The Washington herald., 1920-06-24
TALK OF THIRD
TERM WORRIES
CANDIDATES.
-coNTfNUED FROM PAGE ONE.


ters are by no means universally
shared.
The newspaper correspondent who
interviewed the President last week
has reached San Francisco. He tes-
tines that Woodrow Wilson Is vast
fy improved" In health. He tells
how he saw the President walking
lhaltingly but at navigating pace.
He described how he saw the Presi-
dents left arm In action and finally
he dilates upon Mr.. wilson's golden
silence. during their extended con-
versation. on the subject Of third
term.
It 10 that silence stubborniy main
tanned till this hour that piunges
the partisans of avowed candidates
like Cox. Palmer, Edwards. Owen.
Marshall and McAdoo into anxiety
bordering on nervous prostration,
/ No men were ever before In such
an advanced state Of not knowing
where they are at"
Wilson IL Nightmare.
What Wilson intends to do has
become a nightmare to them. Their
Operations pending knowledge on
that score must remain more or
less at q standstill. They recog-
! nize that he is the party general
issimo. They concede his right to
push them on the track even
though they are not sure that he
plans to do SO.
1t is their gnawing uncertainty
that gals and terrorizes them.
They hope and pray that Balm
hrf Of
when he arrives on Saturday will
bring clarifying tidings. Meantime
the possibility of San Francisco
Harding" Is gathering momentum,
with the exception that such
nomination would not be forced by
q midnight conference of 'sena-
torial highbinders," but by the
logic OF a remorseless situation.
The causes OF Gov. Cox and At
torney General Palmer are becom-
ing with every hour more to resem-
BILE those of Gov. Lowden and Gen.
Wood at Chicago, Like those two
candidates too. which were once
friendly to each other, the battle
lines Of the Cox and Palmer forces
are beginning to stiffen and tighten
as the zero hour" approaches.
Both are girding their loins for a
grapple to the finish.
IL is doubted by outsiders whe ther
either. any more than Lowden or
Wood. will ever attain a peck" of
strength sufficient to nominate, 72S
votes. Then inevitable deadlock
and the opening OF the stable door
for the emergence of q dark horse.
Age May Bar Clark.
With Wilson, McAdoo, Cox, and
Palmer eliminated. the choice speed
lily narrows down. Senator Carter
Glass. ot Virginia, touted as ad-
ministration choice for the McAdoo
heirship. is considered TO be barred
as a Southerner. cambridge Colby.
another mentioned administration
favorite. Is still in Democratic
swaddling clothes as far as strict
party allegiance Is concerned and
can hardly aspire seriously Vice
President Thomas X. Marshall. be,
loved of the party, is not widely
looked upon as a vote getter or
election winner.
Champ Clark Is not without ad-
rocates. but they find it dificult
to defend his availability when re-
minded of the MiSsourian's advanced
age.
Unquestionably the candidacy Of
John William Davis, of West Vir-
Sinia, Ambassador to Great Britain,
will grow in attractiveness If a
compromise nominee is necessary.
Only the fact that he Is compare
tive unknown to the party and
the nation is urged against him.
But something OF that sort was
urged against Senator Harding at
Chicago. too.
James Watson Gerard, of New
York. former kmbe ssa6Or to Ger
many. should not be dismissed from
corventiCn calculations. Mr.. Gerard,
who will be placed in nomination
by South Dakota, could undoubted-
llv command the Tammany delesa-
tion IL this cause seemed promis-
ing. 1t is believed that the Bryan
strength in the convention is not
unfavoratly inclined toward the