The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-06-09
DEADLOCK WOULD
AID DARK HORSES
Many ThOrOughbreds Ready
For Presidential Handicap.
HARDING GROWS PROMINENT
Keynote Speech Makes Him One of
the Leading Figures In Convention.
Mccall, Wadsworth, Knox and Mann
Also Observation-Disclosures Both Aids
and Harms Hughes Chances.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Chicago, June 0.-tSpeciaI ozark
horse" talk has been heard on account
OF Il possible deadlock. There are quite
a number of sable steeds ready for the
presidential handicap, and as the stu
alton now develops there are quite a
number of men whose names will be
presented who might have stood a bet
ter show IL they were still In the dark
horse class.
The most promising among the posi-
bilities at this time, In case none OF
those placed in nomination can win, is
Senator Warren G.. Harding. His key
note speech was a better Introduction
to the delegates than any nominating
speech, for the convention had an op-
portunity to see that he looked like a
president. A good speech Is always in
favor of q presidential possibility.
Other Names Mentioned.
Other possibilities are Governor
Samuel w. Mccall OF Massachusetts,
Senator James w. Wadsworth. Jr., OF
New York; philander c. Knox Of Penn
~sylvania, and James II. Mann Of Iii
nois.
Harding, Mccall and Wadsworth are
delegates In the convention, and 1t is
recalled that Garfield was Il delegate
when nominated. So was Bryan. But
Garfield and Bryan made speeches in
the convention which greatly indu-
enced the delegates.
1t has frequently happened that vice
presidential candidates have been dele
gates when named for second place.
Hobart, Roosevelt and Fairbanks were
all delegates when nominated for vice
president.
Hitchcock and Hughes.
No one has been able TO learn who
put Frank Hitchcock In charge OF the
Hughes campaign. The services of
the former national chairman both
helps and harms Hughes. His large
acquaintance with politicians enables
him 10 work effectively. but he also has
made a great many enemies. Half Il
dozen southern Republican leaders as
S0Al ihdL Aht1 VIII htNil EhIIOAA
Hughes If Hitchcock is to distribute
the patronage In the south.
During the Taft administration Hitch
cock built up n machine of his own in
each state. and the leaders were ig-
nored. They say they do not want any
more of that kind of politics.
Bryan In Partial Eclipse.
William ]. Bryan Is here. He says
he Is ian ordinary reporter" But there
are Il lot of ordinary reporters" who
would like to get 10 per cent OF what
Bryan makes in writing his syndicate
letters. 1t is said that he win draw
down $4,000 for W. weeks work.
Bryan says be is in Temporary
eclipse" but does not explain the
phrase. His friends say he will
emerge from that eclipse before 1920.
We See Strange Things.
Should Barnes of New York. Pen
rose of Pennsylvania and w. Murray
Crane OF Massachusetts go over to
Roosevelt 1t would come pretty near
settling the nomination. One can
IulNAllAik lDC uhy lhAnE Va mat hlilu
happening, but we have seen politi-
clans turn all kinds of somersaults
The Republican leaders are very anx-
ious to win, and they might be able to
swallow anything In order TO conquer.
The men l have named were largely
responsible for defeating Roosevelt
four years ago. They had TO do con
siderable raw work to accomplish that
result, but they never hesitated for a
moment. Perhaps they might be In
clined to make partial amends by go
ing to Roosevelt this year. but IL Is to
be doubted whether they will feel that
way about 1t.
O~rqanixations and Demands.
National conventions are where all
kinds or organizations come TO make
their demands. The labor unions, Pro
hibitionists, conservationists, woman
suffragists and many others have been
coming to conventions for years and
insisting upon declarations IN their
favor.
This year we have all these, and In
addition there are organizations grow
ing out of the great war which have
put In an appearance. The various de
Tense societies are demanding a strong
declaration for preparedness. and theI
there is a demand by the Germans fol
a declaration for neutrality I'm such
, terms as would be pro-German in con
struction. AS usual, Ii may be taker
for granted that the platform makers
will steer clear of all these questions.
, Threaten Loss of Votes.
Nearly all the advocates of these va
rious issues threaten a loss of votes II
the party does not indorse what they
want. 1t would appear from what the
leaders Of these organizations say thai
, they control enough votes to elect OF
defeat a president.
Just now the most interesting of al
questions Is the German vote. Mo-
only do the Germans insist upon a neu
/ tral declaration. but they have also OBJ