New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-07
McAdoo Plans,
Active Aid in
Cox Campaign
Declares Himself Relieved
and Delighted Because
Cal! Did Not Come to
Him: Applauds Platform
Reserves Other Comment
Extensive Speaking Tour
Figured in His Plans if
He Had Been Nominated

William N'-~
Governor Cox
describing himself as being ere
Esved and delighted" that he himself
filled OF nomination at San Fran
.:seo. Mr.. McAdoo. on arriving at his
Are at 100 Broadway from his home
+ Huntington, Long Island, yester-
ssv morning. sent this telegram to the
Democratic nominee:
aHesltv congratulations and assur-
,nces of MY cordial support
w McAdoo said he would refrain
from making any extended comment
=, the Democratic ticket until later.
Ks close friends, however. are Of the
a-inion that he intends to take an ac-
i've part in support Of Governor Cox's
ssmpalgn.
,leased with the Democratic platform.
h regards i as one of the greatest
documents his party ever wrote. He
has told friends that one of the most
s~couraging conditions is what he >.e-
clsres to be overconfide on the part
Al Republicans. Another hope on
which Mr.. NcAdoo laid stress 70 his
friends is that Governor Cox will carry
Ohio. and thus will take from Senator
Harding the prestige which goes with
victory in the nominees own state.
News OF Governor Cox's nomination
reached Mr. McAdoo at the latter's
.ountrv home. modest farmhouse
overlooking Huntington Bay.
Aroused from sleep at o'clock by
group of newspaper men who had
been receiving the San Francisco re-
suits in q nearby farmhouse. Mr.. Nc
Adoo came sleepily to his back door.
Expresses Relief at Result
When the result was given him he
THAT'S fine. am greatly relieved
and delighted that the call did not
come TO me-
Some photographers insisted on TAX
tnr pictures. Come on Let's smile.
Don't lets be serious" he said, not
inc worn look on some of the news
uaper men who had been waiting up
ali night. Presently Mrs. McAdoo,
who formerly was Eleanor Wilson,
looked out the door and asked the
news. "What are you doing -celcbrat
ing she asked.
aSure; thht's what We are doing,'
exclaimed Mr.. McAdoo.
Mrs. McAdoo also expressed pleas
ure tina. her husband had not been
nominated.
Later, at his Office in New York. Mr.
McaLoc issued statement in which
he said he was Externally grateful TO
his friends for their support.
The fact that Mr. McAdoo did not
desire the nomination, but had deter
mined to accept and 10 be an active
campaigner E he was named, was well
known to persons associated with HIM.
he already mad expressed his views IN
letter which he sent last February
to Miller S Bell. Mayor of Milledge
Vile. Ga. In that letter Mr.. McAdoo
said fatty he did not want the nomina-
ton but if it was conferred upon him
the distinction would be too great for
him TO refuse Three reasons swayed
hin. These were that he was not sure
that the San Francisco convention
would adopt a platform TO which he
could give his entire sympathy; that
six years of active public life in Presi
dent Wilson's administration justified
him in looking forward to couple of
years OF rest, and that financial obli
cations to his family necessitated his
attention to his private affairs.
Planned Speaking Tour
Notwithstanding these objections,
Mr. McAdoo had determined that if the
domination had been given him without
his solicitation ne would be no reluc-
tsnt leader" His experience in cam
paigning for Liberty loans, during
which he spoke in all but three of the
states. led him to look forward 10 the
possibility OF combating Senator Har-
ding's front porch campaign with a
speech-making tour.
Mr.. McAdoo looked upon his own
position IN the contest between himself
and Governor Cox as being rather
unique. Governor Cox. being an
svowed candidate, had sent his political
Aeutenants 10 the convention and
was watching the situation himself
With much eagerness. Mr.. McAdoo, on
tae other hand, passed most of the time
81 MS country home, practically out of
touch with San Francisco. The only
news that reached him was in the form
OF bulletins which q news agency re-
eeved By telephone in a nearby farm
!aouse and took over to Mr.. McAdoo's
mouse. Mr.. McAdoo evinced much in
'ereSt IN these bulletins, but never
showed much eagerness to see any
wnen the newspaper men failed to ap-
pear
Friends Of Mr.. McAdoe disclosed yes
'efoay some of the efforts of the Cox
nanagers to break the deadlock in Sau
francisco. At o'clock, San Francisco
Sime, Monday morning, before the con-
sehtion had reconvened after Saturday
Selgnt's adjournment. f. H. Moore.
governor Cox's manager, called one of
~ McAdoo's advisers in New York.
=, why don't you people get out of
Ms race? You can't win ard you're
my :, keeping US deadlocked," said
we cant get out of the race because
1 M not IN it." was the reply
moro complaint about Mr.. McAdoo's
passive sN candidacy came from Mr. Moore.
~. wow look here" he then said,
RBan r. Eve want to get away from
"e av, VIII you withdrawn"
We can't withdraw. We never were
h a ana The receiver was hung
s W; ahd the convention started on its
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