Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-10

gathered here favoring other candidates.
that Senator Johnson is not the radical
and dangerous man to business interests
that he has been represented. They hope,
that if they can make headway with this
program it will be easier to bring the old
line people to johnson if Lowden and
Wood fail to poll a majority. The John
son people. too, express Indignation at
repeatedly published newspaper reports
that Johnson will bolt and head a third
party If he fails of nomination He is
standing, they say, on his earlier declara-
ton that he is engaged only in a family
row which will be ended when the con-
venton chooses a candidate and that he
will stand by the conventions decision.
GEN. WOOD HAS THE POLE
The confusion over to-morrow's pro-
gram and delay in the platform brings
out an array of guesses on how long the
convention will have to sit. Governor
Allen of Kansas, who is to nominate
General Wood, said to-day he did not
expect the nominating speech would be
reached before Friday and that the
balloGng would not be started before
Saturday He looked for protracted ses-
sion of the resolutions committee.
From to-days preliminary arrange
ments it appeared that the Wood nomin-
atinx speech would come first. Ala
hama. alphabetically first in the call for
nominations, it was said. would yield
neither for a nomination of Wood nor
Lowden, preferring not to show any pre-.
ference. The next State in the list is
Arizona and as its delegation is favor
able to Wood, is expected to yield to
Kansas, so that Governor Allen may
make his speech placing General Wood
in nomination. Under such an arrange
ment. the convention would get its first
glimpse of the Wood strength by the
demonstration which follows and wouc
be enabled to determine whether the
sentiment is among the delegates or II
the galleries.
EVERYBODY LOOKS FOR SIGNS
To-day was full of conferences and go
ings and comings between the leaders ole
and new, all looking for some signs o.
sentiment crystallizing. a
| For Senator Crane of Massachusetts
who arose to-day as one of the chief pro
ponents of a platform declaration to af
firm the principle of an association of ma
ions with protecting reservations, saw
Senator Johnson. and 1t was said the Cali
fornian told him in substance:
"Im in a pacific mood. I'm not looking
! for a fight on this treaty. but I'm read
| TO fight hard if necessary. You are tn
oneS who would cause trouble. The treat
iplank is more to me than any personal con
| siderations.
Governor Lowden followed his usua
routine, cnferring with supporters and re
ceiving delegates, and newspaper CORE
spondents.
General Wood came in from Fort Sherl
dan early and spent the day at his heao
quarters receiving managers and callers
Senator Harding, Senator PoindeNte'
Governor Sproul and the numerous othe
candidates spent the day in conference
and receiving visitors.
Coliseum, Chicago, June 9.-Durih
the first hour before the opening IN
! convention hall was given over to I'll
usual entertainment preliminaries tn
big band up in the balcony playt
popular airs, and male quartet too
a turn at a little jazz.
Delegates and alternates were slo
in arriving ami there was marke
absence of delegates in the preliminar
interval
The drift to Lowden and the gro"
ing strength of Wood and the turn
the delegates to Johnson" heard
much talked about down town. wei
little in evidence in the conventio
, hall.
The delegates who arrived ear
seemed to be talking nothing b'
politics. Even the visitors galleri'
were slow in filling
The day had begun crisp and coo
but it took a su ulden shift as the col
vention began assembling and 1t locke
as though the delegates and Nisito
: were about to get their first taste
June convention weather. The 81
beating down on the big drum ILL
roof of the coliseum radiated its he'
down into the space below. Palm lc
fans began appearing collars shove
! signs of whiting. and coats began
5 come off. The band and the entertain
ers didn't seem to mind the grown
heat. however, ana kept up a consta
e program of music and songs.
!, HALL FILLS SLOWLY
5 At II O'Clock the opening time. the hs
was not half full The principal cand
date managers knowing that to-day
. proceedings were largely perfunctor
. were in no hurry and remained dow
town rounding up forces and strengt
o ening tyeir lines. Many of the impo
Q tant figures of the convention. too. we
A engaged in the work of the resoluti'
p committee framing the platform wi
o National Chairman Hays.
8 LODGE GETS A CHEER
Chairman Lodge stepped out to I
speakers space at 1l2O o'clock and
got three cheers also with a tiger.
@ DIR. John Timothy Stone was to-day
al Ountinued IN n0nne Il