The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-30
DONKEy'S EAR
WAITING VOICE
OF AUTHORITY
Magic Whisper, Via Code
Telegram From White
House, Will Give Name of
Nominee-Blythe.
M'ADOO LOSES 7 Wells
(BY SAMUEL G. BLYTHE)
Copyright, 1920, by the Central Press
Associationl

Today they removed some OF the wells
that have swathed the mysterious Nc
Adoo and exposed that eminent nom
candidate to private view. His law
partner was impressing on them the
fact that the only way TO win in No
vember is to draw Mr.. McAdoo even
over his shrill protest that he doesn't
want It unless he can get the nomin.
alton from him, and go out trium phant
to the polls.
OF course, in the circumstances, it
would be i'll advised to say that Part.
ner Gibboney opened McAdoo head
quarters, because Partner Gibboney
has had McAdoo headquarters without
the usual banners and pictures open
for quite a space. but yet he jazzed up
Mr.. McAdoo a bit. put touches Of color
no the sombre and crptic figure that
stands SO aloof, threw d spotlight or
two on him and no McAdoo words can
say them nay.
Otherwise, there has not been much
doing save in two regards, The oxy.
gen administrators are working assid-
uously to keep the Cox and Palmer
movements moving and the various
statesmen who have other candidates
than Cox, Palmer and McAdoo are ex-
tremely busy leading up influential
persons to the tops of whatever mouII-
tains they brought with them, to show
them the promised land. or promise
them the shown lands which amounts
to the same thing.
Waits for Voice of Authority
If somebody will come along speak
Ing with authority or even with fore
sight and tell this convention where to
go it will gladly proceed to get on its
way. What is needed is voice
even a long distance telephone voice,
apprehensive as the managers and
mantpulators are, over what that long
distance voice may say.
Everybody is looking for the sign,
and as no sign is yet apparent, we are
becalmed, and it isn't expected that
the informative cloud, no bigger than
code telegram from Washington, will
come along much before Wednesday
night or Thursday
Meantime Cox's prune colored band
parades and parades, and the Cox
boosters have sore feet and heavy
hearts. Meantime the Palmer folks
keep up a brave front and whisper
that a White House endorsement for
their man may be expected at any
moment utterly regardless of the diff.
ference in the time and other thin gs
between Washington, D. c. and San
Francisco, Calf.
Meantime the cabinet gentlemen
who were so violent for McAdoo when
they first arrived. have been pushed
Into silence by the private information
impaired to them. in the opinion OF
certain of these on the spot every
boost from them is knock, and that
meantime it settling down on many,
that they may have to nominate Nc.
Adoo, because they can't think of any.
thing else to do
Running on White House Time
Things are running on White House
schedule and according to White
House plans long ago made Begin
ming with the depositing of Senator
Jim Reed outside in a large bed of
poison oak. TO reflect on his les ma.
Jesty, they have done what has been
Wilsonianly desired.
There seems to be exact informa
ton as to White House desires save
on one subject, namely the candidate
and ,assiduous intention to do every
thing required. Also If anything is
ordered in the way of naming some
particular candidate that will be done
too. but the word has not been passed
"Dam' II Anybody Knows
The entire situation was well de.
scribed by one of the big leaders. who
upon being asked where he would
eventually place his delegates. remark
ed succinCtly. Dam if I know" Pal.
mer and Cox look to be impossible
McAdoo is possible but it will be diff.
fcult to get two-thirds for him They
may have to 60 on the theory that
self preservation is the first law OF
politics.
Barring that contingency. there re.
mains such, darker, and coal black
horses as John w. Davis, Homer Cum
mings. Bainbridge Colby. Thomas Ri
ley Marshall. Champ Clarke, ct al
If nothing happens before the fourth
ballot on Thursday, who knows and
why not? They've got to nominate
somebody before they quit.
Such leaders as Taggart of Indiana
who has candidates with small or
state collections of votes intend to
stick along doggedly for time, with
their favorite sons, to take advantage
of any physiological moment that may
arrive or any break that may be ap.
parent, and If it comes to a deadlock
Suppose some Senator from the out.
lying districts arise and asks what
the matter with the old ticket
There might come the disconcerting
cry that Nothing is the matter with
1t, and for the love of Mike, let's name
1t and go home!"
Have November Blues Right
There would be considerable more
animation and perhaps more expert
endeavor about this convention, if
these assembled here were a trifle
surer in their own minds that the
Democrats can win in November They
are optimists out in the open, but in
their cloisters, they are fretful pessi.
mists, afflicted with the November
blues.
Perhaps when 1t comes time for a
decision they may put the reverse En-.
glish on the convention and nominate
the man they deem best desiring of a
beating, to abate his nuisance, so to
speak, or hand him the monumental
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