Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-09
BALLOT On FRIDAY,
CONVENTION WATTS
FOR THE PLATFORM
Committee on Resolutions is Hear
ing All Angles Of the Senatorial
Hostility to Peace Treaty
IOHN SON AND BORAH
OUTBREAK Is FEARED
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Chicago. June Q Delegates - the
Republican national convention assembled
At he { aliaetltn TODAY for tie second ses-
siorl with thoir views as ~ who shall tend
the party NJ tho polls next November 4
still mystery even e. themselves
While giving approval Yesterday to
Chairman -odgea keynote address calling
for destruction of tho Wilson dynasty
not s4Rn IF any preference came from
the thousand whose vntes viii select the
Repilaliean presidential candidate ~
undertake the lnb There were nn deu-
onafrationH even fnr favorite sors. no
mention of the bg three among the
aapraufs. Wood, Johnson and Lowdrn
w uALior nrFoRE FHlnAs
Working with unprecedented freedom
from centralized leadership ur hass
control, Tho ,clegatea promptly ratified .
program designed - make permanent
tho Temporary organization adnptTan ~
the organization committee report a
faregobe result will place the gavci IN he
han.ls ai Senator Iofige aa he permanent
presiding otIccr aud set the convention
atf on The second stage II is JOURNEY wtth
little prospect that If will reach 8 ballot
OH The presidential nomination before
Friday or nnaslbIt FRIDAY night
sfF~ Gsf> fou sESERsl Woop
en- al other developments. Yesterday.
however. which placed senator Watson.
nj Indiana. af he head et the platform
balldug machinery the resolutions com
nlttee. aud made Edward ID imilield at
NeA Jersey. chairman ai I IL credentials
committee General Wood lieutenants
a .&seEH
gates INSTRUCTED Tor Noo,t Frank Hitch
eaek. invested Yesterday with he au-
thorifv of supreme commander eyer the
Nod held forces, saw psychological
advantage to hss candidate ia he vic
tory
Leaders, Who IN other days we're the
malH spring of party action, did not shart
Nr Hitchcock : views, the continued 20
talk much ~ Governor Lowdeu gaining
strength. while from camps 81 senator
Johnson aHd the Illinois governor came
reports af tie candidates themselves thai
they were satisfied wth the situation
coupled with expressions of optimism - g
the outcome of the halotng.
Election ef Mood men 70 the I've
important ehairmanslups MAS regarded
b. the Mood supporters rs ~sudlug 70 aIe
nj holding delegations instructed Ter h!h
III linc during the ballotlug. Admittedly
my Development which would have thai
affect would he valuable - any candidate
SEARCH roR DARN HORSE
Aside from guesses n 70 what th,
more than SOC 1mnStraeted delegates vii
do when the roll Is called for their votes
the main topic of conversation. assertion
counter assertion and conjecture has beer
the number If ballots through whlch tbs
big three can hold - lines oi their ia
strlcted cohorts Should their forces re
main firm indefinitely the search for 5
dark horse Will begin IA earnest 70 hreak
the threc-Nav leadloek that would result
Little business confronted The delegate,
When they assembled for the day. with
the temporary organization to be mad,
permanent uo speech of the permanent
presiding officer was on the program
Matters in order were reports II the
resolutions committee as 10 It's progress
ii shaping ap platform for ratification
Continued on rage IL