The Washington times., 1920-05-10
PALMER MUST
FIGHT FORPA.
Attorney General Being Bitterly
Fought by interests Which
Lean to McAdoo.
NJ .. BART CAMPBELL p
U.teruatisnaI News serviee).

Attorney General Palmer's Presi-
Dental boom Is getting some marc
bumps in his home State, according 10
reports received here today from
Pennsylvania
Palmer himself comedies he will be
unable to command solid Penpsyl-
vania delegation at the San Francisco
convention.
William @. McAdoo VIII be support
ed at the Pennsylvania direct primary
on May IS by Palmer's political foes
in that State. "a,
-- Drive For MeAdoo.
A drive Is being made by them TO
persuade the Democratic voters OF
the State to write in McAdoos name
on the ballot that will bear Palmers
as an aspirant for the Democratic
nomination for President.
The Presidents son-in-law Is not
believed to have countenanced this
stroke of Palmer's opponents, put ~
is said certain potential friends OF
NcAdoo sanctioned the appeal %
Pennsylyania Democrats to Vote for
him which has been scattered broad
cast over the State.
Tho appeal was signed by MunicipaI
Court Judge Eugene c. Bonniweii. OF
Philadelphia. long a bitter poitticai
antagonist of the Attorney Genera,
SIT would be folly" Bonniwell de-
eiarea. .to commit the cause OF
Democracy to such q pitifui hgure
as A. Mitchell Palmer. Apart from
his mediocrity, his violation OF the
laws he has. sworn to. uphold, ms
antagonism to labor and TO free
speech, his connivepce at notorious
violations of the liquor laws to serve
his own selfish ends, his nomination
would utterly wreck, Democracy's
prosnects."l a tS' loE. f.s3,H
Bonniwelrs reference to notorious
violations of the liquor laws" harks
back to the charge made recently by
Palmer's5 political. enemies that he
~winked" at whiskey sales in Penn
syIvania despite the prohibition en-
frocement act In order. to strengthen
his Presidential boom at home.
PalneP Passes Lie.
Palmer branded the charge as an
Outrageous lie' and denied he knew
about the alleged opening up of bar
rooms in certain Pennsylvania coun-
ties in an attempt by his lieutenants
to- corral wet" Democratic votes for
him.
The charge has further embittered
the tight raging between th<Palmer
and anti-Palmer forces. The Penn
sylvania Democracy is reported to
be rent with dissension despite Pal.
mer's control Of the state Democratic
organization. Palmer's friends have
denounced reports circulated that
prohibition enforcement agents, who
hold their jobs by grace OF the, PAL
mer machine. had been quietly
tipped to permit booze to flow
again"
"As understand the situation
many permits were issued for the
withdrawal of whiskey from bond to
be sold for medicinal purposes" Pal
mer said. Instead, it seems the
whiskey has been sold for beverage
purposes. / have nothing to do with
this. The permits for Withdrawals
are issued in Washington in the office
of John f. Kramer, the national pro-
hibition enforcement officer. So the
Attorney General is, therefore, not in
volved."
Plenty Of Funds.
The Palmer organization in Penn
sylvania Is said to be well supplied
with campaign funds. Vance c. Nc
Cormick, of Harrisburg, former
Democratic National Chairman, and
Joseph +. Guffey, OF Pittsburgh, can
didate' for delegate-at-large to the
San Francisco convention, are back
ing the Palmer boom in Pennsyl-
vania- Both are millionaires.
THE Democratic organization Is as
sured of victory" Palmer said, in dis
cussing the Pennsylvania situation.
~Sixty-nine of the IFS members of the
State Committee, friendly to us, will
be elected. Bonniwell and his follow
ing cannot win.
There will be only twenty real
nights over the election of delegates.
Twentysix candidates have no oppo-
sition. and thirty have what might be
termed negligible opposition"
BoDniwell and other anti-Palmer
leaders refuse to concede Palmer
such an easy victory. They allot
Palmer 10000 votes at the May Is
primary. but figure, even with the
difficulty of having McAdoo's name
written on the ballot, the former Sec.
rotary of the Treasury will receive
double that vote.
II McAdoo should capture the pref
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