Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-11
MINORITY
FORCES SURRENDER
OF G. 0.P. BOSSES
Fearing Another 1912 De-
bacle, They Bow to
Johnson and Borah.
LODGE is CONVICTED BY :"
PLATFORM AS lNSlNCERE
Party Unblushingly Repudiates
Treaty Stand of It's
Senate Leaders. 4
AFTER LoAvEs AND FISHES
WOOD and Lowdcn TO Have a
Chance Before Stampede to
Nominee.
LODGE is CONVICTED BY
PLATFORM AS INSlNCERE
AFTER LoAvEs AND FISHES
Wood and Lowdcn to Have 6
Chanco Before Stampede to
Nominee.
BY J. FREDERICK, Essany.

CHICAGO. Juno 1o.-with tho
adoption or plan tonight b-.,c,
the chasm which has separated for n
year tho hitherto uncomprom sing
elements in the party. tho Reoub;i-
can National Convention. re,,cva5
w!ta the realization that IL ha.1 es-.
capped another 1912 dcbach, set It's
$3.50 LOT the nomination OF q ticket
WI MAKE It's supreme bad for
'hr iavor OF the American people.
bue IL VIII proceed with this bust.
win the consciousness that as a
convention it has executed IN 70.
IoI'.hs surrender upon great and
VITAL issue; that the party has actual
~ repudiated its dominant Ie,darshtr
IN the Senate; that Lodge has con-
Victed himself of insinccrity bv urg
Ing the sacrifice of his own rcaarva
lions and that the convention. IN
iace OF threat to split the marty.
"Howed hopeless minority to die
'ate It's attitude upon the uuestio, ne
peace. -
nre"k-Down of the Machine.
Inns sudden break in tho ranks ,of
an organization that controls abso-
iuteiS the machinery of the cotyen-
20" came as staggering shock To
hundreds OF delegates, who aown
aeep In their hearts. believe n cost,y
mistake has been made. ana u.ho
agree with remark of n sbre,va
political writer that "the convan,,on
INJURED the ball and before 1t has even
nom mated its candidate, has landed
woodrow Wilson on first base"
without enthusiasm, bur with :,
tuiier taith in the future than I. has
ie1t Tor many melancholy months
'he highest council of tho norty 4,
again engaged in Weighing c,naI
uacies presented to 1t, and il is nor
improbable that within anotbar
iofty-elght hours the heartbrcolirr
business of eliminating men whose
cause many delegations are loyarv
supporting will be over.
Not much longer must the conuan
t!on wait for It's candidate for tho
presidency. Even now it is believed
oS many leaders. whose Judgment tho
n"F'S mas followed in years gone bv.
'"ae coid-bloodcd logic-nothinr eIse
dictate tho nomination of
oharies T. Hughes. Of New York
no enthusiasm will be wasted 70
comes to that. Men who will cost
votes for such nominee will
no' throw their hats into the air.slift
'"e roof from the Coliseum with their
!o''iS demonstration or do the snake
"'t'ee oeheath whirling Hughes BAN
ncrs.
Grim Swing to Hughes.
III 'hey nominate Hughes thov Will.
do it with the very sam. .r,y, n
lnat they nominated him in 1915
Ihey Will do It, not because tb.y 49,.
him as Republicans have loyei a,,,ro
ana Roosevelt but because thew h..-
!ieve he can win ana because h. "a
me only man in the party of or.si-
uehtai calihar nlo can win.
BIt before Hughes is nominated ~
any oody else on the unavowcd l,st.
tHe convention must give Wool ana
Lo"deh and the rest OF tho feld I,
chance to fight for the nomination
fa''hiui followers OF these candidates
eeh'and that they must have their
Io"r or day and will be satisfied
With no less.
Ihe organization Is now I'm controIy
or the party machinery and IL nreL
pared to grant the leading candidates.
fu!l and free opportunity to Win
Use highest of party houo,s. and no-e
nn;i' ne baliotinG shows tha. none
"t these car be nominated VIII the
name Or the man who IS to carry tho
party standard through the coming
campaign be offered.
Wood and Lowden Hopeful.
In tho meantime. She Wood and
1'owden people are hon3s " confident
or the outcome. The generals feld
staff refuses to believe for a mlnuta
that his defeat can be accomplished.
The Gov-i group OF managers
is no less cortain that at some stage
after tho second or third ballo. taa
ll!ino,sian will cross the line. And Il
Is reritahlo horse race be.weon
them for the nomination .
The Johnson candidacy IL duo to e,
by the board very 5000 as.er tn. rc,f
calls begin. Nobody in Chicago wro
senses the sctual situation ques;i;ns 3,
that-not oven tho Joarson LEVERS.
The oa,y Grcstion is whether or nat
enough Of hs Initial strength w:l 4,