Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-06-09
Hitchcock Sees Big Ad-
vantage in Election of
Watson and Duffield to
Two Chairmanships.
Effect Psychological
Declares Chief Strate-
gist for General; Talk
Drifting to Lowden.

Chicago, June s.-The Wood
forces were elated Tuesday
night, although the general
trend of the talk among old line
political leaders is toward Low
den- Instructed Wood delegates won
the two most important committee chair
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Watson. of Indiana.
for resolutions and Edward ID. Duffield,
of New Jersey, for credentials Frank
III. Hitchcock was designated by the
Wood delegates as their supreme
strategist
Think of the psychological effect OF
this victory. be said. when asked where
and how he expected Wood to benefit
| from these steps Reorganization.
We controlled two committees
against powerful opposition. almost solid
anti Wood forces" Mr.. Hitchcock ad-
ded. SO far as increasing our total
number of delegates Is concerned. the
selection of Mr.. Duffield over. Charles
Fl. Inness. IF Massachusetts, is of small
moment. We will make no effort to
overturn the work of the national COM
mittAe on contests. But we are glad to
be able TO show that the majority oe
the committee on credentials, and also
OF resolutions. is not against Wood"
IuTliH9 10 L0Wuen-
While the DEVELOPMENTS were taking
place the drift of the falkland 1t may
be nothing more-was trending toward
Lowden
1t was kept going by the old liue
party leaders-men who were leaders
in former conventions when they made
presidential nominatiOns-but whether it
is sufficiently potent to affect the dele
gates who are opposed to Wood or
Johnson they do not profess 10 know
themselves. The program. if it can be
so called. is first to establish TO the
satisfaction of uninstructed delegates
and those only instructed as a compli-
ment TO men who have failed to make
further headway. that neither Wood nor
Johnson can get enough TO win. Some of
these leaders are said 70 be willing to
put Lowden in the same list.
See Break Coming.
With less than half of the delegates
sewed up with instructions which many
say do not in all cases represent the de-
sres of the men bound by them. the
sponsors for the Lowden talk advocate a
rapid succession of ballots TO produce.
as quickly as can be done honorably.
cracking of instructed support. Those
who are now talking Lowden they be-
lieve the disintegrstion will begin with
johnson and Wood forces. 1t is not
clear why they profess not to fear that
Lowden will be affected in the same
way.
One reason behind the willingness of
these Lowden advocates to taken all the
risks that necessarily accompany efforts
to upset Instructions, is said 10 be that
the supporters of Lowden would be salts
fled with any conservative who can be
and have. harmonious party
behind him. whether il be Harding.
Sproule. Knox. Coolidge. Hughes. or
some one who has not yet figured con-
spicuOusly.
Want TO Head Wood.
Those who are talking for Lowden
that they want to head off
the nomination of General Wood. The
Johnson people. in turn, declare that
both the Wood and Lowden managers
are doing everything they can to corral
Johnson delegates.
The fight is concededly To weaken
both the Wood and johnson forces and
turn the gains to Lowden. Whether it
will succeed remains for the convention
itself to decide.
The plan now is to have all nominat-
ing speeches delivered at the Thursday
session, even if the convention has 10
sit through the night and take the first
ballot. Then the real contest would
come on Friday