Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-05

! ions today was read by Secretary
mittee persons, of New York. point
| ed out that In the disputed Georgia
cases. all disputed contests We're set
tied unanimously.
| A Three Ring Finish.
Disagreement between General
Woods managers over whether the
republican national committee has
been steam rolling" his delegates fur
nished the incident which was need
ed to wind up the republican conven-
ton preliminaries with three ring
finish. :
7 Steam roller talk has not appeared
| In the preliminaries since the cele-
brated aft-Roosevelt contest OF 1912.
and it adds to the noise and confusion
in which the uninstructed delegate.
so to speak. is having some difficulty
in locating the band wagon. There
are several elements which contrib
Ute to the support Of predictions that
1t is going to be q regular old time
convention. Four gears ago on pre-
convention Saturday everything look
ed pretty tame. Charles Evans
Hughes was as good as nominated.
altho 1t was not generally known, and
the atmosphere was placid. Today
there are dozen little whirltng ed
dies. each loaded with possibilities Of
developing into tornado proportions.
No Band Wagon in Sight.
Many steadying influences which
guided the preliminaries of four years
ago are absent now. and a good many
new elements. which make for con-
fusion, are present. In the first place
the majority OF the delegates are un-
instructed, and altho q majority OF
them are anxious to board some band
wagon, there does not appear to be
ANY. There are several vehicles ready
to be rolled out, but the horse power
doesn't seem to be mobilized as yet
and everybody seems to look to tho
|possibilities that some Of the horses
- dark Moreover. the delegates
who will have to contribute the votes
to nominate the candidate seem to Be
having little real information 80 Tar
as to the starting point OF the pro-
cessipn. altho they are being invited
In half q dozen different directions.
Old Time Bosses, Absent.
Then there is the absence Of the
steadying influence Of the oId-time
leaders, who have hitherto been able
to guide the destinies of the conven-
tion. The bosses who speak with a
note Of authority seem to be absent,
and altho the incoming delegates are
willing to be led, they don't find any
considerable party being personally
conducted In any one direction.
About the only thing that anybody
seems to be agreed upon is that no
candidate Is going to be nominated
on the first ballot, and from infor-
nation that leaAs out from the var
ious inner circles of the different
groups it seems that all the managers
are figuring on at least three bal
lots to find out where they stand and
make up their estimates on the possi-
bilities. The prediction Of many sea-
soned politicians is that the conven-
ton will have its opening hurrah, the
complimentary votes for the favorite
sons, the ballots to fulfil the in
structions and pledges, and then the
real business will begin.
May Be Dark Horse.
II the program being talked Of Is
carried out, the leaders Of the dele
cations from the larger states will
have conference and decide wheth-
er they will poll their votes and re-
turning to the convention next morn
ing cast them for the man about
whom they have hopes of rallying
enough support to command ma
jority. Whether he be dark horse or
one Of the candidates now in tis.
field no one assumes to say, because
only the preliminary balloting can
determine 1t. But with that as q
starting point the seasoned ;,oliti-
clans are quite sure there will be
little delay in getting to an agree
ment. It may develop that some ono
Of the candidates now in the field,
besides having good prospects for his
nomination, will also hold veto
power which will compel the compro-
mise managers to accept a man Of
whom he approves.
Much johnson Sentiment.
Senator Johnson, of California, is
always mentioned when this prob
ability is being discussed, and none
Of the practical politicians denied the
force of the argument.
There is still another element
which adds to the uncertainty which
promises to continue up to the time
the convention begins to ballot. 1t
is a repeatedly expressed feeling
among state governors, chairmen OF
the state delegations and others,
that members of congress and fed
eraI officials have too much to say
in convention plans and decisions.
How far this element will have to
be recognized remains to be seen,
but no one here denies that there is
an active agitation going on to have
others take a hand in making UP the
program.
Ad Second Chicago Slug >. -
Opposition to pioketing Of the re-
publican convention by the national
woman's party was voiced here to-
day by Mrs. John W. McGraw, legis-
lative chairman of the Illinois Equal
Suffrage Association.
The system OF conscription by lot
has obtained in Europe since Ma
poleon's time.