The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-08
DARST WINS GUARDIANSHIP OVER
GAINES BY THE VOTE OF 9 TO 6
UNCERTAINTY
OVER RESULT
Wood-Lowden.J .JohnsonDead-
lock May Result in Dark
Horse Selection

CHICAGO. June :. Its old tlnsc lead
ers unhorSed and its iavoritcS Tor ia"
Presidency dradl"Ckcd the R"puhIl"du
PARTY will begin its national convention
here unrlcr conditions Of uncertainty un-
pdrallclcd in recent history.
Embossed and largely unurSani%rd, Tn"
delegates wcr" asking ON" another to-
might IN What direction they w"r" sway
!uG and when Il master would arise I"
lead them out of the wilderness OF their
own undccIS!un.
In the noisy turmoil or convention cN"
the only deiinHblr trend seemed to be
driving Wood. LOwdcn and Johnson into
A deadlock fight which IL was recognized
everywhere might destroy them ali. The
old timers. retleCting that II is nut
step from a deadlock"d convention l" a
STAMPEDE convention. wondered what
might happen next unless som" one
tried and tried leader settled himself
in the saddle.
Garfield and 1880.
Many were recalling the Chicago con-
veutiUu Of 1850. when the faNOrllcs an
were deserted, after deadlock III thlT-
ty-tivc ballots and James A. Garfield
who had won the onNention by his Ahcr-
man nominating speech. was nominated
Talk of a dark horse In which some or
the more experienced practical polt-
clans Joined tonight lur the lIrSl time
began Ia reVolve with increasing frank
ness about the disclosures OF the sen
aIc'S investigation Ut campaign eNpcndi-
lures. At many scattering conferences
those who advocate a dark horse nonll-
natoin predicted that in the end no man
whose name WIS involved at all IN the
evidence OF tnr investigating commit
tee could be put uciore inc country az
the party'S choice.
In the main, however, the leaders and
near leaders caucussed ana conferred
and brought forth nothing. Even those
who held the whip-hand over a few dele
gates here and there seemed unable tn
Set together with the other greater and
lesser potential diCtators Of party policy
The result WAS Il "togGy picture OF Inc
possibilities OF the next few days.
Lodge May Fill Both Chairs.
one effect OF The prospective dead
lock was 10 add impetus 10 III" move
mcnt to make the temporary orSaniza-
lion OF the convention permanent. sen
imenl among the delegates Is strong
ly against prolongins the contests INTO
next week II ii can be avoided. ana II
was agreed that ii Senator Lodge OF
Massachusetts, the temporary chair-
man, were elected To serve also as per
manent chairman the fUrmaltt.cS might
be greatly shortened.
There also was feeling among some
OF the delegates against setting up Tor
the critical period OF ballotinE pcrma-
nent organization which might be elect
ed after a Tight ard thus might feel
ablIEatcd TO one group or another Inc
managers for som" OF the candidates
said thcy hoped Tor Ru agreement con-
tinuinH Senator Lodge in the chairman
ship.
To make the temporary organization
permanent would Du IL run counter 10
the usual custom but II wa. argued
that. having gone :" far in npscttns
prcCrdcntS. the party need not stop for
so small matter as organization Tor
malltIes. Certainly. say the tNpcrlehC-
ed ones tn" Kind ~ convention now
abou, to begin viii hr IA thing entirely
novel The big men Of past campaigns.
they say. would turn over ia their
graves If they could see great quad
rennial party gathering going my" ses-
sion without even one boss I" which 1t
could turn. and with Al whole collection
OF presidential asEirants. INCLUDING
those at the top of the list IN the con-
NCntion city III immediate l"u'h with
their forces.
UPWARDS ot dozen Of those who are
considered possibilities for the nomi-
nation are now on tho ground, d Though
most OF them had said previously Ihat
they had no intention OF coming. Sen
ator Johnson made no such announce
ment. however. and when h" followed
the example uf Colonel Roosevelt in
l9l@ and opened his own h"aGVuarters;
the oIhe~ - .didates decided they could
not AFFORD 1" maintain any less dlrcct
touch with the biz show.
Talk Of Harding.
In the dark horse and idN"rW" son
talk today there again was mention OF
Charles Evans hughes along with
Senator Harding OF Ohio. Governor
SprouI Of PENNSYLVANIA, Governor Cool
idge OF Massachusetts and others. or
ali the availableS Senator Harding has
about him the greatest number or cN-
perirnced men IN national politics. who
would be ready 10 take advantage Ht
snv move that might benefit him.
in it's session tomorrow III" cony"n-
tion is expected to no more than effect
temporary organization. listen 10
senator Lodges keynote speech as
temporary chairman, appoint the r"u-
tine committees and then adjourn TO
hermit committee work. SOM "f the
leaders thought that If tho temporary
officers were made permanent. thus
shortening the nrst days proceedings.
banotinK for the presidential nominee
might begin late Wednesday. The gen
erai belief. however. was that the first
roll cali was FIR more likely TO come
Thursday.