Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-01
HUGHES SUGGESTED
FLOR DARK Horse
Farmer Justice Second Choice
Of Lowden and Harding
Groups
a. 0. P. LEADERS CROPPING
BY CLINTON W. GILBERT ,,.
Cor,e.,ordep. n the EVENING Public

a. A
c,.S.,os E Hughes Is being brougnt
sorward by Republican leaders 10
tpsh;notop os the dark horse candi |.
w ~ Chicago. He has been suggested
q. ua" thc grcup that expected to swing 10
ps w. Towdon or Harding before the
n.io c oovernor's boom COLLAPSED utterly
oo os hefore the Kenyon committee IN :
anu t;ons made the Illinois governor
nomination doubtful: f.. 90 n,
..nrnonized group. strongly represented
nhV .ho United States, which Is not CO.
ua,;ng IN with the Penrose- watson
ypL.snn combination. whose aim Is os-
snnil,ly somill 70 nominate Knox. rather
tS.,,htfn,,y TO nominate Johnson. but
aou y. any event to hold the balance OF
nnwer in the convention and in the END
J choose the candidate.
tCne weakness of the Hughes sugges :
,;on is that it will hardly be acceptable
IN this combination, as fenrose nrVer ~,
favored Hughes in 1915: it Is am
cuit TO think of johnson having hand
In the namination OF Hughes althomgh
with some Of the senators VINO are dis :
cussing Hughes hopefully the taVorite
idea is Hughes. johnson ticket
Republicans Cropping for Candidate
Tho truth is that because of Senator
Konyon's campaign fund investigations
DO Rcpublican politicians have been
.ron;ng for n candidate. They are ut
ssrIv in the dark. There has not been
H. a generation Republican convention
40 lacking in program plans as this.
N leadership there Is none. The only
u,an canable of leadership is seriously
~ ;"" His presence at Chicago is doubt
hJ His OWE power appears to be slip
ping. .,a ,.,no;,,
t,nd revelations which Washington re {.
.srds as eliminating both Wood and
fnwden. either of whom might have
heer occcptable to the old line Rcpub
Tcans, II they failed to find soni' one
more TO their liking at Chicago.
What the Hughes proposers are look ,
ing for il some one with whom t. mead
oa Johnson. They say bravely enough
that Johnson has been hoist by his own
natord They emphasize johnson s own
sYnenditure of 5000 ZOO. but they admit
bis mower. They talk about his plan. to
% ppon the floor of the convention
Itself They recognize that he helped
himself by his public pledge not to bolt
johnson BulIsing Large
I repeat all these things, not as i'm
pressiye arguments for johnson nom
nation, but to show how large johnson
bulks in the Republican consciousness.
OF the leading candldates VINO nay,
gone through the primaries ne IL the
only one whose name Is ne,iru cohs.ani;;'
mentioned IN tne alscusSlon " o,
dates. one OF tne stoupI Will ~, "s hnns
TO control the Son'en.on M, 1snso ,'o AL AZ
upon co-oPeration VIII oi,,, ~, on;ts
the group less 3rsan'.u @ ANS ~ hoat Iabn.
CONSCIOUSLY 10 i'hu '''a" w o'"' "''A
soe, ono oor ;rd,o from Wash
so i"r 40 ,ou,,.ho,,,;ns omo sentiment n,
M MUa, ua.,r ~" !. oss;nst Johpson, Rut Il is
.ne p.,on;.aJ sant;mant II has moi
oand;Jato un,ess Johnson bimsel,
srrrs in "nd bolns to nominate Senator
Knoy or unless the Hughes suggestion
gains sufficient favor to win. Agains,
fb;s still unorgar;zed sentiment il mr.
rayed n vigorous and effective leader
in the nerson of Johnson himself, who
has one argument that is not easily
disposed Of, namely, that he is a good
vote. .getter. Many want him on the
ticket as Vice President. Few want him
there as President. 1t will be inter
esting to see how this contest works out
II is the real issue in the Republican
party today.
Ss,o. u,o,,,. C.;., p.,,,..
'"'o'' ii"s"e' S"o'
Ihe chief support OF Hughes come,
from Senator Smoot. OF ltah, VINO lee
the movement Tor Hughes withln th'
organization in lol6. Smoot Is con
servative. Perhaps. next to Penrose
he represents the sentiment of the bust
ness interests in the Republican party
indeed. 1t is question whether he does
not represent it better than Penros'
does today.
Jobnson '"'Tt. " % srpup S;dot S;Lo,sM any, ha,
NOT been miyed m in tho nr;marv cam -.
paigns II wants one distinctly n
presidential stature man who com
mands nuhiic resnect y,ho 10 not ;den
titled with any faction in the Republi
can party. 1t is urged that Hughes ba,
oil these qualifications.
The Hughes boom is new. Refore I,
Is twenty four hours old wasbipptor
will ring with reasons wbv he cannot
be nominated. For examnle there 1,
the treaty issue. II either Hughes n,
Lenroot or Hoover ;s broupht forwa ~
at Chicago, Borah. for Johnson viii
make a bitter fgbt on b;n, E"as as vi vi,
reseryationist Tho nnmrant;a, ' % 'n', =,
likely 70 have ono ;doo VIt,on tha, !. y
have johnson and Borah on the stunt
for the candidate this fam IL ny John.nI h,ul
has said no will NOT ho,t b.. .ho 'on'uso, ",,
wants something moro th"n ""' ,"' par, paai,
negative attitude from him Az no.,
been said in this corresnondenco tb,
Republican Senate managors hv s,n un'
ring johnson in the treaty cortsst tS S'ap an,
by giving him the camnaign exnond;
lures committee have rsh hr"nsht eSpemq' ahom, ,
situation in which Johnson has tb,
party by the tail. ""' WV