South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-24
NJ ADOO LOOMING
AS NOMINEE FOR
DEMOCRAT PARTY
Former Candidates Residence
in California May Affect
1924 Plans.

san FRANCISCO. March %
Will William G.. McAdOo 20 10 the
1922 democratic national convention
with the solid votes OF the Pacific
coast states backing him for presi-
dent?
These and a lot Of other political
questions have resulted from NC
Adoo's announcement that ne would
give up his New York voting resi-
dence and move 20 southern Califor-
mia.
The college professions and stu
dents Of politics are asking other
questions. McAdoo moves 10 Califor-
MIA w. J. Bryan takes his residence
10 Florida and makes IL known that
he would look with lenient eye on
any action toward forcing the Unit
ed States senatoriship on him.
Many political observers profess
10 believe that the United States Is
coming around TO the English sys-
tenn of elections. whereby the can
didate for political Office picks out
whatever district in England he
likes. and offers himself for election
there. Only in the United States such
/ politician would have 10 gain a legal
/ residence.
Presidential Ambitions.
In the 1920 democratic conven-
/ ton many democrats now believe
McAdoo might have won had his
own state been solidly behind him.
+ IT is a kind OF fetish in conventions
that II the delegates in a mans own
state are not solid for him, he Is
good man 20 leave alone.
While McAdoo Is commonly re
puted to be still nursing his presi-
Dental ambitions, IL is nevertheless
pointed out that a seat I'm the SEN
ate might be his second choice. II
So McAdoo's ambitions are dated
several years away--1926. 10 be eX-
act He has not established resi-
dence in time to enter the 1922 lists
against Sen. Hiram johnson. In 1926
Sen. Samuel Shortridge will come
up for reelection. And meantime
there is the 1924 presidential cam
paign 20 be waged.
That McAdoo will greatly strengthen
the democratic forces in the state
is not 10 be denied In southern
California particularly a strong dem
Ocratic leader has been lacking for
some time. Southern California is
somewhat OF a political enigma. It is
nominally republican, but very much
of the independent or progressive /
republican brand.
johnson Not Opposed.
II is impossible to predict at pres
ent whether or not Johnson will be
opposed in the republican primaries
but il is doubtful that any one strong
enough TO give him a race would risk
his political chances in such a con-
test.
How he will fare in the November
elections against a strong democratic
opponent is another matter. The
democrats would like 10 sec a John
son-anti-Johnson split in the repub-
lican party, but do not believe they
can cause this.
Who will oppose Johnson IS a
matter of speculation The most
likely prospect. il is believed. is for
mer Sen. James D. Phelan. who was
defeated by Shortridge in the 1920
landslide. Phelan ran far ahead of
his ticket. and many democrats give
him more than a chance. Phelan is
an extremely Independent democrat.
IIe was a reservationist on the
League Of Nations vote. He is at
present I'm Japan. making a study
of conditions there, and has sent
back no word concerning his atti-
tude. on the other hand many
democrats are urging him as a can
didate for governor against William
D. Stephens, incumbent
Film stars Counsel.
The other most likely candidate is
Gavin McNab. veteran democratic
leader of the state. who has recently
been much I'm the public eye as coun-
sci for Mary Pickford and Roscoe
Arbuckle. McNab was offered a posi-
tion on the shipping board during
the Wilson administration, but re-
fused It.
Many Of McNab's friends doubt !
that he would be willing to enter a
campaign as strenuous as that
which a contest with Johnson would /
entail. McNab has issued state /
ment that he won't run. but his ad- I.
vocates say other men have changed /
their minds.