The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-11

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Wood supporters a11fmed that he
would show strength In excess a
800 on the frst ballot. Some niaced
Iit Ct $50. and Il requires ~ 70
nominate. Previous Wood Claims
had not exceeded -. Tho source
OF tho expected additional 50 a 100
votes was mot disclosed b the
clatmantA
LoWden snnnorfera alsn wara -.
I'VE They asserted. that they
1870 ong tne adnerence OF Z
s.LVne hastefn 0eleGotion 70 the
nhnoas governors standard to put
Nm ovsr. y was N open secret
s snAt ICY were ulrun9 with tho big
!OsA representation, pledged
20 Nlcnotas Murray. Butler ct the
oatset ana Win some known Wood
Y IL ranks; put the ultas
a.e scl0n O the majority ~ yet
uncscloeo.
sonnson supporters were very
100 openiy curing the evening
.o1ss yes.eiuay' treating the con-
as h csMp 20 . taste o. old-time
no'10s ~ tne way OF bands and
.s 1neIs Ana stump oratory at
- - cusp. what tney we're doing
vsnel we toward torpedoing rival
s watnout warning was not 90
1919 lucy maze no Claims beyond
as 1919 nS mat the Californian
o1.u snow steaoily growing
csedsd sue oAlloans pro-
nj -
| yA morse deep stun.
DIk morse activity was very
GoIa. u.ueasn surface. workers ior
~. n.. u' oploui OF Fennsylvanla
w BULLET anu, darkest OF them all
.ol LnaEles Evans hughes, were
.:It. 1 90 SohAeTrlng ana nego.
ats' Dus tnele was no outward
s.ueuce VI lneir laDors. One re-
po o,s 1au !. .nat 2 group OF men who
LIN anp tant places ID the party
Souncns naa caucused In prepare
elon Aor putting Judge Hughes Tor
wa1u At the right moment with sui
ucleht lnltlal strength to give the
movement q winning impetus. Il
80. tney were careful to obliterate
inc traces OF tnelr operations.
Inere was a marked quiet among
the aVowed adherents OF Herber'
hoover. In TACT, doubt seemed tt
prevail tnat ne would be placed II
nomlnatlon at all; but plans OF his
supporters were not revealed.
Press Comics of Platform.
Delegates were busy TODAY will
press copies of the platform as /,
Twas adopted. The great maiorit,
had caught only it's general drift
twhen Senator Watson. chairman, a
1.-THE resolutions committee present
ed the effect that was uproariousl,
approved. Relief over the fact tina,
an open rupture on the League O
Nations issue had been averte(
land party harmony restored out
weighed all other considerations a
Ethat time.
| Undoubtedly the struggle on tn,
league issue has had an effect OF
the candidacy OF the chief aspirant.
to the nomination. 1t brought tn,
party to the brink of disaster ant
the aftermath, the chips and shaw
ings and discarded league plank'
left by the platform trainers whel
they finished the Job, have not al
been swept up; but none of thu
candidates protested to be anything
but elated by the results, RADICAL!
differing as their views on thu
league question may be.
1 There was no means Of assassin.
the strength any Of the chief tri'
might have gained or lost becaus'
OF that outstanding clash Of tn
convention.
4 On Vice Presidency.
4 Senator Lodge, chairman Of tn
convention, did not expect that tn
lectsd in time to permit ballotini
~ sno NE M p'es,u.n.s peloIe oas