Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-30
DAY OF DEMONSTRATION
Continued FRO. psss 1

With all nominating addresses re-
| stricted TO twenty minutes and seconding
speeches to five and limited to not more
| than three in number to candidate, each
of the possibilities had not moro than 35
minutes for full description OF his merits
and capacity for the nations highest gift .
Under that high.gcared program it was
within the range Of possibilities that the
nominating speeches would all be de-
livered today, thus clearing the way for
the presentation of the platform the first
thing tomorrow morning if tho resolutions
committee can complete II by that time
Speeches were on the program nominate
ing:
William G. McAdoo.
Attorney General Palmer.
Governor Cox of Ohio.
Chairman Homer S. Cummings of the
National Committee.
Governor Edwards of New Jersey.
General Hitchcock of Nebraska.
James W. Gerard, former Ambassador
TO Germany.
Senator Owen of Oklahoma.
John w. Davis, Am bassador to Great
Britain.
At the eleventh hour friends of William
G.. McAdoo abandoned efforts TO prevent
his being placed in formal nomination. DR..
Burris Jenkins of Kansas City was to
deliver the nominating speech. The
forces hoping for McAdoo's nomination
had been clnging TO the belief that his
prospects for success would be promoted
by not putting him forward at the outset
ia a test of strength with Cox and Palmer
Seconding speeches for McAdoo were
to be made by Mrs. Antoinette Funke OF
Chicago and Mrs. Peter Olesen OF Cloquet,
MINI.
DECIDE TO PRESENT MADoo.
| Decision 10 have Dr. Jenkins speak
| was not reached definitely until today
because certain of McAdoos friends
thought his last telegram urging that
speech not be made should be adhered to.
1t was thought by some, however, that
n nominating speech should be delivered
in fairness to the delegates who, If no
mention were made of McAdoo during
the nominating speeches, might be In the
dark as TO his position in the convention
No effort was made TO get In touch with
McAdoo but it was not thought he would
make further protest against the plans
of his friends They were generally
agreed that no further statement OF any
kind would be forthcoming from HIM until
after the convention nominates candI-
date.
The total McAdoo strength on the
first ballot, according to the latest esti-
| mates of his supporters, will approximate
800 votes. Some say it will not be more
than $50 while others insist IT Will run
over 800.
Thus far the McAdoo men said they
had suffered only one detection. The
MARYLAND delegation, which had been
counted in their column, will cast its
first votes for John W. Davis, according
10 information gwen out early today.
The McAdoo supporters said they ex-
pect Maryland's votes to return TO them
after a few ballots
Both the Cox and Palmer forces viewed
with evident satisfaction the scrimmage
within the McAdoo forces which was
threatening 10 bring McAdoo to the
front at once and make the nomination
three-cornered contest from the be-
ginning. They insisted all along that
they would not permit the McAdoo move
ment to enjoy the advantage of a re-
served seat in the rear TO wait for psyche
logical moment when the convention,
unable TO throw a two-thirds vote TO
either of them, would turn TO some one
else.
Palmer headquarters, in formal state
ment that the Attorney Generals position
was stronger than II ever has been before.
announced that his forces were intact and
claimed votes in the convention which
would not be shown on the first ballot be-
cause they would be cast for fsvorlte sons
and come 10 the Palmer column later.
Coxforces professedly undlsturbed by the
wet and dry argument which has ranged
around its candidate and the outside issues
which have been injected into his campaign
we've Tightening up their lines and were
ready to start the balloting.
BOON STARTS FOR CUMMINGS.
Despite the promise that the convention
would have q big three at the outset, dark
horse talk was never more p erslstent than
at the moment the candidates were about
TO be placed in nomination. The names Of
Vice President Marshall, John W. Davis
and Homer s. Cummings were always
heard when dark horses were being dis
cussed, and delegates were taking into
consideration that each of the big three
could prevent the others from getting
two-thirds vote.
The Cummings boom grew from mere
demonstration of enthusiasm to for
midable proportions in the twenty four
hours which followed the chairmans
full form with hand bills being circulated
among the delegates declaring, "a great
moment has produced a great man"
Democrats throughout the country too
were responding to the sentiment apparent
lv, for the National Chairman's desk was
piled with congatulatory kilograms.
Twice yesterday, Mr.. Cummings drew
a new demonstration from the convention
first, when he announced that he had
taken the initiative in proposing that
the convention congratulate Governor
Roberts Of Tennessee for his action in
calling a special session of the legislature
to act ON the suffrage amendment and
again when he rescued the resolution to
double the size OF the national committee
and give the new places to women. His
growing boom, however, brought with it
a forecast of opposition from Bryan, who
sometime ago denounced the National
Chairman for making a speech at ban
quet TO Gov. Edwards, an avowed wet
candidate The chairman's s friends also
were not unmindful that his connection as
lawyer with large business interests
would furnish Bryan with an opportunity
to use one of his favorite weapons in a
convention-a blast at big business.
But whatever the varying strength of
the candidates, the fact still stands out
as the convention gets down to business of
making choice that the prohibition
and League of Nations issue looming in the
background still remain predominating
factors and that their disposition is still
inseparsblv linked with the choosing