Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-06
DEMOCRATS FAILURE
To SELECT NJ ADOO
SURPRISES CAPITAL
Washington's Wise Ones
Cannot Understand Why
Their Supposedly InfaIIibIe
''Dope' Didn't Pan Out
(The Atlanta Journal News Bureau,
623 Riggs Building.)
By THEODORE TTLLER

623 Riggs Building.)
By THEODORE TILLER
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 5.-The
McAdoo shouters of the national cap
ital spent the Sabbath lamenting the
near-sightedness Of their fellow Dem
ocrats at San Francisco and specu-
lating upon the error committed by
man when he attempts to prognosti-
cate.
Here in Washington, where every
one is supposed to be more or less
politically wise, there had been gen
eral confidence that by Sunday the
voteless residents of this capitol
would be quietly celebrating the nom
nation of William Gibbs McAdoo.
Instead, Sunday came and went with
out nomination and left Washing
ton a mystified and rather disgrunt-
led community. Mr.. McAdoo is popu-
lar here and, without detracting from
the other candidates, it may con-
servatively be estimated that seven
out Of ten folks encountered expect
him to walk in" at San Francisco.
That twenty-five ballots were cast
without the nomination of Mr. Nc
Adoo nonplussed the wiseacres who
had it all "doped out" days ago and
were willing to back their judgment
with a little money. The capitol
just assumed that Mr.. McAdoo had
the rail position in the presidential
race, that no dark horse could crowd
him out and that after a few COM
plimentary ballots for such candi
dates as Cox, Palmer and Governor
Smith, the others would be elimi-
mated and they could begin the prep
sages to the nominee.
Washington Surprised
At midnight Saturday the average
Washingtonian analysed the seven
teenth ballot, went on to bed and
awoke early Sunday morning in the
expectation Of reading 'McAdoo NOM
mated" Surprise land a feeling that
perhaps this town isn't so wise as
it claims to be were the emotions
really present when the favorite
pdpC1 oScAAAOu cAu SiiO
familiar word deadlock" ionce more
held the front page.
There is no particular reason why
Washington picked McAdoo--but 1t
simply did. Despite the silence of
the White House, the impression here
was that high government officials,
including a cabinet member or so,
reflected White House expectations,
and that in these high places Nc
Adoo was the best bet. This en-
couraged the man on the street to
"go along" and consequently this
became a McAdoo city.
At that, however, there has never
been anything official justifying the
belief that the White House was for
McAdoo. Instead, it may besaid,
some of the McAdoo adherents
thought the administration and GER
tain members of the Democratic COM
mittee leaned a little too much to-
ward Palmer as the favorite son.
There is reported to have been some
complaint about this, and also the
president certainly hasn't turned
hand to do anything for his son-ln-
law. He may not have done any
thing for Attorney General Palmer,
except to tell him to go ahead when
he wanted to enter the Georgia prl-
maries in April, but those on the IN
side know there has been consider
able rivalry between the supporters
of Palmer and McAdoo and each side
has been watching the White House
and the Democratic committee tor
manifestations of anything approach
ing Endorsement.
Now all the "dope" is upset, SO far
as Washington rs concerned. There
were expressions of amazement ana
almost incredulity heard about CLUBS
and other gathering places late pat
urday night as succeeding paliots
but accentuated the deadlock at San
Francisco, and McAdoo failed to land
on the fifth, sixth or even the tenth,
as predicted. Some Democrats
"cussed" the delegates assembled at
San Francisco, calling them pone-
heads" and other names, ana alluo-
ing to the belief that the party was
in for good licking because II
didn't have sense enough to noml7
nate McAdco, who will get the LABOR
vote. is little bit moist, and so on.
More Discomfort
The Sabbath brought more NUT
terings of discomfort, due in part 10
the apparent hope and bellet OF most
of the folks in Washington that NC
Adoo is the man, and again 10 as
annointment over the fact that as
demonstrators of political events
observation-disclosures are not as full OF
wisdom as claimed. The average pol
itician here does not regard the over
Sabbath adjournment as particularly
advantageous to McAdoo. He THINKS
now that it looks more ike COX VI
a dark horse, although not REIN
gushing the psychological time Tor
STAMPEDE to McAdoo, as figured
here. was between the fifth and tenth
ballots. With Burleson, Mered1th,
Glass and other McAdooites on the
ground, friends of the former secre-
tary of the treasury and railroad
administrator are utterly unable 10
understand why the slate dlrnt go
through.
holders and plain dtsfranchlseo VOL
ers of the national capital discussed
little else but the situation at San
francisco all Sunday, and the spec
ulation extended on into Monday.
Senator Harding, the Republican
nominee, did manage to stay on the
front page by leaving in an automo-
bile for his home in Marion, posing
for the moving picture men, and per
sonally turning the key In his WASH
ington residence for the summer.
But, beyond that, Democratic politics
and Washington's fiuke as a prog
nosticator were the principal topics
of heated discussion on the streets, In
the clubs and in the homes of this
mystfied city.
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