The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-05-26
PREDICTING
395 VOTES ON
FIRST BALLOT
Claim UnpIeged Delegates Will
Control Convention and ManV
Are for Wood.
by GEORGE II. HOLMES

LsrAEF CORRESPONDENT l. N. sERVIcEI
| CHICAGO. May 26-"Gen Wood will
| poll so many votes on the first two
ballots that only a political miracle
can prevent his nomination on the
next few succeeding ballots"
This claim was confidently put for
ward today by the generals handlers
in Chicago. The quest for additional
delegates has diminished appreciabIv
They are now engaged in laying con
Vention plans not pre-convention ones
The general. they believe. is already
in"
so5 VOTES on FIRST
Woods Chicago headquarters esti-
mate his strength on the frst two
ballots as high as 3s5 votes which is
within 100 votes of sufficient.
They exude confidence with every
typewriter. They point a situation
analogous to that of Hughes four years
ago Hughes polled 293 votes on the
that ballot and his initial strength act
ed as magnet for additional strength
and he was nominated on the third
ballot
CLAIM NPLEDGED DELEGATES
In such a position they say is Gen.
Wood today
Suggestions that the general. with
all his initial strength, may run up
against stone wall just be1or. ee
gets the requisite 49S votes are met
with earnest argument
The fact that the unpledged dele
gates will control the convention is
the happiest augury possible for tho
general. it is claimed.
SWING TO STRONGEST MAN
Strength attracts strength" said
the presidential makers. The IMPLIED
ged delegates have no narticuiar
choices, otherwise they could come pre-
pared to support them from the start
Non partisan observers declare that
the swing viii be to the man who .x
hibits the most strength. That ms,
will be Gen. Wood and the gravitatjon
to him will begin after the first bal
lot
The opposition of Senator Boies Pen
rose, the old guards astute political
mentor. is recognized and discounted
by the Wood handlers.
PENRosE OPPOSED It oHUGHEs
Senator Penrose." it was said ~
Wood headquarters. was opposed to
Justice Huges in 1916. But Frank
Hitchcock went out. gathered togeth-
er his delegates and nominated Hughes
Frank Hitchcock is handling Gen.
Wood 1t is certainly not inconceiv-
able that he will again defeat the
cherished plans of Penrose."
The Wood forces are confident that
they will fall heir to the several fay
orite son" delegations which will be
released from their promises after the
first ballot. They expect to get MANY
Of Pennsylvania 10 delegates after
the vote for Sproul or Knox in the
early Ballot. New York's big delera
ton of IS will certainly throw few
for Wood. it is said. and from Senator
Poinoexters ~ Washington delegation
theSc expect number.
kxPECT HARDING WsfTffDUAvAF
II is confidently expected by yVood,s
handlers. too. that Senator Hz-s3t,-
will withdraw on the eve OF norpins-
tion.
Wood is the natural heir to ohio,s
delegation. it was pointed out TODAY
The general run second to the senator
In the Ohio election. The situation
is something like this:
Under Ohio law, Senator HARDING
must file notice of his senatorial can
didacy by midnight. June IL. Under
Ohio law. he cannot be a candidate
Tor senator and president at the sare
time
WON'T DITCH SENAToRsHIP
He must renounce one or the other
Is he going to throw up his senatorial
chances. which. with Wood support in
Ohio. are almost certain of success :,
order TO make an admittedly homeless
quest for the presidential nominatio,o
He is not"