Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-12
REPUBLICANS
TIRE OF FIGHT


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Lowden today, but this was discounted
by other New Workers. There is little
chance of New Yorks getting together
on any candidate, according to the views
of most of them.
The "old guard" what is left of it,
was In a quandary today, switching about
and unable definitely to decide anything.
The old guard proved by the adjourn
ment that it was in more or less control
of the parliamentary situation on the
floor, but 1t has not shown that it can
pick man from out of the ruck and
make him the 1920 candidate for presi-
dent.
The old guard leaders are frantically
engaged in trying to find an open road
on " hich to get out of this delicate situa-
ton. 1t is a delicate situation, so deli
cate that a crude movement may send
Hiram Johnson and Senator Borah into
the vanguard OF new political party.
Above all else. the party managers want
to avoid repetition Of 1912.
The most generally accepted plan OF
the old guard leaders this morning was
this:
To muster all the strength possible
on the sarly balloting today, kill of both
Lowden and Wood by showing them the
hopelessness Of their respective situations
without organization support, and then
get behind either Harding or Sproui
Both Harding and Sproul are acceptable
to the Organization"
The old guard frankly does not want
Wood and will not have him If they can
possibly get out Of 1t. The same is true
of Hiram Johnson Lowden 1t would
like to have, but there is always the fear
that even If nominated Lowden could not
be elected because Of the mud which has
chung to the skirts Of the Illinois gov
ernor of the Missouri mess"
Ever present in their perspiring delib
serations was the admonition Of Boise
Penrose, coming over miles Of telephone
wires. that whoever the candidate is he
must be a man who can move into the
whitehouse next March.
Adding to the confusion Of the stu
alton, was the fear that many OF these
delegates, While bound TO Lowden, to
Wood, TO Johnson or to Harding, are
not bound TO the extent that they can
be delivered to another man like so much
property. 1t is feared that comparatively
few OF the delegates outside Of the
southern states. can be delivered and
probably none OF the state delegations IN
their entirety. 1t Is doubtful II even
the favorite sons can command their
delegates to vote for another man.
AS had been predicted for many weeks.
the conventions first four ballots, taken
at the conclusion Of a day OF oratory
failed TO show anything except the pros
ence of a large number OF conflicting in
terests in the convention.
On the first ballot the vote was merely
confirmation of the opinion OF every
one-that no candidate stood out over
smother. In the scope OF the four bal
lots there was little change Of slgnih
canoe, the tendency to go to Lowdcn
having been expected and regarded n
too slight to have a material bearing
On the result
The gains OF Wood and Lowden an
the fortunes OF johnson In the baliotirg
are shown by the following tabulation
of the vote for this principal contendcrs
on each ballot:
First. Second. Third Fourth.
Wood ..... .2s7l5 2S9Is COB 314A
Lowden .....211ls 259l5 2s2ia 80
johnson ...133la I46 l4s i40is
"Lowden and Wood are through wns
tho consensus on the door OF the Coli
scum upon adjournment. The only hope
OF either, IL had been conceded, was IN
success on either the third or fourth
ballot
A dark horse was the general opinion.
Indianas delegation voted % for Wood
and for johnson on the nrst and second
ballots.
on the third ballot Indiana gave Wood
Is. Lowden ., johnson 2 and Harding ?.
on the fourth ballot Indiana's vote
was, Wood IS. Lowden ,. johnson and
Harding z