The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-08
WILL THE MISSOURI
INCIDENT Be FATAL
TO GOVERNOR LOWDEN
BY DAVID LAWREUCp,
tcopyrtxht By The Intolltgenesr.)

CHICAGO. June i.--GoECEnoT FE9hN
l.nvden ~: Illinois has the best chance
Of winning IN" Republican nomination
for the presidency. because ne has tho
most sknlCul and powerful political re-
serves in the convention. but his rate
q entirely IN the hands ct Senator
Hiram Johnson. california. who ha'dS
the veto power.
The KEY to tn" situation IS inr slra,
sRy in the Johnson camp. one SetNtonSo
from him. 4 viii not sanction the hot'"-
nation OF any on" FOR whom delegates
ware bought" would crySta!sizc tne un-
dertone OF whispers int" a nnisE app :.
sufYtcient food for Democratic orators
70 make doubtful a yitc"ry IN NoSetn, ,
her. William Hale Thompson: natlons,
committeeman from hnI,mS ['t.aI'T n. Low
den household. Senator Borah 3t luaho
has expressrd ominous doubts ABOUT me
errec, OF the Missouri exposure on iS c1S
Lcwden boom. Rut the new new a. AZ
termination to put over tried ana true
RepublIcan such as they hold FRANK
I.owdeu 20 be. are uTdIsmaycd.
Up 20 the Convention
So ,he plan IS 10 let the i.ovden
movement run IT'S natural course WI
,br hallotlng go on and see ~aetheF
ths convention "a disposed TO De con-
Crrned over the purchase OF delegates
,n Missouri. or whether II accepts IA
final the reputation or those GeIesA'eS
nv fhe Illinois governor hlmSclt.
An agreement has been reachcd pc
tween tho l.nwdyn. Wood and Johnson
forces TO keep tn" baltoting gong 70 zen
ballots II necessary I" aScSrla,n ~.
Dark horses and other candidates
VIII not be permitted 20 reap the oene
frs Of a deadlock until IL Is aoSolutei!
demonstrated that none or the lhrcS CI.i'
win Dtsmtssing for the moment the
second stag Of thH convention In wnlcn
,bo dark hnrses-Hoover, Hughes. Tart
L,cnrno,. Allen and Sproul-wouid De
considered the first stage OF the hghI
presents two opportunities for Hiram
Johnson. Hc can make fight on the
convention Hcor against the treaty
peace and league OF nations. or else nc c
ran attack the l.owd"u candioacS aS
the product Of money power.
The Treaty and the League.
Tho members OF the committee who
vii draft the Republican platform are
practically agreed upon Inc planH on
fhC treaty OF Versailles. They WIN IA
OF pstions as an aspiration, and win
commend the Republican senator's TOT
opposing adoption in the form IN whlcn
President Wilson submitted ,S tne ,sty 1Ser;
and league win be favored with ressr,
%ations. Now. that doesn't mean
with the Lodge RESERVATIONS. n .,,sS
rsssrTations'S % That excludes all the
quioblinE shout the phraseotoSy AZ az
some OF the Lodge reservations ana
doesn't tie the hands OF the next presi-
dent OF tho United States II he happens
to be a Republican and wants 70 aiter
,he program to meet contingencies IN
the foreign situation As tney aS ariSe' HaNt, :
hcatlon with reservations" VIII be
simple. all-inClusire expression OF re
publican intentions.
Opposed BY Johnson
Bu, Hiram Johnson Is absolutely op'
nosed 10 such a plank. yet whether ne
viii consider II worth while 10 RISK hts
chances for the nominati0n n,% On 'tIs Ws
ardent admirers insist that he would
rather lose tho prcsidencE that recede
one inch-he will nsnt' tSSrt thSeE sST sny
rsservNtionS. But II ne should wage
GgnI on the convention floor hc would
certainly be oNerridden. as this conNen'
.tsnent such as ratification with
reservations' when II isn't even ssio
how far these reservations can 60 80 II
Johnson made his fight ana loSt. ths
yeferan politicians are confident that ne
would eliminate himself from considera-
rion when the ballotinS began; Inc me
moral damaEe, q defeat on me pig pig
thing on which johnson mas "aKea nis
ahle. Tho supporters OF I.owden. Wood
and the rest don't think Hiram Johnson
darcs do it. Nor do they believe ne VIII
asssil Jowden on the Missouri exposure
because OF the effect that X would have
on his own political fortunes For
while Johnson might thas eliminate
Johnson, the resentment produced
among the Lowden supporters would be
sufficIent 20 prevent the selection OF
Johnson.
whichever way one turns. IL Is Hiram
Johnson who has the veto club In his
hands. He can kill or Lowden and
turn the convention to consideration OF
dark horses. His own oratory may
win him support. but the ranx and ,,nI, me
OF the politicians think him too radical
and too impulSivc to be IN" Republican
nominee Frankly. they don't like him
And he knows ~. Therefore he has
everything to gain and very little tc
lose BY open warfare. And that's what's
cominG-Johnson on tho warpath and
the convention. like a big jury. deciding
whether the Missouri exposure Is
fash In the pan or serious haw IN
Republican hopes. Men Tx" A. T. Hert
Of Kentucky. the new Penrose OF the
sItuation who Is for Lowden. do not
consider tho johnson explosion can ar
feet the sober. thoughtful delegates OF
a Republican national convention. Any
body can win next November on the
Republican ticket. reasons the Repuhli-
can wiseacre who iS for l.owden. but
me supporters OF Leonard Wood and
Hiram johnson make good use OF
Brother McAdoos pull with organized
labor and his political versatility. as
they argue that IL the Democrats nomt-
nata McAdoo II won't he such cinch
and that tho Chicago convention should
nor make the mistake or nominating q
conservative. But It's l.owden's nomi-