New-York tribune., 1920-06-11

of the result. Indeed. if there were
one man who could sit in at confer
ences OF the leaders who could deliver
New Yorks eighty eight votes as Platt
and later Barnes delivered them few
conventions ago Wood would have
precisely no chance at all.
But there are no FIVE men, and ap-
parently no ten men, who can decide
how New York's votes shall be de-
lNered. and there is no certainty that
Pennsylvania seventy-six votes can
be delivered without break to any can
didate except Sproul or Knox.
Without the lightweight votes from
New York and the seventy-six votes of
Pennsylvania. and with delegations
Michigan, Ohio and Indiana, tied up
with instructions, the antiWood lead
ers are very much handicapped. So far
they've done q very clever job, partic-
ularly through their domination of the
national committee. in keeping all the
delegates possible away from Wood.
Then, when the Wood and Johnson
people combined and obtained control
of the Credentials Committee. Colonel
Warren, of Michigan. one OF the strong
figures in the anti cod group, out
maneuvered both the Wood and John
son leaders, and the net result of the
actions of the Credentials Committee
in reviewing the contests settled by the
national committee was an increase of
two votes for Lowden.
Lowden has strengthened himself
tremendously by his defiance Of Mayor
Thompson of Chicago. Every one can
the votes of all the Thompson-con-
trolled delegates from the city of Chi
cago if he had been willing TO permit
Thompson to continue as national COM
mitteeman and to yield Thompson few
other concessions.
Mayor Thompson's record is so objec-
tionable to many Republicans outside
that appeals were made to the Illinois
Governor not to compromise. The Low
den steam roller was run over Mayor
thompson in every particular. APP
proval by the delegates of this course
resulted in very real demonstration
late this afternoon in the convention
when, on the call of states to name
their choice as national committeeman,
the spokesman for Illinois called out
the name of Senator Lawrence Y. Sher-
man.
Curiously enough, the only other
demonstration worth mentioning was
that which greeted the announcement
from Pennsylvania that Boies Penross
had been reelected national committee
man. The cheering came spontaneous
ly from all over the hall, many dele
gates of strong progressive procl:vi-
ties waving flags and straining .hcir
lungs.
Governor Sproul lei tre Pennsvl-
vaMa delegation in cheering the man
who had just indorsed him for Presi-
dent
There is very deep regret among
many Republicans tonight at the elec
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national committeeman from Georgia
Johnson has attained notoriety lately
as the $50 900 Georgia Peach" He
was at the head of the Lowden dele
gates from Georgia, who were seated
by the national committee over the
Wood delegation headed by Roscoe
Pickett.
Border States Endangered
Il was generally admitted that the
election of negro to the national COM
mittee is a severe blow to the chances
of carrying the border states this fall,
particularly Oklahoma, Missouri. Ken
tucky and Maryland. In all four of
these states, which are normally Demo
crsSfS by handsome majorities, Sena-
tors are to be elected this fall. For
reasons local to each state the chances
for electing Republican Senators were
excellent.
One Of -Missouri-is now rep
resented by Republican completing
the unexpired term of Senator Stone,
Democrat. The other three are rep
resented by Democratic Senators. The
Republican National Committee has
been very hopeful of carrying all four
of these states, while some enthusiasts
nave even talked about carrying Ten
nessee, Virginia and North Carolina
The election of Johnson, it is feared,
viii permit the Democrats to drag out
the race issue in these states, and if
that is done successfully there will be
little hope fer the Republicans
So confident were the Wood people
tonight that they were claiming his
nomination on the third ballot. They
said they would have an obvious total
Of 476 votes in sight before the clerk
finished the call on that ballot which
they said would be close enough to the
as2 necessary to nomination to produce
the break. After hustling all day, they
claimed tonight that they had received
accessions from Delaware, which until
to-day was doubtful about a first-balot
support of General Wood, but from
which now they are certain of three on
the first.
Other claimed accessions were one
from Kentucky and five from North
Carolina, all for the first ballot.
Inc oOC men tonight Stoutly
assert that on the first ballot General
Wood will have from 31s to 1856, an
increased support on the second suf-
ficent to convince the wavering that
he is to be winner, and from 456 to
ATS on the third, without counting any
votes from Pennsylvania.
The Wood claim tonight is twelve
votes in New York on the first; eight
from Illinois on the first; eight from
Noc cnr,c tto k1n i
nine on the third; four in Nebraska en-
the first; in Michigan, none on the
first, but twenty-five on the third.
Out Of forty eight state delegations
the Wood men tonight say that there
are only ten that will not give General
Wood one or more votes.
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