Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-08
Wood. Johnson and LoWden Must
Give Way After Early Ballot
Shows Them TO be Out
Of Race
BORAH TO FIGHT LEAGUE
On CONVENTION FLOOR
Idaho Senator Ready ~ Lead
Ultra Radicals to Hughes After
Johnson Is Beaten
TREATY PLATFORM PLANK
CALLED SATISFACTORY
~ Associated PRES. e tserq Evening

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Curc,go. Ir,sr
Unique FL fhc annals II the parts thu
Rent1hilean National Canvrntt0u 4s-
-efnhles today unhoesad 5ntrided and
pith ~ Presidential candidate havirg
rnpigh eafe= n sight ~ a-atro hi- nornl-
nation
Ii PROMISES tn 10 rrcord-hrrakcr H aH
respects III fnaY cast more ballots than
any nfber Republican, convention since
t,artleji was nominated an $50 8et"rn
ihe parfy standard bearer Is named
There + still sllrh q complete absence II
l.ossrz n .rave the convention leader
less chieftanz who spoke Hifh authority
tn the davs gone TIT are standing 0n the
s,de lines having chuckle whlie the drlp-
gates % through the experience y rav'nE
K people convention
lNarHTcTtoSz uos 3 nf~n @gCrFELr
II a trir that several scorr ui ssele-
aaics 4rc instructed either hv 'hrir dis
fflrt conventions 0r by state primaries
lat nobody, including their 0wn state
leader. knows how long they are going
rs stand hitched
The ar II chokcd with rrpprfs oi dele
gatlon conferences at which i has teen
siecid,.d to stand hv the fayorte -on
or instructions Oh enough ballots - con-
ply with state laws or fulfill the good
.alth that eoes slfh prmar1 expression
ii preference.
For instance. oHe candidate s@flp- a
statement aad serves notice hat ne
wants no complimentary or .at81fe
son vote Tut wants iae real thing Ulfh q
0Ill fo an Almost at the same moment
his state delegation has meeting ana the
delagntcs decide among themselves -
s4 us, .r.t.
up yar0H- Navs en he others
orESs>G ros STAMPEDE.
The situation presents in opportunity
FOR some ehrcwd leader 10 step forward Al
the psychological moment and invite .
stampede be practical politicians agree
that an uu1eI convention + a. easy mark
for runaway
i glance III convention recorfts slnce
Lincoln VAS nominated lu $500 QI~clooes
he unusual prospects for the present one.
I'm those conventions the tall0tng Was a.
follows 1850 Lincoln third ballot.
lS64 Lincoln first ballot SOS Grant.
first. 1872 Grant first 1876. Hayes,
+ seventh. 1850 Garfield fhirtv->iNfh 1874,
Blaine, fourth, 1855. Harrison eighth
1892. Harrison. first 1896 Mckinley.
first. 1900. Mckinley acciamatjon 1904
Gktlt~tt t4t+ Atftt AFfEe A4
1912 Taft, first 1916 Hughes third.
BIG THREE ~ bEADLock.
over night report, and rumors from
candidates camps and delegation head
quarters she'd no light on the convention
4 triangular deadlock between Wood.
Lowden and Johnson still appeared the
almost certain rcsll't 70 come on the first
ballot of voting strength Wednesday oT
THURSDAY. with probably more than 4
score Of fayorlfc sons. dark horses or Iu-
dlvidual selections sharing more than
half the total vote
The roll cal Wil give however tht
first clear int jmat}ou IS to W hat the uaS>
of the more than 500 guin>tructed dele
gates have been thinking as they m.llel
festlessiv out oi THE hotel lobbles h,ar b,
hour II wlll contain information ioI
which al parties To the great dispute have
been waiting and letting loose new move,
and counter moves about the men VINO
cast the votes.
DARN HORSE ~PEeCLNrIoN INCREASES.
1t was this situation that gave dark
horse telk additional prominence YES
terdav in the hotel lohbies, and with IL
came an undercurrent from arriving dele
cations Of the suggestion that after all il
might be wiser 10 put forward a candidate
whose name had nnt been involved III the
Senate inquiry lnta pre-convcntion ex
penditures and activities If Presidential
asplrants
Again the name 81 Charles Evan.
Hughes REQUIRED i'll these discussions ans
Governor Coolidge If Massachusetts alst
was mentioned. Senator Borah said Judg,
Hughes would be formidable if the con
vention were compelled to SEEK darl
horse nominee.
BoRAH TO Att >Ck LEAGUE.
The Idaho Senator served notice later
at Senator Johnsons 5 great massmceting
which was an outstanding convention evt
feature and incidentally another departuu
from precedent, that he proposed to carry
his argument against the League of Na
tlons covenant to the floor Of the con
yention itself. Hailed by Senator John
sou, whom he followed In addressing
crowd that jammcd the Auditorium Thea
ire, sWellcd into i street overflow tha
,ietied a thunder shower rs pioneer j
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