Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-06


CHICAGO. June 5.-The contest be-
tween the various aspirants for the
republican presidential nomination is
momentarily obscured by preliminary
contests over the platform. One is
the league of nations plank and the
other is the industrial relations plank.
The latter is acknowledged to be
loaded with dynamite and the former
is SO surrounded by counter claims.
that it has been arranged and that
1t has not been arranged. that the
truth Of the situation is not APP
parent.
Most all the practical politicians,
however. were predicting today that
any coalition of party leaders which
presents the successful solution for
the league of nations plank will be
able to nominate their candidate for
the presidency
Indiana Plank ms Nucleus.
The league of nations plank in the
Indiana state republican platform
brought here by Sena or watson. who
IS the foremost candidate for chair
man of the resolutions committee
seems to be the nucleus around which
the discussion is centering. and i,
may provide the basis for the agree
ment. 1t declares. in effect. that the
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OF nations covenant as it was brought
from Versailles by President Wilson
put 1t does not close the door TO its
acceptance with reservations.
AT that point the reservationists
ior various degrees and the irrecon.
cllables appear as the elements to
De brought into harmony.
Most of the party whips seem IL
be agreed that the convention canno,
take any action which could be con-
strued as reputation of the re.
publican leaders in the Senate Com
promise seems to be inevitable, and
the predictions of the field marshals
are that the compromise will develop
the candidate.
State Leaders Complaint.
On the side lines of the big figh,
there is a scrimmage going on be.
tween the leaders of the party in
congress and the leaders of the party
throughout the states. Many of the
latter have come to Chicago openly
expressing the feeling that senators
and representatives have had toe
much to say in the direction of the
party's affairs. and that some consid
Grafton must be given to the chief.
tains from the provinces The state.
ment of Gov Beeckman of Rhode Is.
land that he was not sure whether
ne was going to republican con
vention or a senatorial. caucus" ha:
been construed as notice from the
governors and state leaders that they
Will demand to be heard.
Judging r. their degree Of pre-.
| convention activity, Wood. Lowder
mated the big three" On one propo
sition their managers are full,
agreed. They all claim victory The.
differ on how it is to be achieved O
on what ballot it is ito be. but the,
assure all inquirers there is NO doub
| about it. Seventy-two hours befor,
Senator Lodges gavel drops in tn,
| chine record Of the expressions of tn
| managers would say: 80
| We are perfectly satisfied with tn
situation. The strength of our candi
date is steadily increasing"
Views Expressed ON street.
The sentiments expressed ON tn
street. presumably rejecting tn,
views of the man up the tree. ar,
! as many and as varied as the numbe
loe candidates. One hears with tn,
greatest degree of finality 'LowdeI
or dark horse" and johnson aftel
! the third ballot" or Wood after al
the others have been eliminated"
Convention time brings to Chicago
| small army of political writer's wht
! feel that by analyzing the cross cur
rents in the muddy and turbulen
stream which swirls about hotel lob
! bieS and in and out of the inner cover!
of the campaign managers Office!
they can discern the course of tn,
tides and predict with certainty to tn,
folks back home what is going t.
happen.
Any predictions being made at thi.
time are the result of analysis de
n i~io IN
formation.
II there is single man in Chicago
who knows what the republican ma
t:onal convention is going to do ht
hasn't appeared with any proofs o.
his knowledge.
the wind blows would be a caucus OF
uninstructed delegates. About the
only place in Chicago large enough
in which to hold it is the Coliseum
itself and the indications are that the
first caucus of uninstructed ones
will be held there some day mex:
week when, preliminary business hav-
ing been disposed of, the clerk begins
to call the roll.
Under the Surface.
A seeker after information made Il
point today to ask each of the per
sonal managers what the week of pre-
liminaries had brought forth. They
all gave the same answer. 1t was
There are some things going on un'
der the surface, but they haven't beer
disclosed as yet"
According to the best indications
what has been going on has been ar
attempt to get all elements together
on a harmonious platform and at The
same time estimate the real strength
and staying qualities Of the various
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