THE -OKEGON SUNDAY JOURNAL) PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 27, .1820.
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DEADLOCK SEEMS
CERTAINTY AT
SAN
FRANGSCO
Palmer Regarded Out of - Race;
i McAdoo Is Strong; Cox Stands
Well, But Is in Great Danger.
WHERE DEMOCRATIC HOSTS WILL "ASSEMBLE TO NAME PRESIDENTIAL TICKET
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t By John Callan O'Lionghlln ! ,
San Franctsco, June 26. You can
pay your noney and take your choice
so. far as guessing the, nominee of
the Democratic national convention
is concerned. In Chicago, everybody
was eertain that this or that candi
date would be chosen. In San Fran
cisco everybody believes this or that
candidate will be selected.
All agree the convention here will be
deadlocked, all agree that a little coterie
of men will assemble about next Wed -neHday
morning in a convenient hotel
room and when the atmosphere has
reached the inspiring stage of blue
murkiness caused by the smoke arising
from the tips of expensive cigars, they
Will decide to attempt to put somebody
over. Who that is the oracle does not
disclose. But this is the way the in
terpreters of the silent one dope the
situation :
. Attdrney General Palmer is regarded
as out of the race. ..
ST no SO MtADOO CURRENT
There Is a strong undercurrent run
ning for McAdoo.
Governor Cox has the pole, but , is
in danger of being pocketed if he shows
too much reserve strength ; and is sub
ject -especially to the hostility of Bryan.
Ambassador Davis is a good man, but
the country does not know him.
There is some talk of Secretary of
Agriculture Meredith, because the party
has the labor and needs the farmer
vote. ; v.. .
But he says he is not a candidate, but
is for McAdoo. He Is a receptive presi
dential, candidate.
Homer Cummings, national chairman,
has friends in Washington, in Connecti
cut and in intermediate states.
Occasionally, and with the effect of
surprise, .one hears of Vice President
Marshall and ex-Speaker Clark.
Finally, the question is asked, what
about the president, and is Secretary of
State Bainbrldge Colby his real choice?
BRTAJf IS ELIMINATED
- I have circulated today among the
leaders and the delegates. The former
look wise and know nothing, the latter
look ignorant and are. And who . are
the leaders, and who among them will
constitute the king makers? With haste,
there can be eliminated : from among
them William Jennings Bryan. He can
destroy, but he cannpt select. This mas
ter politician is playing his own game.
He is the cat that walks by himself.
His tongue is lapping his lips and he
is angrily waving his tail, to which the
dry can, is tied, as he schemes to ob
tain "the - cream of the convention -the
undisputed leadership. He does . not
want to be in with the bosses, and if
he did . he-could not be. He does not
want to be In with the administration,
forces, and if he did he could not bef
It is j the unwary delegate he is after,
the delegate he can . wean away from
the leaders or the delegate he can force.
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Tricky Politics ; Direct G. 0. P.
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San Francisco Auditorium "where Democratic national convention will convene. Monday to select 'standard bearers for 1920 campaign
A t San Francisco
Voting Power at the 1920
Democratic" Convention
Number; of delegates . . . 1092
Number of alternates. . 1092
Necessary to choice . . '. . 728
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by appeal to public sentfment at home,
to march under his banner.' And every
time he catches one there is a glint of
1 conscious satisfaction in his eyes, and
the licking of his chops. , r --,
In a nutshell, theer are three 'distinct
forces working to secure control , of , the
convention, i ? ' .,
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fice or ex-of f ice holders and there are
many of thera on the ground, j
Second, there are the bosses. ','
. Third,' there is Bryan. ; 'V
How can. thes three apparently ir
reconcilable groups be - brought into
agreement? . By one - common meces
sity, and that is sticking out in' all
directions : the. necessity , of : present
ing a ticket and platform which will
promise victory and Jhe control of
Jobs.- The president : has a , more , altru-'
istic design the indorsement of his
administration and the approval of his
League of Nations.
