South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-09
WOOD FORCES
ELATED OVER
DEVELOPMENTS
Old Line Political Leaders,
However, Drifting Toward
Gov. Lowden.
BY Associated Press:

By ASSOClAteQ lTeSss
CHICAGO, June s.-The Wood
forces are elated, Tuesday night al
though the general trend Of the talk
among old line optical leaders is
toward LOwden. They won a vic
tory in the principal business trans
acted.
Instructed Wood delegates won
the two most important commit
tee chairmanships-Sen Watson. OF
Indiana. for resolutions. and Ed
ward D. Dufield, OF New Jersey
for credentials.
Frank II. Hitchcock was desig-
mated by the Wood delegates as
their supreme strategist.
Think of the psychological effect
OF this victory" he SAID when asked
where and how he expected Wood
10 benefit from these steps in or
SANITATION.
Control Committee.
I'VE controlled the committees
against powerful opposition. almost
solid anti-Wood forces" Mr.. Hitch
cock added, so far as increasing
our total number OF delegates -
concerned the selection Of Mr.. Duff
field over Charles II. lines, Of Mass
achusetts. IS of small moment. We
will make no effort 10 Overturn the
work Of the national committee on
contests. To do so. would preju
dice the Wood cause and I have
given our forces instruction not to
do so. No rouEh-stuff will come
from us but we are glad 10 be able
20 show that the majority OF the
committee on credentials. and also Of
resolutions is not against Wood
4 81. "a.
taking place the drift Of the talk,
and II may be nothing more, was
trending toward Lowden.
Purpose of Program.
IL was kept going by old line party
leaders-men who were leaders IN
former conventions when they made
party presidential nominations -
but whether ii is sufficiently potent
TO affect the delegates who are OPP
posed to Wood or Johnson they do
not profess to know, themselves
The program. II II can be so called.
is first to establish to the satisfac-
ton OF uninstructed delegates and
those only instructed az a cOmpli-
ment TO men who have failed TO
make further Roadway that neither
Wood nor johnson can get enough
10 win. Some of these leaders are
In the same list
With less than half Of the dele
gates sewed up with instructions
which many say do not in all cases
represent the desires of the men
bound by them, the sponsors for
the Lowden talk advocate a rapid
succession Of ballots TO produce as
quickly as can be done honorably
cracking Of instructed support.
Those who are now talking LOwden
say they believe the disintegration
will begin with Johnson and Wood
forces. 1t is not clear why they
profess not TO fear that Lowden
VIII be affected in the same way.
Reason For Willingness.
One reason behind the willing
ness OF these Lowden advocates 70
take all the risks that necessarily
accompany efforts 10 upset instruc-
tions is said to be that the sup
porters OF LOwden would be salts
fed with any conservative who can
be nominated and have a harmoni-
Gus party behind him. whether IL
be Harding, Sproul. Knox, Coolidge.
Hughes or some one VINO has not
yet figured conspicuously.
Lets have the test" they say.
NO one has had any particular
advantage so far IL we can't win
with LOwden we will try another"
In contrast 10 Mr.. Hitchcock's
statement, Gov. Isowden and Sen.
Johnson expressed their views OF the
situation in the following state
ments:
The reports coming TO us today
make US very optimistic and I am
entirely satisfied with the situa-
ton" said Gov. Lowden.
Sen. Johnson said: II have an
abiding confidence in the ultimate
result. I feel very certain that thrs
convention, In view OF all that has
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