The Washington times., 1920-06-30
M 'ADO0, cox, AND
PALMER LEAD FIELD
With 90@ Delegates Free TO
Shift at will, None Can
Predict Outcome.
Continued from First Psse)

the full committee.
All OF which sounds miraculous, but
as a matter OF fact. there is no evil
dence that any blood Is being split In
that transaction, and the convention
proceeds under the general impression
that the famous Virginia platform
plank. approved by Woodrow Wilson
is the model OF the key plank con-
cerning League OF Nations and peace
Out OF the great mystery as to the
probable selection OF the Presidential
candidate these facts stand:
lat the opening OF today's ses-
sion. A. Mitchell Palmer. Attorney
General. had the most pledged votes.
estimated at between 800 and $50,
whereas 72S are necessary to 4 choice.
William Gibbs McAdoo. former
Secretary OF the Treasury. shrinking
from the honor as he himself declares
and as his friends prove by exhibit
tion OF recent letters from him. Is
pre- -ominently the preferred candi-
date among the rank and file OF dele
gates.
1t Is said by his boosters here that
he can have more than $50 votes on
the first ballot. His friends are Will
ing that his opponents shall exhaust
their strength In the early balloting.
There seems no question that McAdoo
will accept IL the tender is made, but
he wants the call to come on the floor
OF the convention IL at all. However
sincere his desire to keep out may be,
nevertheless the practical politics OF
his backwardness is fully apprecia-
ted here.
cox CLOSEST RIVAL.
James A. Cox, governor OF Ohio, is
the closest actual rival of McAdoo.
His boosters are not giving out fig
ures. He may show equally with Nc
Adoo on the first ballot, and the
tendency will be to grow, but whether
he can leap the 72S gap is tho ques-
tion.
Thomas Riley Marshall is some
what stunned today by the rising tide
of popular talk about his presidential
candidacy, but II Is not likely that
he will have much more than a native
son vote on the first ballot. Maybe 1t
will grow to sizabls proportions.
Then will come the long list of
favorite sons. with an aggregate of
some 800 pIeged votes among them,
Gov. Edward 1. Edwards, of New
Jersey. the wet advocate, appears mott
to have gone beyond New Jerseys
twenty-eiRht votes in strength O. The re
is a question hether Governor Smith
of New York. can lay claim 40 New
York's ninety votes as the unit rule
may be broken even from the first
ballot. John w. Davis Of West Nir-
ginia, may have a few more than
sixteen votes of his State delegation.
Homer S. Cummings will get Connec-
ticut's fourteen votes and may show
more strength. Carter Glass gets
twenty-four Virginia votes and is in
the running a trihe. Senator Robert
l.. Owens. of Oklahoma, has his states
twenty votes as nest egg. others
with pleged home State delegations
are SenatorHitchcock, of Nebraska,
sixteen votes, James w. Gerard am
bassador to Germany with South Da-
kota's ten votes and Senator Simmons
of North Carolina, with eighteen votes
GERARD COMES FIRST.
In today's session, former Ambas-
sador Gerard probably will be honored
by the first nominating speech. as
Arkansas will yield to South Dakota
when the roll of States is called. 1t
is possible that Alabama may yield to
some other State and thus precipitate
4 surprise. But these candidate
racers come up to the wire with the |
nervousness of thoroughbreds and no |
one cares to beat the barrier" lest |
the finish be bad U. S. G. Cherry. of
Sioux Falls, S. D., is named to nomi- |
nate Gerard.
Homer S. Cummings is next sched- i
uled for the tapis, John +. Crosby be-
ing prepared to voice his need OF
praise.
Florida is scheduled to yield to
West Virginia. and the name of John
w. Davis will be sent up on an arrow
shot by Stephen G. Jackson. Georgia
will yield to Pennsylvania, and A.
Mitchell Palmer's lot will be cast by
John H. Bigelow,. of the town OF
Hazleton, Pa.
Secretary of Agriculture Meredith's
name will be put into the big hopper
by Claude r. Porter, OF Iowa.
WILL PRESENT WHITLOCk.
When Kansas is called, w. w. Rose
of Kansas City. will Independently |
OF his delegation, present the name |
Of Ambassador Brand Whitlock. &C
cording to his own statement. The |
Kansas delegation is uninstructed, |
but are counted upon as McAdoo ad- |
herents.
Burris Jenkins, the minister-editor
of Kansis City, Mo-, at this point Is |
prepared to and says he will propose |
the name OF William Gibbs McAdoo
Following the naming of Senator
Hitchcock by Former Governor Shall
lenberger, of Nebraska, and Governor
Edwards by Charles +. X. OBrien, of
Jersey City, and the presentation of
Gov. Al Smith by some unknown.
James NJ. Cox's big balloon will be
sent into the air by Judge James @. |
Johnson, of Columbus, Ohio.
MARSHALL WILL GET VOTES.
Senator Robert l.. owen will be |
named by d. Haden Limbaugh. OF
Muskogee.
Senator Simmons OF North Carolina,
Secretary OF the Navy Daniels OF
North Carolina. and Senator Walsh |
of Massachusetts may be the subject |