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Show leapue of nations. I find that on the Pacific Pa-cific coast the sentiment for the league is far stronger than it is in the east. I also found during niy last visit there that the people were more enthusiastic about it than they were in the spring. " don't want to say that this is the direct di-rect result of the president's trip " lie added hurriPdly. "It had a great deal to do toward clarifying the situation, however. how-ever. "The statement of the opponents of the leaguo that It gives Great Hritain six votes to America's one is sheer nonsense or wanton misrepresentation. As a matter mat-ter of fact ft does not." He sairi that wherever opponents of the- league injected partisanship into their arguments there was always a division of sentiment. MOO DODGES POINTED QUERY Discussion of Possible Candidacy Can-didacy Premature, He Tells Newspaper Men. ("Chicago Tribune Special Service. 1 CHICAGO. Sept. 2. With his iron-jawed iron-jawed face tanned by the western winds. William 11. leAdoo, former secretary of the treasury, stepped from a train which broiik-lit him'and liis wife and dauRhter to Chicago tod.'Le. He remained only a few minutes at the 1'earborn street station and left for New York. Mr Mc-Vdoo. "private citizen, remained in ChicaKo just lonfr enouirh to speak a few words to reporters, anions which was the Rriimin remark: "t have nothing to say at present as to the presidential election" here raising his shaKK.v evebrows. "Don't you think that question' a little premature? "Mv trip east has nothing- to do with the' sudden illness of the president," said Mr Mc-vdoo. "His illness is simply due lo overwork. He has wonderful recuperative recuper-ative powers. It was the same way with me duriiiK the Liberty loan drive. I simply sim-ply worked myself beyond my enduring P"v'hat do you think of the league of nation-a'"' he was asked. 'At this question Mr. McAdoo took a sudden interest. He said enthusiastically: '"' am ''inuzed nt the reckless statements state-ments nitf.1'3 by the opponents of tho |