The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-06-12

with his 14Ois votes. remains to be
seen in todays Developments
senator Harding filed an eleventh
hour notice last night Of his candidacy
for the U. S senate. This starred
reports that the Ohio senator had view
ed the situation as hopeless and with
drawn from the race. il had been
generally understood that Sen. Hard
ing's withdrawal from the presidential
race was mandatory under Ohio law
if he filed for a senatorship-
HARDING DENIES 1T
Tbfs. however. was denied today at
Hardin headquarters. and by the SEN
alter himself.
The situation is unchanged have
not withdraw n" he said
Representatives of the Wood, Low
den Harding and Sproul candidates.
visited the headquarters Of Hiram
Johnson during the night. seeking
trades or an understanding Each Of
them was met with blank refusal. the
Californian stating unequivocally
that he would not trade. he would not
withdraw. and that he would go down
in defeat if necessary. with every del
egate ne could muster.
NEW YORK BADLY SPLIT
New York with SO votes; Pennsyl-
vania with rs and Ohio with 49, could
put over either Wood or Lowdeu II
Ethey could be mustered together. This,
however. is held TO be an almost hope
less ambition New York is badly split
her SIS votes being divided among sew
en- candidates on the fourth ballot.
"A. F. Boswell, New York dele
gate who supported and seconded the
nomination OF Nicholas Murray But
Ter. declared early today that all Of
New York's strength would be thrown
behind Lowden today, but this was dis
counted ~ other New Workers There
| Is little chance Of New York's getting
together on any candidate, according
to the views or most Of them.
OLD GUARD IN QUANDRY
The "Old Guard" what is left Of Il.
was in a quandry today switching
about and unable definitely TO decide
anything. The Old Guard proved by
the adjournment that il was in more
or less control or the parliam entary
situation on the floor, but it has not
shown that it can pick a man from out
Of the ruck and make him the -s2o
candidate for president.
The old Guard leaders are franti-
cally engaged in trying TO find an open
/ road on which to get out Of this DELI
cate situation. 1t is a delicate situa-
ton. so delicate that crude movement
| may send Hiram Johnson and Senator
Borah into the vanguard of new pol
/ itical party. Above all else. the party
managers want to avoid a repetition OF
1912.
The most generally accepted plan
Of the Old Guard leaders this morn
ing was this;
To muster all the strength possible
on the early balloting today; Kill of
both Lowden and Wood by showing
! them the hopeIessness Of their respec-
tive situations without organization
support: and then get behind either
Harding or Sproui Both Harding
and Sproul are acceptable to the or
| ganization-" e.
The old Guard frankly does NOT want
Wood and won't have him If they can
possibly get out Of 1t. The same Is
| true of Hiram Johnson. Lowden it
would like to have. but there is al
ways the fear that even II nominated
| I.owden could not be elected because
of the mud which has chung TO the
skirts of the Illinois governor in the
| Missouri mess"
Ever present in their perspiring de-
liberations was the admonition Of Boies
/ Penrose. coming over miles of tele-
| phone wires. that whoever the can
didate is he must be man who can
move into the White House next
March.
! Adding to the confusion Of the SIT
ustion. was the fear that many of the