New-York tribune., 1920-06-12
Wood Backers
Still Hopeful
Of n. Y. Vote
supporters of the General
: Disappointed at Failure
to Gain Successfully as
the Butler Total Wanes
Lowden Shows Strength
Delegation to Hold Confer
ence Before Returning to
Convention This Morning

IIf1k
ot General Wood in the New York DEL
.eation made good only on the first
ballot in their pre-convention guesses
as to the delegates that would support
The General. Their estimates varied
from ten to fourteen on the first bal
lot. with steadily increasing total for
succeeding ballots. They polled ten
on the first ballot, nineteen on the Sec
md twentythree on the third, and
fell back to twenty on the fourth
There is still opportunity for them
70 swell their total to near fifty, but
:he Lowden forces have as good pros
poets for increasing their total as the
friends OF the General.
Butler Support Wanes
The supporters of DR.. Butler made a
valiant fight, and on the first ballot
polled sixty-eight for him. This was
fewer than they expected. The pre-
detions OF the politicians with refer
ence TO the disintegration OF DIR. But
ler's support were verified, however, as
bis vote on the second ballot fell off to
forty-one, on the third to twenty-five
and on the last ballot to eighteen.
Probably on the first ballot to-mor-
row his following will diminish more.
as the break of the Johnson men and
the Pennsylvania delegation Is expect
ed on the early ballots, at which time
DR.. Buffers name either will be with
drawn or his votes will be absorbed by
the leading candidates.
The New York delefation Is anxious
ly awaiting the hour of 9:15 to-mor-
row morninv, when they will meet in
conference prior to goinb to the con-
ven.ion.
The Lowden people are talkinp to-
nibhs OF attempting to force the dele
gates to caucus when they meet in the
morning, but the Wood leaders in the
delegation declare that any such at
tempt will fail, as there would be a
vaik-out on the part of at least one
third Of the delegates.
the various leaders OF the delegation
were busy tonight trying to pick the
winner. Some could see nothing but
Wood, while others were equally in
sistent that Lowden would be nomi-
mated. One New oYrk City delegate
thought that in the event of real
deadlock it would be Knox or Sproul,
with Johnson as a running mate.
Most OF the New York delegates look
Tor az least three more ballots to-
morrow
The hght Of the Lowden men In the
New York delegation to-day was led
by Senator James W. Wadsworth ir..
vino voted consistently for DR.. Butler.
but who marched with Lowden shouters
around the hall following the Illinois
Governors nomination.
Senator Wadsworth said tonight he
expected to continue to support DR..
Butler as long as he is in the race.
senator Wadsworth took with him
ha n
held, Henry W. Taft, Charles D. Hilles.
Samuel S. Koenig, Colonel Lafayette
b. Gleason. William Barnes and other
well known leaders.
Smell Sticks by Coolidge
representative Bertrand n. Smell
voted for his old college chum, Gov
ernor CALVIN Coolidge, and others who
liked the Governor as a candidate were
Paul Windels, OF Brooklyn; Otis H.
Cutler, of Suffern; Daniel j. Gleason.
o. Alilerton, and former Senator Elon
L. brown. who said this week that he
expected to vote for General Wood
igo Or three times.
Inc Wood people were confident to-
night that before the end of the bal
ioting tomorrow they would break
even with Lowden in the Empire State
Iaey count on the Coolidge and Hoover
sole and expect to get three of the
I'VE Sohnson votes and more than half
ol the twenty bitter ender Butler
nen, me VINO stood fast for the doctor on
the fourth ballot.
II am confident that Lowden is 60
ing TO win ont Tomorrow sold VIII
IAN j. Tuily, the New York manager
q MS campaign. While 1t Is a fact
mat both he and General Wood are a
sood ways from the goal, believe
.nat IN the shifts tomorrow Lowden
gong to get the best of it. l be-
asss tnat ne will get more than half
VI the California delegation"
senator Wadsworth was not san
salne about victory for Lowden. "I
sahnoe see that it looks very rosy
srIe sssner for Wood or Lowden," he said.
iaey are running about even. No one
san Tell where the Johnson following
ing.o 'Sso' afe 10
me arst and fourth ballots are
.. ..sen herewith In detail to show the
First Ballot
,ar ror HIoover-Milier, Arthur LAu-
'sace, William L. Ward-a.
,sof Butler-Wadsworth. Calder,
u,aoympson, John Wagner, Thorndyke, G.
sesAennee. John McCrate, JACOB Bart
seaeIcr. Charles s. Dewey, Jacob Bren-
sr' Cnarles 2. Murphy, Alfred E. Vass,
frederick j. H. Kracke, Lewis NJ. Swa-
~ Paul Windel, William Boardman,
IRE sassoer'ck oppikofer, Marcus B. Camp
s, s, Jacob A Livingston, Robert Ken
Reuben L. Haskell, Thomas ]. Nc
n, nnsnn, George Cromwell, Chauncey NJ
ppe"; Joseph Levenson, Helen Varick
i.Sreh, Samuel 8. Koenig, Fiorelio H
n Iaardia, Michael H. Blake. Henry
iaft, James r. Sheffield, Albert !.
sTal~ih, dsEbsrt Parsons, Charles s.
ahstman, Ogden l. Mills, Mrs. Kath-
un .ae hammer ALTERNATE for Nicholas
saurray Butler). Charles D. Hilles
asorgan, James /. Wells, Thomas "
saitsle. Richard W. Laurence. LEAH,
pps.asr,and. Philip Elting, Lon B.
Iyn. William Barnes, Henry M. Sage
.ais ". Emerson, Cornelius v. Col
p, pas, john Barnes. James 81. Evans
gffand Il Smell, Joseph @. Goksy
zen H. Brown, Perry G. Williams
sssmas Z. Proctor. Homer P. Snyder
Ea.3ystte 3. Gleason, Leroy e. Barnes
JJ.ssrsnse Jis Z. S. Knapp, William J. Tully
Jsna SsI ". Dwight, James e. Nash, Irving
ehornmedieu, George w. Whitehead
essorgs p. Urban, Albert T. Tanchsx
syrss 2. Jones--ss.
For Wood-Robsrt L. Bacon, Harry
p, Henry L. Stimson. George H.
ysyns lalternate for Joseph n.
20, George III. Champlin, Lansing
Hoskins, John Tabsr, Harry ].