The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-08
Senator From Pennsylvania is Well Thought Of
by Both Branches of Party and is
Gaining Strength.
STANDS GOOD CHANCE OF NOMINATION
Hoover Far From Dead Politically and Still In
Line Together With Johnson, Wood,
Lovvden and Harding.
IBy Harold D. Jacobs, United Press

IBy Harold D. Jacobs, United Press
Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK. May S.-The republi
can presidential situation, already
complicated, has been rendered even
more difficult of solution by the growth
of favorable reaction to the candidacy
OF Senator Philander c. Knox
There is fairly general under.
standing that when Senator Boies
Penrose endorsed his colleague for
the republican nomination, it was in
tended largely as a .'feeler" to learn
the sentiment of the rank and file OF
the party and of the candidates, re-
garding a possible dark horse" Knox
is a recognized conservative and Pen
rose as representative of the old
guard, apparently wished to learn par
|ticlAariy how Senator Hiram johnson
and the progressive wing regarded
Knox as a. compromise candidate in
the event of a deadlock at Chicago.
Even Penrose is understood to have
been amazed at the quick response of
sentiment for Knox in both branches
of the party. And this strength has
grown daily, making the Pennsylvania
senator loom up formidably among
the large stable Of Ozark horses"
Johnson has repeatedly given assur-
ance that in the event of his defeat
at Chicago he will be no party to a
bolt. The conservative leaders, in
view of Joilnson's, obvious popular
strength, find considera Bile comfort in
the thought it would be doubly easy
for the Californian to accept Knox, a
close personal friend.
The possibility has thus arisen that
two men who may not get a handful OF
votes on the first ballot will stand as
good chance for the nomination as
any of the present 'big four of John
son, Major General Leonard Wood,
Governor Frank 0. Lowden and Sen
ator Warren G. Harding. These two
are Knox and Herbert Hoover. For
the former food administrator is far
from dead politically, if the word OF
several astute politicians may be ac-
cepted They point out that at no
time since Hoover refused to enter
the general scramble for delegates in
the primaries and state convention
has he been other than dark horse
candidate, and as such he has retain
ed a reserve strength that has not
been greatly affected even by such
defeats as he received in the Califor
MIA primary at the hands of johnson.
With all but six Of the states hav
ing chosen thefs republican delegates,
it becomes more apparent that no can.
iidate can hope to win on the first bal
lot. Instructed delegates at present
are apportioned as follows:
Wood. 1856; Johnson, JOG: L.owden,
73; Harding, SO; Senator Miles Poin-
1eXter, ID.
Counting claims to uninstructed
delegates, the standing would be:
Wood, 243; Johnson, $50; Lowden,
las; Nicholas Murray Butler, SO;
Harding, 40; Governor Calvin Cool
dge, 20; Judge J. c. Pritchard, %;
poindexter, IA.
Democratic delegates are still wide
" distributed Instructions have
been made as follows:
Governor James Cox, "A; Hoover, !
g Governor Edward l. Edwards, 2S;
Senator Robert Owen, 20; Senator !.
Gilbert Hitchcock, 16; VIM. J. Bryan, !
10; James w Gerard, 10.