The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-07
Republicans Will
Begin BaUotimg on
Candidates Fy1d0y

CHICAGO, June 7.-Nominating
speeches in the Republican Nation
al Convention opening here tomor-
row, are expected to come Thurs
day, with balloting Friday, L. W.
Henley Secretary of the Arrange
ments' Committee, announced to-
day.
Following the KEYNOTE speech of
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, tenn
porary chairman. and appointment
of committees tomorrow, Mr.. Henley
said the convention probably would
adjourn until Wednesday for COM
mittee work.
Permanent organization, rules and
order of business are on Wednesdays
tentative program while Friday. and
Saturday and possibly part of Thurs
day will be occupied with balloting
and consideration of the platform.
On Monday caucuses of many state
delegates are scheduled to select
National committeeman and make
committee nominations.
The National Committee today
completed its hearings on the claims
of contesting delegations to the con
vention, with an appreciable effect
on the strength of Presidential can
! didates.
Coy. Frank o. Lowden gained "a
decided advantage although only
seven of the one hundred and thirty
five delegates ordered seated after
two from the Missouri delegation
had been thrown out are actually
pledged to his candidacy as against
twelve for Maj Gen. Wood. But
fifty eight of the one hundred and
sixteen uninstructed are reported to
have decided leanings for Lowden
while only six are understood to favor
Wood. OF the remaining fifty two,
four are figured as inclined toward
Senator Hiram W. Johnson, seven
teen for Judge J. c. Pritchard of
North Carolina and thirty one scat.
tering. ~
CONTESTS TO BE APPEAlECW
All contests are expected TO be
appealed to the convention crclenD
tials committee, however, and are
subject to revision TO the convention
itself.
The National committee dtcis-
ion leaves the actua, instructed line
up on the conventions temporl "
roll. without regard for uninstructed
delegates as follows:
Mai. Gen. Leonard Wood, 124.
Senator Hiram w Johnson Of Cal
ifornia, 112;
Gov. Frank o. Lowden, 72;
Senator Warren G. Harding CT
Ohio, 80;
Senator Miles Poindexter of Wash
ington, IA
Gov. William G. Sproul of Pennsyl-
vania, rs;
Senator Howard Sutherland OF
West Virginia, IS;
| Judge J. 0. Pritchard, 22.
"Bia Three" Claim Gains
Wood, Johnson and Lowden sup
porters are driving hard on the unin.
structed delegations and all are
claiming gains although the highest
claims of any amount to little more
than a quarter of the total OF 9S2
delegates on the first ballot whereas
| A majority is required to nominate.
| The uninstructed delegates hold the
balance of power and the prospects
Of deadlock are growing every hour
Out of this deadlock, produced by
failure of Wood, Johnson or Lowden
forces to command a majority, will
come the nominee, either a dark
horse or one of the big three, aftel
several ballots have been taken on
the "favorite sons" and the vote
swings one way or the other.
Estimates of the probable duration
are as numerous as the candidates
are various. Some confident ones
have made railroad reservations to re
turn home on Thursday of conven
ton week. The prediction that
Presidential candidate will probably
be nominated Friday night and a vice
Presidential candidate on Saturday
seems to be regarded among most o.
the politicians as being more accu
rate than any other.
No Nomination On First
: All politicians seem to be agreed
5 that no one is going TO be nom
: mated on the first ballot. Many o
: them are going so far as to make pre-
dictions Of what is going to happel