The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-07
REPUBLICANS NOW
 NOT 50 SURE OF VICTORY AT POLLS
Old Guard Hard at Work. Alabama Delegation Is Di- vided Among Four
 Candidates
Fly HUGH ". ROBERTS

Contrary to the impression con- Iveyed in isolated centers, the republicans are not cocksure. Prior to the coming together in Chicago, they were absolutely confident. Here they are
 doubtful. This gradually yields to hesitation, trepidation and even fear.
 The delegates are as babes in the
 woods, Roosevelt, the great driving
 master, is dead. Penrose, the adroit,
 the subtle, is dying. They have no dominating mind to which to look for guidance They go hither and thither without organization. As result,
 they are wondering if after all the people will elect their nominee. Today there is more talk of Low | den than of eithcf of the other publican candidates. The betting rings have reduced their odds against the Illinois governor and there is considerable prediction that he will win the plum. The aggressive fight of the Chicago | Tribune is bearing frf 1t. The Hearst organs. prnising Johnson, | are compelled to resort to charges | and recriminp'ion and in certain | instances to kIlinssgnte. 1 Wood and Johnson apparently slip
 as Lowden gains To correspondents l this afternoon, General Wood spoke in
 subdued tone and in spirit desirous of | IH,,tt l.a
 that the outburst of Senator Moses. | charging opponents with plans to steal l the nomination, was but another in- 1 stance of the atrocious manner in | which his campaign, from the very be- i ginning, has been conducted.
 JOHNSON APPEARS OFTEN | Senator Johnson as if aware of the 1 flagging of enthusiasm in his camp, repeatedly appeared this afternoon on | the crowded streets and in hotel cor
 riders. The applause which greeted him 1, was lacking in the spontaneity which | characterized his reception here Thurs day.
 On the contrary Lowden's following expresses renewed courage. It begins | to feel it's power. It becomes aggres- l slve. When the candidate this after
 noon announced that Governor Morrow of Kentucky would Second the norni- hating speech of Representa- Rod- | enb erg the applause in the Congress lobby was as deafenng as when, some ! years ago, it rose to greet the re- doubtable Roosevelt The acquisition 1 c, Morrow in an open aggressive role ! is regarded as another proof of the 1 ascendency of Lowden.
 OLD GUARD AT WORK
 Behind the scenes, Governor Sproule l of Pennsylvania ex-Senator Murray ! Crane and John T. King of Connecti-
 cut are plotting. Every half hour they 1 open the wires which lead to the cham
 Der where Penrose, dying, conducts his last fight. They apparently know | of the feeling of fear which perVades the republican camp, They. themselves,
 are not certain. They apparently ap- 1 preciate the hold another stricken man. Woodrow Wilson. has on the | imagination of the people. The result l of their plotting will not be made ap- parent prior to the third day of the l convention. Then they will start tha
 movement which will result in the nomination of the strongest of the re-
 actic~aries who offer themselves. | It is significant that the first time, I since the initiation of the national campaign. republican leaders admit an /, element of doubt. It is not doubt but ] fear.
 | VOTE OF. ALABAMIANS | The Alabama delegation on the first l ballot will vote as follows, For LOwden--O. ID. Street. Cor l don Ashley and C.. B. F<ennamer of
 the seventh; P. ID. BnrSer of the First; Henry Irving of the Sec 1 ond; J. Fuller of the sixth; A. N. l Holland of the Eighth. Seven. l For WoOd---Dailas B. smith of | the Third, Douglass smith of the Fifth and Frank H. Lathrop of the 1 ninth. Three.
 For JOhnson-A. P. Longshore
 of the Fourth and Pope M. Long of
 the Tenth. Two.
 For Harding-J. B. Atkinson of l the Fourth. One.
 | Doubtful--Judge Curtis of the 1 Tenth. One.
 Regarding Judge Curtis, it is un- derstood that he is in line with the l "old guard having had communica-
 tion within the past few days with 1 Senator Penrose which gives assur- ance that he will support neither Wood /, nor Johnson. It is the general under- standing that the Alabama delegation,
 after the convention drift has been as- certained, will unite on that man who appears to be strongest.
 1 The pre- convention fight in Alabama was confined to General Wood and [ Governor Lowden, and there is surprise : that Senator Johnson and Senator 1 Harding show even the strength in
 Alabama that they do show. 1 General Wood sent 5000 to Ala
 bama. s1,000 to Dallas E. Smith. and | s3. 900 to J. 0. Thompson. It is learned
 today that Governor Lowden spent only i s1 800 in Alabama, this comparatively
 small sum having been spent in de- l frayng the expenses of Gordon Ashley 1 and c. E. kennamer. some time re- | publican candidate for Congress from | the Seventh district.
 ! The Alabamians, lily white and with
 out a contest. are located at the Great Northern hotel. Judge and Mrs. O. R. 1 Hundley and Mrs. Pattie Ruffner Ja.
 cobs of Alabama are among other Ala ! bamians here.