Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-01


Stripped for action, the Democratic
national convention swung today int
the business of selecting a presi
Dental nominee.
Meeting an hour earlier than usua
and working under an order of bust
ton of candidates before the part!
platform has been adopted, the con
vention entered upon day of demon
stration and oratory which mark:
the placing of candidates in forma
nomination
With all nominating addresses re
stricted to twenty minutes, and sec
onding speeches to five and limited t.
not more than three in number tt
candidate, each of the possibili
ties had not more than thirty-fivt
minutes for full description of hi.
merits and capacity for the nations
highest gift Working under tha
high-geared program it was withir
the range of possibility that the nomi
mating speeches would all be deliver.
ed today, thus clearing the way fol
the presentation of the platform the
first thing Thursday morning If the
resolutions committee can complete
it by that time.
Speeches were on the program NOM
mating:
William G. McAdoo.
Attorney General Palmer.
Governor Cox, of Ohio.
Chairman Homer S. Cummings,
Governor Edwards. of New Jersey
Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska.
James w. Gerard. former ambas.
sador to Germany. o..
Senator Owen, of Oklahoma.
john w. Davis. ambassador to
Great Britain.
McAdoo to BE on Ballot
At the e1eventh-hour friends of
William G. McAdoo abandoned eff
forts to prevent his being placed in
formal nomination. DR.. Burris Jen-
kins, of Kansas City, will deliver
the nominating speech. The forces
here which hope for McAdoo's nomi-
nation had been clinging to the be-
lief that his prospects for success
would be promoted by not putting
him forward at the outset in a test
OF strength with Cox and Palmer
Mrs. Antoinette Funk, of Chicago
and Mrs. Peter Olesen, of Cloouet
Mimi, will bake >seconding speeches
Decision to have DR.. Jenkins speak
was not reached definitely until to-
a ~ hn
friends thought his last telegram
urging that a speech not be made
should be adhered to. 1t was thought
by some, however, that a nominating
speech should be delivered in fairness
to the delegates, who, if no mention
were made of Mr.. McAdoo during
the nominating speeches might be
in the dark as to his position in the
convention. No effort was made
to get in touch with Mr.. McAdoo, but
it was not thought he would make
further protest against the plans
of his friends. They were generally
agreed that no further statement OF
him until after the convention nomi-
mates a candidate.
The total McAdoo strength on the
4 first ballot, according to the --latest
estimate of McAdoo supporters, will
approximate 500 votes. Some say il
will not be more than $50 while 9TH
ers insist it will run over 800
Thus far, the McAdoo men sale
they have suffered only one defec
ton. The Maryland delegation, which
had been counted in their column
will cast it's first votes for John w
Davis, according to information giver
out early today. The McAdoo sup
porters said they expected Mary
lands votes to return to them after
few ballots.
Both the Cox and Palmer forces
viewed with evident satisfaction thu
scrimmage within the McAdot
forces which was threatening t.
bring McAdoo to the front at onc'
and make the nomination a three
ming. They have insisted all along
that they would not permit the Nc
Adoo movement to enjoy the ad
vantage of a reserved seat in tn
rear to wait for psychological mo
ment when the convention, unable t.
throw a two-thirds vote to eithe
of them, would turn to someone else
Dark Horse Talk
Palmer headquarters, in forma
statement that the attorney-generaP
position was stronger than it eve
has been BEFORE" announced that hi
forces were intact and claimed vote
in the convention which would no
be shown on the first ballot be
cause they would be cast for, ia
II vorite sons and come to the Paine
column later.
Palmer forces professedly undis
turbed by the wet and dry argument
which have ranged around its candi
date and the outside issues whicl
have been injected into his cam
paign, were Tightening up their line
and were ready to start the ballot
ing.
Despite the promise that the con
vention would have a big three at tn
outset, dark horse talk was neve
more persistent than it is at til
moment the candidates are about t
be placed in nomination. The name
of Vice President Marshall, job
# w. Davis and Homer S. Cummings
chairman of the national commit
M tee, were always heard when dar
M horses were being discussed and del
egates were taking into considera
ton that each of the big three coui
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