Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-08
HOPES OF THREE
LEADERS MAY BE
BLASTED BY THE
DEADLOCK FIGHT
Wood, Johnson and LoWden
May All Be Put Out of the
Running As a Result of
the Warfare Now Raging.
DARK HORSE TALK IS
INCREASING HOURLY
First Ballot Wednesday or
Thursday Is Expected to
Record Votes for Fifteen
or Twenty Candidates.

tsV MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LgAsEo wiREt
Chicago. June Its old-time
leaders unhorsei and its favorites
for the presidency deadlocked. the
republican party will begin its ma
tional convention tomorrow under
conditions Of uncertainty unparal-
lelled in recent political history,
Embossed and largely unorgan-
lied, delegates were asking one an
other tonight in what direction
they were straying and when u
master would arise to- lead them
out of the wilderness of their own
mdecision.
In the noisy turmoh OF conven-
tion eve the only definable trend
seemed to be driving Wood, Low
den and Johnson into deadlock
fight which 1t was recognized
might destroy them all. The old
timers, reflecting that 1t Is but a
step from a deadlocked convention
to stampeded convention, Won
dored what might happen next un-
less some tried and trusted leader
settled himself in the saddle.
Many were recalling the Chicago
convention of 1850, when the fa-
vorites were all deserted after a.
deadlock of thirty five ballots and
James A. Garfield, who had won
the convention Nby q nominating
speech was nominated
Talk of Dark Horse.
Talk OF a dark horse, In which
some OF the more experienced
practical politicians joined toriSaaee
for the first time. began to reyolve
with an increasing frankness about
the disclosures Of the senate's in
vestigation of campaign expendi-
lures. At many conferences those
who advocate dark horse pre-
dicted that in the end no man
whose name was involved al all
in the evidence of the Investigating
committee could be put before the
country as the party's choice.
In the main. however the Leads
ers and near leaders caucused and
conferred and brought forth moth
ing. Even those who held the whip
hand over a few delegates here
and there seemed unable to get to-
gether with the other greater and
lesser potential dictators of party
policy. The result was n foggy
picture Of the possibilities,
1t became apparent that unless
there came dramatic and unex-
pected change, the first ballot
Wednesday or Thursday will re-
cord votes for between ! and 20
candidates, with scarcely more
than half enough to nominate In
the Wood, Lowden or Johnson
column,
To what extent manager for tho
leading three can hold their del
egates in line after an unsuccess-
full test of strength is subject of
controversy. There are those who
contradict the claims of the Wood,
Lowden and johnson whips that
their organizations are cohesive
enough to stand the strain of
failure to nominate on an early
ballot.
In any case, no one preteudS to
be sure just what will happen af-
ter a roll call or two, The guess
of some veterans is that votes
will swirl and bunch and scatter
again like sands of the sea And
those who hope for stampede
are counted on to turn loose every
variety of spell binding emotional
whirlwind.
Old Bosses Hope for the Best.
1t is situation which gave the
bosses of other days many a good
laugh in their sleeves as today's de-
veIopments moved in feverish cir
cles. Those of the old time, out of
date school, who are here at all re-
mained largely to themselves. how
ever. hoping for the best but shsk-
ing Their heads sadly at the memory
of steam rollers used and wires
pulled in the times when a leader
could be sure of his ground.
The new leaders, however. in
cluding Will II. HAYS, the national
chairman, declared their entire sat-
isfaction with the absence of the
old methods.
At last. said Mr., Hays, the coun-
try was seeing what 1t had strident-s
" demanded, a convention abso-
lutely Embossed and acting for IT.
self. He predicted that the out
come would be. beneficial to the
party's standing. N<tJ
Plan to Cut FormalitiCs.
"One effect of the prospective
deadlock was to add impetus to-
day to the movement to make the
temporary organization permanent.
Sentiment among delegations Is
strong against prolonging the con-
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