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Show DARK MUSTANG I WILSON-BACKED I IS MENTIONED I No Chance for Balloting on M Candidates Late Today as Planned McADOO ADMITTED TO HAVE JNSIDE TRACK Cox and Palmer Managers H Stiil Contend Their Men mi Have Good Chance SAN FRANCISCO.. Julv 1 Pros- II pe'ty tor balloting late today for a j presidential candidate went glimmer-ing glimmer-ing as the de;,K; to lb Pern'.- H rr. lie national convention assembled fr the fourth day s session. A long. . L bitter ficht oVer the league -f ;,atior,H 'M ration, in which '.he supporters c.r Preslden l ')S-on were forced ir ac- II Ail amendment to the admim-" tion's plank before It could be adopted, I so delayed the work of the platform I committee that 'there 1 little ilkell- ll hood the delegates will set down to I balloting tomorrow. Davis to Re nmcd I 'ot;rg for preshb n; will not be ,'ln I" j until the pb.Morm h.i been adopted I The convention proceedings today H cald for the final nominating speeches The on" set speech on the tJH program was hnt rf 6overnor Corn- II well of West Virginia, placing in nom- 1 H ination John W. Davis, ambassador to II il Mi Alio,.. I .'iuier, Oerard, H Hitchcock. Cummings, Edwards. 1 Smith, Meredith ;ind Owen had been IH forinitll placed before the conven- H tion before recessed last evening l M Vloo Is I cadlng j.. U seems to have ihe Inclde track H race for the nomination the old line Democratic B worked Ihrotigh the night means Jo slop his nom 'nation fl Champ Oar) was beiii? UiscuW Phi of :lie M( Ado., f, r .--s to the challenge to battle was moviyB If an Inner circle combination -SJB for ailed them there would be dis-jl I Another eoali-ie-i whii.-h w.-.uiii i iH iUo::-baeed d.irU hoi -. H The I I 1 1 1 : S i i mm I e-d o a hei ' id iiinM i -i iM being discusse The n un- ol Met President MarshalH generally linked with thar 'H i lamp Cla rk vv h'-;i combina I Im; i;t -.1, d:date bre. k fh McAdoo v -H Palmer Men Confident Form"- 1 1 1 . r.ir..n Palmer's chief of si , r r . refused to m i J cede that the attorney general couu iol be nominated, and E. H. Moore l -;m Voungstown, "hi", the Cox field ma - IrJ This may be a crassh npper con I haven't been InformeiBH as yet that any of the Cox dele- f-to f-to Nevertheless the report persisteBS that there whs some kind of an "nffl derstanding between the Cox nnB I , .. ne i men and that the managei s 'M .i i 1 1. late favored the nomintlfefl lion of anyone rathei than McAdoo. -H Claims of, strength for the leader ranged about this way when the coil on K"' readj tor business :.,.) , irreconcilable opponents of McAddH , claimed ;t blpck of at least four hur dred bitter-enders who wouKl stand t'lB the las- und prevent his nomination. McAdoo Chiefs Hopeful. !Bfl M A do- !.(, i i - .1 i lined to i.i v. I within fifty votes of the necessary l''vjttH thirds and declared they were sine flH accessions attracted by their shoAirjWjH strength. H In 'onii.Kt to 'his the oppu-i i H to McAdoo claimed his vote nevejH kvould exi d i.'.'c 'I hey conceded i Imer 203 cot s which they predlcdk ed would stick with the I'enns.vlvani.ui. Vo:'. being counted on to H fOtefl Ol bet 90 against ylt-. Adoo from beginning to end, and with from New Jersey. Indiana, tho ifl New England states and gome others the Mi idOO OPP count-; up ' is againt tlie i in H Cox block. It requires 7"s lo noml- H ante l'r;.,iu's b. p is --,:n . .,n: ..J H on In the movement against McAdoB. ' 'ne of the leaders in the opposltnv to McAdoo epitomized the situation iw 1 saying there was an effort under w5' H i i I I .'i.l i m i I: e ' iv en ion. but Up to the present movement no Harriigg be L H Win Before tho Tenih Ballot. ' fl Despite the growing organizatiKm H opposed to McAdoo, his supporters cSm pressed confidence thwt he would win 1 I before the tenth ballot. Champ Clatk t.ilk was particularly I discounted b the McAdoo forces b. I cause thej thought that under no cJr- I cumstances could Bryan be attracted H to him. Bather than oppose .McAdoo, 1 the former secretary's friends w.y I they think eventually Bryan will coi I to his support If necessary sssassslH A break to McAdoo, his supporter! W i say, will begin to como after the see- M ufl ; .mil or third ballot. McAdoo's frlencU I want to force continuous ballotlnc F once it starts, but they expect the Cot f adherents will oppose It. Talk on the presidential nomine i ' j was mixed with a current - dlseus i sion as to the v ice presidency . Xbe I name of Joseph K. l'avle.i, foruirJlSj, j i i -esontatlve in congress from 'wiscop' j sin and first chairman of the fedcnil trade commission, was suggested for McAdoo ticket an was that of 3ecr- I tary Meredith The name of Victor J Murdock of Kansas, also bobbed up. I The discussion of second place with f McAdoo continues to emphasize ths f namo o'f Governor Co. At Cox head 1 quarters whispers that the ihio gov- . ernor was prepared to accept a secei'd p place nomination were resented I fact. I was said anions: ihi,. delegates dele-gates that Cox adherents mot , i likely to be found allied with iaDlr I delegates to block a McAdoo drifH ' I Lha votintr. I ;tI w SB |