| Show Strong Stong ng Efforts Efforts Made MadeI To Head Off MAdoo I d By James Janics R. R Nourse Service Stilt Staff Correspondent FRANCISCO Juno June The The anti McAdoo rc doo movement gained some som 10 L strength today among delegates who the chances of Democratic success would be better LO with Li the selection 3 f 4 1 I of nr T some T A A other candidate than the Presidents President's son law lor uie Ine Vico Vice President Prest- Prest talk was Wa h heard ar 1 of ot More candidate candidate candi- candi as a dent Marshall which the administration administration ad- ad break the date to have on the delegations delegations' dolega- dolega ministration men in succeeded Sons have which the they tying up to McAdoO cAdoo third Into Marshall was WM candidates In this place leaving the order flow They Stand Marshall McAdoo Cox and mado made by anti antl- efforts were Strong to swing r dele dele- McAdoo cAdoO men and to get the Marshall to themselves to pledge lox delegates rather than to McAdoo Mc- Mc t to to Marshall go he balloting balloting- break In Adoo when the comes leadIng leadIng lead lead- Marshall Into a a. Efforts to put received n no en Ing position the vice president who mont ment from his custOmarY reticence towards do anything and nd refused to candidate candi- candi making himself a formidable dateo date some talk also 0 ot of Ambassador Am- Am There Thero was to whom o Davis as a candidate bo thrown ot of ml might ht ot off McAdOo attempt to head in it th the from the tho nomination difficulty about the camJ cam- cam The great nomination nominations to prevent McAdoo's bit too little is s that It started just a late had bulk ot of the tho The great ho his word whoa when at taken n McAdoo J issued bis 1215 refUsal to permit his hla nam narn j thought of ot them and few tew used to be bo an ani moment th that t there thero was for lor a actual candidate can- can chance of ot his becoming an i 1 I for tor tho the nomination The They permitted permitted per per- the McAdoo supporters to go gd goI the tho convention convention con- con about tho the work of organizing I for and It was not accomplished Until this work had been suddenly realized that McAdoO McAdoo McAdoo Mc- Mc that they take tako the tho Adoo was In a position to lead Time l Help elp be to their ad a. advantage e. e TIm Time may be I hoV however vcr and td d while McAdoo in tho thorace strongest man to be the tho today tell what the ensuing can race no one ne before the nominations nomi- nomi hours forty eight ing made mn-de might bring forth nations ar are workers workers work work- orK- orK McAdoo antl the give It it might together opportunity to get ers an candidate could candidate who and agree upon a McAdoo from getting tho the two two- keep Thirds thirds vote or orif if it might bring another doesn't doesn t from McAdoo that he avowal wait and will not ot accept the nominatIon nomina- nomina tIon McAdoo's friends arc are praying earn earn j will not have o anything anything estl estly that thai he had a have hwe until they more mor to sa say Bianco chanco to give him the nomination 1 p live in constant fear that ho he They Issue another statement which might from the would remove him absolutely consideration I If he keeps still they nomination will be his bell believe eve t tile e So confident of success were th the tho McAdoo leaders today that the they Prophesied prophesied prophesied the break will come on the fourth or fifth firth ballot They concede that Palmer will lead on the first ballot but do not believe his strength will be bo appreciable after that ballot has been taken The They look to see great reat blocks of ot the tho Palmer vote go to McAdoo on the second together with some from Cox and that the third and fourth ballots ballots' also will add to McAdoo's Mc- Mc Adoo's lead On the fifth firth ballot they him expect to put over McAdoo l Men I n Confident nt Judge of Kansas leader of the McAdoo forces declared nothing short of at an absolute withdrawal by McAdoo can prevent his nomination Cone Johnson of ot Texas his chief as- as as assistant is equally confident and for tor that matter all the McAdoo cAdoo followers are are awaiting only the fifth firth ballot when they expect to see sec the thc two-thirds two to tobe tobe tobe be his One occurrence of ot the thc da day helped the McAdoo boom to an appreciable ex ex- ex tent This was the tho breaking of ot tho the unit rule In the New York delegation It means that Go Gov Al Smith will wUl not get the full ninety votes of 01 the delegation dele dole gation which wore to have havo been given gl to him on the tho first ballot George Georgc E. E Lunn Luno of or Schenectady who led the tho fight I h for abatement of the unit rule declared McAdoo will get at least twe twenty five t ne of the New York on the first ballot and practically practical practical- ly all