Show MAdoo Adoo Defeat Sought By Rival Candidates I 1 By James JamesR R Nourse Universal Service I Staff CorTe Correspondent SAN SAS FRANCISCO June Tune 28 Anything Anything to head off McAdoo is now the cry of all aU those delegates in the Dem Democratic crat cratic c convention who no are really in earnest in seeking a presidential candidate with b whom m they hope to win the N November election It II is the slogan of all those se who believe that at the cha chances Ces of Democratic success do not lie in tile the selection selection-of f. f the Pr Presidents President's ident's son-in-law son and auth who want to present to the country a candidate free from the dominating in in- m 1 t. t t 1 U UL UD LD J iA i- i jU A strong reaction set in toda today I against the McAdoo movement Delegations Dele Delo- fearful that neither Palmer nor Cox would do bc began an looking about for some other candidate upon whom the McAdoo anti-McAdoo forc forces s might be concentrated con con- contrat d beC before ro the McAdoo boom gathers too much headway Marahall FJ Strongly Vice President Marshall figured strongly in all these discussions Ho He was mentioned in conversations between be bo tween the tho McAdoo antl leaders as one ono who vho would have havo a stron strong chance to win if nominated and as one ono upon whom the Palmer and Cox supporters could unite in the race for the nomination nomi nomI- nation There was some talk also of ot bringing bring bring- Ins Eng out William Jennings Bryan as a candidate in tho the hope of ot defeating the McAdoo plans The McAdoo supporters were never so confident as thc they were toda today after atter It had been demonstrated In the convention convention con COn- that the Wilson forces hold the whip hand and could run the convention convention convention conven conven- tion just about as they pleased They declared that McAdoo's nomination was Inevitable and defied the opponents of ot othis his can candidacy to def defeat at him Nomination I. I Predicted d McAdoo's nomination on tho the fifth or sixth ballot was as predicted by his leadIng leading lead lead- ing Ins supporters I Ill Iu feeling which developed between the Palmer and Cox forces seemed I likely to prevent any union of ot these d delegates les In a common course to name someone other than McAdoo for lor the tho nomination The friends s of ot Cox resented very deeply t tie tho o action of ot the tho Palmer men in digging lg into personalities and s seek seeking ekIns eking ek- ek ing Ins to use them to the disadvantage or their candidate The Cox boomers are arc full Cull of ot pep and paraded the streets and hotel lobbies this afternoon singing Ins Oh Ohio Ohio will nominate Cox or know the reason h why to Ia Enthusiasm They are filled same kind kindor of or enthusiasm as were the Ohio boomers boomers boom boom- who cho ers era in the Chicago o convention con hel helped d bring about tho the nomination of ot Harding Vice President Marshall refused to tomake tomake tomake make any statement regarding the possibility of his nomination beyond reiterating that he ho was not a candidate candidate candi cam date and had no expectation of ot having his name presented to the convention Ho He began began to function as a member of or ortho tho the committee on resolutions which Is to draft dratt th tho platform and In which it i is expected he will be a strong figure Reconciliation Re In Is Aim The vice presidents president's purpose Is to bring about the adoption of ot a platform platform plat plat- form Corm which will reconcile all factions In the party part and enable the party to present a n solid front to the enemy Inthe Inthe in inthe the campaign This program ram does doe not noi mean acceptance of or all tho th Ideas of or orthe the President on the tho league of or nations nor upon man many of ot tho the other important issues before the party Marshall has haJ some Borne independent Ideas about many of ot these Issues and the they are likely to be bo brought forward In Inthe Inthe inthe the deliberations of tho the platform com com- |