The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1920-06-11
LODGE DEhOUNCEs
WILSON s POLICIES
Senator Launches G. O. P. Cam
paign Without a Ripple.
MADE PERMANENT CHAIRMAN
Senator Watson of Indiana is Elected
Chairman of the Resolutions Conn.,
mittee Over Ogden L. Mills
of New York
BY EDWARD w. PIcKARD.


Convention Hall, Chicago, June g.
There were two important develop
ments during the first days session of
the Republican national convention.
One of these was the realization that
the big gathering is not only without
bosses, but also largely without direc-
ton by veterans at the game. The
other was that a hot fight will be made
against Senator JOhnsOn'S plan to con-
denim, in the platform, the acceptance
of any League of Nations covenant.
The fact that the convention is quite
Embossed makes impossible any sane
prediction as to the nominee. Lots of
the delegates themselves do not know
yet whom they will favor with their
ballots after their instructions have
been complied with or their cOmpli-
mentary votes cast. This is especial
ly true of the huge New York delega-
ton which, If it could get together, is
big enough and influential enough prob
ably to settle the nomination. At
present the Empire state men are de-
cidedly scattered in their preferences.
FaVors Some Sort of League.
But there is one thing both they and
hundreds of other delegates, from all
parts of the country, are seemingly
determined upon. That is that the
platform shall contain a plank favor
ing some sort of a League of Nations,
with such reservations as will, in their
opinion, preserve the Independent ac
ton and self-respect of the United
States If they have their way, Sena
tor Johnson will be placed in the pO-
sitiOn of having to retire from the
race or continuing as a contender with
the prospect of being a candidate who
does not approve of the platform upon
which he stands.
Senator Lodge. in his scholarly key
note speech, made clear the cOnten-
tons of the senate majority concern
ing the peace treaty and league cove
nant, and said he and the followers of
his line of action were united in their
determination that the league, as sub
mitted by Mr.. Wilson, must never pass.
He continued:
eve were all agreed that Mr. Will
sons league with what he called in
terpretative reservations would be
just as bad, just as menacing as the
original.
''Twice we offered the president and
his most faithful supporters an op-
pOrtunity to ratify the treaty with
reservations. Twice his followers, ODE
dent to his orders, rejected the
treaty with the reservations / have
outlined.
eve of the senate believe that we
have performed a high and patriotic
duty, and we ask you. representatives
of the Republican party, to approve
our course and stand by what we have
done. The next act will fill a larger
stage and the people will decide be
tween US and the president"
Keep Lodge in Chair.
Republican old guardsmen made
their first show of strength against
progressive and sO-called radical ele-
mentS in the party when the commit
tee on permanent organization for the
convention voted to recommend Sena-
tor Henry Cabot Lodge as permanent
chairman, following the first session
of the convention.
Coupled with action taken immedi-
ately before by the committee on reso-
lutiOns, which named Senator James
e. Watson of Indiana, a Lodge reser-
vatiOnist, as head of the platform
making body the skirmishing was con-
sidered a triumph for the old party
bosses.
Watson came to Chicago with
League of Nations plank indorsing the
Lodge reservations and the interna-
tiOnal policies designated by Hiram
Johnson as pussy footing"
Senator Medill Mccormick of nli-
nOis and Albert J. Beveridge of Indi- |
ana were candidates against Lodge.
but went to defeat on the first COM
mittee ballot, which showed % votes |
for Lodge, 9 for Beveridge and z for |
Mccormick
AS soon as the johnson forces heard |
Of the old guard move they called a
caucus of the solid Johnson delega-
tons to perfect their plans for action |
on the convention floor supporting the |
principles enunciated by the Califor- |
mia senator. |