The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-11
WEEKS HAS BIG TASK
 PACIFYING REPUBLICANS

Washington. May 10.-(Special.)-It develops that John W. Weeks of Mas. sachusetts. former senator who was defeated some months back by Senator David l, Walsh, democrat has volun-. teered to pacifv the Nirul~nt republic an factions, the bitterness of which threatens republican success the com ing fall.
 Senator Weeks, in Washington today admits to friends thae ne has his hands full. He believes that the republicans, if the get together. can elect Presi dent this year. He does not deny, how ever. that factional bitterness, if con tinued. will destroy whatever chances tho republicans have.
 Senator Weeks did not state what particular trouble brought him to Washington. It is believed. however that he came for the specific purpose of pacifying Senator Lodge. For the Massachusetts erudi.A. following tho indorsement of Senator Knox as a pre- idential candidate by Senator Penrose. reached conclusion that the Pennsyl- vania political master. was planning to prevent him being elected presiding officer of the Chicago convention.
 Senator Lodge has been agreed upon as the man to deliver the keynote address. He has prepared that address and it is understood that defense of his reservations to the peace treaty con stitute it's most interesting feature. But with the honor of opening the con- vertion, Lodge is nor satisfied. He wants to be permanent chairman, and believes that Penroso opposes him.
 It is known that Senator Weeks talked with Senator Lodge regarding fhIs matter, and it is whispered that he delivered a messaee from Penrose that Lodges suspicicr is unfounied. At any rate. it is sad that following the conversation with Weeks, Lodge admitted a more peaceful frame of mind.
 Faclfying Lodge was very simple when comparison vita the. other Her cuIean undertakings ef Weeks is in duiged. For the repblIcan organ'za- ton is exceedingly bitter. General Wood despises Senator Johnson be- cause Senator Johnson charges that big business" is trying to buy the nomination for Wood. And Johnson, despises Wood because he believes Wood a tool of "big business"
 And Harding and I.owden. allies un- de~ Penrose. must be pacified because despite their reverses. they do not be- lieve that Penrose should take them out of the field. And every candidate wiG be in mental concition to jump"
 
 ation-when he tells them that none will do. and that Knox or some oth CT man must be nominated for President, and Senator Johnson for Vice Presi- dent
 An illustrative of the bitterness in republican circles. behold the camp of General Wood He has two managers. Frank Hitchcock whose friends de- clare him the master politician" of the age. and Colonel Proctor of Gin cirnati. mutilmillionaire but an anna teur in politics. Hitchcock says that Proctor has nothing to do with the campaign. and Proctor quotes General Wood as having said that Hitchcock is simply an interloper. If the quar- re- was confined to these managers. all might ne we'll. Put the subman- agers or sectional chiefs. inclusive of Senator Moses of New Hampshire, in charge of the campaign in the south, have threatened to abandon the Wood craft unless the candidate spurns Proc tor and clings tenacously to Hitch- cock
 Senator Weeks. striving for harmony to the end that T republican President might be chosen. has difficult task. He admits 1t.