The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-15
Will Affect Plank to Be Put In
Platform Comes In Ad-
vance of HARMONIOUS
Agreement-Effect Within
Own Party Discussed By
Democrats at Capital
Nv MARX Sullivan.

Copyright, 1920, BY y. Y. Evening Post
Inc.)
WASHINGTON. May 'l4-So far as
President Wilson's message was tlmed
in relation to political strategy, II may
be assumed TO have reference only 10
conditions in his own party. Two days
before the Democrats OF New YORK hRu
failed to endorse him and the treaty.
One day later, the Illinois Democratic
state Convention was coming OFF. IL II
lie assumed that the Presidents recall
10 duty had reference TO these Two
events, that would be at least a reson-
able inference.
But the message has quite as much
timellness with regard TO the Rcpuoh-
can party's platform on the League OF
Nations. Al the moment the President
gave out his telegram the republican
leaders were within twenty-four hours
of reaching a harmonious agreement on
the League OF Nations plank in the plat
form.
OF his position will make It easier or
harder for the Republicans to formulate
theirs remains to be seen. II could as
, we'll be one as the other. But that 1t
will affect the negotiations now going
on among Republican Senators there can
be no doubt.
These negotiations began last Tues
day They were precipitAted by the
more or less official announcement That
Senator Lodge would be made chairman
4
vention and would deliver the keynote
speech. On that announcement the ire
concilable Republican Senators Of the
Borah- Johnson Mccormick type MADE
Lodge would make II seem as IL the Re-
publican party was endorsing the league.
reservation position on the treaty, ana
by implication condemning OF the ire
concila BILE position.
WV 80 UitiTnstun Prom Leaders.
This, they said. they would not SUP
nit 10. And in their favor they had inc
powerful argument OF the big popular
vote which Senator Johnson mas oeen
rolling up in favor Of himself and nj.
position. To this protest the reservation
Senators replied that they would be con-
tent to let Senator Borah be chaitHlAn
But Senator Borah seems TO nave taken
the generous position that this would
be merely exchanging one untatrness
against him for another unfairness IN
favor Of him, inasmuch as he Is as
strongly identified with one faction AZ
Senator Lodge is with the other.
AT this point the Republican party
leaders outside the Senate entered the
! situation. They told the senate Rcpup-
licans that they must come 20 an agree
ment not merely as 10 the chatrmanship
and the keynote speech. but on the
whole subject Of what is TO be the ne
publican party's official attitude on the
League
ators themselves who have been CON
cerned in the Senate fight were going 70
F, he given both the responsibility and the
position on the treaty. and that they
must get together at once ana asre"
on It.
r,o- ,hase nurposes Senator GURUS OF
Kansas who is more or less neutral as
between the factions and who rs kind
~ nfIciai compromiser among the sSn.
ate Republicans was given the dutE o,
- rin1 tbc two factions together ana
pannSn~ them nj work until they reached
n rrecnIent For the past week he mas
been at work with Senators Boran. hei
iorx. Lenroot and the other leaders Oh
'"Ip ar"nthcticaIly these negotiations are
! tied up with considerations affecting the
nominations Of President and Nice-Presi-
dent. ,,., Go co,r-
,ron,I.e much progress has been made.