The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-17
ROOM FOR PALMER
HAS DISAPPEARED
o,NDJDACY HAS HUNG ON A
cNAc HOOVER GOING SOME,
RIJT BLOSSOM MAY FADE.

WASHINGTON, D. Cit is a dull
dav in Washington when new presl-
dontial boom fails to blossom forth
Every day it seems new boom
comes to light and nearly every day
and old boom fades, or retires from
the foreground of the garden OF pos
sibilities to perhaps blossom forth
ogain later in the season.
One of the most notable booms to
disanpear of late is that of A. Mitch
oll Palmer. candidate for the demo-
cratic ~ presidential nomination. When
tbo Jackson day dinner was staged
palmer was apparently the strongest
donocratic possibility, but for some
,Irtnown reason since that day Pal
u,(, stock has rapidly Debated. No
one knows just why, but the Palmer
roovement seems to have run against
Jificulties and his name is rarely
bnard in connection with the presl-
Dental possibilities. The Palmer
hackers have not quit, however, ana
there is strong possibility the Palmer
movement may sprout blossoms again
next June.
Two Now on Crest.
The two booms that are now on the
crest of the tide are those OF MAJ:
Cen Leonard Wood and HerDerC
Hoover. Gen Wood holds the lime,
iight in the republican galaxy ana
Hoover has been thrust into the cen
+nr If the democratic scheme. Olo
noliticians express grave fears for
the Wood boom, for they feel tnaC
# has been of too rapid growth IN us
youth. and that it's strength may De
Sanned before it reaches that stage
where it can fight for results.
The Hoover boom is rather an ~ ~
definite proposition and .puzz1ng "
the politicians. Thus Tar no one
imagines that he has attempted TO
snnelch the movement in his benai1'
The Hoover boom, however, has oe-
veloned violent opposition from us
incention and the political seers de-
cIare that it forbodes i'll for any
hoom to meet vigorous opposition
At it's birth. This boom is announcer
blossom that may wane rapidly, II 10
believed.
Gerard Is Sidetracked'
The lanes w. Gerard boom mas
orrarentIv passed into that stage
where it's exists only through the
vigorous efforts of an optimistic COM
roittee and diligent press WoTk .
Gerard made a fatal error at 1ne
o,,4sat for he himself treated ms
Toon as something of little consec
oTence and readily found plenty OF
neoDle To agree with him. mao ne
beon a little more serious about the
movement there is every reason. TO
believe the boom would nave Unllv,
ed. at least its life would nave Oeen
LONGER and more sturdy.
The boom of Senator PolnoexCei
is existing through careful culClVa-
tion. Too great an organlzatlon mas
been established to permit his hover
- droon and wither. Political gar
deners and gentlemen who kno"
how to nurture publicity are keep
ING the Poindexter boom alive.
Johnston Under Cover.
Senator Hiram Johnson's boom is
under cover. Every one knows ~
is there but it is not permitted too
much light. The fact that angus angus
McSween, one of the veteran d d93es
Of the political game, is a leading
director in the Johnson boom move We
me ment is probably responsible for . the
effort to stunt the Johnson boom dur
ing the early stages of the game,
only to allow it to blossom forth
in all of it's glory at the proper mo-
ment. ,.,;oo+o
Presidential booms are delicate
flowers. They need careful atten-
Hon and if looks now as though the
boom that is withheld the longest
and is launched as the greatest sur
prise to the nation will be the Doom G
that will blossom into an actuah'y'