The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-06-10
THIRD PARTY IS
SINISTER SHADOW
1T Convention
Desperate Efforts Centeroa
Sunday IN Creation of Lad
ership Leagne of Nations =
Throne. S. sssss

SUNDAY IN Vfe0tl0n OF Lead
ersfip League of Nations 3
Throne.
BY ROBERT j. SENDER.
United News Staff CORRESPONDENT.
Chicago. juno 7.-OId guard lead
ers are rallying to break 4 trail aionx
which they may lead the republican
convention to selection OF . nominee
and platform that will insure party
peace.
With the opening OF the big con-
clave q day OF, shadows of sufficient-
~ Ill omen are floating over tho
playground here to permit OF no FUR
Their delay in the creation OF some
leadership. Senator Lodge. Murray
Sfanus Senator 5inoOI anu William
B~arnes--all familiar generals of by
gone conf1icts-are seen taking hold
OF he situation in an effort to endathe
confusion. IA.
Sinister Shadows Appear.
They were moved to q today by
the sinister shadow of third party
movement, which for days has made
ttss presence felt and1whtch has been
accumulated by the fiery challenge
Of Mayor Thompson OF Chicago SAT-
urday night, Thompson has taken e
position alongside that OF Senator
Johnson in opposition to the league
OF nations which already has lowered
over h pre-convention deliberations
like a cloud and today ..The Republi-
cam, regarded as personal organ
OF Mayor Thompson, come out with
this question:
With the republican party
~ on record against all permanent
foreign alliances, is there not much
less danger Of q third party than
there will be IL the party should
attempt to straddle this question? ~
The political leaders do not fear
q by Senator johnson. but they
are worried at the possible action Of
THOMPSON and others who have fol-
lowed the johnson banner and who
are bitter at local political develop
ments, which have gone against them.
worry is not relieved as from
state after state the news comes In
OF conventions by branches OF the
American labor party and other
groups who threaten to amalgamate
their forces and put state and nation
al tickets into the field next Novem-
Der. Already q number of such con-
ventions have nominated their men
for Office.
So Lodge and Crane today con-
ferred at length with many of the
party leaders. The longest confer
ence Lodge had was with Senator
Lenroot OF Wisconsin,, one OF the So
called mild reservationists" of the
league of nations issue in the senate.
who later took q stand firmly be-
hind Lodge. This conference had to
do with thel league plank in the plat
form, but it also had to do with
the subject Of candidates-and Len
root has been regarded as one OF
the dark horse possibilities.
But Thompson and Johnson take
he position that there shall be no
pussyfooting on the issue. no support
of a league with reservations. And
this is the position on the subject
which happens to have been taken by
other OF he several groups threaten
ing a third party movement.
What kind Of an American is an
American with reservations" asks
Thompson's newspapers today. "If
the republican party had stood for the
gold standard in 1896. with reserva-
tons. would BRYAN or MCKINLEY have
been elected 2"
will have over 15O votes on
the first ballot at the convention with
o In reserve under the surface.
Thompson will have less than a score
that he can deliver from Illinois. But
these W elements have a potential
strength, which constitute still an
other shadow for the old guard. The
latter don't want the convention con-
trolled by that element which broke
over in 1912 and threatens to accom-
plish, If not lead another split this
year.
The first movements of the old
guard are directed 1t some peaceful
solution of the league and other diff
culties because Of the attitude OF Sen
ator johnson, who the leaders believe.
means to stand regular" no matter
what happens. But if it must be q
fight, they will go into it. There was
a distinctly defiant note about Low
den headquarters today at the atti-
tude of Thompson Saturday night.
Def to Bill Thompson.
one thing you may rest assured
OIL, SAID FORMER Congressman Chip.
erfield, Of Illinois. addressing a Low
den mass meeting at the Congress
hotel Sunday morning. "The real re-
publicans of this state are solidiy be-
hind the governor and will remain
solidly behind him until and after his
nomination"
Praise RAJ voiced at the meeting
for Senator Sherman, wac apparently
has beaten Thompson in a bitter fight
for national committeeman from Illi-
nois.
Meantime the actual situation on
the respective candidates. has
changed little as the eve of the con
vention is reached. It's like a merry
%go-round. One may ride any of the
leading horses, dismount and then
find his horse is back again ready for
r~emounting. Lowden is still given
the most favorable strategic position
with a strong first choice following,
Inc perhaps the strongest second
choice following. if incoming dele
gates act on their expressed belief.
One Exemption