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...McAdoo...
...next problem "?according to the Herald?is "how to keep Wilson from running off the reservation. ... To placate Wilson after rejecting his League plank is one of the most serious problems before the Democrats. They fear the nomination of his son-in-law, William G. McAdoo, would not solve the problem...
William G. McAdoo, it is anticipated, will reach the Democratic Convention with far more votes than anyone else, but political prognosticators persist, as they have done for some time, in declaring that Mr. McAdoo will not be able to gain any votes once he enters the Convention -because all those who are not for McAdoo are very much against him. It follows, if that is true, that he cannot get the nomination, for which a two-thirds vote is necessary. Nevertheless, supporters of McAdoo are not downhearted. Recently Samuel B. Amidon, Democratic National Committeeman, sailed for Europe...
...McAdoo...
During 1917-1920 Mr. Leffingwell served as Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury, and was entrusted by Secretary McAdoo with much of the task of floating the Liberty Loans, and extending credits to our Allies. Mr. Leffingwell has long been known as an authority in both railroad and international...