Evening star., 1920-06-09

| stopped the DnDy waB taken
from the pilot unfnjured.
the floor through bringing to bear on
formulation of the treaty plank all
variations of opinion as to what 1t
should say.
| Hitchcock Is Pleased.
Frank H. Hitchcock, designated by
the Wood forces as their supreme
strategist, was elated over the or
ganiZation of the committees
Think of the psychological effect
| of this victory" he said when asked
where and how he expected Wood to
benefit from these steps in organiza-
| ton.
I'VE controlled the committees
against powerful opposition. al
most solid anti-Wood forces" Mr..
/ Hitchcock added so far as inereas-
! ing our total number of delegates is
concerned the selection of Mr.. Duffield
over Charles H. Innes of Massachu-
setts is of small moment. We will
make no effort TO overturn the work
of the national committee on con-
tests. To do SO would prejudice the
| Wood cause and | have given our
forces instructions not to do so. No
rough stuff will come from US, but
We are glad TO be able to show that
the majority of the committee on
credentials and also of resolutions Is
not against Wood"
While these developments were TAX
ing place the drift of the talk. and
1t may be nothing more. was trending
toward Lowden.
1t was kept going by the old line
party leaders-men who were leaders
in former conventions when they
made party presidential nominations
but whether it is sufficiently potent
to affect the delegates who are op-
posed to Wood or Johnson they do
not profess to know themselves. The
program, il it can be so called, is first
to establish to the satisfaction Of un-
instructed delegates and those only
instructed as compliment to men
who have failed to make further
headway. that neither Wood nor
Of these leaders are said to be willing
to put Lowden in the same list.
Crack Instructed Support.
With less than half Of the delegates
sewed up with instructions, which
many say do not in all cases represent
the desires of the men bound by them,
the sponsors for the Lowden talk ad-
vocate rapid succession of ballots to
produce as quickly as can be done
honorably cracking OF instructed
support. Those who are now talking
Lowden say they believe the disinte-
grafton will begin with johnson and
Wood forces. 1t is not clear why they
profess not to fear that Lowden will
be affected in the same way.
One reason behind the willingness
of these Lowden advocates to take
all the risks that necessarily accom-
pany efforts to upset instructions is
said to be that the supporters of Low
den would be satisfied with any con-
servative who can be nominated and
| H.~ ~
whether 1t be Harding, Sproul, Knox,
Coolidge. Hughes or some one who
has not yet figured conspicuously
Let's have the test" they say. NO
one has had any particular advantage
so far. If We can't win with LowdeH
We will try another"
In contrast to Mr.. Hitchcock's state
ment, Gov. Lowden and Senator John
son expressed their views of the sit
uation in the following statements.
The reports coming to US today
make us very optimistic and 1 am
entirely satisfied with the situation"
said Gov. Lowden.
VIII Express Popular Choice.
Senator johnson said: IT have an
abiding confidence in the ultimate re-
suit. feel very certain that this
convention. in view OF all that has
transpired. will recognize the express
ed nopular choice of the rank and file
ne unwise, even recreant to the party,
in their positions as trustees for it's
members. II they did not recognize
the choice"
Those who are talking for Lowden
scknowledged that they wanted to
The johnson people in turn declare
that both the Wood and Lowden man
ayers are doing everything they can
to corral johnson delegates.
The light tonight is concedediy to
weaken both the Wood and Johnson
Whether it will succeed remains for
the convention itself to decide.
This. n brief, sums up the situation
as 1t refers to the big three
Mr.. Hitchcock said he had heard Of
the claims that Wood delegates would
not stick. but he was not alarmed.
They will stick" he said tonight.
Their number will grow until we
have enough"
The brief and outwardly harmonf-
Gus session of the convention today
convinced almost everybody that the
big scene is not yet ready. A good
deal OF preliminary stage managing
and rehearsing Is going on "in back" :"
and 1t is obvious that the majority
OF delegates do not know their lines.
! In such a tame opening, as is ex-
pected only when the nomination Is
cut and dried, there was today not
a single demonstration for any candi-
date-not an evidence Of compelling
sentiment for any one of them. Obvi-
ously everybody was waiting to see
what the other fellow could show
waiting for a band wagon.
There is an element which wants
| neither Lowden. Johnson, nor Wood,
and their hope is that three ballots
| will show that none of the big three
can get a commanding majority
I to
| mating speeches delivered at the
| Thursday session even if the conven-
] ton has to sit through the night and
take the first ballot. Then the real
contest would come on Friday.