South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-10

resolutions committee works seems
10 be one solution.
While all this IS going on. the
Knox boom has been revived and
during the day il OF all the dark
horse booms, seemed TO have some
new momentum, always taking into
consideration the common idea
that the convention will turn TO
other fields If johnson, LOwden and
Z Wood fail 10 show strength promis-
ing a majority soon after the first
few ballots.
One story being told in connec-
ton with il was characterized by
Sen. Johnson, through one OF his
lieutenants, as absolutely ridicu-
lous," but was much discussed
This story ran that if no nominal
tion were reached up TO the fifth
ballot. Johnson would lay his can
didacy aside, il the convention
would grant 10 him and Sen. Borah
unlimited time 70 discuss the can
didacies and pre-conventiOn cam
paign expenditures Of Wood and
Lowden. The other angle Of the
story was that Sen. Knox would be
brought out as a candidate at that
juncture. Coupled with the general
knowledge OF close friendship be-
tween Sens. Johnson and Knox and
their irreconcilable POSITION to-
gether against a league of any form,
this story furnished the most inter
esting piece Of gossip Of the day,
although il was thrown down by
Sen. Johnson.
Wood Talk.
Wood talk. which began running
in stronger tide Tuesday night,
n 10 TnhnCnn
managers. A conference of a dozen
or more Johnson advisers late
Wednesday, il was said decided on
a policy of attempting no trades or
alliances until the start of a break
from Wood or LOwden, for which
they hope. Their strategy, ii was
explained, was 10 leave the Wood
and Lowden forces to carry on their
own contest and leave the Johnson
forces ready TO take advantage of
any weaknesses which might de-
Velop The Johnson advisers also
predict there will be no hurried
break Of Johnson-instructed dele
gates away from the senator after
they have performed their Obliga-
tons by voting for him on the first
ballots.
Reports that the Johnson-in-
structed delegates from Michigan
were ready TO SWING TO another
candidate if Johnson failed in the
first few ballots put the Johnson
managers at work starting back
fires at home and some OF the Mich
igan delegates were said 10 be get
ting kilograms informing them they
were expected to stick TO the
Californian. The senator's advis-
ers said they were confident ne
could hold his delegates until he re-
leased them.
johnson Men Busy.
Johnson leaders, too, 1t was said,
were working 10 convince the large
delegation of eastern business men
who have gathered here favorinS
other candidates., that Sen. John
son is not the radical and danger
Gus man to business interests that
he has been represented. They
hope that if they can make head
way with this program IL will be
easier 10 bring the old line Leople
to Johnson If Lowden and Wood
fail 10 poll a majority. The John
son people, too, express indignation
at repeatedly published newspaper
reports that Johnson will bolt and
head a third party if he fails OF
nomination. He is standing, they
say on his earlier declarations that
he is engaged only in a family row
which will be ended when the con-
VentiOn chooses a candidate. and
that he will stand by the cOnven-
tons decision.
Much Confusion.
The confusion over Thursdays
program and delay i'm the prelimi-
nary brings out an array Of guesses
on how long the convention will
have to sit. Coy. Allen, of Kansas.
who is 10 nominate Gen. Wood, said
today he did not expect the nOmi-
mating speeches would be reached
before Friday and that the ballot
ing would not be started before
Saturday He looked for pro-
tracted session of the resolutions
committee.
From today's preliminary ar
rangements il appeared that the
Wood nominating speech would
come first. Alabama, alphabetically
/ first on the call for nominations, il
was said. would yield another for a
| nomination of Wood or Lowden.
preferring not 20 show any prefer
| ence The next state I'm the list is
| Arizona and as its delega ton IS IA
vorable 10 Wood, ii is expected to
| Weld to Kansas. so that Gov. Allen
may make his speech placing Gen.
! Wood in nomination. Under such
an arrangement the convention
! would get its first glimpse of the
/ Wood strength by the demonstra-
| ton which follows and would be
enabled 10 determine whether the
l sentiment is among the delegates or
| in the galleries.