The Washington herald., 1920-07-06
Dear Va Delegates 7oe Of Epech
COX AIM MATERIAL,
M'ADOO'S IDEAL, Is
W. A. WHITES VIEW
BY WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE
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That vote is an Intelligent vote. In
II are the great rural States Of the
Middle West and. the Far West.
States that elected Wilson four
years ago. We must not raise the
wet and dry issue. for the law 10
here to stay. We must appeal 70
the labor and the women and the
independent former Bull Moose vote
west Of the Alleghenies. The liberal
vote represents the tendency of the
time. We will win only II We right
eously deserve to win"
II was between these two views
that the deadlock has been grind
ing for four long days. The big
booze bosses of the cities, the high
minded reactionary forces which de-
sire to return to the Cleveland DEM
ocracy, and the place hunters OF the
oreanization composed the Coz
forces. The believers in the ideal
ism of Wilson, minus the Presi-
dental obstinacy, the women who
/ are instructive Prohibitionists out
West, and the fringe of independents
like Heney, of California. who have
come back from the Roosevelt ad-
venture of ls02-these compose the
McAdoo forces.
No Move By Wilson.
And II was evident today that
Wilson, the man, would not in
lteryene to save the ideals of Will
son, the President, at least as Nc
lAdoo stands for them. The OBJ
stinacy which kept Wilson back of
the unchanged league of nations
kept Wilson standing by his deter
mination not to make his son-in-
law President.
| So the day grew old with McAdoo
| slowly wearing down the forces OF
Cox. while Davis loomed significant
lily on the horizon frightening both.
Perhaps the contest between the two
great forces of life in this conven-
tion has been no more curious than
I the lack Of heat in the contest. There
| is no big talk of bolting. Very
! likely the nomination Of Cox would
cause a slump In the Independent
| vote and the women vote In the
I Middle West, but there Is no open
| ing and angry threat of II. In the
| lobbies no one talks noisily. no in
teryIews in the papers carry angry
instance as Borah, Mccormick and
Brandegee were giveng out last
month in Chicago. However dearly
Republicans may wish to see IL there
I Is no open rebellion here.
McAdoo Followers Discouraged.
But on the part of McAdoo fol-
! lowers :here was all day yesterday
| and today a dull feeling OF discour-
agement They were sure last week
that theirs was to be the liberal
party and the last two days have
/ taken the enthusiasm. One Is for
ever hearing this: The President
last spring by his stubbornness
handed the Republicans victory on
a silver platter: the Republicans put
Harding on the platter and passed
! il back. Then we straddled on labor
and by following the big booze
bosses we are handing the platter
and the victory back where wilson
! placed IT,"
: But this is said in sadness, not IN
anger. Perhaps a little anger would
| clarity the situation. A four-days
deadlock without temperature indi-
Gates a profound lethargy which
portends death. No matter what
may. be the outcome here. there Is
surely a deep disbelief in the reality
! of this convention as an organ OF
public opinion. The men and women
of the convention seem to be just
as dazed and confused as the people
at home. The party system seems
to be losing its hold upon the coun'
! try as a part of the life OF the
country.