Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-07-02

lox argued that tney Shouid NOT De asked
to desert their candidates until it has
Zen Developed whether they can gain
strength. In these camps were scattering
delegations who preferred McAdoo to
any dark horse. The promoters of the
attempted combination against NcAdoo
were proceeding desultorily and one
after another they continued to bring
forward such names as former Speaker
Clark, Vice President Marshall, Homer
Cummings, Bainbridge Colby and even
VILLAIN Jennings Bryan.
Clearly and admittedly there was no
name about which they could rally. The
Cox and Palmer leaders laughed at the
idea of 'swapping off, at SO early a
stage and asserted it had not been
demonstrated that Mr.. McAdoo com
manded a place in the running to cause
them to fear hm-4it was with them
plainly a case of waiting to be shown.
While the real leaders were dealing
with the platform question those who
for one reason or another opposed Me
Adoo, Palmer and Cox kept up their
informal conferences Many contended
that a. few ballots would easily show
the impossibility of nominating either
i, Palmer or Cox. and the bitterest admin
istration opponents warned delay in
effecting a program which might bring
them to the issue at time too late to
defeat McAdoo.
McAdoo Opposed Because Wilson.
Delegates without pronounced convic
tions embarrassed these leaders By de-
manding to know why it was that com
bination was necessary. In many in
tances, this forced the admission that
the principal argument they thought
Mr.. McAdoo should not be nominated
was that he was the son-in-law Of the
president The administration clearly
was in control of the convention and
this explanation was unpopular in many
quarters on that account.
All factions have been canvassng
the state delegations to determine the
actual strength Of each of the leading
candidates The returns do not agree.
but the nearest to an impartial estimate
obtainable showed that on the first bal
lot the strength of Palmer would be
, about 276. with McAdoo following with
PAT and Cox in third place with 100.
This left All delegates scattered among
the other II candidates placed in nom
ination.
Frankly admitting that McAdoo seems
TO have the inside track for the nomina-
ton the inner circle Of old line Democrat
ic leaders worked incesantlY devising
means to stop his nomination.
Champ Clark was being discussed as
a possibility.
The answer of the McAdoo people to
that move was that that if an inner circle
combination forestalled them. there would
be disclosed another coalition which
which would produce a Wilson backed
dark horse.
Clark and Marshall
The name Of Homer S. Cummings
cropped out whenever the dark horses
were being discussed. The name of Vice
President Marshall was generally linked
with that of Champ Clark when combin-
alton candidates, to break the McAdoo
wave were being discussed.
Cox-PaImer Forces Firm
Former Representative Carln Palmer's
chief of staff, refused to concede that
the attorney general could not be nom
mated and r.. H Moore of Youngstown,
Ohio the Cox field marshal said;
This may be grasshopper conven
tion. but / haven't been informed as vet
that any of the Cox delegates are going
to jump.
Nevertheless the report persisted that
there was some kind of an understanding
between Cox and Palmer men, and that
the managers of these candidates favored
the nomination of anyone rather than
McAdoo.
Claims Of strength for the leaders
ranged about this way when the conyen-
ton got ready for business today.
Opposition Claims 400.
IrreconciIable opponents of McAdoo
clamied q block of at least 400 bitter
enders who would stand to the last and
. prevent his nomination.
McAdoo leaders claimed to have with
! In so votes of the necessary two-thirds
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