The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-10
League Of Nations Battle.

CHICAGO. June 9.-The Republican
row over the League of Nations sud
denly took on such a furious aspect to-
day. that for the moment II almost over
Swallowed the nomination deadlock and
threa tened to upset the whole tenor OF
the national convention.
1t was 4 stffening of resistance by
the mild reservation group which
the fore just as the resolutions COM
mittee thought that 1t had about
brought all elements into harmony.
W. Murray Crane, OF Massachusetts,.
a former senator and old line leader In
many preceding conventions, was the
,, central figure in the development.
Emerging from the obscurity which
hitherto has surrounded his presence
here. he gathered about him group of
mild reservation advocates, and inform
ed the platform builders they would
make a mistake unless they declared
for League OF Nations principle as
against the principle Of no league at ALL
Plans Reconsidersd.
Because OF the position Senator
Crane has occupied in previous party
parleys the younger leaders manifested
no precipitous desire TO antagonize him.
They reconsidered their plan 10 adopt
tive declaration. and decided to post
pone discussion OF the league question
by the subcommittee until all other
subjects were out of the way.
One immediate result was TO fore
cast a prolonged debate in the sub COM
mittee and perhaps later in the full
committee. not to speak OF the possibu-
tiles or one side or Thea other flnaily
bringing the subject 10 I've floor OF the
convention itself The promise of de-
lay also Matched movement TO proceed
with the nomination while the platform
Is still in the making. proposal which
threatened to complicate still more the
, troubled outlook over candidates.
G1x
Will. feyerish conferences outside
the committee room were wrestling
with problem. the sub committee itself
sat all day and far into the night put
ting aside other and less controversial
sues ~ her report could be made
al to-mo4 rows session remained unCer-
tain with some Of the most experienced
In the viciSsitudcs OF platform building
predicting that the task could not be
finished before Friday.
Meanwhile the remainder or the reS0-
lutions committee OF So spent the day
!, in open hearings listening 10 the plat
form suggestions OF farmers. laDor
leaders. prohibition workers and sympa-
The hearings were closed late in the
day and data gathered will go before
the sub committee tomorrow
Borah's Claim Disputed.
senator Borah. of Idaho, leading the
fight in the sub committee for a flat
declaration against the Versailles Lea
que OF Nations. declared he was assured
Of L majority OF the thirteen members;
His claim was disputed by the mild
reservation advocates. however. who
said they believed the pressure they
were bringing 20 bear would result in
plank affirmative in character. They
have submitted IN writing to the sub
committee a draft that would satisfy
them.
The exact source and character OF
tho movement for Immediate nOmina-
ton OF a candidate leaving the plat
form TO be- adopted later. was not APP
~ rent II was said. however that some
OF the johnson men looked with favor
on the proposal and that Senator John
sons friends on the sub committee