The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-06
The Republican Platform Committee
Hesitates, Confronting Two Problems
The Labor Plank, Dynamite Loaded.
And Declaration OF Attitude On The
League Of Nations; Forecast Impossible


tween the various aspirants for the
republican presidential nominations is
momentarily obscured by a prelinin-
AIRY contest over platform planks.
One is the league of nations plank
and the ,other is rhe industrial rela.
tions plank The after is acknowledge
ed to be loaded with dynamite, and
the former 50 surrounded by counter
claims that It has been arranged and
that it has not been arranged, that
the real truth Of the situation is no
apparent.
Most all Of the practical politicians,
however, were predicting today that
any coalition of party leaders which
presents the successful solution for
the league Of nations plank will b9
able to nominate their candidate for
the presidency
The league Of nations plank in tho
Indiana state republican platform
brought here by Senator Watson, who
is the foremost candidate for chairman
Of the res utiorI committee, seems
to be the nucleus around which tho
discussion is centering and it may pro.
vide the basis for the agreement. 1t
declares in effect that the republican
party denounces the league Of nations
covenant as it was brou ut from Yer
sallles by President Wilson, but il
does not close the door to its accep-
tance with reservations At that point
the reservaionists Of various degrees
and the irreconcilables appear as the
elements to be brought into harmony.
Most of the party whips seems TO
agree that the convention sannot take
any action which could be construed
as a repudiation OF the republicans
in the senate. Compromise SENS to be
inevitable and the predictions Of the
field mftshals is that the compromise
will develop the candidate.
On the side lines of the big fight
there is a scrimmage going on between
the leaders Of the party in congress
and the leaders of the party through
I out the states. Many Of the later
have come to Chicago, openly ny
pressing the feeling that senators AMI
representatives here had too much to
say in the decision Of the party af-
fairs and that some consideration must
be given to the chieftains from the
provinces.
The statement by Governor Beck.
man Of Rhode Island that he was
not sure whether he was going to a
republican convention or q senatorial
caucus has been construed as
notice from the governors and state
leaders that they win demand to be
heard.
Judging by their degree of pre-con-
vention activity, Wood. Lowden ar,
Johnson might properly be designated
the big three on one proposition,
their managers are fully agred. They
all claim victory. They differ on how
it is to be achieved, or on what ba,-
lot It is to be, but they assure all
inquirers there is no doubt about it.
Sevcity-two hours before Senator
LODGE gavel drops in the big
Coliseum composite talking machins
record of the expressions OF the man
ayers would say:
we are perfectly satisfied with ths
situation. The strength of our can.
didate is steadily increasing"
The sentiment expressed on the
street presumably reflecting the views
Of the man up the tree. are as many
an das varied as the number of can.
didates
One hears Wit hthe greatest degree
Of finality:
'Lowden, or dark horse" and
johnson after the third ballot" or
Wood after all the others have bean
eliminated"
Convention time brings to Chicago
a small army of political writer's who
feel that by analyzing the cross cur
rents in the muddy and turbulent
stream which swirls about hotel lob.
bies and in and out Of the inner coves
OF the campaign managers offices,
they can discer nthe course Of the
tides and predict with certainty 10
the folks hack home what is going
~ hdppti.
Any predictions at this time are
the results OF analysis deduction and
opinion, rather than information
II there is a single man In Chicago
who knows what the republican no.
tional convention is going to do, he
has not appeared with any proofs OF
his knowledge One straw which may
ohnxty hOrt bn
a caucus of uninstructed delegates.
About the only place in Chicago large
enough to hold it is the Coliseum IT,
self, and the indications are that the
first caucus of uninstructed ones
would be held there some day next
week when, preliminary business hav.
ing been disposed Of, the clerk begins
to call the roll.