman Cummings read to the con
vention a telegram stating the conven-
tion unanimously congratulated Cover
nor Roberts of Tennessee on calling q
~ rf fha ofrsc clof n
ratify the suffrage amendment. The
convention instructed him to send it,
although a loud chorus of "noes" from
many of the Southern delegations made
the actual wording Of the telegram in
accurate.
Nominating speeches will be made to-
morrow, according to the present pro-
gram, and the platform will then be
brought in and adopted before the
actual balloting on nominations begins.
AS to candidates, the situation is un
changed, except that the drift to Nc
Adoo is growing more and more ap-
parent. 1t is simply question of
whether any possible combination can
be made to stop him, which seems more
and more improbable.
Talk of the possibility of President
Wilson being nominated for third
term is reviving with the increased
likelihood of long drawn out period
of balloting.
at will be McAdoo on Saturday or
Wilson on Monday" said a New York
politician in commenting on this. His
theory is that either the McAdoo
nomination will be put over by that
time or the convention, desperately
abandon all opposition to the third
RI rr;r
honor of being the first man evar to
have a third term nomination.
Despite general denials by high Of
ficials of the convention, The Tribune
has excellent information to the effect
that there is an understanding be-
tween the local contributors to the
Sl25,0 fund, which was so potent in
bringing the convention to San Fran
cisco, and the convention officials that
the convention will be held here at
least until Saturday.
Cox Men Still Optimistic
Supporters of Governor Cox have
not lost their enthusiasm, by any
means. Most of them still loudly
proclaim that their man will be named.
They seem to have reached the crest
of their strength, however. and are
considerably under the necessary two
thirds majority, even should every
second choice Cox man pledged to
Palmer and other candidates on early
ballots come to their standard.
1t is also impossible to count up a
two-thlrds maj jority for McAdoo on
any ballot, on paper, but the elements
arrayed against the nomination Of
McAdoo. ssase famous in the his
tory Of Democratic conventions for
leaping aboard the bandwagon at the
last minute-the combination being
lineup. Beating the unit rule for New
York cut into the number of delegates
TINS combination will control, and in
addition there is no candidate entirely
satisfactory to the leaders of this COM
bination who apparently can come any
where near being nominated.
There has been some talk Of their
centering on President Marshall
in the event that Governor Cox should
fail to develop strength but the Ad-
mlnlstration apparently has turned
thumbs down hard on Marshall since
his declaration that tolerance should
be exhibited to those Democrats differ
ing from the majority on the League
of Nations. How those in control of
the convention view this theory, or
any other tainted in the slightest de-
gree by the suspicion that President
Wilson. might not like it. was demon
etrated in the action on the Reed case
to-day, although representatives of
every element of the anti-McAdoo com
bination opposed the action.
So the best prediction obtainable is
that there will be many ballots, after
which McAdoo will be nominated, al
ways with the reservation that there
may be some spectacular move from
the White House.