South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-21
S3Y JAMES y. HORNADAY
" ashiuEton Correspondent Of the In
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WASHI\GTD%.- senatorial
Cabsl won It dictated the republi-
can platform and named the reuubli-
can candidate for president Most
q The old reacuonary politicians I'm
the republican party lent 30 assist
-ance. The men who ruled the con-
EtntiOn left for home feeling that
the Old guard was sun 20 be recS-
ou,d with As for IKE delegates
generally. they wee 3poiogizing for
the conventions work
In tho history OF the republican
party, nothing quite comparable 10
this convention Is 10 be found
Never before were the machine
politicians so bold. So determined
90 have their way. regardless of
cost. in order 20 bring about the
nomination Of Harding. Every sort
OF deal was resortcd 10. II is as
serted that no one has vet come for
ward with a denial that practically
all the political patronage OF the eX-
ecutive department was pledged be-
tween $ y. III. Friday, and Q a. m.
saturday.
Nothing Left Undone.
Persons who are in position 10
know say that If the nominee
should be elected he would find most
q his cabinet already selected This
may or may not be an exaggeratiJn.
Certain IL Is the old crowd left moth
ing undOne that would get a vote
FOR the Obioan in the convention.
The nomination OF Harding fell
as fat on the convention as did the
platform. The utter lack of en-
thusiasm was the general topic OF
q .scussion following adjournment.
Nra nj "a st al
demonstration was made when Sen.
Lodge. permanent chairman. an
nounced the result of the nominal
ing ballot There was not a whoop
let loose that caused the sem blanCe
OF a thrill. Not a delegate raised
his voice I'm approval. In the years
gone by the nomination OF a candi-
date for president by republican
convention was he signal for an
Outburst of enthusiasm that FIRE
quently lasted half an hour.
- How many times have the old
stagers seen the state delegations
shoulder the states standards and
join in a parade around the hall.
No state delegation thought to start
anything OF that kind when Hard
ing was nominated. Perhaps
damper was put on any desire TO
start a demonstration by the con-
siderable chorus Of noes in response
TO the question put by Sen. Lodge as
10 whether the nomination should
be- made unanimous. The Wisconsin
delegation led in the negative re
Spouse, but many delegates from
other states Joined the Wisconsin
men.
After IL was all over. after the
delegates returned TO their hotels
"a n "a viz
dawned on many of them that the
convention had nominated "A very
negative character. senator who
has no constructive record to his
credit and "A candidate who failed TO
win a majority in the primary cleo
tiOn in his own state and who ran
fourth in other states where he was
"a contender. IL was a nomination
made in desperation to prevent the
convention from taking Leonard
Wood
"Anyt hing 20 beat Wood" has
been the slogan of the senators for
months, and IL was the guide right
up to- the finish While Sen Hard
ing is looked on by many persons in
the party as a colorleSs candidate,
10 was the methods used To bring
abolJ the nomination rather than
the candidate chosen that is be.ng
criticised.
Dates Back Six Months.
six months ago the senatorial
cabal decided on Harding as its can
didate because 1t regarded him as
man who would be satisfactory to
the members of the senate should he
be put in the white house. Senators
said at that time that the presiden-
tia preference primary result would
not amount % much when the ma
chine got busy, and the tTuthfulness
OF that observation was demon
started in the convention work.
With much regret the senatorial
Cabal and the old guard men outside
the senate We're compelled 10 aban-
don Harding temporarily when a
majority OF the primary vote i'm his
own state went against him but il
never gave up hope of getting back
20 him before the convention COM
uleted fits work After all that had
gCue before Il was not strange that
after the adjournment Friday even
ing the faithful should be called i'm
10 all-night conferences and Hard
ing picked as the man TO turn Wood
and LOwden outside. When that
Friday night adjournment was taken
il was evident that Lowden could
not be nominated and, as there had
always been a bond of sympathy be