BUY ATT HAS .MORAL PURPOSE
.Bryan also has a moral pu rpoee th a
reassertlon of absolute prohibition. But
the bosses are a sordid kit. It is the
power and place they want.' . and . to
secure them they . are prepared to sac
rifice .Wilson's altruism and . Bryan's
morality. ,
-i The,r;president . 1b, represented t by a
galaxy -pf stars Postmaster Burleson,
Att6rney.i General (Palmer., Secretary of
State Colby and Secretary of. Agricul
ture Meredith, Secretary Carter Glass,
National Committeeman Cummings,
former Commissioner of" Corporations
Joseph E. Davies, -National : Prohibition
Commissioner , Bruce , Kremer, former
Congressman Timothy Ansberry, and
some others who are doing the legwork
among he ': delegates. The bosses , are
here in person the taciturn Murphy of
Tammany Hall, the genial : Taggart of
Indiana ; -the successor of Roger SulH
van, Patrick Brennan of . Illinois ; the
Scot with the burr, Gavin McNab of
California,. and Bryan- well, who - could
better represent Bryan than .himself?
STAGE IS ALL SET
FOR
CONVENTION
(Continued From Pss One.)
to the president claim he is not now for
any particular candidate and that unless
he feels his most cherished policies are
endangered by the nomination of a man
hostile to them, he will, keep hands off,
save for a directing "word now and then.
DAVIS DARK HORSE FAVORITE
Ambassador c John W, Davis, 'now in
England is mentioned as a very possi
ble compromise candidate and one upon
whom the' president looks with favor.
Meantime William Jennings Bryan of
Nebraska is planning a tremedous as
sault against the administration forces,
both In the committee on resolutions and
on the floor of the convention unless
he is headed off n some way before
his fight reaches that 'spectacular stage.
With him in this fight is Senator Rob
ert L. Owen of Oklahoma, candidate for
the nomination in his own right.
BBTAN CAPTURES DELEGATION
Bryan today captured i the Nebraska
delegation, bag and baggage, and moved
it from the Hotel Turpin, where it was
quartered, over to his own rooms in
the St. Francis. Furthermore the dele
gation in caucus selected the commoner
to be Its member on the resolutions com
mittee, thus aiding him in his battle
against the ."wets" and administration
treaty, plank. ,
' After the -caucus it was announced that
Nebraska would cast Its first ballot for
Senator , Gilbert M. Hitchcock of : Ne
braska, winner in the presidential pref-
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PREVIOUS DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS
AND CANDIDATES THEY NOMINATED
Date
1832
1844 '
184s !
1853 : .
1856
1860
1864
1868
1872
1876
1880
1884'
1888
1892
1896
190
1904
1908
1912
1916
Place , NVunlnee
Raltimore , . .Jackson ............
Baltimore ......................... . .Polk ...... . . .'. '
Baltimore .......................... .Cass ...............
Baltimore .Pierce ......... r. .
Cincinnati Buchanan .......... -
Charleston and Baltimore ...Douglas
(No choice at- Charleston : convention moved to Baltimore, bolting
convention nominating tsreckenridge.
Chicago ...McClellan ....'.
New y ork Seymour
Baltimore Oreeley ; ,
Baltimore .Tilden .............
Cincinnati .Huncook ........... 1
Chicago .Cleveland ......... . 2
St. ' Louis .'. .. . . .Cleveland . . . i Acclamation
Chicago .....Cleveland ' 1
Chicago ..............,Bryan-.-....i..;.... ' 5
Kansas City ......................... Bryan ..; Acclamation
Stf Louis ....................... .....Parker, ' ' ? 1 . m
reriver .......................... ..i.Bryah .............. f " 1
Baltimore ...........................Wilson ............. 46 -
St, Louis .....i., ....... Wilson Acclamation
Ballots
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. Washington. June 26. (WASH
INGTON BUREAU OF THE JOUR
NAL.) Despite, the warning of th
Ohtol primary election, when . Sena
tor; .Harding's ; national manager,
Harry M. Daugherty, was, defeated
for -delegate at large, Harding evi
dently Intends t6 take Daugherty
intb the . campaign with him.- as, a
personal ; representative who t. will
speak with political authority for
the candidate hlrnself.
That Daugherty is disliked in Ohio is'
sufficiently shown by the primary vote.
There werevfour,, candidates ; for dele
gates at large on the Harding slate, all
personally chosen by, Harding nuuseic
The managers for General Wood put up
only two candidates. Ex-Governor Myron
T. Herrick led the Harding ticaet wun
132.000 votes, and 'with two others on
that ticket, was elected. Daugherty had
only 107,000, and was beaten by W. H.
Boy, one of the wood candidates.
WAS HA ICS A HEELER .
It appears that : "the opposition to
Daugherty is - based largely upon his
past record as a lobbyist for the trac
tion interests at Ohio legislative sessions
and the - political methods he has used,
dating back to the time when he was
one of the captains for Mark Hanna.
