Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-03
Men Afraid,
Other Side Scared
tBy CLINTON W. GILBERD

Continued from Pnse One
Adoo has become definitely the admin
istration candidate. Mitchell Palmer
ia forced into the opposition
Palmer's weakness as candidate
was demonstrated on the early ballots.
He fell far short of the vote he had
been. expected to obtain. And as n
member of the Presidents cabinet he
cannot long occupy the position OF CO.
operating with the opposition to the
administration. Moreover. his own
Pennsylvania delegation is anxious to
60 over to the support Of the admins
tration candidate. Mr.. McAdoo
\ fire has been built under Mr..
Mitchell Palmer.
Take Mr.. McAdoos other chief rival,
I>tiovernor Cox. His weakness with only
| IA votes on the first ballot and 80 on
| the second has been plainly shown. II
Is believed that McAdoo managers will
offer Governor Cox second place on the
ticket with Mr.. McAdoo. and that
Governor Cox will accept it.
Boss Taggart Marking Time
Furthermore. Mr.. McAdoo may make
inroads into the forces of the oppoSi-
| tion at other points. Boss Taggart, of
Indiana, does not think we'll of his
prospects of election as senator. if by
his actions here. and in Chicago. he gets
the anti administration stamp upon
himself.
At present he Is doing the perfectly
innocent thing of supporting his states
favorite son. Vice. President Marshall.
So long az he Is supporting a favorite
son, his conduct is politically exemplary
and above reproach.
But when it becomes necessary to
| make choice of supporting Mr.. Nc
Adoo or the opposition. Mr.. Taggart
will have to be shown that Mr.. Nc
Adoo is stopped or he will be the best
little administration man of them all
and throw Indiana's vote to McAdoo.
Indiana's going to McAdoo, or Penn
sylvania's going to McAdoo. or Ohio's
rush that will lead to his nomination.
Administration Convention
1t is an administration convention. 1t
may pay splendid personal tributes to
Mr.. Bryan, but it votes overwhelmingly
for the administration against him. It
cast only one vote for Mr.. Bryan's queer
plank favoring government publica-
ton in which political candidates should
BlT IHPlT NF"S. ANU II OulN fHSI II lt"
moro than that for Mr.. Bryan's prompt
ratification Of the league covenant with
reservations plank.
1t gave him a tremendous and spon-
taneous ovation when he finished his
| eloquent speech in behalf of his dry
| plank. one of the most eloquent speeches
| of his career. an ovation in which the
standards of all the states except a few
very wet ones like New York and New
Jersey were carried in front OF the
platform in Bryan's honor.
But fcw moments later it gave him
| only few votes, 155 in fact, for his
| dry plank, although a majority Of the
convention is dry.
Bread and Butter Votes Cast
The convention is not bossed, at least
there is no perccptible bossing. 1t
votes with the administration for
| bread and butter reasons. 1t contains
otiiceholders.
1t counts its chance of success as
dependent upon supporting the ad-
ministraton. The fact that Mr..
McAdoo, without any sign from the
White House, figures in every ones
mind as the administration, is the
strongest reason for his nomination.
The Democratic convention is the
greatest show on earth. Nothing like
the debate on the platform yesterday
afternoon has hecn staged by either
party in long time.
Fight Made In Open
The divisions in the Democracy on
booze. the League Of Nations, on
Ireland and on every pet idea of Mr..
Bryan's were brought out in the open
and discussed before the free Demo
Gratis in the auditorium assembled, the
free Democrats being left to make their
choice for themselves between Mr.,
Bryan's leadership and Mr.. Wilson's,
The occasion was brilliant. If Mr.,
Bryan had powerful and sane intel
lect along with his marvellous voice
his tremendous personality, his deep and
abiding perception of the moral veri
ties. he would be a very great man. But
he hasn't and he is only a great mora
Snowman, n political P. T. Barnum
differing from the circus producer only
in rejecting the cynical dctum that the
people like to bc fooled.
Bryan gave q great show yesterday
II was q tremendous movie OF virtue
defying the powers of evil The ricf
and powerful voice. undermined by
the passing Of twenty four years since
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gold and crown of thorns, unrestricted
by the fat which is being deposited
about the chamber from which 1t comes
required no mechanical aid to fill thu
immense hall.
Mr.. Bryan broke free from the grea
starfish OF tin horns over the rostrun
which carries the speakers voice TO thu
remote galleries He did not have u
stand in one spot for fear of getting ou
of favor with the great starhsh ant
causing strange bellowings to ech'
through the tin monster.
Was Able to Bait Tammany
He could go to the front of the plat
form and bait evil in the person of th'
TsmmanS delegation, defylng it to SHOW
that 1t had ever opposed the saloor
until after prohibition had been estab
lished by constitutional amendment. Th'
whole Tammany delegation rose and in
sisted that it had been the only ant
original opponent of the saloon, Mis-,
Elizabeth Marbury seizing some Tam
many delegates straw hat and waving
il defiantly at virtue upon the plat
form.
Mr.. Bryan passed lightly from tn,
sonciness Of Miss Marbury to compari
son ~ himself to the Prophet Elijah ans
tsil;ns how Elijah dg(w back the vel