Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-28

sion that made Andrew Jackson the per-
sonification of honesty and feaflessness;
IL was not evasion that made the Demo-
cratic party OF today the champion Of
the worlds hopes, and neither will 1t
be evasion that will make the nominee
Of this convention the President Of the
United States.
direct and constructive way; the Re-
publican platform Is but an ingenious
device meant to conceal irreconcilable
differences.
"In delivering our message to the
American people our party will raise
Its anchor upon the shores of honesty
and steer unfalteringly through the
straits of courage.
with civilizations existence jeopar-
died in the recent inferno of world
chaos, America reached out its hand to
stay destructive forces. We placed her
once more in her exalted position and
raised again the fallen torch
whence radiates the light that tempers
british hearts and softens human souls.
The world is waiting to hear the de-
cision of the American electorate upon
the covenant of the League Of Nations 1;
n war worn world implores America to
take the. lead in this great movement,
and humanity's voice cries out implor-
ingly to our great nation.
"Our country did not falter in its
duty to silence the guns of war; our
party will not faiter in its duty to
perpetuate peace"
Dry Battle Impends
The subject of keenest interest to the
delegates manifestly was the impepd- :
Ing prohibition fight, but talk of can
didates was gaining more and more
attention as the rival managers got
down to cases with the big body Of
uninstructed and unpledged delegates,
The latest turn of the McAdoo boom
furnished new angle to the conven- =
tion ,,preliminaries, but its precise effect
on tho relative situation Of the candi-
ment that despite his declaration that
he did no want the nomination he
would be willing to accept it, was vari-
ously accepted by the several elements
in the fight.
BY some It was declared the develop
ment meant that -McAdoo, whose sup
porters hitherto had planned to keep
him in the background for several bal
lots. now would be an active contender
from the start and that in consequence
the convention, like that of the Re-
publicans at Chicago, would have a big
three running close up to the roll call.
brought renewed claims of consistent
gains from the supporters of Palmer
and Cox and set the dark horses champ
ing impatiently as they realized what
happened to the big three at Chicago.
Active for Palmer and Cox
The Palmer and Cox managers sought
to discount the apparent, significance
of the McAdoo announcement, which
was made by National Committeeman
Love, of Texas, without Saying whether
he had any direct authorization from
McAdoo. 1t was apparent, however,
that many Of the McAdoo workers, who
have been canvassing for votes withou,
much organization or system, accepted
the statement of Love at it's face value.
Among the best-informed politicians
the general opinion was that 1t still was
too early to definitely forecast what
would happen. They suggested that
the Love statement only put the techni-
cal situation back where It was when
! McAdoo announced recently that hC
did not care to be considered a candi
date. At that time both Attorney Gen
eral Palmer and Governor Cox were ac-
tive candidates and their supporters
were claiming victory.
McAdoo Delegates Return
In the pre- convention scramble for
delegates many of those who had been
McAdoo supporters promised to vote
for other candidates, but the MeAdsc
men declared today that virtually
every one of these could be brough,
back into the fold.
There was freouent mention M Sec