Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-03-16
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WASHINGTON, March i5.-With
one primary that OF Nav Ham9-
sbire already hcId--and two more At
hand. aud others TO follow In rapid
Succession something tangible at
last has begun To happen In the con-
test for convention delegates.
The New Hampshire election Of
Tuesday created little stir for Us &C.
suits were forcgone conclusion. No
major candidates are entered In the
North Dakota primary Of tho com.
Ing Tuesday. but there viii be real
interest In the South Dakota contest
q week later.
II will be remembered that the
rtate machine which II controlled by
the Wood forces al the convention
last fall instructed for Gen. Mood.
snd should the voters OF South isa-
kota oyerturn this action at the
primary aud favor either Governor
Lowden OF seIatcr johrs0n. the
other two candidates who have con.
Quoted active campaigns In south
Dakota Il viii he wcll-nigh fatal 10
the Wood aspirations.
Interest shifts
Pending some definite results Ut
thc primal les the boom market con
unues 10 rise and fall. one DAY
some particular boom y way ~
and the next day g unaccouulaby
far doWn.
Senator HARDING. Gowu IN Texas
aid In high spirits. gets word that
his boom Is going ~ badly IN his
ovn state that he win b. needed 10
Ohio very soon TO stralghten think,
cut. General Wood las entered the
Ohio primary aud u making an act
I've canvass for delegates.
:. General Wood cannot get enough
delegates In Ohio 10 90 him any me-
teriai good and his action .u entering
another candidate's no DC state VIII
prevent any supporter az senator
Harding from ever supporting him Il
it becomes evident the Ohio senator
cannot win In the convention.
Ma, Ruin Harding
But even II Gen Wood sets cnlv
five OF sin 6cleRa,cs IN Ohio De- viii
pave the way for m early collapse
Of the Harding boom at Chicago. be.
cause OF the peculiar nature ol the
harding convention structure. The
professional talent has been backing
Harding 10 win the nomination. de-
spite the fact tina, he probably will
no into the convention with less
delegate strength than Wood. Low
den OF johnson.
The theory OF these "wlss mcn ~
the East" among the politicians has
been that Harding will BE- the easies,
10 get together on. after the convcn-
ton has been deadiocked Ton two or
three days. Harding has been the
rvnrose choice all aloHr. but rem
rose support Is q liability wet OF
the Mississippi. and this fact mas
been carefully concealed.
Damaxesl In West
But u has finally become known
that the Pennsylvahia boss u back
ing the Buckeye senator ard this has
seriously damaged Harding in the
West. Another source OF worrl 10
the Harding boomers has been the
Alienation Of negro voters from Sen.
ator Harding states where their
vote In important. The most serious
break avsy from Harding by the
aesro voters has been In ohio Itself,
but In several other states there have
been complaints that the Harding
managers appareptiy were going ont
o. their way to Alternate colored so-
tefs.
Observers here. weU especially
struck BY the strength of the appeal
issued by Nebraska former service
men 20 other former soldier and
sailors. asking tina, they yioin In tn
movemcnt 70. Mts, OF the sisncfs
Of the remarkable letter we're private
and non-eoms with q few con mis-
sioned officer VI various ranks.
f'csshinv Praised
"Throush all the waf. PfrshiEs
held complete control requiring that
etrlct discipline which W. now know
net only won the war bu, IN al prob.
ability saved our own llycs. ne lee
tes said. lie did not play 10 pop
uiaritv but sough. cffioienty And
nor that II L. all over NC can sec