The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-03
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OUT OF CONTEST
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for Lowdcn, then as having can
didato OF their own. this morning
began pilgrimnges through the sub
way that links the Congress with the
! Auditorium. Johnson himself In not
here, he iS planning to come In
| Thursday with "A blaro OF trumpcts.
| The 10000 Chicagoans who voted
| for him in the primary are being
urged to meet him at the depot and
escort him TO his hotel But his two
sons are In charge OF his headquar-
ters and they are making friends for
| tho cause.
A very prominent and influential
Oklahoma gentleman who sits close
to the members OF the delegation,
told me this morning that II was his
| opinion that now the entire delega-
tion would support johnson In the
convention.
He said that Disney and McDon-
| aid were for him from the first and
were determined to support him.
| Other members here who have been
| presented to Hiram Johnson, Jr.,
| have fallen for his suavity and are
| booming the "favorite son of tho
golden west" Practically all urge
that hc.Could carry oklahoma in No
| Unqueetionably there is much ella
ton at the Johnson headquarters
since the papers carried the stories
| of the senate committee proceedings
| OF Tuesday. But there is also sun
shine at the Wood headquarters
where the feeling is just as conf
dent that the general Is the bene-
ficiary of the fan of Lowden. It is
no secret that tho men close in on
~. 4 1H..a Il a
OF Johnson strength with genuine
pleasure. II the Californian can
develop sufficient strength to show
as dangerous factor on the first
| ballot tho Wood people are confident
that there will be no more than three
or four ballots before the general is
nominated
This may appear strange reason
| ing but IL has It's merits. Therr is
| opposition To Wood in various quar-
, ters but this opposition 10 Wood
gives way quickly the moment John
son becomes possibility. And with
Lowdcn out OF the running and the
real fight between the two men who
have DIVIDED the progressive strength
OF the party tho conservative element
that now honestly opposes Wood will
not take long To make the choice be-
tween tho two.
| ON the other hand every one Is be
ginning to recognize this johnson
person as a possibility 1t Is clearly
! perceived that he is of the specta Gu
| lar type that is always dangerous
before large gatherings. The alb
sehce or an accepted leader in the
party denotes an existent desire for
! u leader The hclplesSncSs that
! characterizes every situation of this
! klnd where strong brain and clear
judgment Is not controlling. is pitiful.
IN thIs state Of mind the outspoken,
smashing hard and straight hitting
Caltornian' may at an early hour
| OF tho convention appear to the
uahed delegates as IA divinely an
| pointed Moses.
IN pure banter this forenoon 1
was Presented TO one of the most
notorious conservatives on the ma
/ uonal committee as "a crazy John
son man Quick as flash he
came back with, II don't know as
hes crazy at all l am beginning
to believe that he could be lot
|cGaZicr."
/ There's real danger In that sort
iof n fooliug, and unless Wood lands
/ ds the result OF the johnson fear
during the early ballots, before the
Johnson psychology has come to do
/ It's work, Johnson has a real chance
| To grab the prize II the stampede
once starts ! don't believe 1t can be
stopped.
MAY Try Ia Kin Wood
To-day every one Is talking the
senate Investigations and what the
final report viii be, II is confident
| ly predicted that the committee will
adjourn saturday Here tho unani-
NIFTY disappears. Some profess to
believe that the committee will pro
sent a printed finding carefully de-
signed to kill all candidates but
johnson, particularly Wood. and
VIII circulate this report freely dur
ing the early hours OF the conven-
ton here.
National Committeeman McGraw
OF this group. Others think tho
committee Will simply close it's ses-
sions and rely on the moral effect
or its work To accomplish the pur- |
pose II has always had in mind
tear down al candidates but John |
son.
There is no man In Chicago I /
think but is convinced that the com !