Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-10
PHILANDER KNOX is
OZARK HORSE" OF
REAL "OLD GUARD"
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fluential bankers and captains of in
dustry are comforting. Friends of
Johnson are doing all they can in
an effort to convince big business
| that there is nothing to fear from
an administration by Hiram Johnson.
! ject to the convention would help
matters in that direction and 1t is
| hardly likely that the California SEN
ator would risk such an appeal.
Yet the friendliness of certSin
members of the "old guard" to John
son must not be misconstrued. They
are beating Wood with Lowden, they
will beat Lowden with Johnson, then
they will let the convention elimi-
nate Johnson and when the Cali
fornia senator is honestly convinced
that a genuine effort has been made
by the leaders to nominate him, the
expectation of those leaders is that
he will play ball with them in the
selection of compromise candidate.
If he doesn't play ball. they will
go ahead without him and nominate
their own man anyway. For this con-
vention is in the hands of Senator
Penrose. Senator Watson, Senator
Moses, Senator Lodge, former Senator
Crane Newcomers like Will Hays
and Tobias Hert on the one hand
and supposed intruders like Frank
Hitchcock on the other hand have
been struggling for control only to
have the bone snatched away by the
veteran old leaders
The new "old guard" has been dis
placed by the real "old guard who
are wisely permitting the big three
-Lowden, Wood and JohnsonEto
the veteran politicians can select the
next Republican nominee and pos
sibly the next president of the United
States. At the present writing it
looks as if General Wood will show
splendid strength on the first. two
break as Lowden takes the lead,
and then Johnson will make final
effort after which the nomination
of Governor Sproul or Senator Knox
or any other member of the dark
horse coterie will be in order.
Managers Fight for Control
Two rival sets of managers are
really fighting for control of the next
Republican campaign and it is not al
shall be SO long as control is as
sured the victorious group.
Thus does the struggle between
the Lowden and the Wood mana
Former Postmaster General Hitch
cock and his lieutenants are bat
thing ostensibly in behalf Of Leon
ard Wood and Tobias Hert, of Ken
lucky, is pushing things all he
can for Lowden, but each manager
LoWden is nominated, the manuevers
by which the dark horse named
must be such as to assure a say in
the management Of that nominees
campaign.
Rehind the scenes conferences ga
lore and whispered messages from
group to group intensifies the ex-
contender in the face, namely that
not one Of the men whose names
have been mentioned for the presi-
dency can look forward to the
ballcting with any degree of conf
| dence.
Fight on League,
Nay, the fights that are ahead
may tear the managers further asun-
der. Senator Borah is determined to
make a fight before the convention
on the League of Nations. Some of
| his friends are openly quoting the
| Idaho senator as predicting an in
'tnpendent. ticket if the Republican
| fication of the peace treaty with res
| ervations. Nobody says that Borah
will lead it or that Hiram Johnson
will sanction it for these two men
nave no. ue!nllely Haue known Cnelr
| intentions. But the shrewd leaders
are beginning really to fear that
| the anti-treaty and anti-league sen
| timent will find an outlet of some
| kind in new party. Senator Nedill
| Mccormack hints at it. William
| Randolph Hearst plans it. William
Jennings Bryan hopes for it.
Nevertheless the senatorial group
| and the older statesmen who make
up the resolutions committee which
! is to Graft the platform have IN
| flirchingly taken their stand with
Senator Lodge in favor of the peace
treaty with reservations" 1t is a
| first defeat for Senator Johnson and
probably will be further accumulated
when the convention turns down
Senator Borah's plea for a plank
against che treaty and league in
any form.
Tendency to ignore Johnson
Notwithstanding the enthusiastic
demonstrations for Johnson and the
stand which a dozen Republican
senators have taken against the
reservations, the determination OF
the men in control of this conven-
| tion-namely the Wood and Low
den managers-is to brush John
sons viewpoint aside as inconse-
| the Democrats the clear-cut issue on
the "treaty which President Wilson
has sought.
Indeed, there is a growing ten
dency to ignore the California SEN
ator in many quarters here. His
declaration that he wouldn't bolt is
accepted in good faith and further
nominating a candidate, the afore-
said leaders do not seem to be look
ing. Again and again, delegates are
heard expressing the belief that
Johnson is and would be a wonder
full vote-getter but the eastern Re-
him. so that only miracle can
bring about his nomination.
That miracle may come in the form
of a death struggle between the
Lowden and Johnson managers, who
in certain contingencies might make
the effort to nominate Johnson, feel
ing sure that the California sena.
and support for a dark. horse when
once he were convinced that every
effort to nominate him had been eX.
hausted.
woods Chances Better
Only those behind the-curtain-
transactions and negotiations count
before the balloting. Like generals
in q military setting, the greatest
force will not be marshaied on the
first advance But as the second
ing strength unquestionably will be
shown by Leonard Wood.
The strategy of his commanders
] is to invade the Johnson stronghold
right off the bat, and the raid or
the Johnson delegates is expected t.
bring Leonard Woods total up K
. it's maximum. Then the tug of wal
} between LoTden and Wood win b.
} on, with the chances for the gen