Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-07
NO NOMINEE IN SIGHT
ON EVE OF CONVENTION
Wood, Johnson and LoWden Claim
Gains as Delegates Arrive
for TomorroW's Opening
nv Associated pres - Every Evenina

for Tomorrow's Opening
By Associated Press ~ Every Evsring
Chicago. juno z The arfions ~ the
Republican National Committee w}uch
hopng ltg sessions NJ noon tomorr"W ~
parontlv worked foda9 r. heninDd 81
stead II clarity the question II aho VIII
be their nominee for President Wood
Ioud-n and Johnson supporters Fero
driving hard for be advantage and ali of
them were claiming gains rs Pc halhn6e ~
the lIninatrIrted delrgatcE rolled into
Chicago BIT the besf claims lor any
~ the three amounted n little more fhpn
fourth ri ho total dcirgaica s'rrug'h
IN the fire. ballot and # iaEr7 majority
fo nominate With prospects q d0+d-
lork thus becoming bpftcr hourly. iarnrlfr
SONS and dark horse possibilities nrrcaecd
their acfivltlcs and further tangled thc
knoifcd rcins If control FIR winch tne
party leaders nre wrestling
The outlook helped ton tn cnliyrn 'ne
s1uahb1r over contested convention -fata
and tho struggle over permanent orghnna-
tton of ~ convention a iaasF Some gnd
posaIbly all HI the l97 contests derided by
the national committee aill tie brought he-
fore tho credentials committee FIR / re-
hearing and few may be decided finally
on tho convention floor fErtf
Realizing the power which might ~
welded bv fricndlv staff nf permanent
convention officials the managers f0r aIl
the candidates are studying carefully be-
fore thew uiInp one way or tie other ln the
chorcr 0f 4 permane ui chairman
Senator NrC orrnick # Illinois and
former Senator Brycrldge. of Indiana are
most prominently mentioned for the
charrrnanshIp, but the srenRlh behind
neither has vet become clearly defined and
a choice may he postponed until the last
minute.
RI the outlook over candidates and
organization IS uncertain, most q fhc
leaders gree hat the situation ~ regards
platform nt least : beginning 70 take
form Ouiv few ot the more trouble
qnne Dlanks remain tn he greed IN and
although some snarp struggles are p PROS
pect no one seems to think tharany uf tacE
slll lead to serious consequences
coNrrSTfov ovER .EAarr pfASN-
There are Indications dav hat Z
League ~ Nations plank over winch one
If ,hc bIttcrrst -.rIggies aad been pre-
.Hrted. might soon ac gwen thc approva
of all the leaders except small group q
mild rc,eryafl9ast senators he John.
son-Borah rrcc0nctlahle- aaFe fianA
of their own - submit II the platform
conferences 10 not Weld result accept
.bie to chem baf they adlcatcd CON
fidpncp todat hat no open tlgat nN tncn
1nud ac necessary
The mid rs-cr1atant-t. are a.--atl-
hrd Sftb 'le plauh 4naef consideration
~ the platform conference, aoeau9e
Would aaxe She iorce tary ~ay. mereN
declaring against tile leaSle covenant i.
contained In the trr.stE q Versailles
They want an affirmative declaration roi
ratification E the traty NitH ategaardln.
! reservations
wooD sts>ssER- roR HEtHRID"l.
In ,he aghf over permanent argsniza
tloa the Wood forces will throw IS loa~
some ii tbclr strength .oT senator Bev
erl3.e
Erauk Il H.tshc.ek to-day snl Woal'
have iss.n tas hn even raoaEh ne has
nor bcs0 Instructed IS Hl7 ~tafe io
OiCuers Wood | ha.c reason - he
lleve th1 senator Ifter igc s highly re
garded IN other c8up-
Fricud> oi t,oz ecnur >proai os FcHn>yl
vaala said TIE vernon had - par1eula
+ choice fer the permanent rlIarmansmp
JOHNSON WANTS noBaH-
senator Johnson IS for Senator Bouh
! II Idaho II thc latter Indicates that h,
+ desires the shairmanshp
Senator johnson mass meeting Is
night bv Nhich h.- supporters hopc /,
hroW Ms campaign forcihv spon The q.
teutlon oj the uauoa. will be addresSet
also Ay senator Ber3h. ibe California
candidate IS eNpe, set to deal WITH varjoG
/ TOPICS ia controversy Before the gouycnucl
including the League ef Nations aud th
methods o1 selecting delegate. from tb
south tNnc, j meeting of oNer-tlop
size h0fh ol the speakers Nili hc preptrtt
go appear lu thc theatre ami outside Il
Well
The scramble loy convention icNet
hegautodal with the'rdt,tubuuon through
members oi the National Committee anl
the local arrangements committee. bae
+ 81 the pastbuard~ ana ArcOmpautlu.
+, badges and suNcnirS we're given oGt 4t i
/ hotel and there Mas i stampede of com
mtleemeu The >tat- were allotted adj
+ eordIng ta CHE praporJanate representa-
Nan Il each state oa The convention.
/ WOMAN c>>ppArn Q,rrs.
/ Miss Page Castor. the only woman Ill
/ tcrcsted III tile presidential race announce,
/ that her name viii not be presented to thl
/ convention Shc ss.ii size had withdraw
/ III favor Of anybody Who wlli endorse tht
moral reforIus for which | stand
Miss CASTOR entered the South Dakou
l primaries on 4 platform which include,
au anti cigarette plank. unadllteratC,
food aud .eleta morals
Alvin Mcdonald, member o. thc Okla
homa delegation announced that jak
Hamon, National 'ommlttcenan-clect 4
oklahoma, would receive Tile Oklah0m
votes Tor President on the first ballot
Mr. Hanon Is to he placed I'LL nomination
hv former Representative Bird s Ma
Guuc
Nomination of Governor loNdcn Nj
bc seconded. i Ma announced, ia hy,
muutge Hcrh h> t'overaas Edwin !