The evening world., 1920-06-12
STAND or eoRAH AIDS THE
HARDING BOOM.

the johnson group TO the nomination
OF Wood or Lowden aided in reach
ing TIE sentiment in favor OF Hard
ing. BOrah. while leader Of the John
son band. is NclOse 70 the Senatorial
CLIQUE that mas undertaken TO con-
troll the nomination
II will support no man who is not
clean" said Borah. "A million and
a half doilaus have been spent in the
interest OF Wood. No man can ride
into the White House on a Pullman
car"
Plans OF the Harding boomers de-
pend upon tho resultH Of the carly
bailoting to-day. They say that II
there is. no early break from the
ranks OF the present leading candi-
dates the time will be set when the
swing to Harding must be set in
motion. Before. me conference the
nine delegates who have been keeping
it,ibi1 fSr The. Evsning World were
Btill disposed 10 plek Knox and John
son, as the ticket. They considered
Johnson out OF tae race for first place.
WOOD AND LoWpEN AFTER THE
JOHNSON MEN.
Wood and Lowden scouts went Af-
ter the Johnson delegates without de-
lay, and the scouting kept up all
night. The delegates instructed for
fAxprite .,ones were also sought aasid-
snously and entertained as lavishly ai
. thu circumstance will permit, Id
view Of the Eighteehth Amendment.
and the fear that the Democrats will
attempt 10 make ain issue OF the large
Amounts Of money which have been
apent thus Car In the campaign.
10 get at tho inside Of the situa-
tioa Il should be explained mat a
hand Of United States Senators Get
ON . long time 10 run this oonven-
rlon. and name the candidate and
write the plhtforrn. and up 70 this
time they have been more q less
successful They have. 20 a great ex-
tent, assimilated the situation. They
arr IN control OF the convention ma =
chinery. They arranged a compro-
mise with johnson on the League Of
Nati6ns plank in the platform. but
they can't handle the Delegates.
TheV do not want Gen. Wood nomi-
mated. All thor efforts have been
bent to prevent his nomination. In
this intent they had the hearty assist
anee OF all the other candidates and
until the charge was maue and sub
atantlated that GOV. Lowden's money
li&d found its way into, the hands o.
certain delegates they were reason
ably sure they could nominate Gov
I4o~den II they wanted 20. or Senator
harding OF Ohio II they wanted "a
D o. maybe some dark horse they pigh
select
The Wood campaign had beei
gathering them for weeks before tn
eonvention. Since the convention
opened Il has been driving them I
desperation. and When7it came tim
20 Gtart the balloting for candidate
yesterday they were not sure az thei
around. but they allowed the ballot
rSlng 10 proceed; as matter OF fac
hihey couldn't help themselves. tn
s5eeBsatss were running the conven
lion.
.etAkNoEOvRE ALL NIGHT r
-leot 1oi be'BEAT. WOOD.
sll lshnRh truth the object of most {
.befll Ssihshoehvring around during III
'f8aghe uwas 10 beat wooG But IN
q ias56d speopfe We're not die, Ther
psEfs Some Fptetty' smooth politici
sliybfi6eFs arodhd the wood headdual
lfisFs.s fnolndlnk one frank Hitchcocl
tiasdappe6fs tiils n6rfiihg that the n,
tpFtadito ~ adst nights Negotiations hs
-alBee6oa" pun i'Vhfsh wifi enable n
,tltResat9iiad ot tfe eonvi htion to ma
iER4g gloak X they. can hoI
i0i % aBEtes Waedsdl far that task
le6iEhooSof tslls quite igeiisrally agree
~ ~ lqtsig etteAgtH with tbe delegate
4e} nav dsgahs W HPy
itnh tlAI vq1ersa 3oltilt hsd might
linDealni imIassaan@pnoSniae seaItd
date IN the long run II a tick
Headed by Knox could not be pl
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