New-York tribune., 1920-05-28
III Am Now Engaged in a
Family Quarrel, Which
Will End When Party
Names Its Candidate''
News Is Relief to
Republican Chiefs
Wood Speaks To-day in
North Carolina, Trail
ing California Rival

CONCORD, N. c., May 81 Senator
johnson, of California, declared in a
political address here to-day that he
would not bolt the Republican party at
Chicago if lie should not be chosen as
The Republican Presidential nominee
there.
II am now engaged in family quar-
rel, wholly family quarrel" Senator
Johnson said, land when the selection
is made at Chicago in two weeks the
quarrel will be ended"
Wood Speaks To-day
Senator johnson also spoke at
Greensboro and will deliver several
addresses in the state to-mor1o He
told his audience at Greensboro that
he came to North Carolina Fighting
organized politics and organized
wealth."
Major General Leonard Wood will
come to North Carolina tomorrow and
will deliver speeches at Greensboro,
Winston Salem and Asheville in the
interest Of his candidacy.
CHICAGO, May National COM
mitteemcn who are gathering here for
the opening Of the hearing on contests
Monday on delegates to the Republican
National Committee received with in
terest the reports of Senator Hiram
w. Johnson's speech at Concord, N. c.,
IN, |, icI, l., ~, ~.
convention if not nominated
News Affords Relief
The probable attitude of the Sena-
tor in the event of defeat in the con-
vention has been the source of specu-
lation for weeks along "Presidential
Row." and his pronouncement on the
subject was received with visible re-
lief.
II am glad to near that" SAID A. T.
Hert, of Kentucky, chairman of the
convention committee on arrange
ments 81 have thought all along that
that would be Mr.. Johnson's position"
From The Trblne's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator
Johnson's declaration that he will not
bolt the Republican party in the event
he fails. to receive the Presidential
nomination at the Chicago convention
was no surprise to Republican leaders
in Washington.
The suggestion that johnson might
lead a third party, while made several
times in Progressive circles, has not
been seriously considered here. Pro-
grcssiVe leaders fer the most part see
no value in recurrence of the 1912
split in the party and Senator Johnson
has confidently been counted on to lead
his Progressive supporters in strict
adherence to the Republican party in
the event he fails to win the nomina-
ton.
viii Not Leave Party
"Johnson is a progressive Republican,
and he will remain "a progressive Re
publican regardless Of his success or
failure at Chicago" one prominent
Johnson supporter said tonight. "He
wants the Republican nomination and
Is in the fight to remain until the
finish, bat he has not nor will he leave
the party should he be an also ran
at the Chicago convention.
This talk of his boltlng is absurd
With his numerous followers he will
support the Republican candidate to
be selected at Chicago, for the reason
that the candidate to be named by the
party is certain to be satisfactory to
Republicans of progressive views The
party cannot do less than select a man
who measures up to the demands of the
country and these demands are advo-
Gated BY progressive Republicans"
Republican leaders close to the Cali
fornia Senator, and who are believed
to have gone over the entire ground
of evcntualities at Chicago, asserted
tonight that Senator Johnsons in
fuence will be exerted primarily in his
own behalf at the Chicago convention,
but should his nomination be impos-
sible his strength will be thrown to
the Republican who best represents
the progressive views of the party.