Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-08


takes a majority to nominate.
With prospects Of a deadlock thus
becoming better hourly, favorite sons
and dark horses possibilities increas-
ed their activities and further tan
gled the knotted reins of control for
which party leaders are wrestling.
The outlook helped, too, to enllven
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the squabble over contested conven
ton seats and the sgle over per
manent organization of L--~ -Jnven-
ton. At least some and possibly all
of the 1877 contests decided by the
national committee will be brought
before the credentials committee for
rehearing and a few may be =
cided finally on the convention hoor
itself.
be welded by friendly staff of per-
manent convention officials, the
managers for all the candidates are
studying carefully before they jump
one wa or the other in the choice
of a permanent Hartman. Senator
Mccormick. of Illinois, and former
Senator Beveridge. of Indiana, are
most prominently mentioned for the
craftsmanship, but the strength be-
hind neither has yet become clearly
defined and a choice may be post
poned until the last minute.
chairmanship Contest
If the outlook over candidates and
organization is uncertain most of the
leaders agree that the situation as
regards platforms at least is begin
ming to take form. Only few of
the more troublesome planks remain
to be reed on, and although some
sharp struggles are in prospect, no
one seems to think that any of them
will lead to serious consequences.
There were indications today that
q League of Nations plank, over
which one of the bitterest conven-
soon be given the approval of all
leaders except small group of mild
reservation senators. The Johnson
Borah irreconcilables have a plank of
their own ready to submit if the
result acceptable to them, but they
indicated confidence today that no
open fight by them would be nee
essary.
The mild reservationists are dis
satisfied with the plank under con-
sideration in the platform confer
TO: =, they say, of merely declaring
against the league covenant as con-
tanned in the treaty of Versailles.
They want an affirmative declaration
safeguarding reservations.
In the fight over permanent or
ganization the Wood fore will
throw at least some of their strength
for former Senator Beveridge.
Il am for Senator Beveridge," said
Frank H. Hitchcock, land 1 would
have been for him even though he
had not been instructed by his state
for General Wood. 1 have reason to
believe that Senator -Beveridge IS
highly regarded in other camps"
= Friends of Governor Sproul, Of
no particular choice for the perma-
nent Craftsmanship. Senator John
son is for Senator Borah, of idaho, if
the latter indicates that he desires
the craftsmanship.
Senator Johnson's mass meeting
tonight, by which his supporters hope
to throw his campaign forcibly upon
the attention of the national conven-
ton, will be addressed also by Sena-
tor Borah. The California candidate
is expected to deal with various top
les in controversy before the conven-
ton. including the League of Ma
tons and the method of selecting
delegates from the south. Expecting
a gathering of overflow size, both Of
the speakers will be prepared to ap-
meeting and outside as WELL
Renrose Absent
The scramble for convention tick
cts began today with their distribu-
alcommittee and the local arrange
ments committee Bales of the
pasteboards and accompanying
badges and souvenirs were given out
of committeeman. The seats were
allotted according to, the proportion
Lucy Page CASTOR, the only wom-
an entrant in the presidential race,
Rond Hot be afa to nef the name eon
vention. She said she had with
drawn in favor of anybody ''who will
indorse the moral reforms for which
I stand" Miss Castor entered the
form which included an anti-ciga.
rette plank, unadulterated food and
clean morals.
Alvin Mcdonald, member Of the
fSat sRe H dslsgation not
teeman-elect of Oklahoma, would re-
ceive the Oklahoma vote for presi-
dent on the first ballot. Mr.. Hamon
Is to be placed in nomination by
former Representative B. S. Nc
CURE.
Nomination of Governor Lowden
will be seconded, it was announced,
in. five minute speeches by Governor
Edwin F. Morrow, Of Kentucky. and
Pickett, Of Iowa.
With the arrival Of the Missouri
delegation an effort will be made
today or. tonight to call a caucus
Jacob. w. Babler, of ST. Louis, as
national committeeman from that
state Babler figured in the testi-
mony before the senate committee
investigating Lowden's expenditures
in Missouri.
Although kent away by illness.
Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania, a
conspicuous figure for years at ma
tional conventions, is closely in
constantly is advising his lieuten-
ants. There is telephone line d.
rect from the senator's house in
Philadelphia to- the headquarters
here Of the Pennsylvania delegation.
Regret over the enforced absence
of the Pennsylvania leader was ex-
pressed today by Chairman Hays of
the national committee:
THE information is" said Mr..
Hays, that Senator Penrose will not
be here and everyone is sorry"
One suggested means of compro-
missing the differences is the inclusion
In the plank of a declaration of ad-
herence by the party to the doctrines
and policies of Washington, Madison
and Monroe. The compromisers ar
gued that such a declaration could
be construed by every faction to suit
itself. Senators Borah and Johnson,
for instance, would construe adher-
ence to these policies to mean that
the United States must stay out of
the league entirely. Senator'S Hale,
kellogg and other reservationists
! would construe 1t as meaning Ameri-
can participation in the league with
the Lodge reservations.
Campaign managers and their Ie-
g1on OF heutenants were making q
last-day drive upon the national dele
gates today in the interests of their
respective candidates for the Repub-
lican presidential nomination.
Although the balloting was not ex-
pected to begin before Thursday or
Friday, the many state caucuses
scheduled for today were generally
looked upon as closing the door to
general incursions into the various
delegations, through practical de-
termination of how the states would