The Washington times., 1920-06-08
THREEB|C BATTLES
ARET0BE Fought
Permanent Chairman, ResoIu.
tions Leader, and Stand on
Treaty Real Issues.
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remains for the jury to return a ver-
dict.
Michigan avenue. be-nuttered and
be-nagged. and overhowing with the
trash of campaign literature and the
leavings Of great crowds. was astir
early this morning. 1t was the stir OF
holiday crowds. however, rather than
the stir of persons who have weighty
matters to consider.
with the PRESIDENTIAL situation
deadlocked, or at least stegpsted, at
tention was turned today to the three
big fights now in progress. all OF
which must be decided before the q.
o. p. names its 1920 standard bearer.
These are:
% The fight on the league of ma
tions plank in the platform. with
Senator Hiram Johnson and Senator
William K. Borah standing out against
the held for the inclusion OF plank
which absolutely repudiates the
league and all its works.
2, The even more intensive fight
over the Craftsmanship Of the ali-im-
portant committee on resolutions be-
tween the supporters OF Senator
james L. Watson. of Indiana, and
Ogden Mills, of New York. 1t was
ClAImcQ Curly tooay w sAoShoeSA >"
sons friends that sufficient strength
had been mustered to insure the
naming of the Hoosier to the honors-
3. The controversy over the perm
anent chairmanship of the convention.
The three outstanding candidates Tor
this honor today were Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge of Massachusett. who as
temporary chairman made the key
note Republican address of the cam
paiRn. Senator Medill Mccormick OF
Illinois. and Senator Albert J. Bev,
| eridge of Indiana, .ex progressive ana
stanch friend of Colonel Roosevelt.
Among the candidates themselves
there was little movement. General
Wood. Senator johnson. and Cover
nor Lowden were all in Chicago to-
| day. and taking an active part in the
| direction Of tactics.
| t.tF Candidates sn Ground.
Senator Warren C. Harding OF
Ohio, who outside OF the big three
comma nds most attention. also Is here
| with his Ohio supporters.
Other candidates on the ground
| were: Senator Miles Poindexter. of
| washington; Governor Calvin Z.
Coolidge, OF Massachusetts,; Governor
Henry ]. Allen, Of Kansas: Governor
| William Sproul, of Pennsylvania: DR..
Nicholas Murray Butler, OF New YORK;
Senator James f. Watson, OF Indiana
| Governor Edwin p. Morrow, of Ken
| lucky; Senator Frank B. Kellogg, CT
Minnesota; Senator Irvine l.. Len
root: Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, OF
/ Massachusetts,, and former Ameassa-
| dor to France Myron T. Hcrrick. of
| Ohio.
| Somewhere in this list OF dark
lhorses" on the ground the lightning
might strike, or. it might strike
among the candidates who were not
in Chicago today.
| The more prominent among these
were: Former President William
Howard Taft, Charles Evans Hughes
PbiIander c. Knox, of Pennsylvania
and Herbert Hoover.
| or the candidates themselves today
no one Of the big three could be said
to occupy anything like command
| ing position. There has been con-
siderable increase in Lowden talk ir
the last forty-eight hours due largely
to reports that what is left of the
"Old Guard, is lining up behind the
| Illinois governor.
| .Ofsetting this was a tremendous
popular meeting in Chicago last night
| addressed by Hiram Johnson. The en-
thusis SIN was, tremendous and the
fiery Californian addressed two meet
ings which were attended by approx
mately 10000 persons.