The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-13

supporting a third party, which condemned
the treaty and the league inasmuch as
he himself, is ready to accept the Lodge
reservations in the interest of a start
toward peace
support for the third party will also
come from those Democrats, particularly
OF Irish extraction, who think Article 10
of the covenant interferes with the pros
pect of Irish freedom, and they are lining
up solidly. behind Hiram Johnson OF
course, Republicans fond Of Johnson, will
join, third party, IF he or someone aof
his Viewpoint heads a third ticket. The
new party viii acquire strength Sft6mS the
so-cafed liberal or radical wings aofAlthe
twoi big partiess2g rA, 1aa4s =;
This REIMBURSEMENT or real clement of pb-
litical realignment Of political forces is
causing no little concern to both Repub.
are supremely confident that the .defec-
tions win not be considerable. The DEM
ocrats think the departure of johnson
and his following from the regular Repub-
lican party will make the Lodge reserva'
ZIONIST program easy. to attack and that
the real friends Of the league will see
the Democratic platform as the only
means Of bringing about an early partner
ship Of the United States in the present
league OF nations. y
But, irrespective of the treaty issues
the personal questions in each party are
getting more and more vital William G.
McAdoo has the edge of the Democratic
nomination. BY insisting on uninstructeC
delegations and keeping himself out Of the
office-seeking class by maneuvers of re
| ceptiveness only, he has impressed Demo
Gratis in the capital here, as shrewd pol
| itician Mitchell Palmer is well liked ant
| probably has more strength among tn,
members of the Democratic national com
mittee than has AIcAdoo, but the latte
was in the game before Palmer began
| Delegates We're tied to the McAdoo bant
wagon when that individual was secretar,
of the treasury and director general 0
railroads
He got an early start. Added to thi
are the mistakes made by Palmer-o
rather the groups he has rightly o
iiwrongly antagonized He is under attacl
| for failing to reduce the cost of living
| for alternating labor by his policy in TIN
coal injunction suits, and for his whole
sale raids on so-called Reds The las
charge influences probably only the rad
! ical wing of the Democratic party, whc
in any event would not stick with tn
| Wilson kind Of democracy, no matte
whether Palmer McAdoo, or any othe
heir of the Wilson policies We're nomi
mated. This group still holds Mr.. WI
son responsible for Postmaster Genera
Burleson's repression of liberal pei
iodicals and considers the treaty an
league Objectionable as not being libera
enough, not containing more of the 10,
tlines of internationalism.
4 But, on the whole, Mr.. McAdoo, b
keeping out of public office since the arm
istice has seemed to improve his chance
with the rank and file of the Democrat:
while Mr. Palmer has been under fr
I right along Governor Cox of Ohio is
serious contender but Just now, MIR. MD
Adoo is in the lead That is not an II
dividua opinion 1t IS the eoncensus
the Democrats who are on the inside {
things and who know what the leader
Of delegations are apt to do, on the fin;
count, at San Francisco.
As for the Republican nomination. tn