Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-09
tering cheers that died away much more
rapidly than the greeting given to National
Chairman Hays, who opened the ball.

Sympat hetlc colleagues ana Pentecl Iiiou
OF $1,000 that wanted to be entertained
with ncrve-tingling flight of oratory and
thrilling periods. :.
The infrequent breaks in the dis
course, which was meticulously accurate
in literary form were neither systematic
nor earnest, merely observing the politely
dccorous proprleiies.
The chief critic of President Wilson
did not appear to bo in good form. lie
dronod through long periods of unlmpres-
sive patitudos admirably phrased but
enumerated lifelcssly and entirely lacking
in spontaneity. His concluding period
earned him the most tlatterinR piaudlts
less than minute IN duration.
Some of the Senators stanchest admirers
predicted IN advance of his address that
the effect of it would promote him from
I he dark horse class of Presidential
possibilities to the front rank OF chlct
contcndors. The prophecy was not TO
peatcd after his speech The representative
of Big business that filled the choicest
seats IN the hall and yawnod through
MIR Lodge effort, prohahly wiped hum OF
their ''acceptablcs list before he had
negotiated the first thousand words.
big Business at Work.
But the representatives OF the steel,
oil. railway, insurance, motor shipping,
banking, manufacturing and promoting
industries never for an instant permitted
their coldlv calculating glances to wander
iar from the main ISSUE or 60 hc diverted
from the game of beating Hiram Johnson
rs the first necessity and then To find
the best man to elect for the Presidency
The millionaTcs and even billionalrcs
who attended as they might 90 Summing
or TO hunt meet prospcciCd and assaycd
the samples submitted by hcrprotrsslonal
political allies both as regards to measures
and men
The blackstone Hotel wasa veritabe
hive Of industry, for was there that the
real drama was rchCarscd he blaCk-
stone show was not public one. Il was
divided into scenes and ''scts pretty
much after the manner in which the movies
arc staged IN the studios ot the picture
making plants But there was steady and
systematic co-opcration between the sue
ccssivc floors in which tho principal actors
operated. studied purpose about each
act The rooms in winch money talked
wire tho magnets that attracted the pro
tcss,onal leaders 1t was ~ them that tho
demands of Rig business were made
known and the orders for their execution
given.
WAR 70 IND 0N RADICALS.
During the day and tonight nearly
every leader Of Importance found his
way into the sanctuary EsQured hN
their confidential men and lobbyists
tho hir mon IN the world ol finance kept
an cve on the market, dispatched messages
and INQUIRIES to each other and decided
what and who vould be best for business.
ON ono point Money was certain
This was that the hest interests Of
tho country mstilied the adoption Of any
means t0 accomplish the complete ex-
termination oi radicallsm from the ma
ton
Money" was comfortably sangune
tonight that its fundamental under
taking would tc attended with satis-
factory results. as the delegates will in
auguratc tile official method Of removing
Johnson form the path Of Big business
tomorrow or On Thursday Tho representa-
tlvcs at the great mouevcd concerns Seem
IA pretty wcll convinced tonight that tho
California senator would he thrust
aside for Il man less "mpnacIng The
repre.scntatvcs that reached the spokc~-
mon tor Money were wholly satisfactory
on this point Tho figures that were sub
mittcd 10 them had to be- accurate.
They purportcd to prove that John
son could and would hc defeated Il the
delegates counted on as susceptible @
the influence OF capital DO not get col q
feet
no NOT FEAR STAMPEDE.
Tho only chance credited 10 tho Cali
fornia progressive cmcftaiu was some thing
IN the form of stampede stimulated hH q
furious attack from HIM The leader s re-
porting to "BlC business brought as
Suranccs that barring unexpected develop
mont~. tho majority Of tho dcicgat es that
can ne counted on arc not Of the type that
surrcndcrS to emotions aroused bN either
appeals or threats
Still they admitted that the dragoonlng
Of tho delegates IN 1912 by the Late Col
Roosevelt has left AN iudclhlc impression
that makes for tim dity- The leaders wer'
admoniShed 10 keep a vjEliant eye on then
men and avoid provoking an open CON
filct which might provide the aggressive
| Californian with an opening to rip tn,
| head of the party molasscs barrel. which
! IS functiomng perfectly up 10 date
| That IS what the leaders are trying
| to prevent They have held out the
olive branch 10 Johnson several time.
| during the past forty-eight hours, ever
/ 10 lic GNtpilt 81 AtSkfaNtiiiliE Ntbiik
| Theodore Roosevelt, son Of his old ally
| with an offer to let him name the Per
manent Chairman of the convention
rejected because johnson insisted or
Borah his political buddy, who Is not
acceptable 10 the groups that contro
the convention up to date
Various other feelers have come =
not hing Johnson maintains ms arhl
trarv position against compromise lie
| viii not traffic with the enemy. He know
Big Business is against him, that ne j
marked FOR slaughter: that he personife.
| "radicalsm IN lis most virulenJ anC
offensive form 20 the rnoneyed interests
lie probably knows too that he Is gonl
TO be defeated if every influence that b.
regards as reactionary can accomplish
his defeat
But he seems determined to compe
the enemy to make every move, {,
deliver every punch, much after the man
ner of game pugilist who refuses (
throw up the sponge How he will com,
ZIP for the first round he has not decided
But be is ready TO meet it, and if there il
no fouling in the clinches he will probably
take lis medicine and shake hands with
the winner.