The Washington herald., 1920-06-03
BOOM
SEEMS DOOMED
Detection Of Delegation
From Own State May
Be Fatal.
IBy stan Correspondent.)

Chicago, Ill. June big Bill"
Thompson. mayor of Chicago. has
started to play big politics. He
hopes to become a power in the He
publican conYention. dating his en-
try into the national arena from
next Monday night when he expects
to be reelected national commit
teeman from Illinois.
The position itself Is mainly in
dieative of local prestige. but the
mayor expects to expand it into
something more important. He
hopes to impress upon the rest of
the delegates that he holds the fate
of Governor LOwden in his hands.
and having helped to administer the
coup de grace to one of the most
prominent candidates he looks for
some attention from the rest of
those bidding for the Republican
nomination of President
Now hacking johnson.
For the present. Thompson has
aligned himself with the forces of
Hiram Johnson. His press agents
have thrown out strong hints as to
deals between the Pennsylva mia and
Wisconsin delegations and the may
or, but this has been denied from
both quarters. However, it is point
ed out that the platform which
Thompson attempted to have adopt
ed in the State convention at
Springfield squares with the tenets
entertained by Senator La Toilette,
who controls the badger delegation
JOhnson's public utterances are also
in line with the policies outlined by
the mayor Of the sixth largest
German city in the world"
In today's contest over two dele
gates from Minnesota, Thompson
voted to seat the johnson delegates
over those of Wood. This was not
especially significant in itself. as he
had plenty of company In slipping
Hiram the pair. but he made il a
point of being present when the
division came. Up to the present.
Thompson has only looked in on the
committee now and then. not being
especially interested in the disputes
which involved contestihg Lowden
and Wood delegations.
VIII stage Come Back.
Thompson's faction was whipped
| at the State convention, and the
Lowdeh following had expected that
| he would stay down. Today the
that he would have more than a ma
jority in the state delegation for
national committeeman and that
senator Sherman. the Lowden can
didate. would be beaten hands down.
A counting of noses bore out this
claim. unless there should be an
eleventh hour f1ip-foppihg Monday
| night. With Thompson back in the
saddle as political power in the
| state. the seventeen Cook County
delegates controlled by Thompson
will go to the candidate of his
| choice, and that man will not be
| Lowden. For the sake of state pride
the governor will undoubtedly get
the solid delegation on the first bal
lot, with the exception of one-Ed-
gar Cook. johnson delegate.
william Wrigley, jr.. IL Is claimed.
will vote for Thompson fof commit :
teeman. wrig1ey is a staunch Wood
supporter, although elected on a
Lowden ticket. Wrigley himself
| run he will be with Thompson.
| wrlgley is one OF the heaviest con-
tributors to the. Wood campaign. but
should the generals cause be lost he
will go with Thompson.
wants His own Plank.
In addition, Thompson claims that
he will get 4 good-sized slice of the
delegation outside of Cook County.
He will attempt to give proof of
this before the convention opens.
Having thus fair-sized backing, he
will demand place on the resolu-
iions committee. and there is where
the sparks Will begin to fly. He
will demand that plank of his
Iown making embodying his Spring
field platform shall be inserted. and
the candidate who accepts it VIII
have his backing.
As the platform is considered too
radical In its wording the regular
candidates, outside of johnson. arc
expected to give II wide berth.
That johnson has promised that no
VIII stead for at :east the sehti-
nents expressed. Is INSERTED. and
thus Thompson and Johnson will be
linked in q common aim.
1'ha Thonrpean following las