The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-10
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highest order, but 1t ia strategy
| that earns no little condemnation
| from those who see In II a selfish de-
termination to hazard the chances
of the party where the cause Is IN
| sufficient.
Thinks Borah Would Lose
II would be futile TO attempt 10
| forecast accurately what the result
of such a picturesque coup detat
would be. And yet ! have the I'M
preston that Senator Borah Is press
| ing on the committee, sound though
It is IL It could be accepted without
giving offense to quarters or great
influence, and the compromise Of
| ferod by the majority, of the COM
mittee, the compromise would win.
Delegates are taking their respon-
sbility to both party and nation
much more seriously than or yore.
! And they do not hesitate to condemn
| all influences that seek to make
more difficult the task OF engage
ment and accommodation.
The question of candidates Is not
! being discussed so much today as
previously. For two reasons. First,
| because the resolutions fight OBJ
scures IL, and second. because OF the
quite general recognition OF the fact
that Gen. Wood has made gains dur
ing the last "a hours that makes him
the apparent choice.
| James ]. McGraw, vice chairman
OF Woods campaign committee, and
who sat in important conferences
until a very early hour this morning,
permits me to quote him In this way:
General Woods nomination not
later than the fourth ballot Is now
assured. There Is no question about
IL. His appeal as the one national
candidate, being offered, coupled
with the inability OF the opposition
to center on any other candidate
has ed to this result"
Today there was plenty OF money
offered against both Lowden and
Johnson with no takers so far as can
he ascertained, | have not heard
OF any bets being offered on Wood
to win, but know OF several who
have offered even money that the
nominee would be Wood or a dark
horse.
The announcement this morning
by his chief newspaper supporter
that Governor Lowden has fallen to
a position whore his nomination ap-
| pears altogether improbable, took
the life out OF the Lowden head
quarters and there has been a no
tiCeable absence OF the glee clubs
bands and quartets which have been
very much in evidence on previous
days. All observers have comment
ed on the trend towards Wood to-
day and a convention crowd which
has been remarkable for it's non.
badge wearing prociivities has sud
denly hloOmed out in Wood feathers
and buttons. If the nominations
were to come tomorrow Ind the vot.
Ing follow. there Is not the slightest
question but General Wood would
land the coveted honor on an early
ballot. And the rumor that the pins
are set UP for II to happen on the
fourth ballot comes from variou,
quarters outside OF the Wood staff
Eastern States Won
IT Is understood that New York
and Pennsylvania have been won bS
argument. The Sproul men were
told they had splendid candidate
and a superb man, but that he wa,
not in tho convention and could no
be put into II in favorable way.
What reason" asked one ma.
the republican party for going tC
sylvanla for candidate
Pennsylvania Is the one state tha
can be relied on to give her fun vot,
0 any man placed on the ticket
And 1t can be said that 4 similaI