VOL,. LIX NO. 18,597
Entered at Portland (Oregon)
Poatofflc a Pecond-Ctan Matter
POItTLAXt), OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1920
PRICE FIVE CENTS
rivals mm
M'ADGQ STOPPED
Opposition Weakened By
Lack of Candidate.
442 DELEGATES CLAIMED
Cox and Palmer Forces Are
Weakened but Deter
mined to fight.
'LAST DITCH' COMPACT MADE
Opponents Are Organized
First to Beat McAdoo, Then
Name Someone Else.
BT" EDGAR B. PIPER.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1. (Ed
itorial Correspondence.) As the
convention approaches a final show
down on candidates, the lone figure
of the lean and shy McAdoo stands
out clear among a large company
of contenders. The field is now dis
tinctly anti-McAdoo, so far as there
is any crystallization at all. They
say that they have McAdoo stopped
at last.
Perhaps they fcr.ve. Undoubtedly,
his progress has been arrested, but
the weakness of the opposition to
the son-in-law is that there is no
outstanding candidate against him.
A great source of McAdoo's
strength is that the delegates do not
know what else to do; or at least
that there is no agreement, or sign
of it, as to what the alternative
shall be.
Combination Is Formed.
The distinct and undeniable weak
ening of both Cox and Palmer has
not been attended by a commensu
rate gain for any other except Mc
Adoo. They have, however, formed
a combination against McAdoo. It
is advertised as a last-ditch compact
to accomplish two things: First,
beat McAdoo; second, nominate
someone else, his name to be deter
mined only after the first great de
sign shall have een accomplished
It is said that the alarmed opposi
tion to the crown prince has recruited
to its grand scheme 442 delegates,
divided as follows: New England
states 34, eastern states 192, west
ern states 116, southern states 100,
total 442, or more than the necessary
one-third required to block any win
ner. It is one. thing, of course, to
effect a deal on paper or to arrange
to deliver delegates without consult
ing them, and it is another thing to
hold them together and to deliver
-A them.
IX There is a good deal of mystery
1 about the anti-McAdoo combination,
Jbo much that one is inclined to
1 f doubt its going substance. Undoubt
edly, the managers of one of the
other candidates are trying to bring
it about. They have met. They
have agreed that McAdoo must be
beaten. They understand perfectly
that one man only can definitely
defeat him, and that they must pick
the one from a numerous array.
leaving six others disappointed, or
go outside the list entirely and find
a darkhorse.
Decisive Events Awaited.
They have made no attempt to
decide arbitrarily the question as to
who can best beat McAdoo; but they
are leaving it for events to decide
Events have, up to this time, dis
posed their development so as to help
McAdoo events and the skillful and
ceaseless activities of the McAdoo
management.
The Cox people and the Palmer
people have been clearly outgener
alcd. With all the talk of union
between them, it is impossible for
Cox to throw his forces to Palmer
or Palmer to Cox. They will both
lose heavily to McAdoo in the proc
ess. The only safe strategy for them
is to play for control of one-third
so as to block McAdoo and take
their chances, hoping that with Mc
Adoo out of it, the way will be clear
for a fair fight between them.
v-fc lhat is what every other one of
V the lesser candidates also is looking
forward to.
Elimination Is Only Chance
They want the process of elimina
tion to Include not only McAdoo, bu
(Concluded on Fag 4, Column 1.)
LANGER KEEPS LEAD
OVER NON-PARTISAN
RCRAIj districts show
"well for fkazier.
TJP
Gronna Still Ahead in Vote
Nomination for United
States Senator.
lor
FARGO, N. D., July 1. With more
than two-thirds of the precincts in
the etate heard from tonight, William
Langer, independent republican can
didate, continued to hold his lead over
Governor Lynn J. Frazier, non-partisan
league candidate, for the repub
lican gubernatorial nomination.
Rural district returns coming in
late today from yesterday's state
primary, however, cut Langer's lead
considerably. This morning he was
not more than 12,000 votes ahead of
Governor Frazier, with one-fourth of
the state to hear from.
United States Senator Gronna con
tinued to hold his lead over Dr. E. F.
Ladd of Fargo for the nomination for
United States senator.
The Fargo Forum, which has sup
ported William Langer for the repub
lican gubernatorial nomination,' in an
extra late tonight said that Governor
Lynn J. Frazier, non-partisan league
candidate, "would likely capture the
nomination." Although Langer led by
3500 votes on latest tabulated re
turns, the' Forum estimated that more
than 18,000 votes remained to b
counted and that if Frazier continued
to gain as he did throughout the day
he would win the nomination.
