Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-12

! S'Iu hDoNl the Lodge reservations,
| or any other reservations. They arc
/ quietly dropred"
tima;ing possible gains from New
York. Roth the Wood and I.owdcn
/ forces had their eyes turned toward
| the Michigan block. which has been
| standing solidly for Johnson. Low
( don headquarters was also counting
on n gain from Wisconsin. If the
TWENTY-FIVE La Toilette votes should
/ break up
Conferences were continually going
on NJ Wood headquarters, and also at
| Governor Lowden's rooms at his hotel.
Predicts Lowdcu Victory.
a L. licrt, a national committee
man from Kentucky. who cast tho
/ Kentucky vote solid for Lowden on
~! but the first ballot, today pre-
! dicted Lowdcn <,US< be nominated
! Saturday
one thing seems assured beyond
doubt said he. 1T will be Lowden
/ or II dark horse"
Fred Cpham. national treasurer
and another Lowdcn leader. said:
Tho race VIII be settled before
morning New York and Pennsyl-
wherever they want ii to GO"
1t was said ovortures from the
Wood forces We're being carried TO
the Johnson camp. with the arCu-
inent that the Johnson forces were
the natural allies OF the Wood group
10 prevent the nomination of Cover
nor l.oWdcn.
Floor Leader Knox. Of tho Wood
forces; was understood 10 be in ne
collation. with some of the johnson
delegates from the Northwest.
Knox nv Compromises.
Taik OF Senator Knox as com
arose
the series OF conferences. and carried
WIN II the argument that he would
have the support of Senator johnson.
Governor CoolidGcs name also was
associated with the Knox talk
Senator roindexier. himself can
didaie, said he did not believe Wood
or l.owden could poll 400 votes
Inevitably. the delegates, seeing
ms situation he added. will. in the
effort 10 make a nomination, go 10
" "nn ,' Gdnndidn.es, and /, is possible,
; SHI '" Wi nFoG 5ann5 ina, Gomhna
"!'s hmeniS, which Will in turn lead
10 new dcadloCks. and in my opin-
ION, II Will lac some time before
| nomination is reached.
i do not think the winner can
developed"
senator Iinrdinr's Statement,
senator Harding made "A personal
statement. III Ihich he said:
Il AIN Very VEL, satisfied tonight
/ The outlook FOR some one in the Sec
/ ond SOW OF coutcndcrs has never
! hern brighter al amy time during the
/ convention"
large majority of the Harding
votes cast today are pledged TO Wood
/ az n second choice Some members
/ OF inc delegation said tonight that
/ j. senator Harding released them they
would feet free To go where ,hey
! pleased II their votes would no, he
OF assistance 10 the Wood candidacy
ne l.""Gcn managers We're calcu-
!at!nS that II they succeeded in get
'!hE hcccsSlons from Harding Massa-
chusetts. Indiana. New York and
IeAas. they. would he within striking
H'atanc OF a majority tomorrow The
!;u"urh r""rie were predicting that
mHrN today, but the wood people re-
pied positively that they would ad-
vancs further on the resumption o!
the ballotiuS
>r" York to Caucus.
The New York delegation Will
C"H'as tomorrow morning a half hour
before the resumption or the conven-
ton.
4 Johnson leaders said offers OF deals
were coming TO them from virtually
every r--cr camp bu, as none Of
them looked TO Johnson FOR first place.
the senator was stni,iinG pat and
would mold his delegates together.
II convinced. they said. tina, he could
mcnt
II was declared positively. however.
tHnt under no circumstances would
Il%%hhnS"n make deal with either
THE statement OF Senator Borai
~ regard 70 his attitude toward
practically verbatim as the attitu1 !"
OF Johnson" nne OF Senator Johnson's
advisers said.
johnson ns Virr-Presidcnt.
Johhnson followers predicted the
"smntor could make deal any time
win virtually any OF the factions
which would assure him the Vice
presidential nomination.
Al midnight tonight "a new pro-
posai involving The Harding dele
Ehtes and the Pennsylvania votes was
! brought 10 Senator Johnson and il
YES mat out OF i might come some
convinced tomorrow that ne cannot
Ain tho presidential nomination.
. S'c"rhins 10 Johnson's managers
! nol n'nS definite was suggested except
"pHli have tho whole hearted APP
. PrgNdl or Johnson. II might look Ia
. 9,,ner johnson. Knox. Sproul or
, Hara,,nS as The nominee. IT was de.
senator smoot, Committeeman Her,
n ~" senator Moses. one Of General
:. c ~ ~, 'nanatGF", participated in one
- another. 81
I As the Conferences were breaking
: ~ .''f lu'phiEht II was plain tina,
I inany VINO participated felt ina,
= ncithcr l.owden nor Wood would u,
'he nominee, and that consideration
, OF the dark-horse list had been thu
\ chief subtcc, Of discussion. On;nio,
= Was too divided for an agreemen,
: and few We're confden, OF being ahl,
e 10 center upon any one before 10
= morrow. Four or Ave men sstd =,
G inciude Harding. Knox. Hughes snt
c Coolidge, were said 10 be regarded 70,