The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-29
White HOUSE
FORCES PRESS
HOME VICTORY
In Full Control as Convention
Meets for Second Day
May Hear Nomination
Speeches Late Today.
M'AD00 FORCES THERE
CBy Associated press)


| forces in control of the Democratic
national convention pressed home
their victories today when the deleg-
ates gathered for the second session.
Whether combination of the oppo.
| sltion forces can be accomplished to
, stem the tide of successes has NOT vet
been revealed. With the situation well
in hand. close observers would not be
surprised to see the next move to be a
oennlte trend toward some particular
| candidate.
While administration forces have
| worked in concert to control the ma
chlnery of the convention there is no
assurance that community of interests
among them will continue when the
balloting has reached the end of COM
| pllmentary voting.
inevitably this situation led TO
discussion of dark horses, because no
one knew If the White House would
| 1aVor any particular candidate. Lead
ers IN the dark horse paddock are
| wee President Marshall, Chairman
| cummings and John w. Davis, am
oassador to Great Britain.
Platform May Come First.
There are many who believe there
|
sentiment until after the platform has
been adopted, and the candidates def
nltely know upon what planks thew are
to stand.
No Change on Candidates.
Ihere was no surface indications
that there was any material change in
the relative standing of the presiden-
tial candidates.
Assembling an hour later than usual
| today the convention had before it
| only routine sessions-a necessary
time killer to give opportunity for
committees on the outside and the
hnai perfection of its organization
machinery
| A second keynote speech by Senator
Joseph T. Robinson. of Arkansas, the
successful candidate for permanent
chairman, was the principal event on
the program. Prospects for a fight
en- the floor over the action of the ere.
dentials committee, which sustained
the national committee in its refusal
to seat Senator Reed. of Missouri, as a
delegate, were hedged about with un-
certainty. There were predictions that
the contest would not be carried fur
ther unless Senator Reed determined
TO force himself into a place with the
Missouri delegation by proxy.
georgia Case Also Victory.
The Georgia case also, in which the
committee sustained the national COM
| mittee and seated Palmer delegates to
the exclusion of the Smith, Watson fac
| ton, also seemed to have been settled
with finality although there was al
ways the chance of a last minute out
burst.
Today's session, however, was the
last play day for the delegates, for un-
der the rules as adopted the conven-
tion may go ahead hearing candidates
placed In nomination, while the plat
form committee is working although
1t may not proceed to the voting
McAdoo Leaders on Floor
The McAdoo people came onto the
| convention floor today for the first
time. with working organization, IN
cluding floor leader and a represent
ative. on practically every state dele
cation.
Their problem was TO find enough
supporters to round up two-thirds
vote. Cox and Palmer forces were &C
| tive rounding up showing for the
early rounds of balloting
| The threatened anti-administration
fight so far as it related to the or
Ganization of the convention machine
ry collapsed without a showing.
| At the same'time the committee for.
mulating the rules for the convention
| has cleared the way for the nominal
ing speeches to be delivered while the
resolutions committee is working on
| the platform.
| By unanimous action It decided that
the various candidates may be placed
| in nomination while the platform de-
liberations are going on, but no ballot
| ing for a nominee may be conducted
| until after the platform has been
brought in. perfected and adopted.
This action will simplify and hasten
the work OF the convention very
| much.
Presidents Picture AppIauded.
| From the dramatic moment yester-
day when a portrait of President
Wilson was unveiled in the great con-
vention auditorium. to let loose a
storm of tribute and appreciation from
party fellows on the floor, there
seemed little chance for those who had
| set themselves in opposition
The demonstration for the president
had fairly lifted the convention to its
feet, and set 1t marching through the
a!sles roaring and shouting II was
born In part of a solemn patriotic
fervor that had preceded II and which
had sent the rolling tones Of the Star
| Spangled Banner soaring into the cav
erns of the massive building with a
force and volume that spoke OF hearts
thrilling with high feeling
Stirring Setting Of Picture.
The setting was almost beyond de-
sciption. The majestic proportions
Of the building. the peal of the great
pipe organ flooding the space with
| music. the clash and stir Of the milf
tary band, the vivid wall of color
where great flag swept from ceiling
| to floor before the delegates, the note
struck by the marine color guard on
the platform and through II all the
keen, winelike quality of the cool salt
breeze that swept in from the wide
| reaches Of the Pacific: all these
things were busy even before the flag
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