The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-06
Sunday, June 6, 1920.
WHO WILL REPUBLICANS NAME?

WIN WILL NEF ObLlSANS NAME
TT would be foolish to attempt, at this time,
l to foretel the choice of the republican con-
vention, which will convene Tuesday With
the numerous uninstructed delegations all
that can be said is that the republican presi-
dental nomination now belongs to anyone.
Many leaders are on the ground at this
time, working diligently in efforts to line up
strong followings for their candidates, in
order that each one of the presumed strong
men may make credible showing on the
first ballot with gradually increasing strength
as the voting progresses.
Wood, Lowden and Johnson delegations
and supporters predict the early nomination
of the successful aspirant for the honors to
be bestowed by the convention, the supporters
of each of these candidates claiming that
their man will be the one who will start a
landslide and avert a deadlock.
However, there is nothing upon the sur
face to indicate such happening, while, on
the other hand, everything points to a long
drawn-out seance of the convention with
many ballots cast and the ultimate result
counting in Compromise candidate.
AS things now stand, on the eve of the
first days meeting of the clans of national
repubcanism, Wood, Lowden and Johnson
seem to be favorites, with the possible dark
horse" coming strong on the home-stretch.
Editorial writers and politicians, of both
parties, who have made a close study of the
matter, seem to think that knox, of Pennsyl-
vania, anti-administration fight leader and
anti league of nations proponent, is liable to
develop an unthought-of following as a COM
promise candidate. should any of the ones
haforp tha IalaUatac foil to tba
requisite strength
One thing is papaby evident-the repub-
licans profiting by their experience when
Roosevelt bolted the convention and split the
party from center to circumference, will not
let any material thing arise which may be
calculated to cause or create discord in the
party's ranks. Wood, Lowden, Johnson, any
one, no matter who no matter from what sec
ton of the union he may come, will be sacri-
ficed in order that harmony may reign in the
party's ranks. This sacrifice can not come
from any strength which any particular can
didate may develop. When Roosevelt died,
when he was called to the great and un-
known hereafter, the only man who had the
strength to split the republican party passed
from the land Of the living
But some issue may arise upon which will
hinge the possible success of the cause of
republicansm at the November election, and
in such an event the man who is named as the
standard bearer of the party must be willing
to subscribe to each and every provision which
that issue will have embodied in it.
Should the republican convention, in its
effort to saddle all the offenses known to the
criminal code on President Wilson, find an
unwilling hand-maiden in any of the favorites
of today, then General Wood may return to
the army. Governor Lowden may 20 back to
Springfield while Senator Johnson travels out
to San Francisco, there to watch the demo-
Gratis when they assemble in convention
1t has been intimated as stated above.
nasmuch as the league of nations seems liable
TO become a real issue an issue with the dem
ocrats standing behind it as an administration
measure, and with the republicans pledged to
iefeat it, come veal, come woe, that Knox
would be found willing and ready to place
himself at the head of the republican pha-
anx and make the supreme effort to line
up the disgruntled element of democracy in
ryng to cast odium and defeat upon the
armies of the party of Thomas Jefferson
And it must be conceded that with the
eague of nations made the real issue, Knox
. will be the most logical man upon whose
shoulders the mantle of party leadership
IAN fall, if compromise candidate is to
De named. 1t was Knox who came into the
imelight as the first republican senator who
.aised his voice against the league of ma
,ion it was Knox who started the fight
against the league before the matter was
1t issue in the senate it was Knox who
naugurated the movement to defeat the
eague, because Mr.. Wilson was party tc
Is drafting; it was Knox who rallied the
'orces of his party in a partisan fight upor
he leapua. il was Knox who deyeloped The