Show Cox Gains Most By McAdoo Refusal But Talk Will Not Down By David Lawrence LawrenceS AJ PIL FRANCISCO CISCO June 23 Governor 23 Governor Cox of Ohio has profited most S SAX by the effort of William Gibbs McAdoo to eliminate hims himself lf from the list of avowed candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination nominated for the situation has lias hardly That isn't saying suing Cox Coc will ill bo be crystallized and the real purposes of Wilson Vilson and und McAdoo have not yet curried carried conviction with the delegates They cant can't believe that I third term and they c cant can't n t believe Mr McAdoo doesn't Mr Wilson wa wants a want the nomination Yet the truth in Is so simple and so obvious that delegates are aro reluctant clant c- c tant lant to credit It It Here arc are some somo facts upon which tho the reader can base his own conclusions J i JI Here re r Arr J 1 President Wilson talked foran for nn an hour and a L halt half with Homer Gumming Democratic chairman at tt the White hIle House three weeks ago and ind never showed showell the slightest slight- slight est cat interest In his own political any ant preference preference pret- pret future nor did ho he express crenco as between candidates 2 Mr Ir Cummings Is- Is In constant touch louch b by wire with tho the White WhiteHouse House Bouse an and Is really the Presidents President's main channel of communication with this convention and if IC a n. stampede stam stam- pede or movement rno for Cor Wilson were to lo be started Cummings would know of it it and all th the tho newspapers newspapers' talk of ot a a. third term tenIl for tor Mr Wilson WISon Wil WI- 11 son is 15 Incomprehensible to Mr r. r Cummings 3 Mr McAdoo never nover Intended to tobe tobe tobe be un an active u lI e candidate for tho the nomination but his hilt friends have hao would ho always alwa's understood that accept if it drafted b by the convert conven tion All plans made mado for that kind of ot an approach to to tho the nomination it Mr McAdoo MAdoo ha hat baR been resting in iii southern California and spending as os much time lime as ns possible out of doors In an effort cHort to regain his health He Ho is said gaid to have tu tuberculosis tuberculosis tuberculosis tu- tu of ot the throat 4 Mr McAdoo Ic doo went cast east a week eek ago ao ant and when the tho writer saw him L I. I ft in lit ii U v nun sa UL jua ho Ito wan waa bound hound for fOI a L quiet summer on L J Long ong I Island Inland Ho took n n. deep In Interest Interest In- In terest In iii the tho Republican convention and gave the Impression that h he would welcome a chance to get gel into tho the campaign anal ind fight t 5 Less tices than a week later Mr Ir tlc McAdoo s announces his lis Irrevocable decision not nol to allow his name tobe tobe to tobo be bo presented to the tire D Democratic na national national flu na- committee That ends th the catalogue of facts and circum circum- stances But nut something happened cd when McAdoo wont went eastward Tho The writ writer r knows known that Mr 11 McAdoo go to toa a Washington and didn't consult tho the White House before he issued his statement Only two conclusions would seem scorn plausible Therefore either cither Mr tr McAdoo doo consulted con con- suIted his physician who absolutely absolute absolute- ly h forbade his entering a campaign n or else Mr McAdoo found a n personal person person- al iii note sent to or IndirectlY in indirectly tn- tn directly by President Wood row WI ooh telling him tho ho mst most ob- ob Continued on Paso Page 5 ti COX GAINS THROUGH AMIDE AlTiTUDE OF NT MADOO Continued From Page 1 1 thing In th the world worM nam namely ly that In view of GC their relationship It would be embarrassing to have hac Mr McAdoo permit his name or his candidacy cC to be bc presented to the tho Democratic national convention On tho the same day a Mr 1 Wilson VIlson reiterates reiterates reiterates reiter reiter- ates In the public prints what hat he told Mr Ir CummIngs three weeks be beCore before before be- be fore Core that he would not dictate to the tho Democratic party on the choice of at a a. nominee Wilson In Ta Shrewd Woodrow Wilson Is a shrewder politician poll poll- than most st people cre credit lt him with being