The Fargo Courier-News, official
publication of the non-partisan
league, early today asserted Dr. K. F.
Ladd, league candidate for the United
States senatorial nomination, would
run ahead of the state ticket.
Opposing Dr. Ladd are Senator A.
J. Gronna, Independent republican
candidate, and Colonel Frank White,
former governor. Unofficial returns
available early today showed Gronna
leading Ladd. Returns from ISO
scattered precincts gave Gronna 727
and Ladd 4584.
PURDY READY TO. BOLT
If McAdoo's Strengtli Wanes Ore
gonian Will Name Chamberlain.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 1. (Spe
cial.) "I am only waiting to see
what progress the McAdoo candidacy
makes in this convention," said Will
E. Purdy. of Salem. Oregon, a dele-
gate-at-large to the democratic na-
onal convention.
'Of course, I am instructed for Mc
Adoo, but if there is any waning of
is strength I shall promptly nomi-
ate for the president. Senator Georgvi
E. Chamberlain of Oregon."
v nen tne name of Oregon was
called in the convention this morn
ng, John H. Stevenson, of Portland,
rose and said:
Oregon is instructed under the
presidential primary and has joined
n the movement to draft for presi-
ent the Honorable William Gibbs
McAdoo."
DROWNING MAN RESCUED
red Manuel Slugged, Robbed and
Thrown Into River.
ABERDEEN, Wash., July 1. (Spe-
ial.) Fred Manuel, 52 years old, was
escued from drowning shortly after
1 o'clock last night by Matt Lumber,
who responded to his cries for help.
Manuel stated to the police that he
had been . sandbagged or billied and
then thrown into the river by un
known assailants, who had robbed
him of $100 in cash and a gold watch
valued at an equal sum. He was
unable to give a description of his
assailants.
The rescue took place at the foot
of F street.
GUNS WILL BE DONATED
Government Has Condemned Weap
ons of Warfare to Dispose Of.
NEW YORK, July 1'. The war de
partment has available a quantity of
condemned guns, mortars and how
itzers for donation to municipal cor
porations, posts of the Grand Army
of the Republic and soldiers' monu
ment associations. Colonel A. W.
Maish, ordnance officer of the east
ern department, announced here to
day. ' .
Applications may be made to the
office of chief of ordnance, war de
partment, Washington.
WAR CHARGE IS DENIED
Two Departments1 Say Long's Mail
.Was Not Opened.
WASHINGTON, July 1. Formal de
nials were made today by the state
and war departments of the state
ment of Professor Stanley I. Rypins
of the University of Minnesota sev
eral days ago before the Cook county,
Illinois, convention- of the committee
of 48 that he, while serving in the
military -intelligence division during
the war had opened the mail of
Breckinridge Long, third assistant
secretary of state.
HEROIC MARINES HONORED
Congressional Medal Given lor
Bravery Displayed In Haiti.
WASHINGTON, July l. The con
gressional medal of honor was ton
ferrcd today on Lieutenant Herman
H. Hanneken and Corporal William R.
13utton, both of the marine corps.
They displayed "extraordinary
heroism" in leading a force which
killed the Haitien bandit chief,
Charlemagne Peralte, near Grand
river, Haiti, last October.
WILSON RETAINERS
FLOCK TP J'nDOD
Mighty Effort Made' to
Keep Plums in Family.
ROLE OF SPHINX IS RUSE
Son-in-Law Said to Be Two
Years in Laying Plans.
BOSSES SCOUT VICTORY
All Members of Itoyal Retinue Are
' in San Francisco Campaign
ins tor Son-in-Law.
BT CHARLES C. HART.
Washington. D. C, Correspondent for Th
ureKonmn.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1. (Spe
cial.) Excuse the slang, but most of
the folks who are milling around the
Palace hotel and the civic auditorium
tonight seem to think that tonight's
the night. I don't know anything
about it. Neither do they.
The reason is that this convention
is unlike everything of the kind ever
convened heretofore in the history of
"this" United States as the American
would say. and "these" United States
as the European would put it.
I am neither a prophet nor the son-in-law
of a prophet. Along in the
early days of the Chicago convention
I threw out my chest and told all
about it. The judgment of the con
vention on the tenth ballot was so
much better than my prophecy that
I decided henceforth to qualify every
statement, every promise and every
assurance with "it is said" or "it is
alleged."
Family Affair Tactlrs Irk.
