Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-26
NJ 'ADOO BOOM WILL
NOT Be "DOWNEO"
Movement for His Nomination
Likely, Despite His Effort
20 Stay IT,
By Associated Press % Every Evsnins

BY Associated Press 20 Every Evening
San Francisco June - Completion
of the temporary roll ~ the Deulocra''e
National Convention WAS 10 sight tOdav
when the national committee -e1imed
consideration of credentials " The
Georgia contest before It a1n senator
Reeds effort n zain seat o. fhe Horr
with tbc Missouri delegation also to ~
passed Upon Other business occupied fhr
first session n the cornmittee yesterdsr
preventing prompt disposition of these
troublesome questions
Committeeman expressed cOnhdence
that the Georgia case would he put through
probably without VOTE against seating
the delegation lined up for Attorney-f ien-
eral Palmer for President They we're not
quite - sure of the result a. ~ Reed
II looked certain that Reed would W.
denied seat having been refused releetlnn
~ deiezate-at-large bv the State cnuvsr-
tion. There we're intInations over night
however. n disposition among soma
committee members not ~ oppose the
Senator'S plan for getting on the con-
yontion aoor
The influx Of delegates which began
yesterday continued and added hourly r.
the physical and conversational conges-
ton in hotel lobhies.
A furry III delegates toward Governor
Cox was reported 70 be apparent among
the new arrivals Several delegates al
ready IN the Cox delegation has added just
that many more 70 the Cox takers, with
nothing definite % Indicate added votes
for him.
The elusive McAdoo boom also put IN
new and this tune public appearance.
Bobbin9 sereneiy into sight, despite Mr..
McAdoos personal efforts 20 choloroforn
it some days ago, the movement for MS
nomination took the shape Of cards ap-
pearing IN hatbands of delegates here
and there with the legend, Mac u do.
As there il no McAdOO headquarters, IN
order 70 stimulate sentiment for nun 80 far
as known, the course Of new manifesto
ton of political immortality on the part
Of his boom was not clear
WOMEN ELATED.
Action Of the national committee in
adopting 3 resolution urging the c0nveu-
ton to grant equal committee suffrage
and membership TO women Of the party
gave the delegates another subject t0
discuss. Women delegates OF whom there
are an usual number present, were eiated
Wives and feminine relatives OF the men
delegates also participated N lmprompt
ltiDAtAtN4uE lllAE were AtlNs= ilE NtAiAFEAN-
ton has almost the manner Of q tourist
excursion in some respects. 80 many dele
gates have grabbed at the chance 20
bring the family west on a Sightseeing trip
II the national committee plan D
ratified by the convention the committee
viii hereafter be double Its present size
and composed OF a man and . woman mem
Der from each state with equal voting
power. Delegates from nOn-suhrage states
groaned somewhat at the prospect, hut
thev recognized that there was no escape
from making the appointments for women
unless the state IN such cases was ready
to forego half its voting power IN COM
mittee.
Arrival Of part of the Pacific feet from
the south added a touch of color 20 lobby
scenes and TO the streets not known in
previous conventions. Officers and men
piled ashore N boat loads. In the busy
corridors Of the hotels the whlte-capped
folk Of the quarterback, resplendent m
gold braid and flowing boat cl0aks. took
q keen interest in getting hr>t hand view
Of political convention proceedings and
were themselves much observed by dele
gstes from interior states. On The streets
the snappy sllnbruWned young Jackie
crisp and trim in navv blues and launiy
any celebration they could hnd
Admiral Rodman. 1eet commander
viii arrive today with Secretary Daniels
as 3 passenger on his flagship. The
Naval Secretary is an old political war
horse and is expected 70 take an actIye
part m party deliberations. He viii be
a fourth member Of the cabinet 70 reach
the battlefield, Attorney General Palmer
most active Of Presidential candidates,
10 Judge from signs now displayed snd
Secretary Meredith and Postmaster Burle-
son already having joined the convention
throng.
MEREDITH on GROUND.
Mr.. AIeredith's coming was slgnahEed
bv a new manifestation Of the kinship ~
his Presidential boom with that of former
Ambassador Gerard. Announcement AL
ready had been made that joint head
quarters had been opened for these two.
4 thing unknown 10 the oldest habitlW of
political conventions. Today a huge
sign appeared far up on the front Ct q
hotel declaring that 'AIeredith had hsad-
quarters.
Gavin AicNab, in a way host 20 the
Democratic party as National Committee
man for California, Was host IN fact last
night at q dinner 70 his committee coli
leagues. No political speeches were m
order and such fixing up OF platform %
candidate states as occurred was highly
informal and confidential
Out OF gossip started by the eutertain'
ment however, came new report ot an
impending fight on the chairmanShlp q
the convention revolutions committee
which viii draw up the platform.
Continued ON pace