Evening star., 1920-06-09
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

CHICAGO. June s.-Two rival sets
of managers are really lighting fo'
control of the next republican cam
paign, and it is not altogether perti-
nent who the nominee shall be sc
long as control is assured the vic
torious group. ~.
Thus does the struggle between the
Lowden and the Wood managers over
shadow everything else.
Former Postmaster General Hitch
cock and his lieutenants are battling
ostensibly in behalf of Leonard Wood
and Tobias Hert of Kentucky is push
ing things all he can for Lowden. but
each mana ger knows that II neither
Wood nor Lowden is nominated the
maneuvers by which the dark horse
is named must be such as to assure
a say in the management OF that
nominees campaign.
Behind the scenes conferences ga
lore and whispered messages from
group to group intensity the excite
ment as the truth stares every con-
tender in the iace--namely. that not
one of the men whose names nave
been mentioned for the presidency
can look forward to the ballotine wit,
any degree Of confidence.
Nay. the fights that are ahead ma )
tear the managers further asuntier.
Third Party Rumor..
Senator Borah is determined to
make a fight before the convention
on the league of nations. Some OF his
friends are openly quoting the Idaho
senator as predicting an independent
ticket If the republican party insists
on favoring the ratification OF the
peace treaty with reservations
Nobody says that Borah will lead II
or that Hiram johnson will sanction
il, for those two men have not deh-
nitely made known their intentions
But the shrewd leaders are beginning
really to fear that the anti-treaty and
anti-league sentiment will find ar
outlet of some kind in a new party
Senator Medill Mccormick hints a,
it. William Randolph Hearst plans II
William Jennings Bryan hopes for 1t
Nevertheless the senatorial group
and the elder statesmen who
make up the resolutions committee
which is to draft the platform. have
unfiinchingly taken their staA w.
Senator Lodge in favor of the pea,,
treaty with reservations" 1t is q
first defeat for Senator johnson ant
probably will be further accentuatet
when the convention turns down Sen
ator Borah's plea for plank agains
the treaty and league in any'form.
Notwithstanding the enthusiastic
demonstrations LOT johnson anu TN
stand which a dozen republican sena
tors have taken against the treat!
and league with or without reserya
tions, the determination of the mel
in control of this convention-namely
the Wood and Lowden managers:
to brush Johnsons viewpoint aside
as inconsequential. They do not wan
to give the democrats the clear-cu'
issue on the treaty which President
Wilson has sought.
Tendency to Ignore Californian.
Indeed. there is growing tendenc.
to ignore the California senator IL
many quarters here. His declaration
that he would not bolt is accepted
in good faith and further ahead thar
the present job of nominating can
didate the aforesaid leaders do not
seem to be looking.
Again and again delegates arr
heard expressing the belief that John.
son is and would be a wN1derfu
vote-getter, but the EASTERN srepub
licans are almost unit against him
so that only miracle can bring abou
his nomination. ssa 5a-9.s -
Only these behind the-curtain trans
actions and negotiations count befor
the balloting. Like generals in 6
military setting. they win not mar.
shall the greatest force on the drst
advance. But as the second and thirt
ballots are taken surprising strength
will unquestionably be shown by
Leonard Wood. The strategy of mis-