Show I CAMPAIGN GUN IS FIRED BY BOURBONS 1 A. A Mitchell Palmers Palmer's Name Placed ed on Geor Georgia ia Prim m mary iy Ballots 4 f fa Washington a h inston March farch 1 The Tho The presidential hal campaign n from rom roni tho the D Democratic standpoint was Wl opened tonight in the opinion of ot political leaders through acceptance ac ac- ac- ac by bv Attorney General Palmer Palmero o of a a. place on oit the Geor Georgia iL state primal primary primary mal mary ballots ballot The he Republican campaign cam cain has been on for several c weeks but the lie announcement b by Mr Palmor In a a. 1 telegram to tho the secretary of oC the theU U Georgia org Democratic state committee that lint he ho would be a candidate at was tho the first mn made o by any mentioned as pos pos- lc choices of ol tho the national conven con Lion tion Democratic have aspirants held back formal announcements awaiting a declaration dec dec- b by I President Wilson and the I open candidacy of oC the attorney general gen gen- en- en eral cral who is close to Mr Wilson was wasI I accepted in Home quarters as indicating ing InS that the President w would uld not enter entera I a third campaign With Mr Palmers Palmer's hat in the ring politicians hero look 1001 for formal ormal announcements announcements an an- to to come quickly i Announcements Announcement expected Governor Go Cox of or Ohio and James W. W y Gerard former ambassador to Germany have havu not made formal announcements Others mentioned in connection with tho ho nomination include William v G G. McAdoo McAdoo Mc- Mc Adoo former secretary of tho treasury treasury treas treas- ury y W. W J. J Bryan r an Senator Robert Hobert L. L Owen of Oklahoma Herbert Hoover Hoo and Governor elnor Edwards Eduards of or New Jersey Former Secretary McAdoo has re refrained re- re rained from flom indicating he lie might enter cuter the Democratic lists but in answer to toa toa toa a telegram from flom the mayor of or ville Ga his homo home town saying citizens citi cill- zens had circulated a petition Mr McAdoo Mc- Mc Mc lc Adoo wrote he ho would not permit his name to be placed on tho the primary hal hal- lots Ho also declared he ho favored unInstructed uninstructed unInstructed un- un Instructed delegates to the national co convention c Lu h H I lur uL- uL JHan iiran nas aa no zie WOUl l not noi he ho a candidate Should Mr Bryan remain re remain remain re- re main firm speculation as to the tue candidate candidate can can- didato to obtain his indorsement has been widespread In political circles Mr Bryan Blyau is considered a as having haing a friendly feeling for Mr Palmer Paliner Hoover cr Decline The Georgia state committee also reCeived received re rc- re- re a telegram ram front from Mr Hoover petitions for whom had been pre presented Ho said he thought nothing would b bo added to tho the public welfare by ty the tho use of his name in iii the tho primary la Iii other statements Mr Ir Hoover has d declined to indicate his party stand Senator Owen is said by some somo to have O considerable following in the tho southwest southwest southwest south south- west and Governor Edwards Edwards' name has been beon brought forward largely because of his opposition to federal tion A Attorney General Palmer in the tho view of or politicians here enters into the c cam cain m- m with a a. substantial organization This it Is said sallI ha has resulted in part from activities acU of Mr Palmer as alien property custodian during the war and as attorney general Denies Political Political I i Career a at End tEnd I Iy ii Vf y S Service nic I Washington March 1 A. A. A Mitchell Palmer the attorney general tonight in effect to formally rip a JJ announced that he lie ia is a presidential candidate Mr lr Palmers Palmer's announcement came in the tho form of ot a denial of press dIspatches dispatches dis dIs- patches quoting him in I Philadelphia yesterday to lie Ule rial riat his llis political political polito ical leal ambitions were satisfied wh n he ha hews was ws appointed to the attorney generalship gener- gener t and that lint his fedora was not to I be be- hurled into the tho presidential ring Mr Ir Palmer said You can absolutely re refute te thil I statement I have o been badly mis quoted I I |