The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-29
TALK OF M'AD00
GAINS AT FRISCO

CONTINUED FROM PACE ONE.
McAdoo, In Wow OF reported preT-
Gus declarations of dcclinntion. w.ts
pursuing a wise course In remain
ing silent.
Palmer people continued their cf-
forts to make "A strong showing on
the opening ballots and the Cox
people were doing tho same. Abou;
the only point the three forces wou'l
agree upon was that there wouid
be no nomination on the first bal
lot and most Of them seemed to
agree that there would he no nom
inntlon In lcss than three 10 five.
The McAdoo people today agreed
upon Sam lB. Amidon, Wichita, Kan
sas. as their floor leader aud at the
samo time began picking out a
representative on each OF tho state
delegations His selection wac made
at a conference Of McAdoa support
ors. who proclaimed themselves as
bitter cnders." Cone johnson Of
Texas. former solicitor OF the state
department, representative Whnley
OF South Carolina, and Mrs Peter
Closon of Minnesota were among tho
assistants selected for Amidon.
Meredith FOR second Place.
Most McAdoo hOmmCrH are saying
they do not expect any support from
tho Tammany delegation Sf New
York unless n becomes apparent
that tho former secretary will he
nominated. Talk Of Secretary Mere
iith for second place as McAdoo's
running tnnto continued In the CON
vention gossip.
Tho talk on candidates tonight is
almost whore II was last week. with
out any appearance Of strength
enough for nomination at
any corner of the triangle. Mr..
Bryan and sumo others still feel
that the question OF candidates can
not become q thoroughly active one
until the platform issues have been
disposed Of. Administration support
portcrs said tonight they were CON
fidcnt that the platform would be
written In thorough going terms OF
support for President Wilson and
his administration and many OF
them predicted that It would contain
neither IA wet nor dry plank.
Ignore Divorce Story.
The attitude of the Cox managers
toward publication here on the eve
OF the convention OF the governors
divorce of ten years ago was to ig-
more It entirely.
Edmond III. Moore. manager for
the Cox candidacy. said he had no
to make and referred in
quircrs 20 anybody from DAYTON
Governor CoN's home town. to learn
what ohio people most familiar with
the circumstances thought.
Cox delegates pointed out that In
A long and active political career
against bitter opposition. the divorce
case had never been brought into
Ohio leaders insisted that the pub
lished story was an attempt to play
on any sentiment against divorce
that might exist among women dele
gates. The Cox people today were
conducting an investigation to dcvel-
op who brought out the story at this
time and to make plain the object.
Senator Pomercnc OF Ohio today
all responsibility for the
In explanation OF Govern
or Coxs divorce proceedings OF ten
years ago as published this morning
In the San Francisco Chronicle.
II am not responsible for that
story" said Senator Pomerene.
Some OF the statements In It regard
ing the divorce proceedings are abb
solutoly new to me. / never heard
OF them. For instance, tho state
ment that Mrs. Cox married her for
mer lawyer"
Senator Pomerene said he had dis
cussed the governors divorce case
with a few delegates but
has given no statement for publica-
ton.