Show CUX H Y ACC ACCESS Of T TH I i ra Tammany Hall Thought Thought- ti to to Favor v of E Executive e From 5 the Buckeye state By Harold HaroldD D D Ja Jacobs r United Press Staff Correspondent SAN S FR FRANCISCO Juie- Juie e 25 The rhe grew grev along presidential row today that the candidates for th the Democratic nomination most of f them un unwillingly n willingly would find themselves lined up Jh tn a wet and dry battle at the thc outset of the balloting ne next nest t week The prohibition question has b bc- bc 97 come corns so sharply drawn draw that the bp- bp op posing factions apparently nuy are determined determined deter deter- mine mined l to settle the in the the thesel selection sel selection c- c tion of a nominee as well in adoption of a platform Some Sonie veteran clans forecast th tho possible program thus S y The wets vets would get b behind v Gover Governor over nor 1101 Jaines James M. M Cox and the tho drys be behind behind be- be behind hind Attorney General A. A Mitchell Mitchel l Palmer on on the first b ballot These twp aspirants Would be be- selected because they are generally conceded th the o great great- st t first choice strength SUBSEQUENT MAN MANEUVERS VERS 1 Much uch care would b b be exercised by C Cdx's x's and Palmers Palmer's ames allis to keep th lr r vote vote well Vell wi within the tw two thirds thirds margin by clever manipulation on each subsequent subsequent subsequent quent b ballot bIlot but at th same tima time an effort would be be- made to consolidate e gradually the wet and dry Votes Eventually it is believed bellev d one side o othe or orthe orthe r the other would be signally lly defeated The assumption is that If it Cox should d fall faU un under er these circumstances Governor Governor Gover Gover- nor Edward I. I Edwards Vice President t Thomas R. R Marshall Governor Alfred Alfre dk d Smith and S Senator Gilbert Hitchcock Hitchcoc k would go with him J Defeat of Palm Palmer r would be C expected l 1 practically to eliminate Sena Senator or r Robort Rob Robort ort L. L Owen William WIIlIam an James W. W Gerard Secret Secretary ry of Agriculture Agri culture E. E T. T Meredith Homer S. S Cummings Cum Cum- s Senator Carter Glassand Senator Sena ena tor 1 TV F. M. M Simmons j j I The candidates in the winning fac faction faction tion then would figh fight tit out am among ng g themselves S Amb Ambassador sF John WJ VID Davis and Wil Wi WilHam Ham G. G McAdoo are not reckoned with wit withIn h In this dope the hav never hay ing officially d declared himself on th the e prohibition question queston the latter be I be irig listed as a compromise candidate i MAY UPSET SCHEME j The greatest fault to be tou found with wIt h the foregoing prognostication Is' Is th e posS possibility bl ly that the platt platform rm will b be e i adopted before re the nomination Is taken take n til tip thus removing the wet and dry I question from om the realm of live Jive Issues issue s The headquarters of the N New w York sk k d delegation IC anon though occupied at present presen t present I only by Governor Smith I v To um VIII S J IJ uy SJ y 5 Li lt a um VIII S J IJ uy SJ y 5 Smith Li I lt a v To I Murphy anti and Lewis Nixon already Is a apolitical political ai I mecca for representatives o of or f all th tha Democratic tlc presidential I ants t t is reported that practically y every candidate has Ims offered t to to support t Smith fo tor the vice presidential nomination nomina- nomina f Lion tion In lii return turn for tor the support or of Nc w Yorke Yorka n ninety d legates delegates New Yorkers will vote along with h Smith as aa tl favorite son SO ch for fo hr r tho the presidential n nomination n until it ft becomes becomes be becomes be- be comes a apparent pa nt which o of the wet s 's candidates h his has s the best chan chance It vas vas I learned from froman an an n authoritative sou source e today A rec recent vt informal canvass canvass' canvass canvass' o of f the New indicated a majority of the members were personally personally personally person person- ally In Jn favor r of Cox though there wa was wasso so some e Edwards Ed s sentiment and a fe few V w scattering Palmer votes TREND I Since M Murphys Murphy's arrival here here there ther e has been a distinct trend rend end toward C Cox though Its source could not ot be definitely traced aced to the Tammany chief In fact tact on the surface the strongest t ticket t today da apP appeared ared t to te be e Cox for president and Smith h for Ice for ice president I Owen openly declared war var oh on Murphy Mur Mur- j phy Torn Tom rt and their t ten e ants today today hem as an I that invisible an and ancl asserting the the th Democratic party w Ill ll not stand for any repetition of tb stone conference that result resulted I in the selection of Harding In Chicago The Palmer people revised th their it ir ear arher arlIer ar- ar lier her estimates o of votes on the first ballot to about with On on n the later ballots until the break comes cothes coMes Under the leadership of Thomas s B B. B r Love national committeeman fi m Texas the McAdoo boom boon has taken alen on new life Ufe and accepting the c claims ms I of or the friends of the o former s secretary cr ry of the i treasury is as strong as ever i So far as optimism Is concerned the he McAdoo McAdo camp apparently has moM more than all the other bailiwicks combined I The Tho Gerard organization expect expects militarism to take taka precedence over both foreign relations and prohibition i as a party issue and is confident its man nian will ride into the n nomination on I an vehicle |