Just between us girls, the "too
proud to fight" boys and the "he
kept us out of war" girls are mak
ing such a fuss over McAdoo that I
can see how they, by the aid of
the federal machine and some very
well-meaning citizens from Idaho,
Oregon and Washington, may be able
for the first time In the history of
this country to try out a third-term
candidacy. By that I mean that it
is entirely probable that an effort
may be made to keep the presidency
in the Wilson family for another four
years by naming the president's son-in-law.
In nominating Mr. McAdoo yester
day, the Rev. Burris Jenkins of Kan
sas City called it a draft. That is
right, but let us have no misunder
standing. It's the kind of draft that
you get through a narrow crack in
the window of your hotel, or home.
in Tuma, Ariz. It is a very hot
draft, and no one willy be deceived.
Mr. McAdoo has a way of shrinking
from honor that may fool a few in
dividuals, but not everybody.
McAdoo Running: Two Tears.
He has been a candidate every
minute since two years before he
retired from the treasury department
and from the head of the railroads
taking with him four annual passes
and there is ho doubt about it.
It is harrowing to one's soul to have
Mrs. Antoinette Funk of Chicago sit
down and narrate her sob story of
Mr. McAdoo's poverty. Poor man, he
could not support himself and his
family on $12,000 a year as secretary
of the treasury and then, when he did
land a retainer of $200,000 from the
Charlin Chaplin-Mary Pickford-Doug
Fairbanks moving picture corpora
tion, ne naa to tnrow tne Job over-
(Concluded on Page 2, Column 1.)
SUFFRAGE -SESSION
IN VERMONT LIKELY
GOVERNOR
AND HARDING
CONFERENCE.
HOLD
Intcntion to Call Legislature Into
Special Session Immediately
Is Indicated.
WASHINGTON, July 1. Governor
Clement of Vermont, after a confer
ence here tonight with Senator Hard
ing, the republican presidential nom
inee, indicated that he would imme
diately call the Vermont legislature
in special session to act on the federal
suffrage amendment.
The Vermont governor, while not
stating definitely his course In the
suffrage matter, was quoted in
statement from Senator Harding's of
fice as saying that he frankly con
fessed there was a preponderance of
republican advice in favor of a special
session called to consider ratifica
tion."
Statements were Issued by both
Senator Harding and Governor Cle
ment regarding the conference which
took place at the former's home. There
was no statement by either as to
whether the governor came to Wash
ington at the invitation of the rcpub
lican candidate or on his own voli
tion.
Senator Harding had the following
to say regarding the conference:
"It gave me an opportunity to say
to Governor Clement that I was deep
ly interested in the final disposition
of the question of ratification and
told the governor frankly that if my
advice was wanted I would be glad
to see Vermont republicans close tip
the great franchise reform. The women
throughout the nation are deeply in
terested in the national campaign
and the ratification must be closed
soon if they are universally to par
ticipate in the federal election. I
would be gratified, of course, to have
republican Vermont close the .iap.
but Governor Clement understands I
was not trespaslng on his authority
In giving him such an opinion in the
course of our conference."
Governor Clement, in his statement-
said :
"I have been calling on Senator
Harding and we discussed the state
of the union agreeably, you can be
sure, and we discussed suffrage rati-
(Concluded on Page 8. Column 3.)
LOG OF DAY AT CONVENTION
BY EDGAR B. PIPER.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 1. (Rdi-I
torial Correspondence.), The.; morn-!
iiig after a more or less perfect day
finds unfinished the dreary work of
"man whoming" by the democrats.
I give notice that I do not again
intend to follow the proceedings, or
lack of them, in detail. The mind
of the delegates is wandering this
morning.
The storm center is the commit
tee on resolutions. It is having
trouble, and a lot of it. Mr. Bryan
is alone against a thousand, and
standing 'em off. If there was an
other like him, they could easily
fulfill the Biblical ratio of two
against ten thousand.
But there are others who, while
not with Bryan, except temporarily,
are causing the Wilson steam roller
to do some apoplectic jumping and
bumping. The noonday papers say
that Wilson has had to accept a
compromise on the league plank.
You've heard of the man who want
ed to paint the house green and of
his wife who favored white, and how,
after long negotiation, they reached
a happy compromise and painted it
white. That is the way Wilson
compromises. That league, plank
CAN'T FOOL HIM.
; l!F lr ' tAostmooEjis i -drought fLu u$Mmmfo&
WEDDINGS IN JUNE
BREAK ALL RECORDS
14:
LICENSES ARE 1SSFED
DURING MONTH.
