The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-07
NONE OF THEM
CLAIMS MUCH MORE
THAN ONE-FOURTH
Favorite Sons and Dark
Horse Possibilities In
creased Their Efforts
When They Saw the
Prospects of a Deadlock
Becoming Stronger With
Every Hour.

Chicago, June mo changes hav
appeared to-day in the Republican con
vcntion lineup and none are expected
Twenty hours before the convention
assembled. it is an absolutely Embossed
unled affair, and as the bewildefed del
egates mill around the hotel lobbies ee
wailing the absence of leadership. thl
men who were the real leaders in thu
years gone by find grim satisfaction
in referring to the charges of bossism
which were so freely hurled at them al
forper conventions. They were asking
delegates if it is not better to be led
than lost.
Such overnight and early morning
conferences as were held were of the
same inconclusive nature as those
which preceded them, and only served
TO strengthen the program of letting
the convention learn by its preliminary
ballots that none of the candidates now
having the most delegates has enough
10 nominate him.
The so-called leaders are still ex-
planning to inquirers that attention is
now being concentrated on the plat
form, which they emphasize as very
important. The best informed observ-
ers, however, see evidences that this
is merely screen to hide the fact that
the so-called leaders are no longer lead
ers. The passing of the old line party
whips becomes more and more evident,
There has been brought up an entirely
new crop of so-called leaders, many of
whom do not know one another and
that is one of the things which ex-
plains the lack of cohesive action. in
getting down to definite conclusions.
No campaign manager has been able
TO strengthen his lines enough to 60 in
with confidence to the test vote. Every
one of them is waiting for the first
ballot to demonstrate how good are
the assurances he has received from the
uninstructed delegates
All the managers look for the first
ballot to settle the outlook consider
ably for the big three-Johnson, Low
den and Wood. They feel that the
candidate who gets the highest number
viii have a powerful advantage, and
the candidate who stands at the bot
tom of the list will be decidedly on the
defensive The candidate who can make
a gain on the second ballot, the man
sgers feel, will provide his manager
with very valuable ammunition in
rounding up things for the third.
Dark horse talk was still in the back
ground to-day, and there was a strong
undercurrent Of Hughes talk. Senator
Borah Of Idaho, one of the Johnson sup
porters, said that as yet ke was not
considering dark horses, but that he
would regard Mr.. Hughes as "a very
formidable man. if the dark horse
rsage we're reached
To-day's business was largely among
The state delegations, which were or
ganizing and electing members TO the
convention committees. Several good
fights in the selection Of national COM
rittcemen we're beng staged
The campaign managers and others
continue 70 get requests from the Sen
ate campaign expenditures committee
investigating at Washington Men who
are coming from the states are bTing-
ing the view that TIE convention might
better find . candidate Who has not
been mentioned IN the investigation
II was from such as these that came
most frequently the names of HuEhsa
Governor coclidgc and others who did
rot fTurt in any way in the slush fund
lnsuiry.
The Mes Terk delegation Postponed
aztn wedze-aay u-rning It's discus
fiou Of c1ndiaatcs- Tas dscsioa uas
reached al ths sssuess sf Ei-hslss Msr-