The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-06-18
WILSON FACES
TREATY FIGHT
:. :. IN OWN PARTY
Bryan Expected to Kick Up a
Fuss in the San Francisco
Democratic Gathering
VICE-PREsIDENT ON GUARD
Cox Talk Increases With Report
that McAdOO Loses Favor
Among Big Party Men

San Francisco, June 1S.-President
Wilson VS.. William Jennings Bryan.
This is the situation which many
political experts believe will develop
at the Democratic national convention,
to convene here June 2S.
/ Administration forces will make a
strong effort to adopt straight-out
declaration in favor Of the League OF
Nations and make ST campaign is
sue. Bryan has announced his oppo
sition to making the. treaty political
football, and he is i,Nlned to reserva
tiOns. e- r II
% Glass onSWay.
Vice-President Thomas r. Marshall
is here now and Garter II. Glass is
en- route here with the Wilson plat
form with its plank for the League OF
Nations in his pocket. Marshall and
Glass are picked to battle Bryan.
The arrival of the president
who motored here from Nevada, also
added talk Of his nomination for the
presidency. Glass is slated to be chair
man of the resolutions committee.
Governor James e. Cox. of Ohio, is
regarded as the strongest candidate
despite the opposition of dry forces
to him. McAdoO is said to have lost
favor because some believe him to be
the candidate of a group of interna
tional bankers and because the Re
publicans have placed the title OF
Grown Prince" on him. The fact tina,
he is son-in-law of President Wilson
mitigates his chances.
Fight to Wrest Control.
Democratic United States senators
who repudiated the Wilson peace
treaty. party leaders from various
sections, who are opposed to McAdoe
and managers of several Of the presi
Dental aspirants upon whom the tit
ular head of the party has not smiled
are mobilizing for a fight and hope tc
wrest control of the convention from
the Wilson wing Of the party.
The opposition democrats believe
that the, nomination. ,,f Harding by
the Republicans has 81 Eng tlleneti5 5tneia
positions and greatly enhanced the
chances of Governor Cox for the presi
Dental nomination. With Cox at the
head of the ticket, they believe, the
democrats could beat Harding anG
Collidge in Ohio and they are also Ger
tain that whoever carries Ohio viii
carry the country.
Owen on Ground.
Senator Robert Owen of Oklahoma
was the first candidate for the Demo
cratic presidential nomination to ar
rive. He opened fire with a speech
declaring the convention Twill not be
dictated to by bosses"
Others woh arrived were Wilbur w
Marsh, treasurer of the Democratic
national committee and national com
mitteeman from Iowa, and E. Fl
Moore. campaign manager for Gov
ernor Cox.
Five of the committees subcommit
tee on arrangements are here. They
are Chairman Homer Cummings, J
Bruce Kremer of Montana, F. g. Hoff
man of Indiana, p. H. Quinn of Rhode
Island and Charles Boeschenstein OF
Illinois.
Political observers today predicted
the selection of cambridge Colby, sec
retary of state. as permanent chair
man of the convention.
"Tammany" to Back Cox.
, French Lick, Ind. June 18.-Presi
Dental aspirations of Governor James
Cox Of Ohio today were believed tC
have received the Endorsement Of
Charles Murphy and Governor Smith
of New York and Thomas Taggart, In
idana Democratic leader. The three
leaders here were reported preparing
to back the Cox boom at the San Fran
cisco convention.
Ohio Democrats for Cox.
Columbus, O., June 18.-Now that
an Ohioan has been chosen the stan
dard bearer of the Republican party
Ohio Democrats are redoubling theil
efforts to obtain another honor for the
Buckeye state by having Governor
James M. Cox selected by the San
Francisco convention as the one tt
carry the standard for their party.
No sooner had Senator Harding's
nomination been assured than James
E. Campbell, former governor, an Ohio
delegate at large to, the Democratic
National convention, began in prepara
tion a circular letter to all Democratic
delegates setting forth why Governor
Cox should be nominated at the San
Francisco convention.
Governor James NJ. Cox can carry
Ohio. What other candidate Car
match this certainty with even a prob
ability the letter declares.
McApoo AND MEREDITH.
Washington June 1S.-"Mack an(
Meredith Will Win" is a democratic
slogan suggested today by Senator w
Fl. King of Utah, who shares with a
great number of other democratic sen
ators the idea that William Gibbs
McAdoo and Edwin T. Meredith, sec
retary of agriculture. will constitute
the ticket to be selected at San Fran
cisco.
Senator King said he considered
Secretary Meredith the zone best bet
for the presidency, for two rea
sons. In the first place. the secre
tary represents the agricultural inter
ests, which will not only feel they have
been ignored during recent years. but
will play large part in the autumn
elections The second reason giver
by Senator King in Mr.. Meredith's
behalf is that the secretary comes
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