Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-08
Western Delegates Are
Strong in Support of
Plan, Thinking 1t Will
Shorten Convention.
Anxious to Get Home
Before Passenger Traf-.
fic Becomes Congested
by Excursionists.

| Chicago, June 7-Cne effect OF the
prospective deadlock of the Republican
convention was to add impetus Monday
to the movement to make the temporary
organization permanent. Sentiment
| among the delegates is strongly against
proionging the convention into next week
it it can be avoided, and il was argued
that II Senator Lodge, Of Massachusetts,
the temporary chairman, were elected to
serve also as permanent chairman, the
formalities might be greatly shortened.
There also was feeling among some
OF the delegates against settina up for
the critical period of balloting a per-
manent organization which miqht be-
elected after fight and thus might feel
oniigated to one group or another. The
managers for some of the candidates
said they hoped for an agreement con-
tinuing Senator Lodge in the chairman.
snip. on all hands ii was declared, how.
ever, that no decision had been reached.
FINDS STRONG SUPPORT.
Ihe movement to shorten up the con-
vention as much as possible found strong
support among the western delegates,
VINO have become greatly concerned over
the prospective congestion of railway
passenger traffic west of Chicago next
week In addition to the advance guard
III,
1T was pointed out thousands will be
gong to Portland for the meeting of the
Mystic Shrine. Alread reservations on
west bound trains are said to be at
premium.
To make the temporary orsaniza-
tons of the convention permanent would
De to run counter to the usual custom.
but it was argued that having gone 50
far IN upSettng precedent, the party
need not stop for so small matter as
organization formalities.
Certainly, say the experienced ones.
the kind of convention now about to
begin will be thing entirely novel
Would Turn in Graves.
The big men of past campaigns, they
said. would turn over in their graves Il
they could see a great quadrennial party
gathering going into session without
even one boss to which it could turn and
with whole collection of presidential
sspirants. including those at the top Of
the list. in the convention city. in i'm
mediate touch with their forces
Upwards of dozen of those who are
considered possibilities for the nomina-
ton now are on the ground, although
most of them had said previously that
Senator Johnson made no such an
however. and when he fol-
lowed the example set by Colonel
Roosevelt in 1912 and opened his own
headquarters the other
decided they could not afford
10 maintain any less direct touch with
the big show.
May Hasten BaiIoting.
In its first session the convention is
expected to do no more than effect
temporary organization. listen to
Senator Lodges keynote speech rs
temporary chairman. appoint the routine
committees. and then adjourn to permit
committee work. Some of the leaders
thought that if the temporary officers
we're made permanent. thus shortening
he first day proceedings, hslloting for
the presidential nominee might begin
ate Wednesday. The general belief,
however. was that the first roll call was
ar more likely to come Thursday.