Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-09
Instructed Delegates for the
General Are Given the Two
Most Important Commit
tee ChairmanShipS,
HITCHCOCK is PLEASED
AT TURN OF AFFAIRS
Despite the Developments,
However, the Drift of the
Conversation Is Toward
the Illinois Governor,

| Chicago. June S.-The Wood
forces although the general trend
of talk among old line politicians is
toward Lowden. are elated tonight.
They won a victory in the principal
business transacted.
Instructed Wood delegates won
the two most important committee
chairmanships-Senator Watson of
Indiana for resolutions and Ed
ward d. puffield of New jersey
for credentials.
Frank II. Hitchcock was deslg-
mated by the Wood delegates as
their supreme strategist.
Hitchcock Is Happy.
Think of the psychological eff
feet of this victory" he said, when
asked where and how he expected
| Wood to benefit from these steps in
organization.
We controlled the committee
against powerful opposition, almost
solid anti-Woodt forces" Mr.
Hitchcock added. so far as in
lcreasing our total numbers of dele
gates is concerned the selection OF
Mr.. Duffield over Charles II. Innes
of Massachusetts, Is of small mo-
ment. We will make no effort to
overturn the work of the national
committee on contests. To do so
would prejudice the Wood cause
and | have given our forces in
structions not to do so, No rough
stuff will come from us, but we
are glad to be able TO show that
the majority of the committee on
credentials, and also of resolutions
Is not against Wood"
While these developments were
taking place the drift of the talk,
and it may be nothing more, was
toward Lowden.
1t was kept going by the Old line
party leaders, but whether it is suf
ficiently potent to effect the dele
gates who are opposed to Wood or
Johnson they do not profess to
know themselves. The program, f
1t can be so called, is first to estab-
lish to the satisfaction of unin-
structed delegates and those only
instructed as compliment to men
who have failed to make further
headway, that neither Wood nor
johnson can get enough 10 win.
Some of these leaders are said to
be willing to put Lowden III the
same list.
Want to Ballot Rapidly.
With less than half of the dele
gates sewed up with Instructions
which many say do not in all cases
represent the desires of the men
bound by them, the sponsors for
the LoWden talk advocate a rapid
succession of ballots to produce as
quickly as can be done honorably
a cracking of instructed support.
Those who are now talking Low
den say they believe the disinte-
grafton will begin with Johnson
and Wood forces. 1t is not clear
why they profess not to fear that
Lowden will be affected in the
same way.
One reason behind the willing
ness of these Lowden advocates to
take all the risks that necessarily
accompany efforts to upset instruc-
tons is said to be that the support
ers of Lowden would be satisfied
with any conservative who can be
nominated and have a harmonious
party behind him, whether 1t be
Harding, Sproul. Knox, Coolidge,
Hughes or some one who has not
yet figured conspicuously.
Lets have the test" they say.
mo one has had any particular
advantage so far. If we can't win
with Lowden we will try another"
In contrast to Mr.. Hitchcock's
statement Governor Lowden and
Senator Johnson expressed their
views of the situation the follow
ing statement:
Want to Head Off Wood.
"The reports coming to us today
make us very optimistic and l am
entirely satisfied with the situa
ton" said Governor Lowden.
Senator johnson said: II have an
abiding confidence in the ultimate
result. I feel very certain that this
in view of all that has
transpired will recognize the ex-
pressed popular choice of the rank
and file of the republican party.
Men will be unwise, even recreant
to the party. in their positions as
trustees for its members, If they
did not recognize the choice"
Those who are talking for Low
den acknowledge that they want to
head off the nomination of Gen.
eral Wood. The Johnson people In
turn declare that both the Wood
and Lowden managers are doing
everything they can to corral John
son delegates.
Fight Wood and johnson.
The fight tonight is concededly
to weaken both the Wood and
johnson forces and turn the gains
to Lowden. Whether 1t will succeed |
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