Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-23
PICKING WINNER A.
{. O.P CONVENTION
Situation Would be Greatly Sim
plified for Local Leaders if
They Knew a Few Things.

Who will be the Republican nominee
for President next year,
Who Is the strongest man among those
alrea dy mentioncd2
What effect viii the Republican defeat
Of the peace treaty ha w on the aspirations
of various candidates. 81
Which way is the cat going to jump?
In other words, the len ders Of the G, Q.
i. in Delaware would like tn have enough
inside Information 10 be able to get seat
on the band wagon Of party as Il drives
toward the national convention before
IT gathers such speed that they are likely
TO get hurt IN trying togCramble on.
Just NJ tho present time Gen Leonard
Wood appears to have the inside track and
to be going strong and gathering support
as he goes But it is good long way 20
the convention and there are man y sharp
turns along the wa and many things arc
liable to happen. Still be seems to be the
favorite Just now, and of cours g the loca
leaders are keeping one eye on him and
saying nice things about him,
There are those among the par ty in
Delaware who do not overlook the fact
that Gov Frank Bowden of Illinois is n
candidate for the nomination, and in con
ncction with his candidacy they arc keep
ing IN mind the knowledge TINT he IS
the son-in-law" Of the Pullman Car
! Company. used to easy riding, travelling
fast and getting there Besides hasn +
he, or viii he not have, barrel 20 back
up bis candidacv2 And everybody knows
the influence Of a barrel Al Republican
national convention II the ghost of old
John Sherman could come back and make
few rcrnarks. he could tell something II
what Alger barrel once did - him. ~ tho
manipulation Of delegates from tho South
he aforesaid delegates from the South 70
= national Republican convention arc
peculiarly susceptible 10 he soothing cf-
feet Of the brand of conversation that
flows from the hunghole If a barrel
LownEN COMING STRONG.
And the delegates from the South will
be there everyone with ono eve on the
mann chance And the main chance viii be
t. laud IN he winning side 50 that IuIcv
Federal office will he forthcoming after
March & 1927 Also to so manipulate
their votes that their expenses may he
pald during herr stay IN Chicago. with
httlo perhaps to iakc home for campaign
purposes Dsntcrcgted parties are max
ing the prediction THAT Isowdcn Is going to
bc strong randldato II tt" convention
Another seriously considered whom he
nomination IS talked of Is Senator Var
ren q, Harding Of Dino ANY man from
Ohio Is dangerous At > national Re-
publican convention And Harding Is =
pretty strong man and Will have a good
following at The convention lie Is pace.
by loc8l Republicans among he dangerous
candidates and they are watching him II
he should and the nomination there will
not be found lacking m Delaware
sufficient number 81 original Harding
men 70 tI the cfEiccs IN this neck of the
woods
The ncighhorjng State If Pennsylvania
will have j candidate 1T tho convention n
fbe person ~ Gov Sproui but II hls
candidacy has created any great interest
. Delaware It Is being kept un ice or
under cover The fact fhat Pennsylvania Is
always 20 overwhelmingly and safely
Republican Is regarded as eliminating
MN for serious consideration Pennsyi-
wanna ran always be relied on 80 support
the ticket, without going there for the
candidate for either end Of the ticket.
still. nevertheless and notwithstanding.
lou can never tell If he sho 7 be the
lucky man II y dollars .hnuts
here would be found "a Della nough
original Sproul men - pack m cX-
tIr.ion tram ~ Atlantic 1ltE u August
ursr Rrcko> plrH m
AaI then there III johnson Of Cali
fornia + the Republicans of Delaware
don't believe THAT HI i Presidential
timber, ali they have 70 10 to undeceive
themselves is 70 ask Iii himself He i say
ne Is And Hiram Is some booster for
himself True he has been the head and
front ef the progressive element II / he
partv since the demise OF Roosevelt and
considers that I r mantle has fallen Oh
ms shoulders But t1at viii not get hlm
anywher. III he country east oi ne Mis-
sissippi Aud set they will have 10 reckon
with Hiram IN some manner. when the
! time comes 10 make up ne ticket lie IS
not taken seriously enough to have any
following here While the split he
party has been lost sight Of in the general
onslaught on the peace treaty in the
attempt 10 discredit President Wilson. [
Is sure - develop at the convention, by
which time Il is likely the peace treaty
viii have been disposed OF N some manner
The Republicans are not going to let It
become an issue IN the campaign i they
can prevent It. They viii make al sorts
: Of concessions FIRST
General John ] Persh'ng is said 70 "be
+ in the hands Of ms friends, which would
i Indicate that he would accept the nomina-
E
ever refuse nomination for President ,
/ So far thee seems 10 be no organized
effort in his behalf But the convention IS
/ gnort. than I've ronths away, and many
thing may happen The American Legion
may become sufficiently well organized and
! function we'll enough to have conSd-
] cradle something TO say at the convention
/ And il they get behind the Pershlng can
! didacv. Ii NAV develop into 4 boom or
landslide All Of course depending on
zen Pcrshing's announcement as to his
politics Some people have not vet been
, able % decide whether he Is a Republican
! or Democrat
Anyway. if you viii listen to the Re
publleans II IS all over but counting the
viii name The next President
Meanwhile the Republican factions in
Delaware are picking candidates for dele