Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-28

soluble factors together that the Palmer
managers are having their hands full
in their own delegation. The story is
going the rounds that Palmer Is really
not dry at all, but rather moist, pro-
vided it is decided humidity is necessary
to the atmosphere of a Democratic in
cumbency of the White House.
One member Of the Pennsylvania
group who generally knows what's
doing said today that early yesterday
morning there was a meeting of six
teen members of the national commit
tee from some of the most powerful
eastern and middle western states at
which plans for beating McAdoo and
the administration were discussed. All
of these men are of the hard shell type
you have got to talk their language
and leave bunk at the door. They
wanted to know where Palmer stood
on liquor and the information was re
sponsibly" given them that he would
be entirely content to keep hands of
the subject to the extent of not oppos-
ing any repeal of the Nolstead act which
would give each state the right to fix
the amount of alcoholic content for it
self.
Mr.. Palmer would say nothing about
this story, declaring that he did not in =
ltIu W utul VI SuCh ltpul
But it can be said emphatically that
he is opposed to a dry plank in the
platform, and will exert his influence
to prevent such a declaration. He
wants to let the subject alone, and in
this regard his views will be reflected
by Mr.. Mccormick.
Whereabouts Mystery
Where the 325 Palmer votes are out
-. A.. lalA
cations nobody will tell. ExCongress-
who was considerably mauled by the
senatorial Investigators, be it remem
bered, says he has them, and that they
are safe. There is no doubt that many
of the old line leaders like Tom Tag
CART and Brennan and men of tina
stamp who have sat on the nationa
committee with Palmer for years ar
looking favorably upon his candidacy
even though they are opposed to the ad
ministration.
They know that Palmer knows prac
teal politics. believes in doctrine
of just rewards and punishments ant
has a sympathetic understanding o
. their difficulties which mere vision
ary," hearer Of voices in the air,
an idealist, in short, never could Of
! would eXhlDlt. IL rainier gains III Note
it will be through the favor of sucl
leaders, and from their point of view /
might be clever strategy to rally roun'
him. The President could hardly re
fuse to support Palmer il nominated
yet these men would feel that they ha
escaped a purely Wilson dictation an
got man who would listen to politica
reason.
The parallel to the nomination o
Harding is inescapable. In view o
such an array Of facts, anything
likely to happen to Palmer, but ther
are many ifs and butts and on the othe
hands involved. The truth of the mat
ter is that there is no real, whoop- er u
and raise Cain generally enthusiast
here for Palmer. What there Is is pal
pably manufactured and bears the labt
of the canny press agents union.
Judge Bonniwell. who blew into tow
yesterday, was rattling around like
pea in a bass drum today at the Hott
Whitcomb. where the Pennsylvania del
egation holds down the rugs in tn
lobby. He issued the usual Bonniwe
statement denouncing Palmer and try
ing to climb upon the McAdoo observa
ton bus. But nobody seemed to b
paying much attention to his threat
and predictions. They just say: "Ot
well. you know BOnniwell,' and tai
E about something else.