Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-28
CONVENTION WILL
Be DOMINATED BY
ADMINISTRATION
Bryan Seems Doomed to Defeat
in Fight Over League
Plank.
BATTLE OF VETS AND DRYS
LOUIS Seiboid In New York World.

LOUIS Scibold I'm New YORK world.
San Francisco, June 2S.-Beginnlng
at noon, the l,002 delegates representing
the fortv-eight States and five Territories
I'm the Democratic National Convention
will take up the work of framing plat
form and nominating candidates ior
President and Vice President
Preliminary discussions, arguments and
claims, which have contributed vast
amount of entertainment but little
,ehnte information present little that ls
al value IN lurccasting either the probable
marty attitude on issUcs ar in revealing
ihc identify ol the candidates who are
a. nnpnsr thnsr nominated 10y the hcpuh-
hclu party nl tmcnro two weeks ago
t,ond naturrd crowds at headers, dele
uulrs. lrlrral office holders aud casuals
intent On holiday making were last night
,iisputlne the relative virtues Of measures
and pfoununclug widely divergent
upuious oi men
Ahmt the only tangible TACT upon
winch there is any concurrence OF views
/. thnt tho convention vi the great un-
trrrl6rd Democracy will .bc as wide as
the great outdoors, and that the warning
Marty chlcftalns will run true TO form
IN reaching generally satisfactory Demo-
cratic conclusion. The other features OF
the situation that confronts leaders and
delegates arc reflected by the cross-cur-
rcnts of emotions. noise and arguments,
a. follows:
THE sITUATIoNIN BRIBv.
l. The nominating convention will be
dominated by the supporters of Presl-
dent Wilson, whose influence has already
been thoroughly established, and whose
name is in the minds of the delegates
and leaders who talk of other men in
connection with the Presidential noml-
nation.
,. None of the eighteen or twenty men
whose names will be presented to the
convention for President seems assured
of enoughavotes to win the nomination,
party sentiment being divided between
W. G.. McAdoo. A. Mitchell Palmer,
Gov James W. Cox of OHIO as the most
generally favored in the order named
3-The growth of distinct impress
sion that the failure Of one of these three
men to develop sufficient support to win
will result in combination that Will
make it necessary for President Wilson
to declare whether he desires the nomina-
ton for a third term, or the choice OF q
candidate of the dark horse issue who will
most nearly approximate fitness to run
on the platform to be provided.
a-The manifest purpose of Southern
leaders to control the convention and
dictate the nomination Of Presidential
candidate, in order to perpetuate the
hold Of that section of the country upon
the government, a condition that IS GER
tain TO prccipitate conflict with spokes-
men Of the Northern wing of the party.
DEFEAT roR BRYAN.
StThe certain rejection of the policies
of William Jennings BRYAN as affecting
the League of Nations issue, but the ne
uotiation of a compromise on the wet and
drv issue that will constitute a straddle
intended to protect the seats Of Demo-
cratic candidates for Congress in the doubt
full districts.
GA battle roval over the wet and dry
issue which will line the supporters OF the
two TO ces against each other with enough
incidental verbal fireworks TO satisfy
the most critical spectator.
THE satisfactory adjustment with
out bloodshed Of the features OF the plat
form dealing with the Irish and labor issues
s-The probable addition Of a plank
limiting the term of a President to six
wears without right of succession,
9-The compttc lack of enthusiasm
for any one of the men named up to date
in connection with the Presidential nomi-
nation and the apparent indifference of
organizations of the larger States toward
the fate ofthe party if either Mr.. McAdoo
or Mr.. Palmer is ''put over" by the pro-
fessional influences sponsored by Federal
Office holders of all ranks and members
of the National Committee.
l0-The failure of the element sup
porting Mr. McAdoo to secure from him
a definite expression that would be inter
preted as positive refusal to accept
the Presidential nomination and the
circulation by his friends of 3 statement
that they have secured from him as
slIrances that he will run if named.