The Washington herald., 1920-06-11
GOTHAM'S VOTE
SPLIT BETWEEN
MANY CHOICES
A "Leaderless Crowd Look
ing for a Band Wagon
Says Carroll.
FOR WOOD" SAYS ONE
But Yet, "Lowden Will Get
Majority" Tully Con-
tradicts.
BY RAYMOND G. CARROLL.
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Chicago. June lO.-New York,
with eighty-eight delegates, studied
at close range in miniature tells
the story of the hating indecision
and internal strife raging within
the ranks OF 9s4 delegates from
forty-eight states and five Terri
tories. For New York holds every
phase CT schtim, mt and its dele
gates seen at the headquarters in
Congress Hotel and elsewhere be-
tween convention sessions forces
the conviction of "leaderless
crowd looking for a band-wagon."
the largest vGgrant group ready to
swing 10 Wood.
we start off with eight for Gen.
Wood as a minimum at the first
ballot and the list will grow sub
stantially at each successive bal
lot" said Former Secretary of War
Henry L. Stimson.
Sentiment for Wood.
How many for wocd?' / asked
Samuel S. koenig, chief lieutenant
for Herbert Parsons. He replied:
There are from twelve to fifteen
delegates who want to vote for him
now. They represent about one
third OF the known Wood strength
in the delegation. and they appear
to be growing in numbers. We may
hold the rulk of the delegation in
line for Butler fer two ballots but
not afterwards"
state Senator VIM. J. Tully. of
Corninf. who cheers for Lowden
said. The Illipois governor will
get a substG ntial vote from New
York. ] carDot give the figures
but il will be substantial"
u. s. Senator Calder. of Brooklyn,
is the type of delegate who wants
to see a member OF the Upper Cham
Der of Congress in the White House.
a President who could be counted
upon to never ignore the Senate.
He told. me that he thought Sen
ator Lenroot, of Wisconsin, or Sena-
tor Knox, of Pennsylvania, hne
Presidential Timber" His vote as
we'll as Florella II. La Guardia, of
New York City will probably be
cast for Lenroot whom they think
is sufficiently strong in the north
west to counteract the Borah-Jo
son influence with the radicals.
Depew In Pushed
Former United States Senator
Chauncey NJ. Depew said that he was
forced to confess that the ways and
4 nf
convention had slipped past him.
He had been running over a private
list of the extra votes changed to
Wood in the last twelve hours, one
in Alabama. six in Georgia, one in
Idaho, eight in Massachusetts,, three
in, New Jersey, two in North Da-
kota, one in Oregon, five in South
Carolina. two in Texas. one in Utah.
and two in Virginia. thirty-two
altogether. His S6-year-old eyes
twinkled as he said: 1t was never
like this in the olden days. No
wonder the New York delegates
are dropping away from our pro-
fessor favorite son."
Judge Nathan l.. Miller, OF SYRIA
cuse, is the Hoover champion on
the New York delegation. He said:
ct have not bolted the delegation.
Yesterday ! was absent from con-
yention hall when the notice went
out for the meeting. We expect
to pick up Hoover delegates as the
balloting goes on" He was not
then altogether sure that he would
place Hoover in nomination.
AS this Is written the Hoover
people were irresolute whether his
name would formally go before the
convention as a candidate, there
being a story afoat that Johnson
ties had made plans for counter
demonstration.
Henry w: Taft, brother of former
President Taft, and Charles d.
Hilles go about much In eacs
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