Evening star., 1920-06-03
REPUBLICAN FEARS
HANDICAP LOWDEN
Latest Campaign Fund Talk
Has Effect-Progressive
vigor Renewed.
ny G. GOULD LINCOLN.

CHICAGO, June 3.-Reminiscent OF
the famous triangular struggle in which
Mr.. Midshipaan Easy took part. a bat
| tie of the Wood. Lowden and johnson
supporters is being waged daily at the
Coliseum annex. where the contests for
the seating Of delegates from many OF
the southern states are on.
For the last twenty-four hours 1t has
been evident that the johnson and Low
den followers, in the committee. have
combined to kill OF possible Wood dele
gates where there was an opportunity.
The hearings are in the open but, like
kissing, ballots are sometimes cast by
favor" This does not mean that the
committee is putting over raw deals. In
fact, at the continued insistence of
Chairman Will Hays. the committee is
conducting itself in a judicial manner.
but personal preferences will crop out
1t would not be human nature other
wise
The opponents Of Wood are not to
allow him to go into the convention with
great string of southern delegates II
they can prevent it.
Each for Himself Later.
After the contests have all been set
tied. the question will cease to be one
contestants will be for himself and the
devil take the hindmost
Ever since the national committee as
sembled. there has been a lot Of talk
of: the Lowden sentiment running ram
pant among its members. The most re-
cent developments in the campaign ex-
penditurcs hca in Washington. par
ticularly the revelations by the Missouri
Lowden supporters, have checked this
T tai ho a
asking themselves and also each other !:
Can we put Lowden across II we
nominate him."
A saving attributed to Senator PEN
;ost--"Who ever heard Of a man rum
ming into the White House in pullman
CARS being passed around.
There is some fear that the republic
cans would have too much explaining
to do il Gov. Lowden were the stand
ard bearer.
With the advent Of Hiram Johnson
today. the progressive wing Of the re-
publican party is expected to leap into
the fray with fresh viGor. They viii
they have earlier in the week.
IT'S Wood or Johnson" said one
progressive here. But there are those
who are beginning to believe. in view
of the way things are shaping up here,
that dark horse" must inevitably
They claim that both Wood and
Lowden have too many enemies: that
Wood must face the opponents of mill
tary training and preparedness, and
that johnson is feared as too radical
by a considerable element. and that
he also has opposed to him too many
of those who remember the break in
the party in 1912.
Wide Field Of Dark Horses.
When the talk begins about dark
horses, there Is a wide field to pick
from. including Senator Knox of Penn
sylvania, Charles Evans Hughes and
Senator Lenroot.
The followers of Herbert Hoover
are banking on a deadlock and the
choice of their man. But among the
members Of the national committee
there is no talk Of Hoover that can be
heard. at least.
Who is to nominate Mr. Hoover Is
still a mystery. His headquarters
here promise that an announcement
will be made not later than Friday or
Saturday, and that the man or woman
who will put the former food adminis-
tratcr In nomination is nationally
whether Mr.. Hoover is coming to
Chicago or not is another mystery
that may be cleared up at any mo-
ment The Hoover headquarters in
presidential row are saying little, but
saving wood.
Senator Harding Of Ohio may reap
some of the benefit of the slack in the
Lowden boom. In fact, his adherents
have not been slow to make this claim.
But that the Ohio senator can really
be nominated Is extremely doubtful.