Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-05-14
WOOD VICTORY
MAY DO HIM
LITTLE GOOD
Patched Up Harmony at State
Convention Bodies Ill for
Chicago.
16 DELEGATES ARE FREE

A hollow victory for the Wood or
ganization, the granting Of so many con-
cessions on the part of Gov. Goodrich
and Senator Watson in the interest or
a manufactured harmony that the pro-
ceedings had the appearance of the de-
feat of the interests of both, and the
nomination OF candidates-thesc were the
outstanding features of the republican
state convention, just closed.
The Wood organization today is crow
ing over the victory which it won on
the floor of the convention by seven votes
after a hard fight
The victory consisted only of the
adoption Of a resolution instructing dele
gates al large 10 vote for Gen. Wood In
the national convention ''as long as he
appears to have n chance TO be nomi-
mated"
The Wood organization did not even
attempt TO introduce the resolution II had
prepared for introduction in the conven-
tion.
DELEGATES PERMITTED
TO USE JUDGMENT.
The original resolution instructed the
delegates to vote for Wood as long as his
name is before the convention.
Under the present arrangement the del
egates may use their own judgment.
Under these circumstances. the instruc-
tions mean little or nothing.
Even this mild form Of instruction, as
introduced by Mayor Jewett, brought
| fight In the convention. ending in vote
| of 753 for the resolution and 14o
against It.
The anti Wood faction of the party in
Marion county prevented an even closer
I vote by their over-anxiety to defeat
wood.
Martin Hugg, representing this faction
challenged the announced vote Of the
Marion county delegates.
4 long and laborious roll cali was heSd.
resulting in n gain Of FIVE for the Wood
| faction.
! Following the convention disgruntled
Wayne county delegates revealed the
manner In which the Wood victory
was manipulated.
I WAYNE DELEGATES
BROUGHT TOGETHER.
On the vote 10 suspend the rules
Wayne county cast twenty votes against
suspension and fve votes for suspension.
ON tho final roll call It cast all its
I twenty five votes for Wood.
II was explained that this was done
because the Wood faction Of The Marion
county delegation promised 10 votes fer
+. Lewis = bUNiuhNt " AyNt county = taN
didatc for auditor, II Wayne county
would switch all ITS votes to Wood.
After the Instructions resolution had
been adopted the Wayne county delega
tion was told that Il would be impos-
sible for Marion county 10 deliver the
li0 votes for Bowman.
Although the Wood organization sue
ceeded In getting through the convention
n mild form ef instruction. IL failed 10
elect more thar one. at leasf. OF the dele.
gates at large satisfactory 10 IT,
Albert 7 Beverldge is generally looked
upon as satisfactory to the Wood faction.
THREE OF BIG FOUR
Not NOT FOR WOOD.
Tho other three members of the big
four" Goodrich and Senators Wat
son and New are certainly not satisfac-
tory to the Wood organization and are
expected TO decide early In the convention
that Wood has no chance to he noni
mated
The Wood organization also was dis
appointed in the action OF the district
conventions which named the district
/ delegates to the national convention.
! only six district delegates we're In
structed To vote for Wood. and only four
+ Of these were instructed TO vote for him
as long as his name Is before the con
ventiOn.
These four are the delegates from tho
Seventh and Twelfth districts
The instructions TO delegates from the
Second district were the same as those
given the delegates at large In the state
convention.
On the other hand. four Of the aeie
gates-those from the Tenth and Eleventh
districts s-were instructed TO vote for
: Johnson.
This lines Indiana on with ten dele
gates with varying degrees of lnstruc-
tl0ns TO vote for Wood. with four dele
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