The Hartford republican., 1920-06-25
M ADOO PLAYING
SMOOTH POLITICS
Boosters Enroute From Cap.
itol To Force His Nom
ination. !
(By winder II. Harris, in Louisville
Herald.)

Washington, June 21.-That Will
liam Gibbs McAdoo simply was play
ing a shrewd game Of politics when he
announced last week that he was
out of the race for the Democratic
nomination for the presidency was
further substantiated today. =
A number of quiet" McAdoo
boomers left Washington and other
Eastern points today bound for San
Francisco to manipulate the national
convention toward the psychological
moment for the springing of his
name.
One of the men on the inside of
the McAdoo movement, who declin-
ed to permit the use of his name
because of the obvious necessity for
secrecy in connection with the plan,
declared emphatically that the effort
10 put over" the Presidents son-in-
law has not been abandoned.
This McAdoo stalwart again en-
phasized the point made by Senator
Glass that the former secretary of
the treasury has carefully refrained
from removing himself absolutely
from the ranks of those available for
the nomination. He has never said
nor indicated Ne would not accept
the nomination IL rendered to him.
May BE "Compromise."
The gum shoe boomer also point
ed out again that McAdoo is a far
stronger probability as a "compro-
mise than he would be as an avow-
ed candidate. With the convention
in a deadlock and the delegates un-
able to decide upon any one man as
an overwhelming favorite, he con-
tinued, the name of McAdoo. sudden
ly thrown into the balloting, might
start a stampede. He believes just
such a situation will arise.
Those who still hang onto McAdoo.
/ however, see President Wilson him
self as an obstacle in the path of their
little scheme. They fear that II
the third term coup, now predicted
by most practical politicians in both
of the old parties, is attempted, his
dominating OF the convention thru
six members of his cabinet, who will
be on the scene. and thru federal Of
flee holders and administrators, sem
ators and representatives may force
IL thru.
NJ
taking McAdoo at his word. indica-
tions are piling up that the conven-
tion will become deadlocked. For
the first half dozen ballots it is en-
pected that Attorney General A.
Mitchell Palmer and Governor Cox,
of Ohio, will lead the field, the other
candidates carrying along their in
dividual strength.
Break" Is Expected.
Then, when IL becomes evident
that neither Palmer nor Cox can get
the required 72S votes for the nomi-
nation, the break" to someone who
can "go over" is expected to come.
In political discussions here. Champ
Clark is looming up as the man who
can swing the "break" his way. He
is the one aspirant now in the field
who has no active opposition, with
the possible exception of William Jen-
nings Bryan, who prevented his nomi-
nation in Baltimore in l9t2 after he
had received a majority of the votes.
The prediction of Palmer's secre-
tary In San Francisco that he Will be
nominated ON the third ballot is
looked upon here as "whistling TO
keep up courage" II is known that
influential members of the Democrat
ic National Committee believe Palmer
, has not chance to get two thirds
vote.
The open warfare declared on Cox
Inv the Anti-Saloon League is declared
10 have put him out Of The running
Veteran politicians reICgnize the
futility of nominating candidate as
vigorously opposed by such strong
element as the "drys' as Cox now Is
being fought.
None of the other "fayorste SON
candidate is expected to poll more
than few votes in excess OF those
now pledged to him, with the possible
exception of Vice President Marshall
, But in his case, 1t is repeated that his
antagonism of the friends OF irisn
freedom by his declaration that tnls
question is none of our business anu
his avowed opposition to a damp
nlank in the platform have alienated