Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-09
East Seeking Way to Prevent
Rupture in the Ranks of
Republicans.
CALIFORNIAN'S S FIGHT
SCARES FINANC1ERS
Senatorial Cabal Picks Lodge TO
Serve as Permanent Conven-
ton Chairman.
LODGES S ADDRESS FAILS
TO AROUSE DELEGATES S
c,,s sc;bo,d in New work World.

CTS on ltt tfsAti VI tft titttHstito htti itt'i
of the consequences by the groups OF
party chieftams in control OF the situation
alone, prevents n consummation OF the
plan to reject Hiram Johnson rs prCsi-
Dental candidate and the nomination oi
man more satisfactory to Big BUSINESS
The confusion resulting from tins con-
dgtion of affairs IS likely to continue for
the next twcntv-iour hours, Ia the mean
time interest IN the contest between the
conservative forces which have the
support of the most important leaders IN
the party and the progressive wing
headed by Johnson and hls hackers cen
ter, mainly on the construction ot tho
party platform which the resolutions
committee i tonight attempting to bulld
lpon the scope and phraslng ot the
plank dealing with the League ot Natlors
depends the attitude of the irrcconcla'lc
,icmcpt- headed by Senators Johnson and
Roiah and. ultimately the chances at the
litter for landing tie nomination lhrsc
,haucC~ do not appear t. he VerN 'aVol-
able johnson and }otah arC more con-
Ccrncd apparently over preventing the
ojlIpGs determination al tho malo'ItN
le,icrS IN control from isvorIug tho
1atiiIratiop ct the pence treaty oven with
tie Lodge amendments While they
unn't sav 50 the Iohnson-Bor factIen
lntimate~ that i such an expression, IS
Iav seems cCrtau.. IS incorporated ~ tho
1aItv platform. some ct the delegates
last withdraw m advance OF tho nomlna-
tlan for President In this event the namC
,f the California Senator MAY not even
L., presented to tho convention.
FiN,~cIrH- sEEk coNrRouise
The powerful groups ii tinancicrs
which have hccn lahorng a. suppress
radical" sentiment headed ly johnson
arc centcring their efforts tonight upon 4
compromise that viii prevent split NJ
the PARTY They arC apparently moro
concerned for the moment IN accomplish
ing this purpose than m giving then final
decision rs te the identity Of the Pros-
dcntal candidate.
Their anxiety to do 50 IS inspired hv the
knowledge that great many ot thc dclC-
Ia'ns favor the nomination Of Johnson
:,rd hat 4 way must hc found IL eliminate
Inn hv proposing 4 League nt Nations
lI4nk which he will hc compelled to rn-
pgdiatc. If tins can he accomplished tho
Joint financial and professional political
program of picking out a man to beat
Johnson will be put into operation IN
Thursday. bv which time the platform
will have been completed,
The Iohnson-Bo following are
already greatly Ineensed over the key
note speech sounded bY Henry Cabot
Lodge. the temporary chalm Which
recognized the League of Nations rs tho
paramount ISSUE Of tho campaign as de
s,red hv President Wilson. 10 what CN-
tent the .lohnSon-Borah program viii
affect the Presidential contest Is prob
lcmatIc.
There is very good reason to credit the
,l4im of the leaders opposed t0 Johnson
that they have votes enough to defeat
Inn. But there i considerable doubt -
IL their ability 10 agree upon 2 man 81
nominate. Fear Of johnson and the con-
sequences Of his opposition alone halts INC
confirmation Of the deal among these
leaders Ia select Cover nor Lowdcn #
Illinois after General Wood has been dis
,,aSrd OF which seems fairly easy If accom-
III isbment although the General 5 sup
nortcrs are making determined fight to
hold his delegates together
TO WAIT FOR THURSDAY.
Governor Sproul Il Pennsylvania IS an
parcntiv next IN favor with the tInancicTs
and professionals, with Herbert Hoover
leading the Dark Horse group. No
serious attempt will probably he made 20
combine the anti-Johnson forces on the
man to he nominated until Thursday,
although a candidate of the "conScrva-
tive leader has revealed the fact hat
The voters will be ready for the right man
a soon as the time comes.
There Is reason 10 believe that the
conservative el oment Is depending
largely upon the cooperation of the New
\ ork. PENNSYLVANIA Massachusetts. New
Jersey. Illinois, OHIO and Indiana forces
~ lead the way TO the man who is finally
selected
The chief developments today were few
and of minor Importance. The convention
was organized for action without specla
~ Ts<.r,a
pointed and adjournment taken until to-
morrow.
VICTORY ron SENATORS.
The Committee on Resolutions which
l. laboring over the platform tonight was
organized with Senator Watson oi In
diana as chairman which signalled a
victory for the Senatorial cabal Watson
received 40 votes and Ogden Mills Of
New \ ork 3.
The Committee on Permanent Or
ganization selected Henry Cabot Lodge
as Permanent chairman. Senator Borah,
the johnson candidate for this place
declined to contest the right Of his Massa
chusetts colleague IN order TO devote his
time to the League Of Nations.
Lodge was named on the first ballot
with - votes to for ex-senator Beveridge
of Indiana, and z tor Senator Medill
Mccormick of Illinois.
The beginning OF the nominating con-
vention Yesterday was enveloped in pretty
much the same sort Of atmosphere that
prevailed after the selection Of Charles
T. Hughes as presidential candidate four
wears ago, with one or two slight essential
differences. One was that downright
pessinism was substituted for the gloom
reflected on the faces Of the professional
politicians when MIR. Hughes was chosen
Another was that the professionals
who loomed up above the new faces yes
terdav maintained a bored expression
throughout the proceedings, as if inviting
the performers in the prelmnares To-
entertain them and as if Indifferent to the
prospects The old timers were even IN
different toward each other, bestowlng
an idle nod to their familIars instead Of
voicing q welcome with cheers.
The patriarchs like the venerable Depew
Myron T. Herrick, Barnes and Murray
Crane threaded their way to their seat
almost unnoticed and sank inoo them as i
IN a strange environment, though some oi
them have been attending conventions
for forty years. An heroic eftort was made
IL respect TO traditions to arouse some
thing approaching enthusiasm for Henry
Cabot Lodge and there were q few scat