Arizona republican., 1920-06-10

While the delegates were assembling in the Coliseum today to make Sena- tor Lodge and the remainder of the temporary organization the permanent one and to hear nothing more excit- ing than a prayer, and a speech by Chauncey M. Depew, the league Of na- tions fight was being carried on in the quiet of a committee room doWn town where a dozen men representing the reservationists ana the irreconcilables were gathered about a table. The ir- reconcilables swear they will fight to the last ditch to prevent the Republi- can party from going before the eoun- try with any sort of an endorsement of the league idea, and thus become the tail to President Wilson's kite, as Senator Johnson himself puts 1t. The element opposed to them argues it will be sorry thing for the party if their views prevail.
 May Disrupt Program
 So involved has the fight become and so indefinite are the prospects of it's end, that the program for the con- vention tomorrow is upset and thrown into doubt.
 It meets at II o'clock and has noth- ing before it but to hear the report of the resolutions committee, adopt a platform and nominate candidates. One plan has been proposed to skip the platform until the committee Is ready to report, and go ahead with the nomis hating speeches. Those who so pro- posed maintain it is possible to do so under the rnles of today which pro- vided for unfinished business at ths bottom of the list of procedure. They contend the platform could be consid- cred the unfinished business and the convention could get the nominations out of the way without remaining idle while the resolutions committee tlghus out the league Issue.
 The wood and Lowden people par ticuIarly express themselves as un- alterabIy opposed to such a plan of procedure. It could, of course. be done under a suspension of the rules which would require unanimous consent, but the Wood people say they would ob- feet to it. A recess while the resolu- tions committee works seems to be one solution.
 Revive Knox Boom
 While all this is going on, the Kno1 boom has been revived, and during the day it. of all the dark horse booms seemed to have some new momentum always taking into consideration th' common idea that the convention vii turn to other fieIdssif Johnson, Lowder and Wood fail to show strength prom ising a majority soon after the frs few ballots
  with it was characterized by Senate Johns@n, through one of his lieu tenants, as absolutely ridiculous, bu was much discussed. This story ral that if no nomination were reached III to the fifth ballot Senator Johnson would lay his candidacy aside if tn convention would grant to him ant Senator Borah unlimited time to dis cuss the candidacies and pre- -conven ton campaign expenses Of Wood an Iowden. The other angle of the stor was that Senator Knox would b brought out as candidate at Una iunctiire. Coupled with the genera knowledge of close friendship betwee Senators Johnson and Knox. and thei irreconcilable position together agains A league in any form, this story fur nished the most interesting piece c gossip of the day, although 1t Wa thrown down by Senator Johnson.
 Wood talk. which began running n stronger tide last night, seemed nc to disturb the Johnson managers. conference of a dozen or more Johnso advisers late today, it was said dc cided on a policy of attempting n trades or alliances until the start a break from Wood or Lowden, fo which they hope. Their strategy, was explained. was to leave the Woo and Iowden forces to carry on the own contest and leave the Johnso forces ready to take advantage of an weaknesses which might develop. Tf Johnson advisers also predict the1 wiII be no hurried break of Johnson 1T atructed delegates away from the ser ator after they have performed the
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