Show M MADOO DOO liNES r- r jU l PHI G H FOR p PRES R E 51 I DEN DENCY G Y p r t R Hoo er Bi Bryan and Palmer ill Arc Easily Eliminated I I Ii IV f f J i fast Sa Sat Say Sav v Former Secretary of t i a Treasury's s Many Friends fit a a. a By y David er Copyright 1020 Ino h by Salt Lake rake Herald Washington ton Pct Feb 23 William William Gibbs I McAdoo says ho Isn't a candidate for forthe tho the presidency but will accept tho the nomination Ho will not permit his name to go on th the tho presidential prefer prefer- enco ballots but his friends will con- con to work for Cor him He will havo have and no organization or headquarters will not engage in controversy ers with Other candidates Yet ho will serve sene if IC chosen this normal In Were Vere a year car presidential f r politics tho the the presidency McAdoo method wo would ld b be of or c f approach 41 1 A Un UnU to tJ VU U lUU t v tv j T. T w v f approach 41 1 A Un UnU to tJ VU U lUU t v tv j T. T w v r novel more so so Indeed than tha n the tho Hoover method Cut But from Crom friends I of Mr bit McAdoo in the tho national capital lone one gets gels a true truc Impression of or what the former secretary of the treasury treasur has hns 4 mind First of oC all ho Is represented as tooling feeling that it would be undignified r ifor for tor him to go o out and seek the dency He doesn't intend to be an 11 ac- ac tive candidate in any sense He will 4 be be passively receptive that's all p Ability Made Him Secretary Of Ot course courso there thero Is no concealing concealing- the i fact tact fact that opposition to Mr McAdoo among Among Democrats Is based to some extent cx- cx tent on the theory that he might bo be unacceptable to the country because of ot his family relationship to President Wilson To this the McAdoo men make answer thus McAdoo was one of or the managers of ot the Wilson campaign In i 1912 1 i and was selected to be bo secretary r of or the tho treasury because of ot his ability i i shown in large business enterprises Ho had already helped in the tho drafting of ot the present federal reserve act and J made a n. record as RS secretary of ot the treasury when he married the Presidents President's Presidents President's Presidents President's dents dent's daughter This therefore the i friends of Mr r. r McAdoo assert was an ani i In his career which has noth- noth Jn to do with his political status They contend that as a member of oC the cabinet he frequently ar argued with the President and 1 openly expressed his differing opinions But their main faith Is that no man over ever suffered In polities politico from fromn attack based on personal grounds brounds that were cre Inherently c Their candidate will be accepted ac- ac or rejected at San Francisco on pother Bother ther counts Hoover Said to De DC Eliminated I It Tt is interesting in talking to some of ot these McAdoo supporters supporters and and andi i some of oC them have have- high official lions Ions In the government to to find ind how f 1 r easily they seem scorn to eliminate all the other candidates for Cor the Democratic nomination Mr Hoover they Insist i 1 has eliminated himself b by expressing y j Inno ence of any party parly affiliation ande and e to to get tret a a. Democratic nomination an individual in- in 4 must In their opinion have been a a. Democrat at least as far back backas as was 1912 though he lie might bo be forgiven lapses apses In the period before that As Jor tor Governor Co Coy Coz tho McAdoo people think he ho is unfortunately on the wrong Trong side of or the prohibition question and will not be a strong contender senator Pomerene o of Ohio has already alread withdrawn from the race Mr r Bryan Bran t b t Ad AA I i 1 d d 1 t vj T LUC e c oo sc p es uv o es n tea I ly y want tho the nomination for Cor himself hl but but wants to have the tho pleasure of ot dominating domi dom- dom i i the convention con The big ques- ques Is whether or not Mr 11 Bryan will 4 00 te c a dele delegate ato Nebraska in all probability ability will settle seUle that In the negative 1 ery soon 1 I Palmer Talmer I Is Powerful Admittedly r-Admittedly t Mitchell Palmer is the tho most powerful opponent of or William Williamr r Gibbs McAdoo McAdoo- Beth are arc strong Wilt Wll- Wll 11 t aoh soh followers but amon among the McAdoo doo men one hears s serious doubts expressed as to tho the attorney attorney- generals general's ability because because be be- cause of or his unhappy pp contact with union unton labor in the coal strike In contrast con con- there is pointed out the record of t. t the former director general of ot railroads railroads rail rail- roa roads s who gave tho the railroad brotherhoods brother brother- hoods a square deal and perhaps even more sympathetic treatment in the matter of or wages than they have re received received TC- TC from the he hands of or anybody else In the Wilson administration The rhe idea seems to be that the brotherhoods will not forget or ct that labor generally I will 11 be affected by the contagion of ot brother McAdoo's zeal for the cause of ot the tho workIngman Jiang Good D heeds Listed w To hear It from the McAdoo boosters boosters boost- boost ers erst t the c former secretary of ot the treasury treas treasury treas- treas ury r will commend commend- himself to the Democratic Democratic Democratic Dem Dem- convention because of oC a series of or acts which however devoid old of po political political political po- po Intent they may have been while he was in office cannot but be bo counted upon to get set votes voles Mr 11 McAdoo McAdoo Mc Mc- cAdoo c- c Adoo it is Insl Insisted ted worked hard for Cor woman suffrage did a great deal for forthe forthe forthe the soldiers by fathering the war risk Ins Insurance rance act nd helped business b by his part in the federal res reserve r e act net as well as in the smooth operation of the federal federal federal fed fed- eral reserve system did his part in moving mo crops when tho the farmers needed money put the rural credits law Into running order did a lot toward urging a a. firm policy in handling Germany and did his share In fighting the war The philosophy ph of oC tho the McAdoo group seems lie etna to be that the tho Democratic convention convention con con- will choose a candidate who has tins the largest potential strength in the matter of ot vote Thus is 19 Mr McAdoo trotted out as os tho the friend of or the suffragists the f farmer fanner the soldier soldier sol sol- dier the unior labor organizations the business men and bankers of or tho the country country country coun coun- try and tho the advocates of or Americanism May Mar He De Only Subterfuge On one ono thing however hoever tho the McAdoo I candidacy will not ot be ambiguous Others Others Others Oth Oth- ers ma may say as Mr Bryan has adroitly adroit adroit- ly done that the general principles principle of ot tho the Wilson administration aro are ap ap- proved Mr fr McAdoo will say eay without tho slightest sUg twinkle in his CO that he whole heartedly approves cs o of the Wilson Wilson Wilson Wil Wil- son administration That however to the San may be lc his admission ticket Francisco convention con for Cor the delegates I In all proba probability will not bo be the Bryan Bran men of oC old but the tho wool in Wilson men officeholders or friends thereof whose political life liCe has been made mado possible by tho Incumbent of oC tho the White House under Democratic rulo rule I I Mr fr McAdoo cAdoo to conclude Is a candidate candi candi- date He Ho wont won't seek tho the jub himself I Others will tT try strenuous strenuously to do UI it U for him I |