The Washington herald., 1920-06-14
TWO Iron MEN"
OF G. o. P. AWAIT
JOHNSON'S WORD
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.


public statements today, has indi-
Gated his belief that both Senator
Johnson and Senator Borah will de-
velop into vital factors in the COM
ing campaign to GUST the Democrat
ic administration. He will issue a
formal statement in the morning.
The Hays-Daugherty get togeth-
er" session today was regarded as
highly significant. In the final hours
of yesterdays frantic session of the
national convention. Mr.. Hays, him
self. pranced forth as dark horse"
candidate at the very time when the
Harding nomination seemed immi-
nent.
A Clever Hays Coup.
1t has since been shown that the
1.3o p. m. adjournment "gavelled"
through by Senator Lodge, with
National Chairman Hays at his ell
bow, was part of the Hays coup,
though no one charges Mr.. HAYS
himself with engineering it. One
thing is certain, the Harding people
did not want to adjourn.
In the intervening two hours an
unprecedented effort was mate to
get the Lowden. Wood and Johnson
forces together to turn the tide
against Harding and nominate Hays
when they reconvened. Harry
Daugherty's generalship proved too
much for them. And the Wood peo-
pie wouldn't move in any direction.
They were there to stick by the
general to the last.
Lowden Gave Instructions.
Lowden really settled the mat
ter. He weat to the convention
hall in person and gave the orders
which turned the Kentucky and
column and practically clinched the
nomination for the Senator from
Ohio.
In addition to meeting Mr.. HAYS,
the Harding campaign manager
today conferred with the com
mittee of five" appointed by the
national chairman for counsel with
the nominee on the csming- cam
paign. On that committee are ia
cob l.. Hamon, of Oklahoma: John
W. Weeks. of Massachusettsi Ralph
Williams. of Oregon: A. T. Hert,
of Kentucky, and c. D. Hilles, of
New York.
johnson Locked In.
Neither Senator Johnson nor Sem
ator Borah participated in the aft
ermath conferences. They were to-
gether most of the day in the for
mer's room. shutting themselves
of to all interviewers. They will
leave for the West tonight, accord
ing to announced plans.
Mr.. Hays will remain in Chicago
a Few days. arranging the details
of the campaign. Mr.. Daugherty
and his chief of staff, Jess Smith.
left tonight for Columbus. Ohio.
where they will stop a few days
before joining the Presidential can
didate. who has already gone to
Washington.
Daugherty Never Lost.
All the gossip regarding regional
campaign managers for Senator
Harding has "Tobe" Hert, of Ken
lucky, mentioned as the Middle
West manager. Jacob Hamon. Of
Oklahoma, is destined to play a
prominent part in the fight to elect
Harding as will A. c. Remmell, of
Arkansas. and David Mulvane, Of
Kansas, all representatives of the
Southwest, which figured so strong
ly in the nomination.
Mr.. Daugherty has a unique rec
ord in that while he has seldom
elected himself to any public office.
he has never failed in electing or
nominating friends he picks out for
such honors. Among these was Sem
ator Hanna, of Ohio.
He not only managed the Hanna
but he served as Hanna's
attorney in the court fight over the
election. He played a prominent
part in the 1912 nomination of Pres
ident Taft. acting as chairman of
the Ohio delegation. He Is sixty
years of age.