The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-14
NO SPONTANEOUS
NOMINATION OF
WOODROW WILSON
(copJrtEht BIZ The IntellLzsneer.)
BIZ DAVID LAwRENcF,

WASHINGTON. u. G. Apr l3.-tn
extraordinary, almoS: incredible. Sltua-
lion exists IN sid" n" lcm"crV'iC party
with rercrenc" [" n" ncNr p"Sid"ntla,
nominee. The true story has h"cu know"
20 Few, II has been kept QU.,t for =,
number OF reasons. /; explains y mutt
;ude Of queries that have been puXEliaS
II" political world Including ;N' myst"r-
rous sIlcnc" oC President Wilson hi':-
>"lS on a thiyd term. Her" ar" ~" 'ua''
points but the relationship and Siguit.
IoancN of each 70 thH Other aUUs; h' co.,
Sidrred.
FIRST. President Wilson directed So.
rotary Tlfrulty 70 adyiS" both Attorney
General Palmer and Former Secretary
Nm. G. McAdoo on the sam" day that
no had no objection 20 their CandidaCi"s
Indeed they were quite 'aGr"cabI"'
20 him.
Second. tie President did not say -"
would not b candidate for he third
term himself IL the Democratic par.E
wished 70 draft him for Scrrjce on"
moro. Not q word on his phaS" ~ IN
matter was delivered b? Secretary
TumUlty.
Third. neither Mr.. Palmer nor Mr..
McAdoo. nor a0ybody n Washington
Knows the Presidents owu pur1os" with
respect % tho democratic pr"Nld, ui.1,
domination. l. was Tor = iOaG time suS-
0ected that. Mr. MSAdon k;,"w 'hS Pres
dents mind. hIt ~ doesn't. Fourth. +
though Nr NcAdco has madr several
visits 10 the WhltN Hous" in r"re'.j
w""kS and has spout tn" uiEh' ;h"r". ~
has not had in" "9portu0i'N 10 mix with
President Wilson. Whether this - AU .
20 the Presidents d"siry tp rNu,tiu on
~olutc!v neutral Ig IN" prs d""'12l n"lt-
nation Hghr jN which hiS OWN s,""-In-
i2 wis y r'r'piiN" rOnd"lti" ~ Wh'tN't
:, IS du, 20 Mr. W.,SuU'S Nuw. ilDgn","
% 500 anybody with whu", L." might %"
tempted I" talk shop Or puhlc huS'.
r"ss WHOM h.~ phyS.crIUS insist 'haJ ''.I
actNntlou =" g,v'H n"I! tu th'' ma">' '''"'
matters wh:cN tH ~oU"thIHE wh.rH -
puzIhuI; everybody.
NO word From wilson
l. IS No. unu>ut fnr guests 81; oh"
White House NOT 10 So" the Fr" SD mt.
And thc circumstances ~ Nj McAd""
relationship Is conS'd"r'd Il nhnS!hI"
factor Va tho -: p. Of ~" prsE:drrt not
% appear % hr approving or drsrror"v-
.ug OF arybody'S raudld1ry.
Even though 'f,.. Tr,atv and i.~nSU.'
of Nations coN-uaa; has faIi"d 20; .rHi,
hca,ion since thc nr">.d'"' >"rt word
that he d:d not object =" the candida
lies Of Palmer or McNioo or others.
here has he"0 u" word from Mr. W u
son 10 Indicate that h" would 'Ik.. - D.
candidate himself Nrv"rih'I"SS.
after u careful, inquiry aio"n% Ir,"AdS
~ tho president. persons VII" htI" t0!'
lowed the '--ud a. Nr watson = T"F~rn-
ynE IN politics :"r som" i,nH. " "r.t,t
has become convinced 'apt PRESIDENT
Wilson for a long time did no; wish a
third term. nor did no sourt tho burdens
80 sr,uth"r .u,npptgN The treaty. how
~yer. - d.or 20 MS heart. Tn" League
- Nations .= u his Judgment AZ ii"R'
worth laying down h'~ iIr Z" a'h'"N'.
lie doesn't consider h.mSr't phyN" ~ t'tS
90 weak Z" lnIHiEe m Ct'.i'p,w''@o' , @
"f the tT'tl: before me NJ M . !, ''' ,ft',,.
piH. ma! 'h' ou' S'",. M'''n Hi'"i,,h ~
OF NJ. "N"t oh,,,.,. 80 ,ha DSn,n.
Nltt I'"s ~ .hi,y and
.raic ""''..,,t. .g., ~, ,,,,,,sr,- ,.ir looks
r1s,I ,rT,r,if, ,, ruriy recovery
49,, - o,r,,,rr b,rL with zrS,
-! -, .,ht - no b,o,,"s' fhtrr Il
Iis r,b,ro S,r.c- g unite another.
KesDs himself Available.
And ,yh'l, tn President does not OBJ
gcrt - a1yhadr ,.lSc'S candidacy an"
,-ob,hl,. vG,,ld no, Lt; a finger - glSs
30 ,,rnrrssi,,, that n, wanted tn"
nomination himself. h has /" u!y ludE,
t e..,,,,r. 3,..icI :, k.rn himself
,3,bl- - .br vent rha, IN. pcrno-
- ,,~.y -, C'nnycn,.ou assembled
hall d.,.ids 20 draft hi,n. THAT IL why
the President doesn't say n" WILL no.
accept III. Democratic n"M'n"'l"" '"E
- third trrr, under any circumstances.
crrsIS my aris" whlrh IN Mr.. Nil
cons opinion would brush AVA pr"c"4-
nHrs ana ,.,,~ta;l,S abou; third term
- ,,I for hrrr,,. steps. The country
r,a,- IN TWO months - in N" thr""S ~
. Sor,rs,,,, industrial disturbance" or
T,uroDr ludglrE by the signs OF diSSu-
lutin,, m The RUhr Nall.y troubles may
b., ON IN. vsvE" Of Nlondsh"d. !" Il
man hp reasons that th" l.caEu" "l
Eatto,,. - the CorrerrrNr fore" and I"-
,isiou,rv ruluruce needed to S;h0l!| -