Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-11
WILSON'S FOE FIRST
To HOIST WHITE FLAG
Re dictionaries Are Expected to
Name Presidential Candidate
at Balloting Late Today.
SENATE LEADERSHIP is
REPUDIATED BY PARTY

of a platform last night bridging the
chasm which has separated for year the
hitherto uncompromislng clements IN
the party, the Republican National Con
yention. relieved with the realization that
It has escaped another 1912, set its stage
for the nomination of a ticket which VIII
make its supreme bid for the favor OF the
American people.
Rut II will proceed with this business
with the consciousness that as conven-
tion IL has executed an astounding sur
render upon a great and vital issue. tnaC
the partv has actually repudlated It's
dominant leadership in the United States
Senate: that Senator Lodge himself not
only broke with his political ally, former
Senator Crane. but convicted himself OF
insinceritv hv urging the sacrifice OF his
own reservations and that the conven-
ton. in the face of threat to spllt the
party. allowed a minority to dictate lts
attitude upon the question OF peace.
SURRENDER SHOCKS DELEGATES.
This sudden break in the ranks OF an
organization which controls absolutely
the machinery Of the convention CAME as
. staggering shock to hundreds Of dele
gates who down deep m their hearts be-
love q costly mistake has been made, and
v,ho agree with the remark of one OF the
shrewdest of political writers here that
tho convention has muffed the ball and,
before il has even nominated its candidate.
had landed Woodrow Wilson on first
base" 80
Without enthusiasm, but with fuller
faith in the future than it has felt tor
many melancholy months. the highest
council of the party again IS engaged N
weighing the candidacies presented 20 II, IL
And it is probable that within another ~
hours the heart-breaking business OF
eliminating men whose cause delegations
have Loyalty supported Will be over.
SOON TO PICK CANDIDATE
Not much longer must the convention
wait for its candidates or the Presidency
Even now il is believe fy many leader
whose lud ment the party has followed
in wears gone by that cold-blooded logic
nothing else-will dictate the nomination
Il Charles E. Hughes OF New fork -
enthusiasm will be visited, II II comes q
that Men who will cast their votes 10
such a nominee will not throw their hat
into the air. lift the roof from the Coliseum
with their iov j demonstration or do thI
snake dance beneath ripping Hughes Dan
ners. - !.
If they nominate him, they will do !
with the very same grimness that the'
nominated him in 1915. They will 90 1t
not because they love him as Republican,
have loved Blaine and Roosevelt; not oe
cause they want him as they wanted alt
hut because thev believe he can win ant
because thev think he is th only man Il
the marty of Presidential callbre who cal
win.
WOOD AND LowDEN FIRST
But before Hughes Is dominated, or any
bodv el,e n the unavowed list, the con
venfion must give General Leonard Woo
and Governor Frank 0. Lowden fal
field for the nomination. Faithful iol
lowers of these candidates demand tha
much and will be satisfied with no les
And the organization now IN control OF IN
marty machinery is prepared to grant thes
two candidates full and free opportunlt
to win the highest OF party honors.
Not until the balIOtlng shows tha
neither can be nominated Will tn nam
II the man who Is 70 ca ry the part
standard through the coming campaign o
offarad In the meantime 9th the Woo
and Lowden people are honestly conhder
al the outcome. The Generals field sta
refuses to believe for a minute that his d'
feat csn be accomplished. The governor
group of managers is no less certian that {
some stage after the second or third ballC
the ulinoisan will cross the line.
LrKENED TO HORSE RACE.
II a veritable horse race between the
for the nomination. The johnson cand
dacv Is due TO 90 by the board very soc
after the roll calls begin. Nobody IN Oh
csgo who senses the actual situation que
tions that-not even the johnson leader
The onlv question is, whether or III
enough OF his initial strength will go
either Lowden or Wood, plus the shlitlr
of fayorite-son delegations 10 nomlna
either of the men who have campalgn'
onenlv for months for the nomination.
Nor has the Old Guard League of \
tions surrender TO Hiram johnson chang
the Californians position IN tins hight
that of his two leading rivals.
The conservatives have made no co
tract to swallow Johnson along with |
platform. On the contrary, they a
more firmly set against him than eve
Neither Wood nor Lowden feels that
would stultify himself by accepting
nomination on a rejection and an an
reservation platform simply because DO
have been ratifcationists with resery
tions.
LEAGUE SUPPORTER FAVORED.
As a matter of fact, Republican leade
who have real vision feel that the party
position before the country would
strengthened by candidate who believ
in the broad principle Of League
Nations and who has felt that the Wis
league might have been a successful entt
prise if "Amerlcanized" along the II
of the now repudiated Lodge reservation
IT il that circumstance which has strengt
ened the growing opinion that Hughes
some unmentioned dark horse will
named. Something concrete will be nee
ed, it Is contended, to hold the since
League Of Nations vote in the Republic
party.
The days developments have ache
ed one definite result, however, from t
candidate standpoint. 1t has sllenc
the last remaining echo Of Herbert HooV
as the possible nominee. Other kepu
hcans Of the Presidential class might
willing and even eager to head the ticf
: on a johnson platform, but noDo
imagines for minute that Hoover eltf
will figure further as a candidate or "
support the party whose nomination
has sought.
Five months ago the then Secretary
the Interior Franklin K. Lane warn
Mr.. Hoover that the Republican pai
xould never adopt a platform Whi