Shrlner Postpones Marriage Nearly
Year to Have Ceremony Un
der Best Auspices.
Dan Cupid has exchanged his bow
and quiver of arrows for a shotgun.
assert attaches in the office of County
Clerk Beveridge. This is the only ex
planation they can find for the flood
of marriage licenses demanded dur
ing the month of June, which exceed
ed all previous records of the bureau.
D"uring the month there were 442
marriage licenses issued, compared
with 367 for June. 1919, heretofore by
far the heaviest recorded in the Port
land office.
The advent of the nobles of the
Mystic Shrine is held responsible in
some degree for the increase. Many
out-of-town visitors made the occa
sion one for a honeymoon. A Tacoma
Shrlner announced that he had post
poned his own nuptials for almost a
year because he desired to embark
on matrimonial seas under the best
possible auspices and combine in one
matchless celebration the Shrine con
clave and his honeymoon.
ZEPPELIN IS GIVEN UP
Craft Built by Germans to Bomb
New York Received by British.
LONDON. July 1. The greatest
Zeppelin ever constructed, the L-71
fcullt in 191S by the Germans, was
surrendered to th Vulham airdrome
today.
The giant aircraft was built for the
purpose of bombing New York.
BAKER CITY INCREASING
Population Goes L'p 14.6 Per Cent
In Past Ten Years.
WASHINGTON. July 1. Figures is
sued by the census bureau today give
the population of some of the smaller
cities of the country.
Baker City. Or., 7729. increase 987,
or 14.6 per cent.
will be painted a blameless Wilson
white. .
"A -Virginia congressman named
Flood is nominating Carter Glass
of Virginia. He's a flood, all right,
a veritable verbal inundation. He
greatly excites a colored lady in the
gallery, who takes the convention
away from him by her screaming'
enthusiasm for Virginia and Glass.
That makes two for Glass Flood
and the colored lady.
Oregon is called and Judge John
H. Stevenson, in a sonorous voice,
notifies the convention that Oregon
is for McAdoo, being under instruc
tions from the infallible primary.
Somehow they have suppressed
Purdy and Schuyleman. Governor
Cornwell of West Virginia talks
turkey in his eulogy of John W.
Davis, saying that when the con
vention degenerates into a mere
fight over candidates he is going
to get out. He takes a hot shot at
McAdoo by denouncing the plan to
nominate anybody for the reason
that certain interests want hirh. A
good speech for a good man by a
good man with a good record. If
(Concluded on Pago 2, Column 2.)
THEY'RE TOADSTOOLS!
PLATFORM DRAFT
OMITS DRY ISSUE
Committee Reports to
Convention Today.
BRYAN PLANS FINAL FIGHT
Prohibition Issue to Be Car
ried to Floor.
OTHER PLANKS INVOLVED
;Iit Session of Main Body Ad
journs After Vain Wait Tor
Action on Policies.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 2. The
platform committee of the demo
cratic national convention completed
its labors at 12:15 this morning with
the decisjve defeat of both wet and
dry planks. The committee draft of
the platform which will be sub
mitted to the convention today con
tains no mention of the prohibition
enforcement issue.
After the committee voted, 30 to 12,
against all planks offered which at
tempted to write a declaration in re
gard to enforcement of the Volstead
act, W. J. Bryan, field marshal of the
dry adherents, announced that he
would carry his fight for a bone-dry
declaration to the convention floor.
Bryan Reticent on Plana.
Mr. Bryan further stated that he
had amendments to offer to the plat
form as adopted by the resolutions
committee affecting other matters. He
did not state what planks he would
attempt to alter on the floor, saying)
that he did not feel at liberty to dis-
close his plans as the committee draft
of the platform had not been made
public.
The committee battle over the plat
form began Monday night at the con
clusion of the first session of the
convention. The sub-committee of
nine, which first took up the task,
encountered many clashing views con
tinually, prepared Its tentative draft
for the full committee with the under
standing that the fight would be
transferred to the larger body.
Other Planks Cause Wrangle.
Planks dealing with a league of na
tions declaration, the Irish problem
and other important issues were
shaped by the full committee only
after a prolonged wrangle which cul
minated in the decision to leave out
any reference to the prohibition en
forcement question.
The repeated efforts to insert wet
or dry planks were all defeated by
the same vote, 30 to 12. W. J. Bryan
was said to have determined to
abandon his efforts to insert a bone
dry plank before the committee and
to carry his fight before the conven
tion itself.
