Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-10
POT IS s|MMtR|hG.
POLITICS cRowINk WARM As
LEADERS ASSEMBLE.
Chicago Picked to Win Republican
Natiora, Convention and San Fran
CISCO May Secure Democratic Con-
clave - q. o. p. Leaders o. Not
Favor Wood - Palmer Has Hard
Road to Land Demo Nomination.
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' washlSgton, Dec. = lo.-Governoi
Grand. O. Lowdcn. of Illinois. and Mai
Gen. Leonard Wood. United States
army, were unquestionabiy shown 70
DO out In the lead foy The presidential
nomination when tho republican ma
tional committee ret hero today, poll
ticians here declared, This does no'
by any means indicate that the chances
have been narrowed down 10 these TWO
men. On the contrary hackers OF the
other candidates, notably senator
Harding, of Ohio, while admitting the
present situation frankly. say that
their opportunity Sill come later.
! The convention is almost certain "a
go to Chicago. judging from advance
! information from national committee
men. Baokers OF Chicago said. that
several citizen which are being talked
about as competitors have quietly
slipped out of the race. and Ne M
tional committeeman from their states
are going to vote for Chicago.
:. Incidentally, the present indications
are that the democratic national con-
yention, for the first time in political
! history, will go to the Pacific coast
San Francisco hackers having claimed
4 to have lined up two-th.rds OF the
democratic national committee.
While democratic politics Is not as
p, hot as republican politics there are
many strange rumors here about DEM
ccratic candidates. One, for Instance,
is that William G. McAdoo intends to
withdraw from the race, despite the
activities 80 his behalf of some OF his
supporters. ~
Palmer Has Trouble.
| Meanwhile The other heading candi-
dates for the democratic nomination,
A. Mitchell Palmer, is having trouble
in controlling his own state. Pennsyl-
vania. Representative Arthur G. De-
Walt, of Allentown, one Of his bitter
est political foes in the state, having
thrown his hatIn the ring for national
committeeman to succeed Mr.. Palmer.
Mr. Palmer himself is understood to
favor former National Committeeman
Joseph Guthrie, of Pittsburgh,
An interesting rumor which Is ex-
citing republican politicians is that
John r. King, national committeeman
from Connecticut, and general facto-
tum of the General Wood boom, has
quietly made 1t plain that If General
Wood should be nominated, Will H.
Hays will be relieved OF his duties as
chairman Of the republican, national
committee. 1t is thought here that If
this should develop to be true, 1t would
change to some extent Mr.. Hays Oft
repeated maxim that>hi duty is to
"elect-not select the candidate"
Leaders Oppose Wood.
The general impression here is/that
the men who control the republican
party would prefer the nomination of
either Governor Lowden or Senator
Harding, altho Senator Watson, Of In
diana, seems to have number of sup
porters. General Woods strength,
however. is reconized as very great.
He witt come to--the convention with
almost all Of New England's delegates
behind him, outside of Massachusetts,.
which probably will be committed to
Governor Coolidge. and vote for him
until Murray Crane and Senator
Lodge decide the time has come to
change General Woods showing in
South Dakota, Is not believed here to
; be conclusive. Friends of Hiram john
son say his name will be put on tho
primary ballot there by petition. Gen
raj Woods great popularity, however.
conceded even: by politicians who
20 not want him. andy ut is expected
/, that he will come to the convention
with very considerable block of dele
gates. Frank Fl. Hitchcock's activity
In behalf Of General Wood thruout the
SOUTH where he is regarded as being a
past master III the art of lining then,
up. will, 1t is thought. give the arnS
officer = very large number Of votes
to iaugment those from New England,
Kansas. South Dakota, and such other
delegations as Wood may pick up in
the primaries
Governor Lowden, however WIN
have the big Illinois delegation In his
pocket and such delegations as those
of Massachusetts, New York, Penn
sylvania and some other eastern states
that may be thrown to hfm If the pow
ers-to-be,. SO decide after. of course, a
few preliminary ballots to discharge
primary obligations
Lowden Is expected to havefthe sup
port of the Iowa delegation Completely
|or nearly SO, If General Wood does not
garner, a delegate or two, because Low
den Is claimed as a former Iowan ana
is extremely popular with the repab-
lican voters in the Hawkeye state.