| Show McAdoo Being Groomed for or 1924 1 The friends of William Gibbs McAdoo McAdoo McAdoo Mc- Mc Adoo are quietly o organizing to obtain obtain ob ob- tain lain for him the th-e Democratic presidential press press- nomination In 1924 Reports Reports Reports Re Re- ports from all sections of tho the country country country coun coun- try confirm the news Mr McAdoo has the nearest approach to a personal personal personal per per- machine of any presidential aspirant outside the White House In Inthe Inthe Inthe the memorable language of the Hon William Jennings Bryan It Is said that almost lmos a million men men would spring to arms arms' overnight for the former secretary of the treasury There Ther Is no longer any question but that the possibility of obtaining the presidential nomination in 1924 had a great deal to do with Mr McAdoo's McAdoo's McAdoo's Mc- Mc Adoo's decision to move from NewYork New Now York o nia In 1920 Boss Murphy Murph of Tamm Tammany ny Hall blocked the nomination of Mr Mc McAdoo doo at San Francisco At that time Mr McAdoo McAdoo was a resident of New York If he couldn't command the tIle v votes tes or of the delegates from his home state his supporters realized he never nev never er could be put across Mr McAdoo knew that no matter how long he lived in New York ork ho he could not win Murphy over o Tammany Tammany Tammany Tam Tam- many was at loggerheads with the Wilson Vilson administration It was denied denied denied de de- de- de nied many appointments Murphy blamed the influence of McAdoo a athe at atthe atthe the White House for his turn down at the hands of Pres President dent Wilson and no am amount of missionary work by tl the We e McAdoo friends with the boss could ameliorate the matter Machine Planned There was noth nothing g else for it it ft Mr McAdoo moved to California Now ow his friends a are e saying that New York is no longer a pivotal state anyway that if tho the Democrats win they must win i in Jh the west as Wilson did in 1916 At that time Wilson lost New NewYork NewYork NewYork York but won California The McAdoo supporters say he will twill go so and do likewise There is no question his friends say but that the ability of Mr Mc McAdoo Ic- Ic Adoo to to put a smoothly working machine machine machine ma ma- chine Into operation all over the United States In a comparatively short space of time time- will have great weight with the delegates to the next Democratic national convention conven- conven conven conven- tion Governor Cox faced a wonderful lack of national organization in the Democratic fight of 1920 and many of the Cox ox supporters were Inclined to b blame ame the McAdoo o adherents for this complete breakdown in the party machinery The only machine potentially speaking that the Dem Democrats Democrats em had In 1920 was the one composed composed composed com com- posed of adm administration office hold hold- ers These office holders holders' to a ma man were for McAdoo and if he be had been nominated there 1 is no doubt but that they would have welded to tp together gether an ett effective political organization a tion i in little or no time With the the Jon of Governor Co Cox however however how how- ever Bret I IJ the semblance nce of a Da- Da tonal organization fell to Lo pieces Cox toured toured the country country from one end to the other but Lut in of his did diu he ark the wreckage run ar lr even or oI of the Democratic tic machine It Tl d liters en a total loss sunk without trace Machine Machine- Already li ady it l Lc being argue argued b by the tho teat tJ-ar hat Mr 1 McAdo- McAdo on aon t 1 oC af t the e a J Is in a J ui m to rebuild ibo thu national nation al 31 machine aurl a wage an air IT r e against the well-oiled well Republican machne Tho The McAdoo adherents sa say that Governor Cox has no following that he had no opportunity ty to build up a national following follo I such as Mr 1 McAdoo 1 had as ad head of I Ithe the treasury department and director director 1 tor general of railroads durin during the term terIll of government control awl and oper op op- er While it Is true that G Governor Cox may not have the national following following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing attributed to Mr McAdoo lie lien n nevertheless leas has many warm and Influential personal friends finds who al already alread already al- al read ready are taking cognizance If of tf t the lC McAdoo moves and getting ready to combat them The McAdoo boosters expect former forin- forin form form- er President Wilson to Pla place lily hla In Influence influence in- in fluence behind his son-in-law son although although although al al- al- al though in the same samo breath they aay day there will be no crown prince cry a against McAdoo in 1924 The same boosters point to the fact that although Governor Cox re returned returned re- re re-I re I turned recently from Europe where he went to l Investigate the operation I of the league of nations and European European Euro Euro- conditions Woodrow Wilson has expressed no desire to see or talk with the Democratic standard bearer in 1920 It is said the former form form- er president resents the effort in some quarters to regard G Governor vernor Cox as the leader of the party today The Th-e McAdoo boom will Ul be well financed fro from the start I I 0 o |
