El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-05

guided the preltminaries OF four years
ago are absent now and a good many
new elements which make for con-
fusion are present In the first place,
the majority Of the delegates are un-
Instructed and though, as is generally
the case, a majority Of them are anI-
ious TO climb in some wagon, there
does not appear TO be any
There are several vehicles ready to
be rolled out. but the horse power
does not seem to be modified. and
everybody seems TO look TO the posi-
bilities that some Of the horses may
Moreover. the delegates =ho viii
have TO contribute the votes 20 nomI-
nate the candidate seem to have quite
meaEer real information as far as to
a starting point for the procession,
though they are beign invited in half
a dozen different directions
Lenders IN background.
Then. too, there is the absence Of
the steadyinE influence Of the old
time leaders who hitherto have been
able TO guide the destinies Of the con-
vention- The bosses who speak with
a note Of authority seem TO be alb
sent or far in the background, and,
though the incoming delegates are
willing 10 be inrelligenLy led. they
don't find any considerable personally
conducted party going in a definite
direction
It seems that the managers are fig
urinE on at least three ballots to find
out where they stand and make up
their estimates on the possibilities
The prediction Of many seasoned poll
riciaus is that the convention viii
have its opening hurrah. the compll-
mentary votes for the 1avorite sons,
the ballots TO fulfil the instructions
and pledges and then the real bust
ness VIII begin
II the program being talked Of is
carried out, the leaders Of the dele
cations from the larger states viii
have a conference and decide whether
TO pool their votes and. returning TO
the convention next morning cast
them for the man about whom they
have hopes Of ralying enough sup
port 70 command a majority
johnson May Dictate
Whether he viii be a dark horse
or one OF the candidates now in the
field. no one assumes 20 say. The
preliminary baloting, they say. viii
determine that But with that as
starting point, the veteran pohti-
a.cians say there viii be little delay
in getting 20 an agreement. It may
develop that some one Of the candi-
oates now In the field- besides hav-
ing good prospects for his own nomi-
nation, also viii hold a veto power
which viii compel the compromise
managers TO accept man OF whom
he approves
Senator Johnson always is men
toned when this probability is dis
cussed and none Of the practical pol
iticiaus denies the force OF the argu-
meuc
There IS still another element
which adds 70 the uncertainty which
promises to continue up to the time
the convention begins to ballot 1t
is q repeatedly expressed feeling
among state governors chairmen Of
state delegations and others that
members Of congress have too much !
TO say in convention plans and de-
cisions- How far this element VIII |
have TO be recognized remains to be ]
seen, but no one here denies that
there IS an active agitation going on
10 have others take hand in making
up the program
Contests Over Today.
This is the last day Of the national
committees deliberations on contests
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