He is much liked by Harding, however,
took charge of powwow in Chicago that
led to Harding's nomination,, and since
the convention has been In - Washington
to help dirfect the candidate's course.
Daugherty is one of an interesting
group constituting the chief advisers of
the candidate, aside from the senatorial
srrouo that "out him over", at Chicago.
i which SmooU Brandegee, Lodite. Wat-
soft and McCormick are prominent.
" One of the canaidate's ' trusted ad
visers, who has been much, in his com
pany in the convention days and since.
is former Senator - John W, Weeks of
Massachusetts, who was himself a can
didate for president lour - years ago.
Weeks is a banker of the New England
( , ' By Bugs Bacr
1 (Topyriaht 1020 by l'nieral Serrioe.)
San Francisco, -June 26.- While
the-tempest is raging upstairs near
the lid, a Minister undertone is de-
J veloping in, the Democratic teapot.
Bill Bryan pullmaned into the works
wearing his bewt Chautauqua ex
pression, which portends disaster to
the gink who tries to drop the ro
bust yeast cake in the . anaemic
home brew.'
party offer itself as a defender of the
home against the saloon?' I feel sure
ft will. Second, will it give expression
to the'oeaee sentiment of the country?
Bnd cement garage 180x85 feet on M&in high tariff type; who was retired from
the senate by tne voters or (Aiassacn u-
l' Bill's red lights are set dead agin the
buffet car on the Democratic express
and BUI Is going to be around town when
the' boys: make up the political train.
His planks are all kiln dried. Ain't
enough moisture on 'em to fill a hum
ming bird's eye dropper. There ain't a
taundryman's ; chance of any cuckoo
sliDDing in a wet plank disguised as a
bonus for the returned heroes of the
home guard.
It looks as if the present leopard pro
hibition will continue. Leopard prohlbUh
means the country is wet in spots and
the old, est changes Its freckles every
time it spots a revenue slicker. Hill has
the country by thirst with a downgrade
null and he alnt going to let go until
coated tongues and headaches' are iont
arts. ' ,
Venl. vedl. vlchy. -Meaning 1 came. I
saw, now they're drinking mineral water.
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Bill fia-ures that the country is going
to the dogs and he is partly right. One
drink of what they're mixing now ana
you start to bark. '
Enemy Danger Starred
. Paris, June 26. (I. N. S.) For the
first time since, the war a former enemy
is now starring in Paris. She is a
flaming-haired Hungarian girl whose
dancing ' marked the reopening of the
ultra-fashionable "Forty Club" above
Maxim's. '. -vv .-.'.. .. '
setts two years ago. 'v "
; Alvin T. Hert', the Kentucky ' national
committeeman, and Jake L. Hamon. com
mitteeman from Oklahoma, who helped
engineer'the transfer of Votes from their
states to nominate Harding at Chicago,
are other conspicuous links of big busi
ness and cunning politics who seem to
be in particular favor with . Harding.
Hert has been building up the Republi
can party In Kentucky largely by the
method of personal contribution to the
campaign funds, :
HA 51 OST DUMPED BT WOOD
Hamon came to prominence more re
cently, starting last winter as a booster
for Wood. General Wood objected to
some of the things Hamon did. particu
larly ta injection of the religious issue,
and Hamon switched over to the "any
body to beat Wood" forces. Hamon
has made millions 1n oil. has been de
nounced by one faction. of the party for
alleged corrupt methods, and has been
declared by ex-Prcsident Taft a serious
obstacle to Republican success.
In Ohio, aside from Daugherty. Hard
ing Jeans strongly on ex-Governor Her
rick, another wealthy banker, who was
very ;active against the federal farm
loan system at the time it was enacted.
These men form the background for
the Harding campaign as It how standi.
Harding Is holding formal conferences
with many men or -the progressive wlug
of the party from day to day. but his In
formal and unannounced confabs with
Daugherty, Weeks, Smoot, Ldge ct at.
are much more numerous.
erential primary, but that after that it
would vote as it pleased.
Bryan-will not vote for Senator Hitch
cock. The vote will be cast by a proxy,
after which Bryan will - take back his
voting power and h Is . 1 ead ersh ip" ofl at
least part of - the Nebraska, delegation.
He claims 11 out. of , the 16 delegates are
for his policies.; j : 'f ;
HAS' THEM GTJEJSSIXG' i:-'
.: .The attitude" for 'the ""peerless Demo-
cf at" - has set everybody here guessing.
