Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-07-01
OLD LINE LEADERS.
WILL PUSH CLARK.
FOR PARTY H0N0RSI
AGREEMENT TINT FORMER SEC
RETARy HAS INSIDE TRACK
CAUSES ACTIVITY.
HOPE TO ENLIST BRYAN
Chieftains d Inside Ring of Party
Hold Conferences 10 Map Om Cam.
paign 10 Further Former
Speakers Candidacy.
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 3O.-Sccm
ingly In agreement that William o.
McAd0o has the inside track 0n the
Democratic presidential nomit atiUn tO.
night. attempts were heinz made with
In the inner circle of old lime Demo
cratic party leaders 10 prevent his So
lection By the convention. The plan
Includes prominent consideration ol
Champ Clark. former speaker oi thr
house of Representatives ~ u candi
date.
II was understood that efforts were
being made 20 get in touch with Mr..
Clark t0 learn u lie would accept the
nomination II rendered and that among
those whom the combination would
hope 90 enlist In IT, support u W. j.
Bryan. who rnroinpassed the defeat
of Clark nj Baltimore In 1919 after u
majority had voted for him. aud forced
the nomination Of Woodrow Wilson.
Bryan's Acknowledged veto power
over any candidate through the opera
iion of the rule which requires two
thirds Of the delegates Tor a nomina
tion. made his support to the plan u
factor sought by it's managers.
Conferences among the old lin" lead.
ers were going on actively immediately
after today's session ol the convention
and they made Il plain In their private
expressions that they were going "a
any possible lengths to beat McAdoo.
Those forwarding the plan were uH.
Ing a. one OF their arguments Tor
Clark as the strongest man Ia put up
against McAdOo that the party really
owed n nomination To the former
speaker IN payment Tor IT. action In
Baltimore when It deprived him of the
prize after repeatedly having given him
a majority-aftcr something which
has never been done before In the his
tory Of the party.
Opponents 10 McAdoo went into ac'
ton without delay after the howlinS
demonstration given him by the con.
vention today when prcs.ntcd agains'
his will. as his champions said. and
with the argument that he should h.
drafted for The service of the IA.
tlon."
The further statement to the con.
vcntion that McAdoo had assured h.
would accept the nomination " 1t came
10 him. provided further shock to
the old line leaders. To each other they
professed imperative need fer prompt
and forccful action u his nomination
was 10 he prevented.
The first concern of those uppus"l
a. a n. a q. 81. "a A
Cox lines long enough to find u candi.
date 10 whom they could swing two.
thlrdg vote before there were amy uf th"
threatened defectionr 20 MrAdoo which
II was feared would start HIN ON =
wave toward the nomination.
Mention of Governor Smith ~ New
York as q possibility Tor confederation
by the inner leaders II they failed -
center on Champ clark was heard frr
auently II is no secret that the Tam.
many delegation came to san Francisco
with no intention of holding 90 Smith
for very many ballots and with n
breaking up of the unit rule many ~
the New York delegates were expect ed
Ia e. eventually to Cox 80 Edwards.
Rather than push Smith too hard IN"
plan ~ the Tammany managers. II is
said. WIS to run him again f"r Tuv
crnor uf New York and then hold hin
in rei rive Tor their candidate fur
mayor nf New York after second
term at Albany
The demonstration which swept the
convention ioflay after h. Ind h'un
placcd IN nomination hy W. nuurk
d. Cochran has net accounted wholly Tor
SMITH nomination. N'v"rthcl's~ n
served the purpose of putting tho cuu.
veniion IN very happy aud fricndlv
mind trwnrd III. New York governor
and there were possibilities II It's hc.
Ing capitalized In the situation sud
denly presented when tho PARTY lead
.rs decided to make an effort to bcai
McAdoo
Do Not Conrcal concern.
Nom of the old line INSIDERS made
sny effort tonight to conceal hi con.
cern vt the Jump IN the McAduo b0um
or tn deny thst d was loaded with
threatening possibilities from their
viewpoint.
The nighi. after grillinr dav in the
convention hall. far from being spent
IN reft. saw much planning and round
Ing up of forces Some old time head.
ers agreed that tho huast - frequently
made on the convention floor a. . iihs
NJ the Republicans that IN" Demo
cratic nominations would not he made
in hotel room at n. m was In
danger of bcinE challenged hy the Inn
pending deyclopments Th"s" who
were willing o. spcak fra ~. ~
though no, publicly sck/owlcdgefl