He l knows that the tho Republicans Republicans Republicans Re Re- publicans would say y ho obtained the nomination for his son-in-law son or If Ie the latter won on through tho the influence of ot tho the Wilson administration so tho the ani only tiling thing to lo do was W to keep hands off otto Then if It the Democrats saw fit to nominate McAdoo it would bo be tho the I free tree and untrammeled choice of at theCo tho the Co convention tb n. n So thoroughly has the tho hands off policy been carried out that when some somo loaders leaders hero here appealed b by telegraph telegraph tele tele- graph today to Daniel C. C Roper former former former for for- mer commissioner of or internal revenue rC ant and the recognized McAdoo manager I to come to San Francisco to act as tS ad- ad vier vl er to the part party Irre irrespective of ot the McAdoo situation a telegram came back promptly from Mr r. r Roper saying that he feared his coming to San Fran Fran- cisco ml might ht be construed construe as a reflection reflection tion upon the tho sincerity of ot Mr Ir McAdoo's public statement declining to bo be a Q cand candida can can- d dida Id ate te So SQ the McAdoo forces force here arc are lIterally literally literally liter lIter- ally up in the air air- Many Ian delegates and leaders Insist that the they are arc going through with the tho plan to defeat McAdoo McAdoo Mc Mc- Adoo for forthe the nomination They Thoy will find it difficult to do so as already the McAdoo strength Is disintegrating b because cause of or his public statement and the absence of oC his recognized spokesman spokes spokes- m man n Something happened In the last week for Cor It was full fully expected that Roper and his lieutenants would be bo on tho the job That something was either cither the advice lee of oC f. f physician or or- ora a member of oC tho the McAdoo family or both Meanwhile Governor Cox Coc gains ground round and Attorney General Palmer wins some original McAdoo men but Palmer is tho Lowden of ot this con convention conven conven- en- en tion lion He lie la lEI popular with tho the Democratic Democratic Demo Domo- cratic c national committeemen and regular or but his conservatism conservatism conservatism conser conser- and antI policies l in the tho department of oC Justice have o b been cn such that man manele many delegates ele ates fear Cear he could not bo ho elected Bryan is the Johnson of the thc hour Ho will probably bh be given Iven everything but tho the nomination McAdoo is Js the tho Hoover of tho the situation The There e is a pronounced sentiment for or him but thus far no organization organization or or- or influential leaders lenders managing managing man man- aging his Interests Interest 1 Meredith e tU re-tU tit PO II td b lilt Edward T. T Meredith o of Iowa secretary secre ta tary of oC agriculture Is one of or the HardIngs Hardings Hard Hard- Ings Ins of oC the tho race raco one of tho the dark horses wV aD hap ens to have o the in indorsement In- In of oC Bryan ryan the friendship of oC McAdoo a a. cabinet portfolio from Wilson Wilson Wil Wil- son a wide acquaintance among farmers farm farm- cr ers tho the respect of oC business men and aDd aDdIs andis is a successful editor and publisher himself el In short ho possesses all the qualifications ns except t two thirds of at the delegates most of whom know nothing noth noth- ing about him Anyway An Meredith Is being quietly boomed for Cor vice president president president dent which Is a good wa way to start The talk of M MAdoo Ado and Meredith In fact proceeds from Cram the tho faithful who still think the former director general of railroads will be drafted b by tho party part in convention con assembled So if It the miracle of oC a 3 spontaneous nomination for McAdoo doesn't happen Brother Meredith of oC Iowa may may find himself tho the recipient of ot some omo o e McAdoo dele dele- gates Ho is a n. dry dO and of oC course his chances would go glimmering a If Ie the tho wets gained c control Cox would b be tho the logical nominee of oC a moist platform and McAdoo or Meredith w would uld appear to bo be In la tho the lead on a dry plank Mitchell Mitch MItch- ell eli Palmer is a a. dry but Isn't strong enough to get tho the necessary two two- thirds |