The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-06-05
Generals Managers and Sympathizers Who
Are Members of the National Committee
Equally Vigorous With Lowden-JOhn-
son Proponents in Terming the
Steam Roller" Charge as
Outrageous"
Mccoy, From Philippines, Leads Wrathy Condemna-
ton OF Senator Moses Assertion That State Con
tests Had Been Decided With Partially.
All Factions Applaud Denunciation

ceptlon were denied seats Each oi
them showed that the verdict of the
committee had been unanimous for the
seating of the Lowden delegates.
Steam roller has not appeared in the
preliminaries since the celebrated Taft
Roosevelt contest of 1912. and it adds
to the noise and confusion in which
the uninstructed delegate. so to speak.
is having some diffculty in locating
the band wagon.
There are several elements which con-
tribute to the support OF predictions
that 1t is going to be a regular old
time convention. Four years ago on
pre-convention Saturday. everything
looked pretty tame. Charles Evans
Hughes was as good as nominated. al
though it was not generally known and
the atmosphere was placid Today
there are dozen little whirling eddie~
each loaded with possibilities of de-
veloping into cyclonic proportions.
No steadylng Influence.
Many steadyng influences which
guided the preliminarles OF four years
ago are absent now and a good many
new elemertsawhichs-ma malSe foF confusion
are present. 4 In fhesfirst place the ma
jority of The delegates are uninstructed,
and, although as is generally the case
majority of them are anxious to board
some band-wagon. there does not ap-
pear to be any There are several
horsepower does not seem to be mobil-
lied as yet, and everybody seems to
look to the fact that some of the horses
will be dark. The uninstructed dele
gates seem to have little information so
far as TO the starting point of the pro-
oil ,A haiY in
vited in half dozen different direc
tions.
Then there is the absence of the
steadying influence of the time lead
ers who have hitherto been able to
guide the destinies of the convention.
The bosses, who speak with a note of
authority, seem 10 be absent
About the only thing everybody seems
to be agreed upon is that no candidate
is going to be nominated~on the first
leaks out from the various inner circles
of the different groups it seems that
all the managers are figuring on at
least three ballots to find out where
they stand.
~. Johnson Always Named.
II the program being talked of is car
ried out the leaders of the delegations
from the larger states will have con-
ference and decide whether they will
pool their votes and, returning to the
convention next morning. cast them for
the man about whom they have hopes
of rallying enough support to command
a majority Whether he be dark horse
or one of the candidates now in the
field, no one assumes to say. because
only the preliminary balloting can de-
tsrmi9e ens IL y i sS asgslsR tha5 Se sS%s ed
besides having coed prospeete- for his
own nomination will also hold veto
power which will compel the compro-.
mise MANAGERS to accept a man OF
whom he approves. Senator johnson Of
California is always mentioned when
this probability is being discussed and
none of the practical politicians denies
the force of the argument.
No Reply From Hays.
There is still another element adding
to the uncertainty which promises to
up TO the time the convention
begins to ballot 1t is repeatedly ex-
pressed feeling among state governors.
chairmen of state delegations and
others that members of congress and
federal officers have too much to say
In convention plans and decisions. How
far this element will have to be recog-
niz ed remains to be seen.
This is the last day of the national
deliberations on contests
among the state delegations unless
suddenly is upset and the
will be free TO take part
III I16 OF anu N1bil-
day. which will play so large a part
In shaping the destinies Of the con-
vention. Chairman VIII Hays is max
Ing no statement in reply to the steam
roller charges. but he points out to in
auiries that this year the committee
made it the practice in its open ses-
sions to spread upon its minutes the
case.
For nearly week now things have
been shaping Hp to a point where only
, push was REQUIRED to start them off.
rhe national committee in its daily
sessions was really the only part of the
political machinery actually doing any
work. All, the other politicians on the
scene were holding conveptiops,s in the |
1otel lobbies ana making Nominating |
speeches to any crowd willing to
listen.
Southerners Complain.
Several full delegations and numerous
fragments of delegations were scheduled |
20 roll in today. The big influx of |
delegates and visitors is expected to-
morrow and Monday southern d"lc- |
rates are complaining because they |
anne unprepared for the low tempera-
ures. |
Among recent bookings at the promi-
1ent hotels are Judge Gary. chairman
,f the United States steel corporation:
ieorge w. Perkins and Party, of New
York: Henry w. Taft. John Hays Ham
nond. Whitelaw Reid and Frank A.
Charles F. Murphy. Tam
many chief. has rooms for himself and
several friends. Some of the negro
delegates and alternates are reported to |
lave rented houses for the convention
period.
Leaders OF the National woman's
,arty. who have planned to picket the |
hall to emphasize their de-
nands for a platform plank urging the
states to complete ratification of the
amendment. have opened
across the street from
he Coliseum.
Three big purple. white and gold ban
lers were unfurled and the women are
to open an active campaign
lmong the national committeeman and
he delegates as they arrive.