New Britain herald., 1924-01-26
BACKING CUMMINGS
 FOR COMPROMISE McAdO0 Wants Connecticut Man
 in Case of Deadlock - DISAGREEMENT ANTICIPATED
Neither Former Secretary of Treasury Nor Murphy Taggart- Brennan Forces Expect To Control Demo- cratic National Convention
BY GEORGE H. MANNING.


 Washington Bureau of N. B. HeraldD
 Washington, D. C., Jan. 26.-Hom- 1 CT s. Cummings of Connecticut has almost overnight stepped out of the more or less obscure horde of dark horse" possibilities for the democratic nomination for president and is loom- Ing up as probable convention choice.
 Cummings. the democratic national committeeman for Connecticut and former chairman of the democratic national committee. is being groomed by the McAdoo forces as their can- didate to be pushed through in the event that a deadlock develops with McAdoo unable to get the necessary two thirds vote.
 And all indications are at present that there will be such a deadlock, with McAdco holding firmly to slightly over half the delegates, but with the Murphy-fAggart- Brennan combination holding enough votes to prevent his securing the two-thirds required for nomination.
 This situation has been generally predicted for several weeks: but not so much attention has been given to the converse proposition, which is that the McAdoo supporters will meet the opposition tactics halfway and ef- fectively block the nomination of any candidate who is not satisfactory to McAdoo. This Is the position, it is learned, which is being taken by the McAdoo managers. and they are mak- ss,s hair s.ta
 Compromise Inevitable
 So, conceding that both McAdoo and the Tammany chieftains will be able to hold on 10 enough delegates under any circumstances to prevent the nomination of any candidate of whom they do not approve, if is in- esitable that there must be a com- promise of some sort: and 1t Is just here that MT. Cummings of Conneeti- cut comes Tn.
 Cummings Is we'll and favorabiy known 10 democrats everywhere. His keen political sagaeity. foresight. and leadership were recognized by demo- crats and republicans alike when he was chairman of the democratic na- tlonai committee for two or three years before tho nomination of Cox at tho last convention, and it was gen orally recognized that one Of the gravest steps of the Cox campaign was his substitution of George White for the Connecticut man as head Of the party committee. MT. Cummings keynote address tt the democratic na- tional convention at San Francisco in 1920 was ranked as one of the great est political speeches Of the genera ton, and brought him 10 the attention Q. the entire country.
 Cummings an Anchor to Windward.
 The news that Cummings is tho second choice of the McAdoo forces, therefore, Is the most important de- Nplopment of several months in the race for the democratic nomination. For although there is every sign of in the McAdoo camp that the former treasury head will ulti- Inatcly come out on top, there are l several very warm supporters of his who arc frankly doubtful 1 Of his ability to capture the noniina- ton, but who believe that Cummings | could be nominated.
 The strategy, if it develops that { McAdoo cannot round up two-thirds i of the delegates, will be 10 attempt to \ transfer the western following of the [ to Cummings. The latter 1 will have eastern strength Of his own i he announced just before | the recent meeting of the democratic national committee that he was not a candidate for the nomination.
 Cummings. 1t is understood, has re- gently made peace with Thomas J. spellaey. democratic leader Of Con- 1ecticut, with whom he has been at odds, and partly as a result of this it s expected that Connecticut will send Tn instructed delegation for McAdoo 70 the national convention at New fork. In case the McAdoo strength we're switched to the Connecticut man le would be assured the support Of Iis own state delegation: the other New England states would probably i all in line; considerable strength night be drawn from the south, where the keynote address of 1920
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