The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-09
WITHOUT BOSSES
G.O.P.DELECATES
ARE UNCERTAIN
National Convention Moves
Slowly Toward Big Decision.
Identity of New Leader Mystery
Even to Most Wise.
PLATFORM NOW BIG ISSUE
With Wood Man at Head Com
mittee Working Hard.
Hearings VIII Be Held in Effort
to Secure Harmony.
Permanent ROLL CALL READY
Few Changes Expected When
Convention Gets Report.
Little Real Business Before
With Wood Man at Head Com
mittee Working Hard.
Hearings VIII Be Held in Effort
to Secure Harmony.
PERMANENT ROLL CALL READY
Few Changes Expected When
Convention Gets Report.
Little Real Business Before
Delegates for TOday's Session.

Chicago, June 9.-Delegates to the
Republican national convention as
sembled at the Coliseum today for the
second session with their views as to
who shall lead the party at the polls
next November still a mystery even to
themselves.
While giving uproarious approval
yesterday to Chairman Lodges key
note address calling for destruction OF
the Wilson dynasty" not a sign OF any
preference came from the thousand
whose votes will select the Republic
can presidential candidate to under
take the Job. There were no demon
STATIONS even for favorite sons; no
mention of the big three" among the
aspirants, Wood, johnson and Low
den.
working with unprecedented free
dom from centralized leadership or
boss" control. the delegates prompt
ly ratified a program designed to
make permanent the temporary or
SANITATION. Adoption of the organiza-
ton committees report foregone re-
suit will place its gavel in Senator
Lodges hands as the permanent pre-
siding officer and set the convention
off on the second stage of its journey
with little prospect that it will reach
a ballot on the presidential nomina-
ton before Friday or possibly Friday
night.
out of other developments yester-
day. however. which placed Senator
Watson OF Indiana at the head of the
platform building machinery of the
resolutions committee and made Ed
ward d. Duffield of New Jersey
chairman of the credentials commit
tee. General Woods lieutenants drew
much comfort. Both men are dele
gates instructed for Wood. Frank
Hitchcock invested yesterday with the
over the Wood field forces, saw a
psychological advantage to his can
didate in the victory"
Old Guard for LOwden.
Leaders who in other days were the
handspring of party action did not
share Mr.. Hitchcock's views. They
continued TO talk much of Governor
from camps of Senator johnson
and the Illinois governor came asser-
tfons from the candidates themselves
that they were satisfied" with the
situation coupled with expression of
optimism as to the outcome of the
balloting.
Election of Wood men to the two
4 important chairmanships was regarded
by the Wood supporters as tending to
aid in holding delegations instructed
for him in line during the balloting.
Admittedly any development which
liable to any candidate.
Three Way Deadlock Expected.
Aside from guesses as to what the
more than 500 uninstructed delegates
will do when the roll is called. for
n their votes the main topic of CONVEX
sation. assertion, counter assertion and
conjecture has been the number of
ballots thru which the big three" can
hold the lines of their instructed CO.
horts. Should their forces remain
indefinitely, the search for a dark
horse will begin in earnest to break
the three-way deadlock that would
result.
Little business confronted the dele
gates when they assembled for the
day. With the temporary organiza-
ton 10 be made permanent. no speech
OF the permanent preriding officers
was on the program. Matters in or
der were reports of the resolution
committee as to its progress in shap-
ing UP a platform for ratification and
that OF the credentials committee on
the permanent roll of the convention
on which the voting will be done.
The resolution committee worked
late; but it still had many interests to
hear from when II resumed today
There has been no lack of advice as
to the style of platform architecture to
be followed. No subject pertaining to
any phase of the national life has
been sighted by those who have
sought to guide the committees views
Among those to be heard today, was
Samuel Gompers. president of A. F.
OF L, bearing suggestions he did not
outline in advance. Added impor-
lance attached to his appearance be-
cause Of the fact that the federation
Is now committed to full political ac-