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LOWDENTOWATCR
The CONVENTION
fractional Fight Holds Illinois
Governor in Chicago.
BUTLER'S BOOM THERE
New York Delegation is Expected to
Leave Him After First Ballot-John-
son Claims North Carolina

Chicago. June 7.-GOvernor Lowden
has reconsidered his intention of leav-
| ing this city during the sessions OF
the convention and will probably re-
main here at least part OF the week.
1t was stated at LoWden headQuar-
/ tiers that previous 10 the Thompson
statement emiSSarieS of the Thompson
faction visited LOwden headquarters,
| carving compromise proposition on
the national committeeman contest in
Illinois. The Thompson proposition
was that both Thompson and Senator
| Sherman withdraw from the fight and
suggested that John b. Skinner, of
| Chicago, a Thompson man, but favor
able to LOwden, be elected as COM
promise candidate. The Lowden head
quarters announced that the PROPOSE
ton was rejected.
DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler, of New
York, joined the Republican presiden-
tial aspirants who have taken person
al charge of their convention head
quarters. In his announcement, he
| said "some progress" was being made
toward framing a platform "declara-
ton of principles" adding that he was
! glad 20 find that his views as to the
Importance of that declaration were
shared by many delegates with whom
he had talked.
"The people are in no mood to be
tritled WITH" said Doctor Butler.
''Thet want to know with precision
just what the Republican party will
undertake 20 do if it carries the cleo
! ton"
Most of the eighty eight New York
| delegates arrived on a special train
which was plaStered with posters
proclaiming he candidacy of Nicholas
Murray Butler. Senator Wadsworth
headed the delegation.
Personal statements by the delegates
| indicated that Doctor Butler would
have the vote on the first ballots, and
that later some of the lightweight
votes would be thrown TO some other
candidate General Wood, delegates
! thought, is likely to receive many New
York votes, although it was not pre-
dicted that he would be favored by
ma jority of the delegation.
Governor Lowden's candidacy has
| the support of many, and some dele
ga+es from Brooklyn and the Bronx
were Outspoken in favor of Senator
| Johnson Former Judge Nathan L.
Miller, one of the big four, is credited
with a preference for Hoover.
! Senator Johnson has a stack Of tele-
graphic returns from the North Caro-
lima primary election when he met
newspaper correspondents for his reg
ular interview
My reports, which are very mea-
GER" said he, SAY that l have carried
the metropolis of the state ten to one,
| and that it is safe to say that have
carried the entire state. North Caro-
| lima is the purset American state in
the union, with less than l cen cent
of its population of foreign birth. Yet,
I suppose that Il certain section OF
the press will announce that these
Americans have been metamorphosed
into Sem Feiners, pacifists, pro-Ger-
mans, and red radicals by the act
Of voting for me.
How, logically, d candidate can be
selected by the Republican national
convention for presidential nomination
| from among a field of four, who has
never been better than thIrd or fourth.
| passes belief with me. I'm convinced
that Republican convention will heed
| the will of Republican voters.
| II will be"very unfortunate if the
convention forgets the wishes Of the
rank and file of the party, who make
the party and make the country as
| we'll"