Convention Finally Adjourns.
After a futile session last night
given over principally to awaiting the
wet and dry fight to come off, the
democratic national convention finally
found the platform committee unable
to report and without prospects of
making a report before this morning.
It adjourned at 10:25 o'clock last
night until 10 o'clock this morning.
While the convention marked time
down the big hall, tucked away
one corner of the big building the
platform committee continued its ef
fort to harmonize its report.
Permanent Chairman Robinson had
T
(Concluded on Page 8. Column 1.)
FLIER FLASHES FIRE
REPORT TO PORTLAND
FORESTRY OBSERVERS LOCATE
BLAZE NEAR BANKS.
i
Message Is First Such to Be Re-1
ceived at Landing Field Here.
' Mill Fools Airman.
i
Airplane observers of the forestry
service yesterday wirelessed to the
Portland municipal landing field the
report of the first forest fire of the
season. The blaze was merely a small
brush fire located about three miles
northeast of the town of Banks.
Another observer flying from Eugene
to Portland reported a small fire in
the Bull Run reserve, but upon in
vestigation it proved to be a small
sawmm operating at fun capacity.
Flying patrols are now being sent
from Medford. Eugene and Portland.
Facilities for receiving radio messages
have been established at the local
municipal aviation field and it is
thought that the new reporting
system will prove successful.
MKDl'ORD. Or., July 1. (Special.)
The forestry patrol service out of
Medford was inaugurated today de
spite the fact that the base head
quarters and landing field on the new
county fairgrounds will not be ready
for a week yet. Onj of the planes
left this morning on its daily patrol
south to Alturas and Red Bluff. It is
now understood that only five planes
will be stationed here. The detach
ment will comprise about 20 officers
and men.
HARDING SEES LEADERS
Chairman Wilcox Indorses "Front
Porch" Campaign.
WASHINGTON", July 1. Warren G.
Harding, republican presidential can
didate, continued his conferences with
republican leaders today, his calle;s
including William R. Wilcox of New
York, chairman of the republican na
tional conjmittee in 1916; former sen
ator Henry A. Dupont of Delaware,
and Dr. Morton W. Bland of Colum
bus, O.
In a talk with newspaper
spondents later Mr. Wilcox inclor.-ed
he proposed "front porch" campaign.
Senator Harding will leave early Sat
urday for his home in Marion, O. An
ndication of the reception awaitins
him was given to the nominee today
n a telegram from the state conven
tion of Ohio republicans.
VAUGHN TO GET FULL VOTE
Oregon Delegation to Suport Mc
Adoo as Long as Chance Lasts.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1. (Spe
cial.) William Gibbs .McAdoo is to
have the support of the Oregon dele
gation as long as he has a chance to
win, it was decided in a confer
ence held tonight. As to William
Techumseh Vaughn, who received
Oregon's primary preference, he will
be given a unanimous vote on the
first ballot and thereafter each dele
gate is to be free to exercise his
personal preference.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. M
degrees; minimum. 55 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; westerly winds.
Foreign.
Sir Robert Borden, premier of Canada, re
tires becau&o ot ill health. Page 6.
National.
Vermont suffrage session Is likely. Page 1.
Threats of foreign carriers held Idle.
Pago 6.
Domestic?.
Combination to defeat
McAdoo is
or-
ganized. Pase 1.
Palmer la picked to lead on first ballot.
McAdoo to run second and Cox third.
Pago 3.
Townlej-, non-partisan league head, fights
hard in Norm uaKota to turn pri
maries. Pac 5.
Non-partisan gubernatorial candidate in
North Dakota now 44'Jtt behind. Pase 1.
Democrats adopt plank extending
pathy to Ireland. Pase
Brief session finishes nominating talk
Page 2.
Move to defeat Wilson by defeating
McAdoo prevents foes from making
headway. Page 1.
Brickbats are hurled by McAdoo's foes.
Page 4.
Wilson retainers flock to McAdoo's ft!1n.
dard to keep presidency In family.
Page 1.
Night session of democratic session ad
journs -with platform fight unsettled.
Page 1.
Pacific Northwest.
Eleven measures up to voters of Oregno.
Page 7.
Sixirt.
35 Wrestlers and boxers compete tonight
In Olympic tryouls. Page 14.
Coast league results: Portland rt. Oakland
7; l.os Angeles 6, Sacramento .1: San
Francisco 5. Salt Luke -; Seattle p.
Vernon O. Page 14.
