The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-08
MOVE TO RETAIN
LODGE CHAIRMAN
Temporary Org a n i 2 a
tion May Be Made
Permanent.
SHORTEN PROCEEDING
Purpose Is TO Prevent Unnec-
sary Proceedings in View
Of Possible Deadlock.
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N'lN lNlIb il'N lNht 'HF
week II 81 can be avoided, and It
was argued that II Senator Lodge
of Massachusetts. the temporary
chairman. waR elected to serve also
as permanent chairman, the formal
ties might ho greatly shortened.
There also was feeling among
somn OF tho delegates against set
ting up for the critical period of bal
loting permanent organization
which might be- elected aftor fight
and thus might feel obligated to one
group or another Managers for
rome candidates said they hoped for
nm agreement continuing Senator
Lodge In tho chnirnHnship
No Decision Reached.
on all hands It was declared. how
cvor. that no decision had hcen
reached The friends of Senator
Mccormick Of fllionls and Of former
Senator Rcvorldgc Of Indiana who
have bccn brought forward for the
permanent chnirmnnship. continued
their campaigns and both predicted
victory.
The movement to shorten the con
vention as much nH possible found
strong support among the western
delegates who have become greatly
concerned over tho prospective con-
gcstion Of railway passenger traffic
west OF Chicago ncxt week. In addi-
ton to the sdvance guard OF tho
democratic national convention, II
was pointed out, thousands will he
going TO Portland for tho meeting OF
the Mystic shrine. Already rcserva-
tions on west bound trains are said
10 he ut premium.
To make the temporary orgn MIA
tion OF the convention permanent.
would he 10 run counter Ia the usual
customs, hut II was argued that hav-
ing gone so far In upsotting prcced-
ents the party necd not stop for 80
small n matter as organization for
malitios.
Certainly. say the experienced
ones. the kind OF convention about
TO begin will he thing entirely
novel The big men OF past cam
paigns, they say, would turn over
In their graves II they could see a
great puadrennial party gathering
going into session without oven ono
boss to which II could turn and with
a whole collection or presidential as-
pirants. including those AZ the top
or the list, In the convention city in
Immediate touch with their forces
Upward OF dozen who are con-
sidered possibilities fer the nomina
ton are on tho ground. although
most OF them had said previously
that they had no intention OF com
ing. Senator Johnson made no such
announcement however. and when
he followed the example sct by Col
onel Roosevelt In 1912 and opened
his own convention headquarters
the other candidates decided thoy
could not afford 10 maintain any
less direct touch with the blg show.
Hughes Talked Of.
In tho dark horse and favorito son
talk today there was again mention
OF Charles Evans Hughes along
with Senator Harding OF Ohio. Gov
ernor Sproul or PENNSYLVANIA. Gov
nrnor Coolidge of Massa husctts and
others.
or all the candidates supporters.
Senator Harding has about him the
greatest number of experienced mon
IN national politics, who would be
ready TO take advantage OF any move
that might benefit him.
In Its session tomorrow the CON
vention Is expected to do no more
than effect temporary organiza-
ton. listen to Senator Lodges key.
note speech as temporary chairman,
appoint the routine committee and
then adjourn to permit committee
work. Some of the leaders though,
that II the temporary officers were
made permanent thus shortening the
first days proceedings, balloting 70,
tho presidential nominee might he.
gin late Wednesday. The general he.
ief, however, was that the first rol
call was far more likely to come
Thursday,