New-York tribune., 1919-12-11
National Committee Sets
June s as the Date, and,
Confident of Victory.
Finishes Its Business
Watson Withdraws
Name as Candidate
No Bolt Threatened by
"Old Guard" if Wood
Wins the Nomination
By Carter Field
NeU York i'ribun~
Wdshin ptom Burea"

Netc York iribun.
Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-With
more enthusiasm and less discord
more unity and less underlying fear
of developments, more confidence in
victory in e'ecting a President and
less intensity that any one man
should be selected than probably has
ever characterized it's meeting in a
Presidential year, the Republican
Natioral Committee finished it's busi-
ness to-day.
Chicago was selected as the con-
'oN city, and June 8 as the ope
Ing day Chicago won easily. IA t.
9, over St. Louis, the only competi-
tor to get aay votes at all.
One Of the favorite son candi-
dates Sci ator James E. Watson.
withd NV from the race today, leay
ing the irdiana situation in the
hands Of Governor Goodrich, who
prohab'y will have TIE support of the
delegation.
I'VE Won't Be Hoodwinked Again"
A feature of the open session was
the declaratio1 of Mrs. Mcdill McCor-
mick, retiring head of the woman's
section OF the committee, that "men
and womnn in The same proportion
were repelled or we're deceived by the
shabby slogan. the sham promise of
peace b. which the Democrats elected
President in 1916"
ave are none of US going to be
hoodwinked again" che declared.
That is the underlying reason for
the tremendous confidence felt by the
Republicans. tt ey 90 Mt think the
Democrats can possibly fool the coun-
+ try again They feel they we're
cheated out of the last election on the
kept US out of war" cry. which proved
to be untrue, and they do not believe
anything can happen to sae the
Democrats again.
Judging from conversations with the
the Willard Hotei, where the clans are
gathered this year is developing a
remarkable situation in the calmness
with which supporters of any one of
the candidates speak of the possibility
OF the nomination of any one of the
other candidates.
No Threat to Bolt
There is an entire lack of any threat
to bolt if any particular candidate
should be nominated. Even the com
blnatlon of all the candidates against
General Wood which is quite obvious.
does not mean that the "Od Guard -
crowd might not decide to support Gen
era Wood. No does it mean that the
Wood supporters are emoittered by the
combination against them, and are
threatening to revolt if any candidate
TOO reactionary is put up.
Murray Crane, formerly Senator
from massachusetts,, stalwart Of the
stalwarts and one of the "Old Guard y
supposed to be strongly opposed to
General Wood, listened nttentively to-
day to several Republicans, who came
away with the distinct impression that
Mr.. Crane was not vigorously opposed
10 General Wood, and although he was
Tor Governor Coolidge first. for Gov
ernor Lowden second and Senator Hard
Ing third, there would be no heartbreak
on his part if the convention should
nominate General Wood.
inns Is not put forward as n definit
statement OF MIR. Cranes position He
was not nearly so communicative q
that. but it is the feeling of politicians
with whom he talked after they fin
ished the conferences.
Wood Fire Centers on Lowden
One "Old Guard" leader cautioned
some of the more enthusiastic by saw
ing: "You know we don't pick Pres,-
Dental candidates while the snow is
on the ground
1t is obvious, also, that while the
situation is Wood against the field the
WOOD people are centering their fire or
Governor Lowden Every few minutes
during any conversation with a Wood
boomer, he injects some little dig at
the Illinois candidate 1t is usually
some reference to his hanging on to
the situation so that he can be renomi
mated as Governor if he fails to land
.ne Presidency, or to his being the
favorite son of Illinois and the
iaVorlte son~inlaw of George Pullman. /"
VI 10 the failure Of the Lowden people
70 make any particular dent in South
Inc Wood supporters are not bother
ing TO make these little attacks on the
Ssner candidates, showing that it is
s"ovesnor Lowden whom they really
Treaty Not Feared as Issue
another interesting development was
ras aa' tne Wood people, while they do
iss.,. LINK the peace treaty will be an
of ';e s 'G a me campaign, are not afraid
~ ~ -. Ihey would be willing, if some
mn 'aelr men are to be believed, to line
is.as on any position the Republican
-saefs may determine, II necessary
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