Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-02
bORAH DETECTION
SEEMS TO FORECAST
BIG G. 0. P. SPLIT
Johnson and Other Irreconcilables
Expected to Follow Lead of
Idaho Senator.
PLAN TO SMOKE
OUT HARDING

Washington special to Baltimore sun.
Washington, Oct 2.-Thc storm that
has been threatening for the last three
days IA break over the Republican party
descended with a reverberatlng crash
Yesterday afternoon. when Senator Will
ham T. Bofah, of Idaho, co-leadcr with
Senator Hiram johnson of the Senate
''ureconcilables, announced his refusal
to participate further in the Presidential
campaign uf Warren G.. Harding.
To observers in Washington, the action
ol senator Borah forcshadows n general
spirit, with the Senate ''irreconcllables,
including Johnson, taking similar action
10 Withdrawing their active support from
the partyS Standard-bcarer. There Is IN
the situation every aspect OF working
agreement 10 this end 80 far as Borah and
johnson are concerned. and that with their
detection will follow that of the Hearst
newspaper support
Only one thing, IN the judgment OF
political experts here. can prevent the
program going through; namely. clear
cut statement bv senator Harding that
he not only opposes the League of Nations
covenant as proposed by President VIII
son, bur that hc will scrap the document
m IL entirtV. I elected. and refuse TO
permit american participation IN any
league built upon ITS prlnciple,. IL l.,
realized however, that in doing that
Harding would lie rlSking the support of
the powerful wing of the party headed by
Elihu Root and former President Taft.
a. we'll a. Of the large element within the
party favorable TO the present League
With reservations.
Although Senator Borah himself re-
fused to announce any reasons for his
action, u ls known that II was taken as "A
result uf growing convection on the part
at the "irrcconciiahlc leaders that back
ct llardinrs refusal 20 give a categorical
statement ot hrs position on the League
iSsue. was a purpose on his part after
election, n VICTORIOUS al the polls. TO WELD
O. tho influence of the Talt-Root wing
ui the party and indorse the entrance OF
the United States IA the League
Tho Idaho senator took action VcSter-
day ia the form oi identical telcgrams sent
o. the Republican national headquarters
ai New \ urk and Chicago. These tclc-
grams wer abrupt and - the point,
nadlng a. follows
Il do not care % accept any more
speaking engagements
Coming immediately on the heels Of
senator Harding denial az Marion YES
tcrday that there was any trouble IN the |
party and his denial e the report printed |
ln tfhr Evening sun 81 Wednesday that |
senator liorah Was about to abandon the /
stump "a his behalf, developments carry |
! speciatsigniicancc They would indicate |
IA the opinion of obcrVers that Harding |
was hoping up 70 the last moment to |
avert the clash that was imminent and |
hoped by hls statement that there was !
no disagreement between himself and |
Borah "a head oh the latter withdrawal
from the campaign.
IL l. known, moreover, that, prior To |
Senators Borah and Johnson |
have been exchanging volumnous letters |
m the situation. and that the decision to |
act az ihis time was due largely TO the /
failure 81 senator Harding at Baltimore |
Monday night to make his position finally /
and unmlstakablv clear
II NAV be recalled that on the morning /
a the day that senator Harding arrived /
IN Baltimore the Hearst papers, which
have been supporting HIM as a foe OF the
League came out with a direct challenge
hat be state hrs position. Unmistakable
warning was gwen him that if he did net
the League in any form he
sould lose the support Of these papers and
perhaps senators Borah and johnson. II
4 now known that on last SATURDAY.
senator Borah, who was filling a speaking
AZ Jersey CITY. conferred |
= the " aldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York !
'ither with Mr.. Hearst personally or with
me of the latter representatives. Fol-