of them as the balloting proceed pro pro- He favors McAdoo and believes he be Is certain to be nominated In the fight against the thc unit rule Lunn Junn was assisted 1 by y Franklin D D. Roosevelt assistant secretary of the nav navy In the Wilson administration Borrow Yot Palmer has hils borrowed the votes otes of I a good man many delegations on the first J l ballot only His managers ers have pl plead plead- I ed cd with these delegations to give the attorney general a a. good showing on the first ballot as an Indorsement of i ULLI his administration and in order to let him hini down easy casy on tho the claims that he ho has been making that ho was a a. sure suro winner for tor the tho nomination Th Those e votes will all desert Palmor Palmer After ter fter tho the first ballot has h m taken man many of at them going to McAdoo and others to Cox It Is expected that PAliner Palmer Pal PAl- mer iner will lead on tho the first ballot with McAdoo In second place and Cox third The of ot the ant anti McAdoo workers work work- ers then will be bo shown in th the attempt to bring up Marshall l or or orsome some other candidate to get the bulk of tho the Palmer Palmer Palmer Pal Pal- mer and Cox votes and prevent them thorn from being given gl to McAdoo l I If It should bo be decided that Marshall is not the candidate upon whom this concentration concentration concen concen- of oC strength can be bo made an effort ma may bo be ma made o to swing to Cox and keep him In the race as McAdoo's most formidable able contender In the event Cox falls fails to hold his strength an outsider a dark horse may bo lio brought up as part of the McAdoo anti stra strategy te g Xo No Speech ech for tor McAdoo lc I Tho McAdoo leaders have practically decided upon no nominating speech to place McAdoo before the convention I The They prefer to stick to the Illusion that tho the movement nt for McAdoo Is en entirely entirely en- en Urel spontaneous and that the tho delegates delegates dele dele- gates g-ates will flock to him without any formal ormal speech being mado made in his his' fa favor fa- fa yo vor r I s Hence tho the speech which Dr P. P Jenkins of Kansas Kansan City had pr prepared pro pre 1 pared to place McAdoo In nomination will ill not be ba delivered unless present plans fail tail Th The Tho first mention of ot McAdoo's name namo will bo be when the roll i IS called and leads ot off by giving ll him twenty four votes Kansas Texas and South Carolina are all expected to him their solid votes otes on the first ballot ballot ballot bal bal- lot and there will bo be many scattered votes from other delegations Indiana will put Vice President Marshall Marshall Marshall Mar Mar- shall In tho the race raco by giving 1 him her thirty votes otes and Oklahoma's twenty votes will go o to Senator Robert L. L Owen of or that state Talk Man Ion Talk of or candidates for the tho vice lea presidency presidency dency shifted today to tho the possibility of naming someone from the far tar west went westIn In the event that McAdoo who claims Now New ew York as his rt residence is nominated nomi I n for first place C d i. i Lu u a oi Ui v iu uw anu jox ux nave ocen mentioned but some of ot the tho McAdoo cAdoo supporters were rere inclined to believe the tI ticket would v be he strengthened If a a. man manfrom from rom tho the Pacific coast were chosen as his running mate Tho Th ho name of at Senator George Chamberlain Cham of Oregon wa was mentioned a as a a prospective candidate but In view of ot the fact tact that the Wilson 18 forces ate are In control contro It Is difficult to see where Chamberlain has the ghost of a chance He Ie has s been almost as outspoken as aR Senator Reed In his criticism criticism crit crit- of the Wilson administration an anas arid and I was as publicly chastised b by the President I for tor calling attention to the failure of the war department to function at the height of or hostilities I The punishment given to to Sen Senator tor Reed Is notice that critics of the President President President dent have hae nothing to hope for from this convention con so those who are mug mug- sug suggesting gesting Senator Chamberlain apparently apparent apparent- ly h- have not taken talton note of ot the actual nethal situation Short S Speeches The convention has ikc adopted a rule limiting all nominating speeches to twenty and spee seconding seconding- speeches hes hesto to five lve minutes and seconding speeches not to exceed three in number To a national convention convention already surfeited surfeited surfeited sur sur- with oratory this action b by tho the convention comes as a a. distinct blessI blessing blessing bless bless- I ing InS as It means mc-ans that the tho convention likely will wUl got down to balloting on I Friday after atter the fight on the platform has been fought out In tho the Thursday I session JI I |
