New-York tribune., 1920-06-29
Wilson Seeks to
Avoid Charge
OF Domination
Apparent Effort Is Being
Made to Keep President
and Convention From
Too Close Connection
Nav end a Message
Nanifests Keen Interest in
Progress of the Proceed
ings at San Francisco

Tfc JriUc'ie W OSH'hGtO'' bHFt0H
WASHINGTON, June 2S.-President
Wilson was not in communication to-
dar with his spokesmen at San Fran
s;sco. where the Democratic National
Convention opened, it was said at the
White House. The President remained
- mis- customary seclusicn, and there
was nothing at the White House to in
A;cate that the battle for his vindica
ton had got under way.
The President, it was asserted, has
.be same means of keeping in touch
w;th what goes on as others, and
no special provision had been made for
the Executive to communicate directly
18th his representatives.
There is apparent al effort to keep
the President and the convention from
,npearing in too close connection, pre-
lumably to prevent any accusation
ut Mr.. Wilson personally pulled tie
I..ircs for the show. 1t is expected
this effort will be more pronounced now
mat William G.. McAdoo, his son-inlaw,
is mentioned as the likely recipient of
the nomination.
1t was suggested by some political
observers that should evidence be laid
hefore the delegates that the Presid ent
had put forward the candidacy of his
son-n-law it may prove unfortunate
for Mr.. McAdoo. The cry of Grown
Prince" and the assertion that the
President had picked his successor
might result, they declared.
Message From Wilson Expected
1t is confidently believed here .hat
the President will address the conven-
ton through a written message some
time during It's session. This message,
it is believed. would approve a course
of action rather than suggest one,
since suggestion again would raise the
cry Of bossism and an accusation like
that of "Prussian tactics" which the
President made in his criticism of the
way the Republican convention in Chi
cago was managed.
1t was pointed out it would be a SIM
pie matter to have the President speak
10 the convention through message.
If the convention should congratulate
him on the recovery of his health he,
Of course, would reply. Or, if some
delegate requested his advice he would
reply, and the reply would be made
public. The White House has shown
itself adept in setting forth the Pres
ident's ideas in this manner.
The telegram before the Oregon pri-
mary, which expressed the view that
j.. the party should come out for treaty
ratification, is an instance in point.
The letter of Senator Carter Glass
about the Virginia platform and the
Presidents reply approving it, both of
which were made public. o5viously
were designed to enable the President
to make known to every one that he
favored ratification of the treaty with
out reservations which would Impair
its essential integrity"
Presidents Aids Have Orders
Apparently the lieutenants of the
President. Secretay Colby, Senator
Carter Glass and others, are expected
to put over what the President wants
without further direction. Of course
it was the ideas OF p.esident Wilson
that were put before the convention
to-day in the keynote speech of Ho-
mer S. Cummings, Democratic Nation
al Chairman President Wilson read
and approved that speech several
weeks ago.
The President, it was learned is
manifesting keen interest in dis
patches from the Coast and is follow
ing convention developments closely
In that way. In addition to news
papers. he has available the leased
III
This report is delivered to the eXecu-
tive Offices Of the White House on a
special wire, in the same way as to
newspapers, and enables the President
to learn what happens almost lmme-
diately