The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-04
ALICNMENTS
SHOW UP AT
CONVENTION
Short Session Hope of Dele
gates-factional and Cam
didacy Line-ups Begin to
Solidify With Arrivals.
WOOD men QUIT SCRAP
(By Associated Pressl

CHICAGO, June 4-Lines of notion
among the Republican presidential
candidates are beginning for the first
time today to come out of the nebul-
Gus atmosphere of the preliminary
period and move toward definite form.
With the arrival of Ogden L. Mills,
chairman of the Republican execut-
i've committee on policies and plat
form, final conferences on the articles
Of the Republican platform to be SUBJ
mitted to the convention are expected
to begin.
The results of the work of Mr.. Mills
committee are to be turned over to
the resolutions committee chosen at
the convention. Will H. Hays, chair
man OF the national committee, said
the function of the Mills committee
is purely advisory.
The 10 subcommittee have been
at work for six months and through the
returns Of more than 100000 question
naires and by other means have OBJ
talned the views of more than 1,OOO,-
600 Republicans in every field of pub
lie activity and interest" Mr.. Hays
said
Full Hearings Held
Full public hearings before the
resolutions committee will, however,
be held on all pertinent questions and
interested parties will be given an op-
portunity to present their views.
&c. S. Barrett. president. and other
representatives of the farmers Nat
ional union, representatives of the
American Federation of Labor and
Harriet Taylor Upton. of the league
OF women voters, will be given ade-
quate time"
The arrival of Senator Johnson of
California to take personal charge of
his candidacy, and the agreement
among Wood leaders to have Frank H.
hitchcock act as their field marshal,
are the two outstanding developments
which Indicate that within the next
4S hours the situation among the Re-
publicans will move into the state
| where the leaders will begin to do
| business.
Johnson's Planks
Outlining his campaign plan, Sena-
tor johnson of California today de-
clared that Johnson forces would pre-
sent league of nations plank de-
nouncing the present covenant and
urge plank on the high cost of liv-
ing and another against "dehumaniz-
| ing" labor Prohibition, he predicted.
would not be mentioned.
Personally, Senator Johnson an
nounced in his daily talk with news
paper representatives, he would
make a straight out fight in the
open with no deals or trades, no COM
promises.
The league of nations plank, Senator
Johnson stated, now is in other hands,
but will be presented to the convention
resolutions committee. He said it
would declare absolutely against the
present league covenant.
Up until today none of the conven-
! ton forces had reached the stage
where one manager was prepared to
determine upon a line of action with
any degree of certainty of what might
! be expected from his opponents. But
the soundings which have been taken
during the last day or two coupled
with the approach of the convention
itself have advanced to the point where
as the politicians say, things are about
ready to move
The Wood forces profess TO be we'll
satisfied with the arrangements within
their own ranks and lay emphasis on
the statement that the hopes of their
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