The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-07-02

,wn IN France. rebuilt by Americans.
n commerce commission.
Marshall may In spite Of his repeat
| ell refusais to 20 before the couven-
| ton ns n candidate for the presidency.
be put In nomination by his friends.
William j. Bryan Is also possibility
although he has not made any positive
statement as TO his attitude toward
the nomination.
| A theory which has considerable sup
port Is that McAdoo. Palmer and Cox
| viii deadlock the san Francisco con
vention much Ms did Wood I.owden
aud Johnson the one AT Chicago. and
| that Marshall will loom as 1.-THE Hard
ing OF democracy" He has the good
will Of both pro and aBti-admnIstra-.
| ton forces In the party and his own
state---Indiana expected TO support
him IN the convention Just as Ohio
supported Harding
Many who believe that the election
viii hinge on Industrial aud economic
problems. regard Cox as the logical
man. They also believe that the fact
OF his coming from the same pivotal"
state as Harding viii he an advantage.
Their chief claim for his strength Is
his record while governor of Ohio as
an advanced prepayment of labor and
social legislation. McAdoo's support
ers rely upon his record as adninis-
traitor Of the treasury department and
the railroads and his other varied ac.
fivities during the war. and minimize
the effects Of the title Grown Prince"
which detractors have placed upon him
ms the son-ln.law and political heir OF
the president. Palmer. while not so
strong with labor as some of the other
candidates and who Is also looked
npon with suspicion by some OF the
nrohibtlouisfs. Is probably. next tn
McAdoo. regarded most favorably by
the administration. He relies consid-
erabIs upon his record as custodian
during the war Of allen property and
later ms attorney general.
That II will be nm interesting CON
vcntlon Is certain. And they do say
that nm effort will he made 10 get
wet. or al least moist. plank into the
platform. which assures that Mr..
Bryan VIII be- heard from
Mnst Of the talk of n third party In
the campaign Is cenlered In the an
nonneement of the "Comnittce of For
ty-clghi" Of an intention to meet In
Chicago July 10 to nominate cantI.
ilates for president aud Vice president
a,.d formulate platform. lnasnuch
rs this committee Is made up Of lndi-
siduais who must be clas~sd us the
extreme left wing Of all parties. fer
vent radicals 80 Ia speak. 1t must rely
for Its support upon the DISCONTINUED
elements of oth,s parties. u remains
TO be seen whether this would draw
more largely from one Of the old par.
ties than The other. In n question.
naire sent ont hy the committee which
netted 2inn replies. II Is stated that
senator Robert Al. l.aFollctte Of Wis
consIn VAS far mhead as u choice for
the presidential nomination.
Boishevism In Russia appears 10 he
marshaling It's forces for one grand
smash IN prevent going to smash nm.
der the disintegratng forces Mt homc.
The military machine organized by
1'rotxky. the erstwhiIe reporter on
Jewish newspaper In New York. Is
said to number i.aD.0D men. II has
swept koichsk. Scmenon and Dent.
kline. good fighters and strategisfs.
fr"m Its path. Potand sione Is It's emily
barrier against western Europe and
the ro'es are nj death grips with II In
,he rripss district and aiong the
he~n due IN the improvement ~ the
military brains NJ the cxaristie regime
into his cause They were affere,, the
alternative NJ giving their aid or sui.
frring extinction.
The I.ales have Withdrawn from the
klev r~gion under the pressur. of aa
r,,d divisions. In the Caucasus bal.
shevist agents are organising resist.
anre Ia the influence ~ England and
t'rnnee. An expert In assassination
has h.aen sent tn counsel and intrigue
with the rersians. In India the hol.
shevlk poison has been working for
many months. In London kra<sin.
the holshevist emissary. Is negotiating
for peace aud trade. rnland's peace
terms. offered weeks ago. have not
horne fruit. Russia appears ~ he the
key OF the world situation hui the ma
items ,lo not know how tn use H.
On the other side ~ the piciure
comes the news that anii-bol Shevik
forces under General Wrangel have
achieved important Successes on the
Crimean front and are moving north.
ward from the Crimea and Sea OF Azov