The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1920-06-17
Nv JAMES p. HoRNApAV.

observation-disclosures In the Demo
cratic national convention which VIII
meet In San Francisco June ~ Is IN
creasing. Awhile back II looked as II
there might not be any considerable
number of candidates for the presi-
Dental nomination, but now there Is
fair prospect of a good field. IL
seems reasonably certain that the roll
lowing men will be formally placed
in nomination: william @. McAdoo,
New York; James NJ. Cox. governor Of
Ohio; A. Mitchell Palmer, Pennsyl-
vania, attorney general of the United
States; Robert l.. owen. senator from
Oklahoma; Edward l. Edwards, gov
ernor of New Jersey; Gilbert Nj.
Hitchcock. senator, Nebraska; Hoke
Smith. senator. Georgia. and John W.
Davis. West Virginia, ambassador
from the United States to Great
Britain.
Some persons would add Thomas X.
Marshall, vice president Of the United
States, to this list. but the vice presi-
dent continues to insist that his name
will not go before the convention In
formal way with his consent. Other
persons would add the name of VIII
liam Jennings Bryan. but Mr.. Bryan
has not yet indicated that he will en-
ter the convention as a formal candi-
date though It is generally understood
that he is not without hope.
Few Instructed Delegates.
The convention will be made up very
largely of uninstructed delegates.
Early in the year the federal admins
tration let IT be known that 1t hoped
the policy of sending uninstructed
delegates would be observed. and the
request has been very generally re-
spected. Under a long standing Demo
cratic convention rule, II will require
the vote of two-thirds Of the delegates
TO nominate. There is considerable
agitation on In favor of revoking this
rule, but the same agitation has been
evident Just prior to the meeting OF
every Democratic national convention
for many years. and has always failed
TO produce results. SO the prevailing
view is that two-thirds rule will stand
for the coming convention.
When II comes TO prophesying as to
the probable nominee Of the conven-
ton, difficulties are encountered. II
is pretty generally assumed that the
administration will be in control OF
the convention. II has been said by
persons who ought TO know what they
are talking about that President Will
son is more concerned in the platform
utterances Of the convention than In
the candidate. but IT is safe s1ess
that he is interested in both platform
and candidate.
While not an unusually large num-
Der of officehOlders have been chosen
as delegates to the San Francisco con-
vention, II WIN in all probability turn
out that the keen politicians among
the federal ofiicehOlders will be on
the ground and In charge of the I'M
portant developments. A great many
Democrats. and also a considerable
number Of Republicans would be glad
20 have information as TO the proba-
BILE wishes Of the president with re-
spect 10 the candidate. At one time
Il was assumed that Attorney General
Palmer was the favOrlte of the adj
ministration, but there are representa-
tives Of the party who question this.
Likewise there are influential men In
the party who doubt If McAdoo is 10
be regarded as the candidate Of the
administration. Recently there has
been some inside talk to the effect
that John w Davis, ambassador
10 Great Britain, is President Wilson's
favorite.
Smith Is Anti-Administration
The only man included in the list
of candidates who may be regarded as
actually Observation-Disclosures is Hoke
Smith, senator from Georgia. The
senator is not I'm sympathy with the
presidents peace policy and has, gen
orally speaking. been out of touch
with the administration for the last
three years. Col. r. NJ. House. who
formerly was the presidents chief adj
wiser on political matters, has let II
be known that he Is disposed TO favor
the nomination Of Senator Hitchcock
The Tammany organization in New
York city has caused Vice President
Marshall no little embarrassment by
announcing that It favors his nomina
ton. Governor Edwards Of New Jer'
sey is the favorlte of the persons and
organizations that would set aside the
prohibition amendment.
Budget System Finally Provided.
After some fifteen years of con
versation about a budget system
for the federal government, such
a system has been provided. The
function of preparing annually a budg'
ct is 20 be lodged in a bureau in the
Office OF the president. There is to
be director Of the budget, and an
assistant director. who shall be ap
pointed by the president and receive
salaries OF $4,000 and $500 year.
respectively II will be the business
of the bureau Of the budget 10 max,
a careful investigation OF all Prov
sions OF law dealing In any way with