The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-11
No. CONTINUED From
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y,uch for the nerves of the old gentle
men composing the resolutions COM
nittee and so the party has gone on
record against the League OF Nations
In any form. In a nutshell, the re-
publican party, at this great crisis IN
world affairs, has formulated its for
eign policy on the basis Of political ex-
pediency.
1t is not a pleasant thing to have
to write this. 1t may lay me open to
the charge of craftsmanship. But 1t is
the simple truth. and everyone here
knows 1t. Most of the party leaders
and delegates who have participated in
this fiasco. or by their silence con-
scented to it, are ashamed of 1t.
The only justification they claim 10
that party success is the supreme con-
sideration: that when the party gets
back into power 1t can be trusted to
formulate safe foreign policy; that
the margin of safety Is not great
enough this year to take the chances
OF losing the support of two such pow
erful campaigners as Borah and John
son.
So much for the platform. adopted
at Thursday afternoons session. Some
time within the next twenty-fo four or
fortyeight hours, probably, the NOM
ination OF candidate for president
will be accomplished.
If possible. the question 'sWho will
the nominee be?" is shrouded In even
deeper mystery than it has been.
A terrific effort is being made by
the Wood people to add to the general
instructed strength from the unin-
structed delegates. The Wood man
ayers have been playing the game
much more intelligently during the
last few days. AS the zero hour APP
proaches. they seem to have made
some Roadway in re-uniting their
forces, badly scattered as the result
of the Doodle exposure. Wood does
not seem to have suffered as much as
Lowden from the Doodle exp ,se.
Wood and Lowden will probably not
be far apart in. the first ballot
strength.
Wood will probably be given the
right OF way to develop what strength
he can on the next few ballots.
IL he can't reach the goal by the
fifth or sixth ballot. Lowden will have
next call. Lowden failing. anything
may happen. Sproul, the Pennsyl-
is for. is being much talked of as the
favorite among the dark horse can
didates.
One could speculate more definitely
about Sproul II there was any way of
knowing whether he was really PEN
roses favorite dark horse or just his
stalking horse.
Tho idea persists in many quarters
ttnt te.
has put forward Sproul for the sole
purpose of holding the Pennsylvania
delegates in line until the time comes
to unmask his real purpose.
Hoover's name is heard oftener
today than any day since the dele
gates have been here. His managers
have announced that Hoover will be
placed in nomination by Judge Mil |
Ter. one OF New York's big four.
1t IS not expected that Hoover will
get many votes on the first ballot.
he VIII not get many until the i
leading candidates have demonstrated
their inability to get the nomination.
II, when the convention reaches
this point. Sproul does not land, Hoov-
er looks Just as good as any of the |
rest ana very much better than most. |
Tne Keeling has been slowly but |
surely gripping the leaders. and dele
gates that perhaps republican success
this year is not such cinch after all.
This is all in Hoover's favor. for |
there isn't man here. excepting per-
haps Johnson, and Penrose would be |
included i he were here. but who ad-
NIT that Hoover is the one man whose
nomination would be equivalent to |
IL western or q middle western
man Is nominated for president, Cool |
idge OF Massachusetts, for vice-pres- |
ident is considered likely. Harding OF |
Ohio is possibility for second place. |
under certain conditions.