The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-15
MISSOURI EXPOSE
FATAL TO LOWDEN
SAYS Mr., LAWRENCE
BIZ DAVID LAWRENCE,
(CopyrtgAt By The 1ntolltGsncsr.)

CHICAGO. June lt.-Harry Daughcr.
~ made a mistake. Three months aEo
as campaign manager for Warren q
Harding. he predicted that about ell
a. M. in q smokc-tl filled room on n Cc?'
tain night during IN" Republican ma
ttonal convention. the next nominee
would be chosen. His mistake Was or
The timc-tt was 3:lI =. m.
That confcrcnc" viii 80 down IN the
history OF politics as tho final break
down OF the American primary system
SO far az selecting presidential nGml-
had carried his own state in the prima,,
ries only with the greatest d.fvCulty and
did not figure prominently IN the romi'
mating campaign In any other stat"
Messrs. Wood and Johnson carried many
state but were sid"trackcd by the
leaders or the Republican party and
Mr.. Harding was chosen because ne
was the only man upon whom an agree
ment could be reached.
Many prominent man was present
st the tatcful conference. Representa-
tives ot all the candidates wer" on hand.
several senators, managers and friends;
Col. George Harry had the historic
mont OF J. p Morgan and company.
and several of the national committee
men were there. too.
Fatal to Lowdsn.
Everybody had the feeling that a
PRESIDENT was being chosen for tho
expectation OF victory in November was
sure It was the plan OF the Old Guard
10 nominate Lowden but the Missouri
expose on campaisn expSndltu -
gether with the threat OF Hnam JohH-
son vetoed both Lowden and Wood
and tho leaders Of the party decided,
upon Harding as the most unon)eciona =
hle OF all the dark horses mcnti"'f>d'
OF course II Johnson had consented TO
run for vtce-president with Knox. the
tunior senator from PennSylvania today
would hn the Republican nominee.
Word was sent TO Senator Johnson dur
ing the early hours Of the morning ASK
ing him 70 go on the ticket with Knox
but ne absolutely refused. So the old
Guard decided on Harding.
Tales Galor" arc going tho rounds
shout the dark horses held IN reserve.
There seems TO he no question about
tho fact that Senator Penrose would
have made q drive for Knox AZ the psy-
Geological moment II ne could have
ated story that friends Ot Will Hays
had Il all iNed UP for him
Senators In The Saddle
indeed this convention was really n
struggle between members OF the ma.
tional committee and the senatorial
E-our. And tho latter quietly took
charge NJ things during the middle OF
the week and put Sthr"uEh man or
their own choosing from the United
States senate.
Old Guard strategy went wrong in
only one particular. Word was first
sent 70 the Kansas delegation that II
twenty votes were swung To Harding
Governor Allen would pa made vice
Harding column Folks sasped with
surprise as they knew Kansas didn
like Republican conservatives a. Wen
nisan ps0srssSSei 0s ss;nw laval SSs Se ceS.
erncr Allen the delegatI9n swung 20
Harding. Then came 0ong another
group and ins,sied that Senator Lenroos
be the vice presidential nominee ana
aftAr Kansas had voted. word was sent
again 10 the Ksnsas delegation that II
was deemed best TO name the Senate
from Wisconsin for reasons or party
sxpediency. Senator Med,I! t McCST, SG,
Lenroot but even the Lenroot boom was
deflated suddenly. this time by no WISE
Of the Old Guard.
Somebody IN Oregon nominated C"oi
idse and Alexander P. Moore jumped &C
his feet and seconded II IN oehair o'
Pennsylvania All through the conven,
ton the IS votes from Pennsyivanla nae
been watched ss the keystone or ths
Sonvsn,OH , t'e the The %sS SessTsS o Psnrose ss
II wasn't. But in the confusion. and
in the desire TO get tho convention over
with delegation after delegation Voteo
for Coolidge. -.
u.
disappoin,ment over the selection or the
presidential nominee. Progressive taiK'
ed bitterly for few hours after me
choice was made. but already tney are
,ion IL best illustrated by an incident IN
the loby OF the Blackstone Hotel TO-DAY
when a woman. who had Supported ivsd s6e
candidacy OF Leonard Wood; remarSeo
Well I am not reconciled yet
"Ah. that's why We have conventions
IN June and not September" answered
a Republican editor, who Is himself
TSs fac. Is there are probably more
Republicans who dislike the wilson ad'
Of a prolongation OF It than there are
Republicans who dislike Warren c.
Harding.
slowly the disappointment Will be
worn away by processes OF political at
TRITON that make for solidarity In most
compaiEns. II Is too early to say what
Hiram johnson will do: He Will not
though. bolt the ticket. He Will prooa-
bly, do his share IN stumping California
He Is known to be deeply disappoint-
ed but far from bitter over the result.
He will be regular but he will make
little effort in my Judgment I" deliver
his own strength TO the Republican
ticket the strength which he marshall
couldn't deliver Il because IN moments
Of combustion. the Republican resolu-
ton committee omitted from the plat
form q plank sympathy seeing with the
cause OF Irish freedom. Many OF John
soma followers we're Irish Americans.
TheDemocrats will probably insert an
Irish plank and hold many OF their
Irish votes.
The Republican managers. however,
are confident that this will not affect
o. tn NhaH
They are sure OF victory as II Inaugur-
alton Day were tomorrow. The cam
paizn will be an old fashioned one. Del
eEations will be brought 10 the new
shrine in Marion. Ohio. just as they
used TO come 10 tho verandah OF the Nc
Ktnfey homo in Canton. Ohio. but there
Is this difference-Warren G.. Harding
makes q splendid speech and fine I'M
pression He need risk nothing In GO
inK out on the stump. He Is d!gn!tied
statesmanlike individual who really
looks like a President.