The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-22
HOOVER SWEPT
INTO DISCARD
Same Fate. 0opeSterS Say,
Awaits Bryan, Cox, Owen
and Gerard.
PEACE TREATY DID WORK
Prospective Candidates Not in
Favor With Administration.
Party in Danger.
(BY William philip sIMMS

Washington, March Ed n. s.
Herbert Hoover's chance of being
nominated for the presidency by the
democratic party, it was said here
today, has gone glimmering, swept
high and dry by the same tidal wave
which, flung the treaty or Versailles
into the campaign.
Either that it was said or the del
egates at the san Francisco conVen-
tlon must repudia,e the action of the
administration which, IL was ad-
mitted, would foredoom the party to
defeat.
The same is said to be true of the
chances of William Jennings Bryan,
Gov Cox, Senator Owen. Ambassa-,
dor Gerard and all other democrats
who favored the ratification of the
treaty as modified by the Lodge res
crVations
Henceforth, II is pointed out great
danger threatens the party, due to
the clash OF opinion between the
democrats who stood by the presl-
dent and those who did not. Politi-
cal forecasters have run up warnings
of a serious storm at San Francisco,
and say schism can be averted
there only by miracle
hooVers Position.
The following facts We're pointed out:
J. Hoover has irretrcyably placed
himself on the side OF those who de.
sire ratification of the treaty on the
best terms possible.
:, Bryan last week came TO Wash.
lngton purposely TO urge the democrats
To vote for the treaty, Lodge reserNa-
ttons and all.
j. Senator owen, candidate on his
own Tor the presidential nomination,
~ 1lta.t a..
placed himself at odds with the admin.
istration and its leaders, by refusing to
stand by tho party and vote against
the Lodge reservations
Wilson Stands Pat.
ON the other hand, IL is observed
l. President Wilson still stands pat
on his original proposition, demanding
the ratification Of the treaty practically
as 1t came from Paris, or throw II into
the campaign.
2 Behind the president is the ma.
tlohal democratic committee who on
jackson day in Washington, unani-
mouSly went ON record as backing up
the administrations and its record
Between these two factions. obsorv-
ers declare violent row Is to be en-
standard-bearer at the San Francisco
convention.
Must Favor Ratification,
The one side inevitably viii demand
the nomination of n candidate who win
pledge himself TO accept ratification OF
lhe lnodlhed treaty Hs voted for by the
Iwenty-one democrats IN the senate
Friday night.
The other, the sWilson faction must
insist upon a nominee pledged to 20
before the voters OF the country de-
mandiuR the ratification OF the treaty
OF versailles without serious modinCa-
tons
Should the san Francisco convention
nominate candidate known to favor the
Lodge reservations, many consider, II
would amount TO renounciuE the lead
crship OF President Wilson aud public
act Of disapproNal OF his admnstra-
tiUu.
Political Bookmakers' Forecast.
Political boOkmakers therefore fore
see the sidetraCkinE of such president
ial possibilities as Bryan Hoover Cox,
Owen, Gerard and any vino. when ac-
cept tho Lodge reservations IN favor
OF such men AS william g. McAduo.
Atty. Gen Palmer and others whose
minds are known to be In accord with
that Of President Wilson.
For that state OF affairs blame is
placed by many party men directly
upon forcing Of the treaty into the
campaign as nm issue, Had the pact
not been thrust into the fight In the
main bone OF contention II is said tho
democrats would have been free To
nominate anybody they happened To
fancy As " stands, many declare
their choice win be very restricted lest
amy deviation from the straight nud
narrow path uf the treaty issue will
be Interpreted Hs an acknowledgement
that the administration had erred. All
nope iS not gone, however that tho
treaty may yet he brought up again be.
fore tho senate and ratified, thus re-
moving II from the campaign at least
as the paramount question.