Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-02
McAdOO Band Wagon
Attracts Delegates
tBy CLINTON W. GILBERT

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rules of the game as they play it. But
1t is doubtful If they ever really ex-
pected to prevent his nomination. They
don't want to have anything put over
on them. and the McAdoo candidacy
CLOCKS like something being put over on
thNm. On paper they can prevent any
thNg being put over on them. They
havN<the votes. But they have not GER
tain Nher things indispensable to a
perfectly good and effective hatred.
The Opposition leader quoted above
described the thing in fervent Anglo
Saxon. Without the thing which he
said the Opposition was without. it is
impossible ta cherish and maintain an
implacable hatred and without an i'm.
piacable hatred a triac more than a
third cf the convention is not likely to
stand long against a tri1c less than
two thirds of the convention. 1t is not
human nature for it to do So In place
of an Jimplacabe hatrcd. which is. after
all, jone of the raIeSt of human virtues.
the/oppostion has only n desire to get
square with a man who has treated it
enough.
?, And it is weak in another way, too.
II hasn't a candidate. Conference after
conference has failed to produce a can
didate for it. Mr.. Taggart is inter
ested in Vice President Marshall. but
\ once Mr.. Marshall is disposed of it is
not clear that he will not prefer
seat in the band wagon to the doubtful
advantage of revenge The John W.
Davis candidacy for some uncxplaincd
reason has more latent strength than
that of any other dark horse candidacy.
Curiously enough this strength extends
to the galleries. whore Mr. Davis as n
personality, must be unknown
But how to beat Mr.. McAdoO with
Mr.. Davis. This convention is not like
the recent Chicago convention. Among
the Republicans existed strong desire
on the part of the majority Of the
delegates to got rid Of the candidates.
of Wood, Lowden and Johnson. A ma
jority of the convention had made up
Its mind against each and every one of
those candidates. The three had no
special strength and each had his weak
ness. This convention has not made
up its mind against Mr.. McAdoo.
On the contrary ma jority of the
convention is determined to nominate
him. A majority of the convention is
impressed with the great strength Of
McAdoo as candidate. 1t thinks his
strength is so great that it can ignore
his weakness as n son in law Of Pres
ident Wilson.
Such state of mind on the part Of
majority of the convention is hard
TO resist. The determination of the
: majority to nominate is stronger than
the determination of the minority not
10 nominate. The opposition is un-
certain. 1t is bitter, but it probably
Is not bitter enough. 1t has not raised
any issue effective against McAdoo and
Il has no candidate against him. 1t is
in position in which opposition tends
TO disintegrate. II may hold together,
able TO do so.
Less is being heard of the crown
prince issue. Evidently the delegates
have made up their minds that Mr., Me-
Adoo with his weakness as the Presi-
dents son in law is stronger than any
(ethet candidate they can nominate. The
.|zk q liz Of the delegates are willing
lsncs the = o. crown prince.