Evening star., 1920-01-15
CONNECTICUT HAS
LEANING TOWARD
HARDING, LOWDEN
Wood Management Dropped
by Nng-Sentiment for
"BuSiness Man" Seen.
BY N. O. MESSENGER


When John T. King, republican ma
tionai committeeman from Connecticut,
set out to captain the Leonard Wood
boom many people naturally inferred
that he had Connecticut all coopered
up for his man; that his committee
mansh1p carried influence in the party
which enabled him to control his
state, or that he was sure of state
wide sentiment for the general. such
is Tar from being the case as inquiry
appears to develop
Mr. King. to be sure is no 1onger
in charge of the Wood national man
aeement, but has turned the wheel
over to William Cooper Proctor of
Cihcinn natl This transfer of COM
inand has caused considerable specu-
! latlon among politicians in Connecti-
| cut, New York and elsewhere
The prevailing opinion in Hartford
seems to be that the reason Mr.. King
left the coming tower was possibly
a suggestion that his feud with the
republican organization of the state
would hurt Gen. Woods chances of
getting delegates, and that it would
be wiser to let Gen. Woods candi-
dacy proceed upon its merits, ire
spective of Mr.. Kings ENHANCEMENT
with the cogwheels of the repub-
lican organization.
Harding and Lowden Loom.
Senator Harding and Gov. Frank
Lowden stand good prospect of being
the principal rivals for the vote Of
Connecticut when the state conven-
ton selects the delegates to Chi
cago- A short time ago Gov. Low
den's name was mentioned first but
today they are speaking of Harding
or Lowden-thiS arrangement sub
| ject to change without notice The
Wood sentiment ~ the state is be-
lieved by resident observers here. of
| competent authority, to be decidedly
! in the minority.
The republican organization is one
of the old-fashioned regular organi-
cations. copper-sheathed and steel
| riveted, that must give great satis-
| faction to the shades of Gen. Hawley
and Senator Orville H Platt. 1t doesn't
run mucn with reforms and uplift and
| all that sort of thing. unless the word
goes out from the managers that it is
| the correct play. J. Henry Rorabeck.
chairman of the state COMMITTEES;
| Col. Isaac Ullman. boss of New Haven
county, and State Attorney General
Frank E. Haley. along with Gov. Hol-
| combe, come pretty near telling the
| republicans upon appropriate occa-
sion what is to be the correct play.
The Stars correspondents informa-
| ton is that these gentlemen. together
with Charles Hopkins Clark. editor OF
| the Courant, are looking very favor
ably upon Senator Harding and GOV.
Lowden. withholding distinction for
| the present. Not that they love Gen.
Wood any the less personally. but
they do not like some of the COM
pany he keeps.
Democrats Holding Back.
The democrats are not talking much
about candidates probably waiting, II
is said, for hint from their big four
leaders These are Homer S. Cum
mings, chairman of the democra.lo
national ocmmittee; David E. Fftz-
gerald, chairman of the democratic
! state central committee; Thomas J. s.
Pellacy and Representative Lonergan
| Word has somehow sifted around
that Attorney General Mitchell Pal.
mer is looking up as a candidate. and
! the suggestion takes all right Many
| democrats are asking whether the
President will want it again. Other
democrats. as well as republicans, are
suggesting Herbert Hoover. but Ine
/ democratic ball has not yet started
rolling among the rank and ME, Al
/ though the leaders no doubt nave
nretty good idea of the man they
! like best.
The democrats are reported to The
Stars correspondent to be in a sym
/ pathetic frame of mind (Which pre-
walls among so many republicansl Ia
/ vorable to putting the SOFT peual On
demagogic politics in the campaign
and nominating a man OF praclicai
Rear in mind that Connecticut is an
intensely practical state. and It's mlo
die name is business" Journeys
along the main arteries OF traVei pre-
sent a panorama of factories. ron
tics that interferes with material pros
perity or politics based upon altru
istic or demagogic theories does NOT
make much of hit with tnese na'u
headed Connecticut men OF anais. a..
! Fl r.
slogan is well received in TINS stare
and receptive ears are not connneo 10
one party.
Want Treaty Ratification.
The attitude of the republicans to-
ward the league of nations mas, ~ 10
believed, on the whole, been 10 leah
To sunport of the position of the two
senators But informants state now
that there is a strong swing IN pup
lie opinion toward concessions on
both sides, in the interest of ratlnca-
ton of the treaty.
When Senator Brandegee's term e1
hires he will be renominated witnout
onnosition it is stated here, and DEM
ocrats do not entertain any genulne
hope of putting their man. VINO VIII
probably be Homer S. Cummings. INTO
the senator's seat.
Connecticut is a tight little state.
with politics field well in hand in both
PARTIES The disposition or the oeie-
gates to the two conventions VIII DC
arranged in a buSinesSlike way, When
the time comes. by the managers. In
the meantime the rival boomers Will
always be accorded a hearing. NO
trouble. to show goods
Bryan's split did not make enough
echo up here to cause democrats TO
look up from their checker games.
People look at you as if they thought
YOU were trying to banter them when
YOU suggest that Mr.. Bryan has driven
a wedge into the party They are for
the organization. Mr.. Bryan is very
remote and unreal figure to Connecti-
cut democrats.