Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-03
''Geton Wagon
Urge Leaders
Buckers
TIGHTEN UP, is
THE WORD TO-DAY
Stampede to Wilson
Hnted if Ballot
Is DeadI0cked.
BY n. O. MESSENGER.

san FRANCISCO. July 3-Adjourn-
ment of the convention last night
was the result of disappointment of
the McAdoo forces over the poor
showing their candidate made on the
second ballot. After the first ballot
Thomas B. Love. the active manager
of the McAdoo forces, was SO en-
couraged by the showing for McAdoo
in the several delegations that he was
inclined to push his hero's fortunes
to the ultimate test, thinking he
could swing the nomination by the
ffS& ballot.
When the second roll call failed to
show the gains. he suddenly got un-
easy, and as New York wanted to ad-
journ in order to analyze the votes
and rearrange battle lines. Love
seized the opportunity and let ad-
journment go through.
Allies Emboldened.
At that hour. the allies were much
emboldened by the drift Of the vote
and would have been content to let
it ride to another showdown. One
great disappointment to the McAdoo
forces was the hesitation of Indiana
in swinging into line. Earlier in the
day the McAdoo men were counting
upon Tom Taggart throwing up the
New York and other delegations read
the riot act to Taggart. They told
him If he quit at that juncture ne
need never talk business with them
again.
Immediately upon adjournment the
leaders in the delegations scattered
and half a dozen conferences were on
at once Palmer. Vance McCormick
and Charles Carlin trooped over to the
Whiteomb nearby, in high giee over
the situation, and sent their scouts out
to get in touch with friendly delega-
tions among the allies.
McAdoo Men Tighten Up.
The McAdoo men went into confer
ence to make plans to tighten UP tne1r
lines. The combined opposition to NC
Adoo on the second ballot seemed to
indicate that the allies had stopped
him far short of his two-thirds, and
the only uuestion was whether they
could hold him down. prevent the
band-wagonefushSf frossN setting IN. and
frame their game for combination
UPON some one man to hold the fort
against him.
Cox had not stood up as well as was
expected on the second ballot. Ihe
Judgment of the most cautious polltl-
clans was that the situation at the
hour was not illuminative. due to the
"camouf1age" which had been cast in
the two ballots and that no light
could be seen until several more bal
lots had removed the camouhage ana
the delegations begin to come out into
the open in expression of their real
choice.
Nobody of the responsible leaders
thought of going to bed, and at 3
O'Clock this morning the game rolls
Just about as it did when the conven-
ton adjourned. The hotel lobbies
are crowded with anxious delegates
rio
one headquarters to another fetch
ing and carrying orders and appeals.
Might Stampede to Wilson.
Gossip took wide range and one
angle of it was the suggestion that if
the convention should remain dead
locked through many successive bal
lots there might be q stampede to
nominate President Wilson.
At o'clock this morning Senator
Glass said to The Star correspondent:
Its sure they cannot stop McAdoo
now He will show 800 in the first
ballot today and will gain from that
time on
big. bright and inviting to the dele
gates when they assembled Friday
morning. "Only thirty-six vacant
seats" the boosters shouted. Come
on. boys"
At that hour the opinion was wide
spread tHdl oiiiS oHe Hidu Coulu pre-
vent McAdoos nomination, and it was
not believed the President would do
so. Tom Taggart of Indiana told his
friends early in the day to watch
McAdoo,' confirming the previously
held belief that Indiana was banker
ing for that band wagon like Major
Stofter watching that watermelon
hanging on the vine.
At this hour the question was not
who will be nominated?" but "On
what ballot is McAdoo going over? %
McAdoo's boosters said the swing
would start about the fourth ballot.
Reading of the platform by Sena tor
Glass started the business of the day.
Vociferous appleause followed the
first mention of the league of ma
tions," which was intensified for i'm
mediate ratification of the treaty
without reservations which could inn
pair it's essential integrity