New-York tribune., 1920-02-16
Democrats Are
Worried Over
Lansing Case
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tinue in conference IL tho Allies sottle
the Adriatic question without consult
Ing the United States"
Official comment on this could not be
obtained, but Senators voiced the opin-
ion that the President disclosed in these
notes that he was rritated strongly
with the British government, and
pointed out that the Presidents anger
is probably accounted for by the ex-
treme probability Indicated in the cables
that Mr.. Lloyd George and his Cabinet
letter before f+was published.
All Of this is put together here Us
showing that the President is quite
himself again, ready to fight every
one and any one who opposes his
wishes, and regardless of where the
chips may fall in his hewing to his
own ideas. From which it is deduced
by many that Mr.. Wilson will either
be candidate for denomination by
the Democratic party, or will attempt
to dictate absolutely not only who
the candidate shall be, but what the
platform shall be.
Curiously enough it had been gen
orally conceded by most Democrats
that the President would be able TO
do this very thing up to yesterday
morning, when the correspondence be-
tween the President and Secretary
Lansing was read. 1t is true that
while a few Democrats believed, down
in their hearts, and admitted in con-
fdence, that they thought the Presi-
dent would himself be a candidate
most Democrats waved this aside as
beyond the range Of likelihood.
The possibility Of his seeking the
nomination is admitted to-day by a
RI n or,+
Democrats. They do not want him to
be a candidate, but they have changed
their minds, and now believe the Presi-
dent may insist on running as vlndl-
cation of his policies and to insure the
putting over of the league of nations
and peace treaty just as he wants
them.
Say Wilson Can Get Nomination
AS to what course they would follow
the Democrats are very much torn.
Many Of them admit privately that if
the President wants the nomination he
can get it. They point to the large
number Of states with big delegations
which he will be able to control through
patronage, and point also to the argu-
ment, which. might appeal even to
Democrats who would much prefer some
other candidate, that the Democratic
party iS EOiuS " Dc 1OICcO w iidhC its
campaign on Woodrow Wilson's record
whether it wants to or not.
Confronting that necessity, the party
would be put up against a terribly
hard proposition, politically, to turn
Mr.. Wilson down if he obviously de
sired nomination, and then go before
the country appealing for Endorsement
of Mr.. Wilson's Administration.
There was intense interest in the
letter sent by Vice President Marshall
to the national committeeman of In
diana, Ed. H. Hoffman, in which Nh
Marshall differs from the President
about why this country got into the
war, and on the point that the war is
now over. Mr.. Marshall's outlining OF
an old-fashioned Democratic plat orm
opposed to all the "isms" which the
Democrats Of the South, in particular
have objected to in the Wilson Admin
istration, made q decided hit among
Democrats here tonight, including
even some who have been regarded a.
stanch Administrator men.
AS was stated in The Tribune last
week, Senator Walsh, of Massachusetts
Is inclined to Mr.. Marshall's candidacy
and Mr.. Walsh probably will contro
practically all Of the eighty eight New
England delegates. With the delegates
from Indiana and perhaps a few othe,
states added, here would be sub
stantial nucleus around which those op
posed to the denomination of Wilson
for a third term could rally