U.S. PRESIDENCY.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 July 1920, Page 5

U.S. PRESIDENCY.

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. yrt.fr WILSON STAND AGAIN! if tsuittsph.— *««» AMB—CopyrlJbt San Francisco, July 1. Other nimes plated in the nomination for the Presidency at the Democratic ConMHtion are Governor Smith, of New Yqrit and Mr. Meredith. The' greatest demonstration since the dbrtKUratum of the Convention occurred the name of Mr. W. 6. McAdoo .(* tohner Secretary of the Treasury), War presented. Resolutions Committee has adopted i League plank favoring the rttratkfe of the Treaty without reservations impairing its essential integrity, bnt ws(Xsot oppose reservations making thW pfcct clear concerning American obligations and Sovereignty under 4(||Mpa : JPMght Wilson's domination of the Q&itntion hw increased credence in the tlat ihe President would like the OotttenM to'renominate him for *'third'tern. The "Wilsontan Ghoat" ie a realitjrin the minds of those leaders who fervently hoW that it will not result inthe bringing of the President's Mtatf'Vefto* the Convention while the of a candidate is under coneideraifoja. Mr. Sfiinbridge Colby (Secretary of 6tat*) wad® a statement that the out•tapiias feature of the Convention thus f«ur la tjie favo- and loyalty of delegates , to'the President. There has not been a molnent thus far during the convention when a notion to suspend the rules and President Wilson by acclamatfoh «wld not 'haVe been carried. « ftjtST NOMINATIONS. MANY WEIE-KNOWN MEN. MR. McADOO'S POSITION. ■ - . i Received July 2, 8 p.m. New York, June SO, i The New York Times' correspondent j at San Francisco says the speeches j placing aspirants in nomination began to-day. -' The following names were I offered:— ' Mr. A. Mitchell. Palmer, Attorney-, General 1 | <Jovqnior J. M. Cox. ifc Bdwards. ' fclpator G. M. Hitchcock, Leader of the. Jmocrats in the Senate. lb. J. W. Gerard, formerly United States Ambassador at Berlin. )fr. Owen. Mr. J. W. Davis, formerly United States Ambassador in Turkey. Mr.Gnriming. ' Mr- McAdoo's same was not offered, <*nff to his request, reiterated to-day, it should not be presented. It is pttntai oot that he can be nominated Without formal presentation. * Baflotingwill probably begin to-mor-row, after the Platform, which has been tfrtualiy agreed upon, is framed and adopted by the Convention. It is understood the administration forces have ImnS&A a P&tform' along the lines which Prqaidept Wilson desired. Mr. W. J. Bryan has had no success his League of Nations and pro- ' iifl)ltion planks. It is asserted he has •Wealed directly to the delegates for the infusion of these planks, but it is not . (gampA'l» trill succeed. another message states that in one of nomination speeches on ' taor&Dr. Jenkins (Kanaka) placed Mr. in nomination, assuring the delegates that Mr. McAdoo would accept U drifted.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. . REPUBLICAN PLATFORM. DUTY OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT. Received July 2, 8.40 p.m. Washington, June 30. Mr. W. 0. Harding (the Republican nomineei for the Presidency) has issued a statement in which he eays: "Mr. Coolidge and myself are determined to bIM OT caippaign on an appeal to restore fMy government or personal govertment. I think the Vice-President ihpuld beimore thta a mere substitute. The Vice-ftresldept ought, and can, play . a big part in re-establishing co-ordina- ' tidn tetween executive officers and the Benate."—Aw.-N.z. Cable Assn.