The Washington times., 1920-05-30
.SAYSEDNARDSC CAN
WIN DESPITE BRYAN
New Jersey Governors Man
ager Claims His Man Has
Strong Support.
By WILLIAM PHILIP sInns.
Iatersatioaai News Service.

Perfectly amazing claims were mad,
here today by ..anager Walker w
Wick. Of the Edward l. Edwards cam
psign, and " but a fraction OF wha
he declares comes true at san Fran
cisco. not only william JenninH
Bryan. the wet" governor OF New
Jerseys sreb-enemy. but William @
McAdoo, Governor Cox. and all IN,
other Democratic candidates viii b
In for a nasty mauling when they
reach California.
Wick today laid claim to nothinI
less than several hundred pledged
votes on the hrst ballot. lie elaine
TO be assured OF sixty -hve OF tn,
eighty-eight votes in the hands OF th'
New England delegations; many from
New York; the entire twenty-eigh
belonging to New Jersey; twelve from
Delaware and Maryland; at least q
OF the 100 which win be east by IN,
Southern States east OF the Missis
sippi; four and "A half from Virginia
and a whole lot more besides.
pledges have already been given
Wick said. "insuring support for Gov
ernor Edwards from nearly every
State in the Union on the first ballot
In addition 10 the votes enumerated
new pledges are coming in every day
from the West and Northwest.
I'm the South and Northwest. a
well as in New England. the gov.
ernor is gaining strength because oi
his personal liberty stand. Massachu
setts and Connecticut are lining uI
| solid. Even In the strongest dry
| States there is a revulsion OF feeling
| against prohibition enforcement thai
! denies the right to even such home
| beverages as cider"
Wick pointed out the popular de.
mand" for Edwards, despite his lack
| OF any organization. political OF
otherwise" and said il was because OF
this, and the fact that he was otter
found in the lead of avowed candi.
dates who were supported by stront
organizations. that the Jersey gov
ernor decided to toss his agate int
| the ring.
| Wick, aside from the above. did no
pick too emphatically upon the mois
ture string. He said much more ~
Governor Edwards business ability
! his public career as State senator
comptroller and governor of th'
State, plus the homely simplicit,
OF his private life. than he di,
of his candidates promise to New
Jersey in case he was elected namely
that thirsts should and would b,
quenched by something considerably
more potent than that watch is know,
to chemistry as no.
II believe the onopIa want. not I,
professional. but a h'.mdn. red blood
ed American" said NicR. "Frcn iron
sham, Edward I. Edwerds is the ON
man who can carry the Democrats
banner to success in 1920
Waxing still more ardent. he de
clsred:
ITO thwart his candidacy mean
certain death"
Meantime the long shndcw of WI
liam Jennings Brvan falls across
Washington and incidentally athwar
this very candidacy. The Nebra skai
Is expected here the beginning of ths
| week. and while here he will hoh
I certain confer aces W tn f'i, k
ing toward one OF the creates
rumpusses ever staged i'm natioia
convention. The object IT the runipu
will be the teetotal ami terrible de-
feat of some others ani Edwards.
1t is known that oat' nd Bryan wiz
| be the whole machinery of tie Anti
Saloon League, whethc' he needs I
or not: likewise all those Democrats
politicians present at the convention
who. II, m personal chof ce ~ poljti:a
expedicncy, voted "dr'' IN Congress
in the state referendum or otherwiH
contributed to tn: defeat Of J, hi
Ba fl"yrGrn.
The talk in Washington during tn,
past week has been that the wet
and dry" wars at the convention
would. in all likelihood, he set:led IL
committee and would MT reach IN,
floor. The statement Of Nick as t.
Edwards strensth. and the ut:itu6,
of william Jennil - Bryan a. Il Ed
wards, however. do not exactly z b,
with such conversati1n.