Thus far he .has - refused to say which
candidate he favors i nor has he com
mitted himself irrevocably on the, ques
tion or tne ieague of ..Nations plana.
Those : who know him ; well claim- he is
either ; paving the way for one of . his
dramatic", surprises - or .else leaving the
Way open for compromise with the ad
ministration on the treaty ' issue in re
turn for the administration's support on
his hobby, prohibition. - -
""That'" secret ; conferences - are"' sitting
practically all of the time in an effort
to determineJon some consistent line' of
action is known. Out of neatly a score
of candidates now in the field, it ,is
pointed ouV few measure up to the ac
cepted presidential standard and there
seems to be "something against" most of
those who do measure up. Hence the
absolute need for . the. party - to unite on
some acceptable man. - As at Chicago,
what the" delegates here are searching
for is a man who can win out against
Harding, the Republican nominee.
The report is current here tonight that
the Palmer faction had refused to enter
a compact with the Cox people to put
McAdoo out of the race.
BRYAN FORESEES
VCTuRY
FOR
DRYS
(On tin nod From Pan One.)
You can change everything else in the
wine and beer4 except the alcohol ' and
they TwUl not know the difference, but
they kick if you take the kick out. ,
2TO COMPROMISE OFFEBED
The drys - will offer no .compromise.
With three-fourths of the,. Democratic
senators and tworthirds of the Demo
cratic . members of.; the house voting for
the submission and every . Democratic
state : ratifying and witb the supreme
court overthrowing every contention of
the ; wets, ? why . should .- the Democratic
party be afraid to point with pride to the
party's - part to the . adoption, of the
amendment or hesitate ', to pledge the
party to an -enforcement of the Volstead
act without -any weakening of its pro
visions? .
'- The.-, situation' here .compels - positive
and unequivocal action. ; '
v We have a group of delegates who are
so busy nursing their throats that . they
ch't give the attention that they ought
to to the party's welfare.' Instead jf
planning humanitarian work and aiding
the party to voice e conscience of , the
nation on great problems, they put the
restoration of alcoholic beverages above
all other questions.' - . ...
;?-If the wets could win .a victoryiin the
convention' this ' year -they- would ; defeat
the party.
WOMEir DIDXT DO IT !, '
"'Prohibition was won before many
women were given the ballot. If any
one thinka that the verdict will be re
versed with the women voting, he knows
Very little of woman's attitude on this
question. ' . - ,. . .
One of the strange fallacies advanced
by the wets is that - a , wine - and . beer
plank -wpuM ; be - popular. . ;The "fact is
that the "efforts to win on . a wine and
beer platform have " been less success
ful than the fights for the old-fashioned
saloon. -; ' '
The pocket flask of whisky has had
many friends, but what tailor eVer made
a pocket for a beer bottle or a wine
bottle? 'v;:- :'--P'" ; 1'
The advocates ! of the treaty ratifica
tion without the dotting of an - "V or
the crossing of. a are .beginning 'to
realize, that the delegates are Informed
as to public ' sentiment. The prlmary
vote has eot been extensive enough to
give- any -candidate much .-encouragement,-but
the smalt vote polled . is not
without: its -warning.'
VOTERS 'HOT.COMWO IK " , :
The '. Democratic vote - is"- not mmlnr
out this year and!' its . failure to .appear
at tne pons cannot De construed -as an
indorsement of the League of Nations
without reservations, The Republican
conyeatidn had alienated a 'large group
of .voters who vigorously, protest against
the failure or the Republican , party to
indorse the vote cast by more than two
thirds . of 'the ' Republican senators ' in
favor of ratification, with reservations.
These voters ' can be drawn to the
Democratic party by a platform declara
tion that will give hope of Immediate
action, but they will be driven - to the
support of the Republican position, un-
satisfacLory as it is, if the Democrats
show as much partisanship as the Re
publican leaders did. , Everybody knowj
that neither party can, secure two thirds
of the senate at this election, and the
making of the treaty a party issue in
vites, therefore, a sham battle with no
decision possible. A large majority of
the American ; people want - peace ; and
world disarmament. The ' Republican
party denies this to -them and this de
nial . offers the Democratic party an
opportunity seldom presented in, poli
tics. -
r There seems little doubt of the party's
disposition to write a labor plank satis
factory to-the wage earners and a plank
favorable - to ' agriculture.' The two
questions over which there may be dif
ferences of opinion "are first, will the
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