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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1920
Page
11
Democrats weigh Wilson third term fears and McAdoo prospects as Edwards campaign staff, including John Devlin and Malcolm Roy, push a platform beyond dry versus moist planks. Fulton- era speculation centers on Cox Palmer and Cox as potential nominees with McAdoo teased as strongest rival.
Roy announces Edwards will win in November with a strong showing across the South and key Northern states. He cites expected votes in New York New Jersey Massachusetts Rhode Island West Virginia Oklahoma and the Solid South as delivering a Democratic White House path.
June 21 news from San Francisco reports the Democratic National Committee may extend a night session after the opening of the convention next Monday. Homer S. Cummings says the committee will settle contests over Reed seating from Missouri and Georgia delegates, and consider credentials and temporary rolls before potential floor action. Delegates and analysts discuss possible permanent chairman candidates including Senator Thomas J. Walsh and Bainbridge Colby.
Senator Reed's supporters and opponents weigh who should be seated as delegates after Missouri party leaders debate whether the State Convention's action reopens Reed's seat to the district convention. Internal fights touch the two thirds rule and the unit rule, with possible changes discussed before the national committee meeting.
June 21 in Trenton Judge J W Rufus Messon treasurer of the Edwards presidential campaign fund says there is strong demand for Edwards at the Democratic National Convention. He predicts Edwards will win the nomination and then the presidency if the convention adopts a firm, clear platform without evasion. Messon and Edward's brother David travel to San Francisco with Walter W. Vick and William D. Kelly joining later.
Early returns show Frederick H. Parkhurst leading the Republican nomination race for Governor in Maine with Carl Miltken second. In the 1st District race for Congress the contest is tight, Joseph W. Simpson leading, followed by Carroll L. Reedy and Horace Mitchell among others as results from 408 precincts indicate.
Washington June 21 President Wilson told Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby to prepare for roles at the Democratic National Convention. The talks covered League of Nations support and reservations to the Versailles treaty. Senator Carter Glass is en route to San Francisco after receiving treaty plank, while President may not seek a third term.
William G. McAdoo stated that his decision to withdraw from the Democratic presidential race had no connection to President Wilson's recent World interview. He said he learned of the Wilson interview only after reading about it and that Wilson knew nothing of the withdrawal until it appeared in newspapers.
San Francisco is wet but not like Chicago as shoppers note the fog, climate variety, and city life. The piece laments changes in San Francisco’s romance, reflects on politics and regional contrasts, and mentions local business quirks and a closing observation on the San Francisco Chinese community.
The Republican Women's State Executive Committee opened a Monday evening forum at the Hotel Vanderbilt with Mrs. Henry R. Naylor presiding. Speakers included Mrs. Arthur W. Livermore and Miss Helen Varick Doswell recounting delegates’ experiences at the national convention. Elon H. Hooker urged caution against overconfidence and called for unity behind the party's selections.
The speaker advocates full Republican cohesion after 1916 losses. He calls for recognizing the progressive wing to bring all elements into harmonious action and stresses emphasis in the eastern states to influence western progressive Republicans.
Walker W. Vick visited Grand Canyon to push a wet plank in the Democratic platform. Tammany leaders signaled accord and planned to back the plank at San Francisco to curb Prohibition with a state rights approach under federal enforcement, amid surrounding convention talk.
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