El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-04
TEXAS BOOSTS
NJ AD00 BOOM


the nucleus Of the antileague strength
he expects TO exert in behalf Of a
radical declaration on the league OF
nations
A lot Of politicians are begin
mining to express the belief that
johnson Will be WfIlinf even TO
accent the vice presidential nomi-
nation on a ticket with Phiian-
der &. Knox at its head. II he can
get his antileague Of nations
plank through.
Johnson continues TO excite the
wonder OF politicians Of both parties
in his campaign. He closed his tour
in Indiana Monday and the New York
American "a Hearst paper) predicts
that In that state a landslide for the
Californian is well within the bounds
OF probability. Three weeks ago men
declared that while Johnson might
prove q good national campaigner,
the state Of Indiana was "seWed up"
Pointed 20 johnson Ovutions.
Then came the Johnson triumph in
Michigan and other states, followed
by the present visit to Indiana. in
which the vast audiences Of Indiana
voters have provided q continual ova-
ton for the senator from California.
His powerful appeals have had an
electric effect on political sentiment"
the Hearst paper asserts.
The Brooklyn Eagle, while com
mending the success Johnson has had
IS something remarkable, does not be
lieve he can be nominated and picks
Lewden as the best bet today.
II Is by no means unlikely that New
York, with IS votes. in combination
with its neighbor state OF Pennsyl-
vania, which viii have IS delegates.
may yet dictate the nomination OF the
Republicans This block Of 164 dele
gates, II It can be employed as unit,
viii WELD power that can hardly
be matched
Think Hoover Not strong.
There are leaders who do not be-
IeTe any man now in the field viii
nave IN excess OF 40 votes when the
hallotinE starts That figure Is only
about one-fifth Of the total number of
delegates. Should that estimate
prove anywhere nearly correct, Il
means that the first ballot viii Wit
ness a wide scattering OF votes, with
Wood. LOWden, Harding. johnson.
RoindeLter, Butler Coolidge. Sproul
Allen, LenrOOt, Ia Toilette, Hoover
and several others figuring in the
list The leaders do not believe that
the Hoover delegates will constitute
anything more than a negligible fac
tor.
The Eagle says. There is a good
deal OF talk about governor Lowden
among New York men and the same
is true Of Hiram Johnson So FAR as
Wood is concerned. the feeling is that
he has lost some Of his original
strength in New York because Of ad-
verse primary experiences.
Paper Looks to LOwden.
While Johnson and Wood have
been furnishing much spectacular
warfare in the primaries. in the Opin-
ion Of a good many leaders. governor
LoWden today stands in a better posi-
ton than either Of them asserts the
Brooklyn paper.
'-Lowden viii suit most Of the party
leaders far better than either Wood
or Johnson. and It is expected by the
politicians that both Of the latter viii
reach their high water mark early in
the ball0ting. Despite Johnson's' evil
IDENTIFY great popular strength. Il is
not felt that he can stampede the
convention for himself Republican
conventions do not snow a history Of
stampedes. even in the case OF Col
Roosevelt.
once a deadlock is established on
the early ballots, which is now wide
" expected, the New York delegation
VIII loom as a great determining fac
tor