Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-10
KNOX LOOMS UP AGAIN
AS A LIKELY DARK HORSE
hut the johnson Forces Are Deter
mined to Fight for the senator
to the Last Ditch.

Try Associated Press.l
CHICAGO. June 9.-Thc fight over
the league OF nations has become So
bitter and SO indefnitc are the pros
poets Of it's end, tina the program
for the convention tomorrow is up
set and thrown into doubt.
1t Will meet at II O'Clock and has
nothing further bcforc but 10 hear
tho cno OF the resolutions com
m!ttcc. adopt Il platform and nomi-
nate candidates. one plan has been
proposed to skip The platform, until
the committee is ready To report.
and 70 ahead with the nominating
speeches. Those who propose IL
maintain it is possible to do so under
the rules OF today. which provide
for unfinished business" at the bot
tom of the list of procedure. Thcy
contend the platform could be- con.
sidcred the unfinished business ana
the convention could re, the nomi-
nations out of the way without re-
naming idle, while the resolutions
committc fights Il the league issue.
The Wood and l.owden people cx-
press themselves as unaltcrably on
posed to this plan of procedure. II
could. Of course, be done under a
suspension Of the rules. but this
would require unanimous consent and
the Wood people will object TO il.
Knox Boom Revived.
While all this is going on. the
Knox boom has been revived, and
during the day il, of all the dark
morse booms. seemed to have some
new momentum. always taking into
consideration the ommon idea tina,
the convention will turn to other
neids II Johnson. LOwden and Wood
fail TO show strength. promising a
majority soon after the first few
ballots.
One story being told In connection
with IL, was characterized by Scna-
tor johnson, through one OF his lieu
tenants. as absolutely ridiculous"
but was much discussed.
This story ran that If no nomina-
ton were reached up the the NTH
ballot, Senator johnson would lay
ms candidacy aside. If the convcn-
ton would grant to him and Scna-
tor Borah unlimited time TO discuss
the candidates. and re-convcntion
campaign expenditures of Wood and
Lowden, The other angl, Of the
story was that Senator Knox would
be brought out AS n candidate AZ that
luncturc- Coupled with IL. general
knowledge of close friendship be-
tween Senator'S johnson and Knox
and their i~rrcconcilablc position to-
Eethor against a league In any form,
ihis story furnished tho mos, inter
estins piece Of gossip of the day.
Strategy az J"hnsnnitcs.
q stronger tide last might seemed nor
!" disturb tho Johnson managers. y
conference Of a dozen or more JOAN.
son advisers late today. IL was said
decided on "A policy Of attcmptiur
II" trades or alliances until the start
a ."Tr'k from WOOD or lowden.
ior winch hey nope. Their strategy,
T. Mas cXrlniu,l. Was 10 leave ,hc
Wood and l.owdcn forces Ia carry on
Jnt!r own confess. land %f.icavc the
lage q any wc"fncsses. mhicn might
"he Johnson advisers also predict
I..rr WI! be no hurried break of
Johnson ~!nSirurtcd delegates away
performed their obligations ky vot-
ing for h!m on the first Ballots.
reports that tho johnson instruct
90 te.tsaics, from Michigan, were
ready 10 swing 20 another candidate.
II johnson failed in the first few
naIlotS put The Johnson managers
az worK starting BACK ;rst at homo
and some % The Michigan ~dclcra,cs
We're said 10 be getting tclrcrnns
informing them they were expected
10 sich t. the Californian. The
senators advisers said they were
confident lie could holG his delegates
until ne released them.
JoAnson leaders too. IL was said.
We're WoEHIng TO convince Inc large
u~c1'SatloH OF Eastern business mru
VINO have gathered here favorirr
oihef tandiGatcs. mat Senator John
son ~ not the radical and dangerous
man 70 business interests that ne mas
thsHlHf HfH AH ~ art HLH 30. -- - H.
thcy can make hcaaway Win mis-
program u Viii be easier 10 brin.
ne GA .4nc people To Johnson IL
!.oWaen ana WOOD fal. TO po!l Il ma
Reach nominations Tomorrow.
Noi.'.s!gN over iomorruw's
brings u an array Co.! g@Ur<scs on
now long Tile convention xiii hay,
TO SIT Governor Allen OF Kansas
VINO Is 70 nominate General Wood,
sn!n ,.Hay ne a.a not expect tn
nominating speeches would II,
reached before Friday ana tuut tn,
ha!!oiinS wou.d not De started nc-
!ofc saturday He Looked cor a pro.
committee
From today's preliminary arrange.
appeared ihat tile Noof
non'"!"tihE speeches woutd com,
hfsl Alabama. alphabetically FIRST II
lhc call for nominations IL us s.$
would yiclI neither Tor ]LemuatI,r
"f "o0G or l.oNdcu. grcf,rruE not "a
SHOW any preference. Tn, usy. So.
on the list ls Arizona and as its d,,..
cation IL favorable TO wood j cy.
recied TO YIELD to Kansas So ma,
governor Allen may make ms .p.orl
placing General wood in u1mi.a,tor
Under sUch an arrangement the con.
|enti0n would get It's first glimpse Of
Inc WOOD strength by the demon.
stration which follows and would h.,
enabled 10 determine whether ~,
sentiment is among the delegates o.,
in the galleries.
Today was fulI OF conferences an,
goings and comings between the lend
ers. ola and new. all looking FOR som,
sish2 OF sentiment crystalllzing.
John.on Hcndy 10 Flight.
For former Senator Crane. of Mas
sachusetts, who arose today as on,
OF the chief proponents o! a platform
declaration 10 affirm The principle %
an association OF nations with pro
tectins reservations saw senate
Johnson. and II was said the can
foIntan told him in substance:
In In a pacific mood. I'm no
looking FOR a nght on this treaty. In
I'm ready TO nght hard 81 ncressarv
You are the oncs who would cam,
trouble. The treaty phnk is NOR.
e. ,ss than any personal considera
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