The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-22
THE ATTEBORO REFoRN1ER.

Colonel Harvey at sumptous Chicago
hostelry.
Now Colonel Harvey has been a power
in Republican councils, but to nominate
him Republican boss is a little exagger-
ated The Republican convention at Chi
cage was bossed-or Embossed, according as |
one regards the half dozen or more leaders
who control the big delegations in any
convention, be it Republican or Demo-
cratic Such group will always exist
so long as Pennsylvania has 76 votes, New
York. SO and so on eNumerically, the bigl
delegations are leaders and tiaay contreli
nominations when the situation beeonssl
deadlocked. ~
| Credit for. the. domination of Harding
must repose on these men: Senator Pen
rose of PennsylvaBia and his representa-
| tive at Chicago, John T. King of Connect
| icut: Charles b., Warren, national com
mitteeman from Michigan; Senator Wads- \
worth of New York; Nichoiss Murray
Butler and State Senator Tnlley of New
| York; Senator Jim Watson of Indiana,
/ Senator lodge OF Massachusetts and
former Senator Murray Crane Of the
same state and Tobias Hert Of Kentucky
There are others-4somc 700 delegates
| whc played their part afIirmatively, too,
but there is another list, composed of SEN
i ator Hiram johnson and Senator Borah,
who nut the veto on Wood and Lowden
/ by their fuss over campaign expenditures
| Finally. to Senator Poindexter of Wash
ingtop. Governor Spronl of PENNSYLVANIA.
| Frank Willis and Myron Herrick of Ohio.
and Governor Allen of Kansas-all OF
whom were persuaded to hold their del
egations intact so that Leonard Wood
would not get their votes in a pineh-t1
these men must be given some credit
for creating the situation that gave birth
: to the Harding eandldacy.
+ Newspapers viii contend that the con-
vention was bossed and Embossed,
Leaders there were, and negotiations a
tplentv. There always are in conventions.
e ANY such gathering without a steering
n committee would never nominate anybody
But erroneous impressions about the hi
eaco convention will be exploited from
now until election.
/ Former President Taft, who was al
y New Haven during the convention, is ev
Z identity the victim of the mysterious yarn
that is being widely spread, namely, that
$ VIII Havs was the dark horse candidate
e Of the Glitter enders, meaning presum
d ably the Borah-Johnson group This much
n is right-Will Hays was a dark horse
It candidate but he was about as much be
t loved in the Johnson camp as was Herber
t. Hoover. Mr. Hays was modestly IN tn,
t background. but there was a group-som'
70 whisper that it was led by Col. William
ia Boyce Thompson of New York and Ray
IS mond Robbins who wanted Hays Tn
a eminent national chairman played no Wis
3i tiblA part in these transactions, being pres
p ent himself in the conferences whc
s. brought Harding forward
N In the far West they are still tallin
a about the Chicago convention but mostl
= the delegates who didn't vote for Woo
q are being asked to explain There was
a pronounced sentiment in the West for til
major general. To the skeptics it IS hein
10 whispered that the United states senate,
ne did the nominating and the delegations 70
lowed them because said senators are e
y pected to be powerful in Washington il
y Republican is elected This Is usually
Ne sufficient explanation and, after all. Il
! dissent over the Harding nomlnatlon
q rapidly disappearing The main argnmo'
~ seems to be that Harding is politically !
y vulnerable, eonscieistidus and willing
't ltaEe advice and what moro could Repd
-, licans want? Al tins writing IT looks
~ il the state Of Washington were ms.