The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-05
All Entries Groomed to Limit; All
Processing Confidence, But All
Nervous; Wood, Johnson, Low
den, Harding, big Four"
FEW "FAVORITE SONS"
LOOM AS POSSIBILITIES
But Might Accept Him; Finan-
cial Probe Injuries Lowden;
Guns Turned On Camp.

Chicago, June 5.-.All the Republi
can asprants are at the post; their
for position, and they are Just 'rar-
in to go" The co ycNtion is abso.
lutely open. Not since 1888, when
Benjamin Harrison was nominated,
has there been so much doubt as to
the nominee.
The managers of all the candi-
dates profess confidence-and all are
extremely nervous. The outstand-
ing big Four" are Wood Johnson,
Lowden and Harding. In the back
ground loom Hoover, Knox, Hughes.
Coolidge and several "favorite sons
Until the senate investigating com
mittee uncovered the story of Mis-
souri, end the huge sums of money
spent by the Lowden supporters to
real confidence was felt in the Low
den camp Even following that sto-
ry the Lowden men seemed conf
dent But the senate Investigations
into campaign expenditures have un
doubtedly damaged the Wood and
Lowden booms considerably, and as
the delegates gather, the most talk
is heard of Johnson and Harding.
The old Guard undoubtedly docs
not want Johnson but 1t is whisper
ed around hotel lobbies that it would !
possibly take him rather than risk
a serious party schism. This same
"Old Guard would undoubtedly
stand for Wood, but for the report
cd hostility Of Senator Penrose to I
ward the generals aspirations. Sen
ator Penrose will not be here al
though he has rented house for
the week at reported fabulous
price. His proxy will be held BY
John A. King of Connecticut, who
was tho first manager of the Wood
campaign.
King had falling out with Col.
Proctor, who later came in as the
financial angel" of the Wood cam
paign BOOM but there are reports
that Proctor may be shelved and
King again become the "fair-hared
boy in conjunction with Frank
Warwick" Hitchcock the president
maker, who has been handling the
Wood campaign in the south, and
who is notoriously hostile to Col.
Proctor.
If this should eventuate, Woods
chances would be much brighter.
IIo would then be in a position to
get the "Od Guard" support some
time during the balloting, and if he
should receive this he could be nom
mated
The past week Witnessed a curl
Gus phenomenon. Wood and John
son had been fighting each other
but because of the strongly
confident bearing of the Lowdenites,
both the Wood and Johnson camps
became somewhat alarm
ed, and for several days both have
been turning their guns upon Low
den. Thus there has been establish
ed sort of community of interest
between Wood and Johnson, which
may or may not prevail, once the
is we'll under way.
Senator Harding has undoubtedly
benefited by these developments.
The "Old Guard" would like to NOM
mate him if it can. 1t would also
like to nominate Senator Knox, and
would probably prefer the Pennsyl-4
vanian to the Ohioan. The fear is
that any one branded with the "Old
Guard" label would be seriously
weakened. However, Harding's cam
palgn has been so quiet, and has so
avoided giving offense to any of the
other candidates that they all seem
pleasantly disposed toward him.
The town is ablaze with pre-con-
veution enthusiasm and alive with
political gossip. There is an inn
mense Johnson streamer all the way
across the great Auditorium hotel
proclaiming to all and sundry that
Hiram Johnsons headquarters arel