The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-01
COX AND PALMER
MANAGERS SAID
TO BE CONNIVING
Old Guard of the Party
Was Discussing the Feas-
ibility of Presenting the
Name of Champ Clark or
of Supporting Chairman
Cummings.


poets for balloting late to-day for a
presidential candidate went glimmer-
ing as the delegates to the Democratic
national convention assembled for tie
fourth days session. A long, bitter
fight over the league of nations ,decla-
ration in which the supporters of Pres
ident Wilson were forced TO accept an
amendment to the administrations
plank before it could be adopted, so
delayed the work of the platform CONF
mittee there is little likelihood the dele
gates will get down to baloting before
tomorrow.
Yesterdays whirlwind eight hour
session having placed ten candidates
formally in nomination, only one
speech remained on the program TO
be heard to-day before the report OF
the resolutions committee reporting
the party platform. II was the speech
by Governor Cornwell OF West Nir-
ginia, presenting the name of John w.
Davis. ambassador to Great Britain
Cox, McAdoo, Palmer, Gerard, Hitch
cock. Cummings, Edwards, Smith,
Meredith and Owen had been formal
" placed before the convention before
IL recessed last evening to resume at
IL o'clock this morning.
Z Frankly admitting that McAdoo
seemed TO have the inside track in the
race for the nomination, the inner cir
Gle of old line Democratic leaders
worked through the night dcvsing
means to stop his nomination and ind
a candidate who could command the
necessary two-thirds vote.
Champ Clark, former speaker of the
House of Representatives who was de-
MED the nomination at the Baltimore
convention after repeatedly having re
ceiyed a ma something unpre-
cedented in Democratic party history
was being discussed by the old line
leaders as possibility about whom
they might rally.
The answer of the AIcAdoo people to
that move was that If an inner circle
combination forestalled the nomina-
tion of the former secretary Of the
treasury. there would be disclosed an
other coalition which would produce a
Wilson backed dark horse who could
make enough accessions TO win. The
name of Homer s. Cummings, chairman
of the Democratic national committee.
cropped ont Whenever the administra-
tion dark horses were being discussed.
The name Of Wee President Marsh Ill
was generally linked with that VI
Champ Clark when combination randi- |
dates to break the M.Adoo wave wee
being discussed among the old liners
Managers for Cox and Palmer whou
they figured in these discussions inyar
iably demanded t. lie shown thai ine'r
candidates were ont of the running
Former Representative Carlin, Palmer
chief of staff. refused TO concede tha'
the attorney general .ould not be nom
mated and f. Fl. Moore of Noungs-
town, O.. the Cox field marshal. said
This may he a grasshopPer couVen-
tion. but ] haven't been informed as
vet that any of the Cox delegate, are
going to jump
Nevertheless, the report persisted
that there was some Kind Of u1der-
standing between the Cox and Palmer
men and that the managers of these
candidates favored the nomination of
anyone rather than McAdoo. and they
counted the New York and New .Ier
sey delegation AS sympathetic with
their view.
While ahe maPuyTing on the can-
didates was progressing. the all-night
meeting II the resolutions committee
was wrestling with the party platform.
The trainers hoped 10 bring the party-
declaration Of principles into to-day's
SESSION. dispose Of the inevitable fight
On she prohibition plank and proceed
to. the balloting for a nominee. The
convention was all set for hattie
reysl with Bryan in his oid-time role
- the storm center Il he continued 20
insist on his determination to force
a platform no wet oan run on
One Of tho plans under consideration
for the to-day's proceedings was TO
get the platform out Of the way. take
two or three ballots and then recess
60 Friday morning. No one could lse
certain. however. Of even getting TIE
resolutions out of the wsy TODAY
Claims of strength for the leaders
ranged about this way today
Trrsconcilahle opponents II McAioo
claimed block of ~ least 800 bitter
eusars who would stand O. the last -
prevent his nomination.
McAdOo lesders claimed 10 has,
within 80 votes II the necessary two
thirds and deelsTed they were sure