The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-26
c. 0. P. LOOKING
FOR DARK HORSE
Senator P. G. Knox is Discuss
ed as Compromise Candi-
date for President by /
Political Leaders. s
tCLOsE TO ALL FACTION
Is Personal Friend Of Borah-Johnson
Group and Also Stands High
Among Old Guard
Leaders.
IBy l.. C. Martin, United Press Staff
CORRESPONDENT.

Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Apr. 26.-The sit
uatiun developed by the hot fight for
the republican presidential nomination
today caused G. o. P. leaders in the
inner circle" of the party councils
to begin casting about for compro-
mise candidate, should one be requir-
ed.
They are considering Senator Phil
ander C. Knox, of Pennsylvania, form
er attorney general and formerly sec
retary of state. His name is being
heard with increasing frequency
among influential republican politi.
clsns in Washington.
Knox is favored for these reasons:
His experience in government,
both legislative and administrative
branches.
2-His standing in both wings of the
republican party.
He is close personal friend OF
Senator johnson and stood with the
Borah-J ohnson irreconc ilables In the
treaty fight. He is at the same time
close to Penrose, Smooth, Lodge and
iother old guard leaders.
3-His reputation before the coun-
try as a conservative whose record
in the senate, his friends say, show
him to have favored really progress
tsive governmental measures.
Hitchcock Helping ou:.
CHICAGO, April 26.-F'rank II.
Hitchoock. expert manager OF presi-
Sdential campaigns, today was help
ing OUT Major General Leonard
Woods campaign, according 10
~
man Of the Wood organization.
Proctor conferred here yesterday
with Wood and later denied reports
he was to be displaced by Hitchcock.
so far as know, | am TO remain
lin charge of General Woods caui-
paign," Proctor said "Hitchcock is
Iaelping out. He is not TO nave
. charge of any territory that know
Of ..- .e
! Tomorrow Important Day.
| TBy Harold Jacobs, United PfeSs
Staff Correspondent
| NEW YORK, April 26.-Iomorrow
! will be the most important single Gay
! in <the pre-convention campaign 10
date. ...
There will be three republican and
three democratic primaries ana TWO
republican state conventions, at WHICH
133 republican and 1l2 democratic
! delegates will be selected as follows:
| New Jersey primaries, Is repuoh-
! cans and 2S democratic delegates;
Ohio primaries, 4S delegates eacn'
Massachusetts primaries, 50 repuoll'
can and 36 democratic; Washington
convention, IA republicans; ldaho
, convention, Wednesday, repnpilcans.
The day will be featured by Sena'
FOR Hiram Johnson's "last ditch
fight, to carry the New Jersey conVel-
tion and win foothold in the east, anu
Inv Major General Woods simultane'
ous invasion of two 1avor1te son
states. 80 +,o
| wood has disregarded, one OF the
iunwritten laws Of practical polltlcs ny
fcarrying his fight into "faVoflte SON
TERRITORY in Ohio and Massachusetts.
as he did in Illinois. In Ohio he VIII
he opposed to Senator Warren Haro'
ing Their names are the only ones
on the republican ballots.
An entire slate has been put up ~
Massachusetts by the wood orSanlza
tion The rival candidates are unh
structed. but are known 10 1aVof GOV
ernor Calvin Coolidge with one e&
cention. This is a candidate Tor oeie
gate at large who is understood 'e
be for Hoover
i wood is also working for endorse
ment OF the Idaho and Washlnsto4
conventions. In Idaho ne Is oppose'
nv senatoraWm. Borah who is stump
, ing the country for Johnson. senator
Miles Poindexter is the "favorlte son
Of washington, But he will nave
competition in the state conVenlo!
for wood, Johnson and Hoover.
Governor James Cox IS the on.
"a andidate on the democratic ballot Il
ohio: Governor Edward !. EuWaru'
is supposed 10 have everything III:
own way in New Jersey, whlie wa
liam G, McAdoo is supposed 10 nav
: the support of the Massachuse1''
democrats.
Delegation to Harding.
! rp, lanes It. Kolbert, United Pres
Staff Correspondent
/, CLEVELAND. O., April 2o'-opi1
ion nreyailed here today that ON