Arizona republican., 1920-06-06
S0y Nomination Hinges 0n the
 R1ght Solution
LRepubIlcan A. p. Leased Wirel

1I1lCANFOs June Ds--1 IG COntESA bN- 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 it has not been arranged, that the real truth of the situation is not apparent.
 Most of all, the practical politi-
 clans were predicting today that
 any coalition of party leaders
 which presents the successful so-
 Iution for the league of nations plank would be able to nominate
 their candidate for the presidency. Indiana Proposal Leaves Door Open
 The league of nations plank ln the Indiana state Republican platform brought here by Senator 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 1t may provide the basis for the agreement. It declares in effect that the Republi- can party denounces the league of ma tions covenant as it was brought from Versailles by President Wilson but t does not close the door to it's accep- tances with reservations.
 -A that DOlnL me FGSGENt1 b1O1ifSfS or various degrees and the irreconGi1ables appear as the elements to be brought into harmony Most of the party whips seem to be agreed that the con ventiOn cannot take any action which could be construed as a repudiation of the Republican leaders in the senate. Compromise seems to be inevitable and the prediction of the field mar shaIS is that the convention will de- velop the candidate.
 On the side lines of the big fight there is a scrimmage going on be- tween the leaders of the party in con- gress and the leaders of the party throughout the country. Many of the latter have come to Chicago openly expressing the feeling that senators and representatives have had too much to say in the decisions of the party'S ! affairs and that some consideration must be given to the chieftains from the provinces. The statement by Governor Beeckman of Rhode Island, that he was not sure whether he was going to "a Republican convention or a senatorial caucus" has been con- strued as a notice from the goveronrs , and state leaders that they will de mand to be heard.
 Three Leaders Confident
 Jtdging by their degree of pre- and Johnson might properly be desig- mated the big three" On one propo- sition their managers are fully l agreed. They all claim victory They 1 differ how it is to be achieved or on what ballot it is to be, but they assure all inquirers there is no doubt about it.
 Seventy two hours before Sen
 ator Lodges gaVel dropped in the 1 big Coliseum composite talking
 machine record of the expressions of the managers would say:
 We are perfectly satisfied with the situation. The strength Of our candidate is steadily increasing" The sentiment expressed on the l street. presumably reflecting the views of the men up the tree are as many and as varied as the number of candi- dates. One hears with the greatest degree of finality "Lowden or q dark l horse" and Johnson after the third ballot" or Wood after all the others have been eliminated"
 Convention time brings to Chicago q l small army of writers who feel that by analysing the cross currents in the ! muddy and turbulent stream which ! swirls about the hotel Hobbies and in and out of the inner coves of the cam paign mana gers offices. they can dis cern the cruise of the tides and predict with certainty to the folks back home what is going to happen.
 No Basis For Predictions
 Any predictions being made at this | time are the results Ol ad1alNSlS- de- ductfons and opinion. rather than in- formation 1T there is a single man in Chicago who knows what the repub- lican national convention is going to do, he hasn't appeared with any proof Of his knowledge
 One straw which would show the way the wind blows would be a caucus of uninstructed delegates. About the only place in Chicago large enough in which i to hold it is in the Coliseum itself and the indications are that the first eau l GUS of uninstructed ones would be held there some day next week when pre- liminaries had been disposed of and the clerk began to call the roll.
 X seeker after information made it 1 a point today to ask each of the per ] sonal managers what the week of pre- liminaries haG brought forth. They aU gave the same answer. T. was: ! There are some things going ou under the surface but they haven't been dis . closed yet"
 And. according to the best fndica- tons. what has been going on has been au attempt to get all elomontS together on , Harmoaious nlarfo~u and at tho same time estmat" f1e real strength
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