The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-07
! OF
Old GUARD
IS MISSED
y T.
70 Many New Leaders
Lead to Confusion on
Eve Of Pow-Wow.
BULLETIN.

Chieago, June 7--W0r4 that
u supreme court had held
pgshiblhon and the volsteaA
1T eenstitutional, did not ex.
elts convention delegates.
Leaders said there never had
leea 3 possibility Of reviving
u uquor question In the con.
lea6en.
Chicago, June mo changes
nvs appeared today in the conven-
UDa lineup and none are expected.
Twenty hours before the conven-
tba assembled, 1t is an absolutely
uhossed, unled affair. and % the
hwidered delegates mill around
~ hotel lobbies bewailing the abb
ancs Of leadership. the men who
S@s the real leaders in the years
Opae BY, ind q grim satisfaction in
itssring to the charges Of bossism
which were so freely hurled at
I'm At former conventions. They
~ asking delegates II It ID not bet
II 10 be led than lost.
euch overnight and early morn
hg conferences as were held. were
= tAs same inconclusive nature a.
neN which preceded them and
~ sefved to strengthen die Drp-
o1m Of letting the convention
Nh b. Ito preliminary ballots that
lane Of the candidates now having
" most delegates, has enough to
animate him.
Old Bosses Lose Punch.
1he so-called leaders are still ex-
llaining to inquiries that attention
, now being concentrated on the
Datorm which they emphasize IL
w important. The best informed
eeaervers. however, see evidences
0at this is merely q screen to hide
" hct that the so-called leaders
" no longer leaders. The pass
ns Of the old-line party whips, it
eecomes more and more evident,
- brought up an entirely new
uop Of so-called leaders, many of
vtom do not know one another
- hat is one Of the things which
aDlains the lack Of cohesive action
. getting down to definite conclu-
tons.
No campaign manager has been
~ to strengthen his lines enough
2 % In with confidence for Q real
~ vote. Each one of them is
saitins for the first ballot to dem
Mtfate how good are the assur-
lces he has received from the un-
mtfucted delegates.
First Ballot q Test.
Al the managers look for the
"a ballot to settle the outlook
- ssseaderably for the big Three
samson, Lowden and Wood. They
that the candidate who gets the
!. NEST number will have q poten-
I advantage and the candidate
! sso stands at the bottom of the
- will Be decidedly on the defen-
we The candidate who can make
AN on the second ballot, the
esaasers feel, will provide his
saaaeen with very valuable am
0s tAtsl
M horse talk was still in the
suead today. and there was q
ts~ undercurrent of Hughes
-. senator Borah Of Idaho, one
Me Johnson supporters. said
y. g yet he was not considering
-. hafses. but that he would re-
~ ~ r. Hughes as - very formid-
~, ss.s man II the dark horse stage
sRe reached.
hee Committee Fiehta
.oaays business was largely
ss the state delegations which
~ ofSanising and electing mem
@ the convention committees.
= N good fights in the selection
auo0al committeeman were be-
49, campaign managers and
r.. continue to get reflections
-. me senate's campaign investi-
q Washington. Men who
mins in from the states are
s ne the view that the conven-
night better iind . candidate
"a not been mentioned in the
~ eation at all. 1t was from
- these that came most fire.
cg the names Of Hughes, Gov
- coolidge and others who did
safe In any way in the slush
: iaquiry.
.eier Defers n. 7. Meet.
~ ~ new York delegatnon post
1nt1l wednesday mornina. IN