The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-06-22
LEADERS CONFER ON WAY.

FRENCH LICK, Ind.-Scorekeep-
prs Of the merry game of hide and
seek being played by democratic as
nirants for the nomination are gath
ering here. Democratic bosses from
all parts of the country are hieing to
the menange of one Thomas Taggart.
But the matter of keeping score is
being complicated by the fact that
the lineup is still unannounced.
Governor Alfred E. Smith of New
York has been here for the ostensl-
BILE purpose of golfng. Of late ne
has had caddy in the person of one
Charles F. Murphy of Tammany
Hall. With Mr.. Taggart they have
been discussing the difficulties of the
game. If the political game in gen
eral and of the democratic nominee
and platform in general they have
learned little and told less. But one
thing seems clear. Murphy and Smith
intend to rule McAdoo out of the
running. They say that he was not
very nice in ignoring Tammany pat
ronage while a cabinet member and
that they believe the "crown. prince
idea will be brought against him not
only by the republicans in the event
of his nomination, but also by oppo-
nents within his own party when the
convention meets in San Francisco.
To this end the governor of New
York and the boss of Tammany are
I said to have perfected plans by which
4 the New York democrats will not in
8 dorse McAdoo's candidacy. But be-
& yond these brief facts those interest
i ed in the game are being kept in the
& dark.
Opposed to Palmer.
Knowing that Murphy and Smith
will never support Attorney General
q Palmer because of his administration
4 connections, and that Governor Ed
& wards of New Jersey is impossible,
q they have come to the conclusion that
d Governor Cox of Ohio is the man
s that the New Workers are goig to
q back against their own favorite sons.
n This line of reasoning being a pretty
good one on the face of it, demo-
Gratis of high and low degree have
gone away from here pretty well con-
n vinced that Cox is the one best bet
Il against McAdoo, the favOrite, men
8 like Senator Owen, Senator Hitch
Il cock, Senator Simmons and Senator
s Hoke Smith having been eliminated
q from the start.
An enthusiastic boom for Governor
d Cox may be looked for then as the
8 next important event in the demo-
cratic calendar. 1t will be a real
boom, too, Of good size proportions,
q For when the old line democrats start
anything they usual start it right.
j 1t is too much to say that Tamma-
ny Hall and Taggart and the rest
have formed an active combination
to put Cox over. AS matter Of
fact, Taggart is tending strictly to
his own knitting and refuses to be-
81 come involved in the thing one way
or the other. He will be for Mar
shall if Marshall will let his name go
before the convention.
McAdoo Regarded F'avorite.
The dozen or so lesser lights among
tne democrats here do not deny that
McAdoo is the strong favorite at this
Time and that he will walk off with
the democratic nomination unless he
IS stopped. They realize that fact
from the start and may be depended
on to wage just that much stronger
campaign against McAdoo and for
I'd Cox.
AS part of their campaign they
may be expected to encourage the
IaVorlte sons just as much as possible
ana TO bring out other favorite sons
Wherever possible to prevent Nc
auoo amassing such strength at the
START that it might be hard to head
~. .lm OF. They want him to go out in
tne 'front.' from the start, but they are
lying to prevent him from going too
AR AR and they plan, through the me-
Nun Of many ballots, to force the
@oncAdoo hackers to concede that he
o o"In0t be nominated and then to trot
bi hi. me Ohio governor and win with
on the basis Of this campaign Cox
Stos. not have many hackers at the
b rt according to the official ballots,
ba "hen their time comes there will
tbo concentration in his favor by
sue, ola-tlmers which is planned to
feet. ~ HlcAuoo managers OH 'heir
500 90 far the anti-McAdoo plotters
Is tL oat one flaw in their plan. That
nor niaI MScAdoo might whirl into the
ana i'l ~ on two or three ballots
Of of mat is the thing they are afraid
tbenn now They firmly believe that if
ton can prevent McAdoo's nomina-
can J ior seven or eight ballots they
dispose of him with ease.