Leonard-White fight only fair-sized bout
set for July 4. Pago 11.
i Commercial and Marine.
Takima apple pool on 1013 crop is closed.
Page -o.
Corn selling overdoue at Chicago and mar
ket rallies. Page -3.
Stock trading narrow, but prices firm.
Page "J3.
Portland and Vicinity.
Standard Oil manager denies charges of
Automobile Dealers' association Page
Alleged street car robber reported to have
confessed. Page 1-.
C. II. Garland, wanted here on larceny
charge. Is Jailed In Seattle. Page It.
Forestry observer flashes fire report to
Portland by radio. Page 1.
Public Health nurses recommend new re
port s stem. Page U.
Kive arrested on war stamp fraud Indict
ments. Pago 15.
Lecture Illustrating wonders of northwest
Is- given before 40,000 easterners. Page
12.
City club women and health officials unite
to restore screens on fruits at city mar
ket. Page 13.
N. J. Blagcn, head of largest lumber pro
ducing company in northwest, says
railroad are to blame for car shortage.
Page 15.
Record broken by issuance of 4 41 mar
riage licenses in June. Pago 1.
Thinning ranks of Oregon's pioneers hold
annual reunion. Page 18.
exports from Portland total J30.7OO.
757. Page 22.
Pioneer at campfire yearns to get another
"Injun" scalp.- Page 16.
1100'
Fl
HOME
Aim to Defeat Wilson
Weakens Movement,
OTHER MANAGERS F
,fj0x and Palmer Adherents
nunvi uiiivj
Refuse to Bolt to Choice
of Combine.
ALL THINK THEY CAN GAIN
Plotters Admit They Are
Hard Pressed for Name
About Which to Rally.
SAN FR.t.CISCO, July 1. The
attempt at a combination against the
nomination of William G. McAdoo
was still beeing carried on when the
convention went into its night ses
sion, but it still was without any
definite results. Lack of headway
was ascribed to the absence of cen
tral control and to the feeling among
the many of those importuned to join
that it was really directed against
President Wilson rather than wholly
a movement against McAdoo. That
feeling, its managers agreed, was its
weakness.
Another real difficulty was that
many of the supporters of candidates
having enthusiastic followings, chief
ly Palmer and Cox, argued that they
should not be asked to desert their
candidates until it had been devel
oped whether they can gain strength.
In these camps were scattering dele
gations who preferred McAdoo to
any dark horse.
Bryan Is Proposed.
The promoters of the attempted
combination against McAdoo were
proceeding desultorily and one after
another they continued to bring for
ward such names as former Speaker
Clark, Vice-President Marshall, Ho
mer Cummings, Bainbridge Colby
and even William Jennings Bryan.
Clearly and admittedly there was
no name about which they could
rally. The Cox and Falmer leaders
laughed at the idea of "swapping
off" at so early a stage and asserted
it had not been demonstrated that
Mr. McAdoo commanded a place in
the running to cause them to fear
hLm it was with them plainly a case
of waiting to be shown.
While the real leaders were deal
ing with the platform question, those
for one reason or another opposed to
McAdoo, Palmer and Cox kept up
their informal conferences. Many
contended that a few ballots would,
easily show the impossibility of nom
inating either Palmer or Cox and the
bitterest administration opponents
warned that delay in effecting a pro-
mi gramme might bring them to the
issue at a time too late to defeat
McAdoo.
Combine Aims at Wilson.
Delegates without pronounced con-
v a v.. r...Ar.-
' ,luuNO -'"" ' 1 '"" .cauwia
I bv demanding to know wllV it WU3
. ? .
that a combination was necessary.
In many instances this forced the ad
mission that the principal argument
why they thought Mr. McAdoo
should not be nominated was that he
was the son-in-law of the president.
The administration clearly was in
control of the convention and this
explanation was unpopular in many
quarters on this account.
All factions have been canvassing
the state delegations to determine
the actual strength for each of the
leading candidates. The returns do
not agree, but the nearest to an im
partial estimate obtainable showed
that on the first ballot the strength
of Palmer would be about 276, with
McAdoo following with 247 and Cox
in third place, with 160. This left
411 delegates scattered among the
other 11 candidates placed in nom
ination. As the counter move to meet the
comb;nation against McAdoo, admin
istration forces were scouting for a
darkhorse of their own who could
break the combination if it proved
effective.'
A factor in the situation was the
absence of agreement on the prohi
bition plank of the platform. The
position of Mr. Bryan is tightly
bound up in that issue. There are
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