The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-06
COX LEADING
| DEMOCRATIC RACE
Governor of Ohio Has Most In.
structed Delegates and Poll
ticians are Taking
Notice.
TWO ENTIRE STATES
McAdoo and Edwards Lead on Claims
With Bryan and Gerard Each
Having Ten Votes
Sure.
TBy Harold d. Jacobs, United Press
Staff Correspondent

! CBy Harold D. Jacobs, United Press
Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, May 6.The princi
pay topic of conversation in demo
cratic circles just now is Governor
James NJ Cox, of Ohio.
Persons who have a habit of keep
ing their ears to the political ground
declare they hear perceptlble
rumble from the middle west.
The boom for the young state
executive is not exactly new, but
blase fasteners refused to take Cox
seriously until they suddenly came to
the realization that he was far in the
lead of all democratic rivals for the
presidential nomination. as regards
instructed delegates and that he was
being regarded favorably by several
uninstructed delegates,
Cox's acquisition of both the Ohio
and Kentucky delegation en- bloc has
made the present standing in the
democratic race, on the basis of in
structed delegates:
Cox, "a; Herbert Hover, SO; Gov
ernot Edward l. Edwards, IS; Sena-
tor Robert Owen, 90: Senator Gilbert
Hitcncock Is; w. J. Bryan, TO-;
James w. Gerard, 10.
Politicians still regard W. G. Nc
Adoo as possessing the greatest
present strength among the demo-
cratic possibilities, But Cox's chances
have been still further enhanced by
the efforts of his friends to affect a
combination with Edwards.
The present standing of democratic
candidates, counting both Instructed
delegates and claims to uninstructed
delegations would be:
McAdoo, 49,; Edwards, lis; Cox,
100; Hoover. Al; Attorney General
A. Mitchell Palmer, SO; Champ Clark,
Is; Secretary of Agriculture E. T..
Meredith, &c; State Senator Simmons
of North Carolina, "a: Owen, 20:
Hitch cock, 16: Bryan, 10; Gerard, 10.
If Edwards present indicated
strength were swung to Cox it is
obvious the latter would be leading
his nearest rival by 21S to 131. These
figures, however, are too small to
mean anything in the San Francisco
convention, where 72S votes are
necessary for choice.
Democratic state conventions were
being held today in Connecticut and
teen and the latter ten delegates.
Republicans of Colorado were select
ing twelve delegates in state con-
vention today. These states were ex-
pected to choose uninstructed dele
gates.
Senator Pbilander C. Knoxs speech
in support of his peace resolution, fol-
lowing so closely his endorsement
for the republican nomination by his
colleague, Senator Boies Penrose,
was regarded today as having great
political significance. Politicians
pointed out that it strengthened i'm
the possibility Of a Knox
Johnson combination.
Political observers also were point
ing to the speech of Homer S. Cum
mings, democratic national chairman,
at the opening of the state conven-
ton in New Haven, Conn, last night
as indicative Of the Keynote adj
dress Cummings is expected to make
as chairman of the national conven-
ton in San Francisco. He emphs-,
sized the alleged opposition of repub-
lican leaders to progressive legisla-
ton enacted during the democratic
and endorsed Presi-
dent Wilson'S International policies.