Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-01
NJ ADOO AND COX ARE
LOOMING LARGE As
DEMOCRATIC CHOICE
Vice President Marsha11 Is
Man to Be Watched by
Their Backers, Says The
odore TiIIer
(The Atlanta Journal News Bureau,
623 Riggs Building,)
ny THEODORE TILLEE

By THEODORE TILLER
WASHINGTON, May Gas the
conventions have drawn a week near
er it looks more than ever like Nc
Adoo and Cox as the Democratic
ticket, with Vice President Marshal
Adoo forces, while the Republican
situation is one of chaos pickering,
money-spending and intense faction
alism.
mony before the senate campaign
expense investigating committee, has
played the shrewdest political game
of all the candidates. He has re-
sisted every effort OF insiStent and
powerful friends to force him into
The investigating committee mas
been unable as yet to put it's finger
on either McAdoo propaganda or a
McAdoo campaign chest, although
there is hearsay. testimony of an I'M
derWriting syndicate willing to back
McAdoo for five or ten millions.
Yet the McAdoo talk continues and
the confidence of McAdoo hackers,
men without organization but wire
pullers who are doing everything
9ple. They are absolutely certain
nat 1T is going to be a walk away
Ior McAdoo at San Francisco and
that it is only a question of getting
the end of the ticket
Much Marshall Talk
Nevertheless, Vice President Mar
correspondence, is not to be put out
OF the situation entirely. One hears
great deal Of conservative discus
sion of Marshall and his old-fashion-
ed democracy about both ends of the
capitol There are reports that are
unconfirmed, but possessing plausi-
bility, that several big delegations
are for Marshall at heart. Politicians
point to quiet conference between
Thomas Taggart, the reputed In
Tammany chieftain.
New York is said to be cold to
McAdoo because he didn't always
please the state organization in
course, has local pride in Tom
Marshall. If Illinois can be brought
into a Marshall combination a big
block of delegates would swing to
Marshall at the right time. What
illinois may do is more uncertain
than In former years because of the
recent death of Roger Sullivan, who
state.
On the surface of things, however.
McAdoeS seems easily to have the !
best of the strategic situation. Senti- |
ment for him is not manufactured,
sentiment. Yet everybody seems to
pc talking and thinking that the
Democfatlc convention is going to
become a McAdoo affair after a few
ballots.
McAdoo Stops Boom
Angus w. Mclean, national COM
mitteeman from North Carolina, and
one of the original McAdoo boosters,
told the senate committee that he
knew of no McAdoo organization or
fund. Mr.. McAdoo, he said, had
checkmated every effort made by his |
friends, including Mclean, Daniel c. |
Roper, Bernard M. Baruch, Robert W, |
Wooley and other Democratic poll |
ticians to get him out into the po-
litical open.
I'VE decided to start a movement
for him anyway" said Mclean, land |
had a little dinner where it was dis |
cussed. The next day McAdoo was
tipped off about the dinner, and he
telephoned Mr.. Roper to stop the
movement and not to circulate litera- |
ture even. | never saw man take |
such an attitude in politics"
Looks to me like this is pretty
good politics." commented com |
mittee member.
Lean. eve thought we ought to
take tax, tt the bull bull by the horgs and force
drafted"
Senator Reed said he was glad to
ma SOMEBODY who wasn't running for
president and was permitting the
nomination to seek the man.
Wood Probably Hurt
The senate investigations probably
nave hurt to a considerable extent
the Republican candidacy of General
Leonard Wood. 1t has been shown
that sna he has a campaign barrel of
tributor, Colonel William G. Proctor,
the Cincinnati soap manufacturer,
advanced a Ahalf million dollars to
the Wood fund. Proctor said other
contributions con- would be something
wood has had pre-conventfon
funds around million Or more
and the committee still is bringing
In a few thousands here and there.
senator Hiram Johnson so far has
escaped the charge of large expendi-
lures. Governor Lowden, of illinois
mas spent more than 100000 but
FURNISHED most of the money him.
seif-about $380,000.
The candidacy of Attorney General
Palmer also has been Checked bit
BY the senate inquiry, according to
Washington belief. While Mr.
Palmer has not had vast fund, the
committee is making capital of the
fact that nine of his contributors
were men whom Palmer has given
oTflce OF some kind while he was
alien property custodian. In the ma
1orlty of instances these men were
named directors on German corpora
tons seized by the government and
operated for a time by the alien
property custodian.
Palmer's campaign manager, c., C.
Carlln, also testified that he was an
attorney for Pittsburg steel mag
nate who personally was accused of |
evading federal tax payments to the
extent of about $780, 900, while his
steel company. was accused of tax |
frauds of nearly ten millions.
TO Probe Deeper
The committee seemed inclined to
link these facts with the possibility
that the department of justice ought |
to prosecute, but Carlin said his CON
nection was purely professional |
one as he was a practicing attorney. |
The treasurer of the Palmer cam |
paign testified that he had been
named an attorney on Palmer's rec
ommendation for four German COM
panfes seized by the alien property !
custodian. One fee was $4,000. The |
others were not announced at the |
hearing.
Senator Kenyon said the commit
tee intended to go further into the |
Palmer campaign and ascertain how |
many of Palmer's personal friends |
and Democratic politicians had been |
named as attorneys or board direc- |
tors of German corporations which |
the alien property custodian.
While nothing grossly wrong IS |
charged, members of the committee |
appeared critical of the fact that |