The Washington times., 1920-06-08
bORAH SEES
4 T|ES-UP FAIL
Delegates Realize People Won't
Accept "SIush Fund" Candi-
date In Face of N. c. l.
By WILLIAM Il. BoRAH.

seryice)
CHICAGO, June s.-The question
uppermost in the minds OF the dele
gates today seems to be the question
OF campaign expenditures.
There are those who still believe
that Notwithstanding the expose upon
the part of two OF the candidates as
TO their campaign expenditures, they
should be nominated, and they are
willing to take the risk OF having
them elected.
Relying on what they believe to be
the unpopularity OF the present Ad-
ministration. they insist that their
candidate could be elected notwith-
standing the intoierable amount OF
money which they have expended to
get the nomination.
Delegates Think DiRerentIy.
But it Is manifest that this idea
does not prevail among the delegates
generally. They not only feel that ft
would imperil the election, but they
feel that It would imperil the election
of the next Congress and the members
of the Senate.
Furthermore, the delegates do not
hesitate to express themselves to the
effect that the party should not be
compelled to bear the odium which
would attach to 1t in the campaign
and follow 1t on through the Admin
istration. The thinking, rejecting
delegate. the men who come In mere
direct from the people and will go
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pride in their party and their country,
are getting restless and some OF them
lugly in their remarks about the effort
to force upon them candidates for
= whom they would have to apologize
all the way through the campaish.
sIush Fund Would BE Main Issue.
In addition to this, IL either of the
candidates who are Immediately and
iindefensibly connected with the use
iof money in the campaign should be
Nominated, it probably, would be the
only subject discussed throughout the
lcampaish. Instead of the party going
forward with a constructive program
dealing with the matters OF lmmeol-
ate concern to the people and elicit
ling the confidence OF the people, 1t
would be q campaign of apology and
defense.
1t is apparent now that the dele
gates are coming to have less and
less stomach for any such PROPOSE
ton. Hence the talk today in the
camps OF other candidates OF dark
horses is one of their main themes.
Almost every man who has been men
toned in any way or who has appear
ed above the political horizon Is be-
ing discussed as dark horse.
IF the convention were to meet for
the purpose OF. nominating today 1t
is clear that neither Mr.. Lowden or
Mr.. Wood would stand any show OF
nomination. Whether any change can
take place to satisfy the dissatisfied
delegates between now and Thurs
day is a different question. But it
does not seem at all probable.
AS gentleman said to me today
at q time when the question Of the
high cost OF living is coming home
to thousands Of thousands Of Repub-
lican voters, men with their vast
sums Of money are seeking to con-
troll the situation without offering
any solution whatever of the real
question at issue. AS time goes on,
these practical features OF the situa-
tion grow more and more acute, and
In my opinion. instead Of these men
growing stronger, they will grow
weaker by Thursday.
attended the great mass meeting
ut which Colonel Roosevelt spoke in
1912, and one Of the great mass meet
ings in 1914, I had the honor Of
speaking with Colonel Roosevelt in
1912 I was at the great mass meet
ing held by Senator johnson last
night.
Must Have ~Peeple's Platform
Tho feeling upon the part of the
people Is moro intense in regard to
AL questions, such as the league Of
nations. the high cost of living. the
use OF shameless sums of money in
the campaign, than upon any. ques-
lions which were presented to them
In the previous years. If this con-
vention does not speak plainly and
explicitly and in language that the
wayfaring man may read and under
stand upon these matters and nomi-
nate a candidate in perfect harmony
with such platform, no one can
foretell tho future political history Of
this country.
haven't any doubt myself as to
what will happen under these circum-
stances in the convention. Tho dele
gates are not insensible to this politi-
cal situation and to this political at
mosphere. By the time we get down
TO business on Thursday or Friday
we will write a peoples platform
6nu bOTuiuAts peoples Can01Qate.
As a Republican I do not permit my
self an think anything else.
CenSinstis.s breaking Up.
One thing IL quite clear. the de-
velopments Of the last three weeks
seem to insure an open convention.
The tie-ups and combinations which
were being concluded three weeks ago
arc being broken into pieces Under
these circumstances these delegates
arc not going back to their people to
tell those who are struggling with
the high cost OF living about how
they have written a platform and
nominated candidate under the di-
roctins influence OF those who have
millions to throw away in political
campaigns.
My guess Is that tho delegates will
clarity and cleanse the situation. that
the great party with its magnificent
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