The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-01-11
Jackson Day Banquet the
Cause of Death Of Presi-
dental Booms.
RESULT IN CONFUSION
Majority Of Visitors Left Cap
ital in Greater Doubt Than
When They Came.
BY MAVERICK BUANDHn

fani tulugs have happened nat 10 ls
set impossible 10 tell just what isI
going TO happen. except that the field
OF presidential possibilities has been
somewhat narrowed.
Five men who were put up az the
parade apparently did not trOuse any
great enthusiasm and may be defi-
nitely counted out Of IT, These five
are Senator Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock Of
Nebraska, Senator Oscar W. Under
wood Of Alabama, Senator Robert J.
owen of oklahoma, Senator Atlec
Pomerene Of ohio and former Speak
or Champ clark
None Of the five men mentioned
aroused any great enthusiasm and,
although their booms may be kept
alive awhile yet, there seems little
chance that they viii gain strength
between now and June. Sever in po-
liucal history has there been such a
confusion OF minds as there was
among the diners as they left the
famous staggered banquets" at the
Hotels willard and Washington.
whore speakers spoke in relays
Never was there such a divergence
OF opinion as to tho things that the
party should do to put itself in the
race. The leaders who are remaining
over here may hit upon schedule
In the next day or two. but when
the majority OF the visitors left town
,hey were more In doubt than when
they came
Regardless OF what may have
transpired at the dinner these men
may stlll be definitely counted in
tho race for the nomination; Gov
ernOr james NJ. Cox OF Ohio, Attor-
ney General Palmer. William G. Nc
Adoo, James ". Gerard and william
jennings Bryan. There may be turn
mat viii put any one Of them i'm the
lead and swing tho nomination to
him at Chicago
There were no definite results at
the Jackson day banquet. but there
are some big things brewing 20 which
The Worlds review next week will
allude However, there have been
developments IN the republican stu
alton this week and as the repubu-
cans at this time seem TO know
where they are going and the demo-
cra's do not. these developments will
be- discussed
Senator Poindcxter's campaign for
the republican presidential nomlra-
ton Is TO be carried aggrcssively into
the east. II will invade New York.
probably New England and some
other nearby statcs which are with
out faNorite son candidates of their
own. 1t will be directed from now
on TO convention time by Wade II
Ellis OF Ohio. whose uncxpected al
liance with the forces Of the Wash
inEton senator has given new dircc-
tlon and significance to the move
ment in his behalf
40 FORMAL announcement that Mr.
Ellis Is to become the manager of
Senator PoindeNter's campaign has
yet been made but negotiations in
this direction have been quietly In
progress for some little time. and
the understanding I'm political circles
IL mat the former attorney general
OF the Buckeye state, who was so
closely identified with the campaign
Of Mr. Taft in 1908, will be the man
aging director In 1920 OF the candi.
dacv OF PoindeNtor, the former pro
grcssivc,
\ Bull Moose In 1912.
Mr., Ellis Is an experienced poll
ticlan. OF progressive tcudcncies. he
was the chief political manager OF
MT Taft In 1905 and practically wrote
his platform Senator Poindexter
was a bull mCoose' OF pronounced
type, and went over to Roosevelt in
l9l2.
=
forts now being successfully and
most adroitlv made throughout the
country to bring together the regular
nud progressive branches OF the re-
publican party. II is the principal
political maneuver now under way
in the field Of republican politics.
Quietly but with great thorough
ness and uld-fashioncd republican
wisdom the control Of the Chicago
convention, in advance Of its meet
ing, Is being gathered into the hands
of n group of leaders Of both the
"old guard" and "hull moose" per
suaslon. Political conferences are
In process already ana sitting
out process Is going on whereby Is
being determined the strength and
Rcceptahility Of the various candi-
dates. These conferences will CON
tinuC. and hy the time the national
onvention assemblies In June the man
whether he be staudpatter or pro.
gressiye--upon whom the entire con-
vention can hest unite probably Wi!
have been determined upon. This
is tho way thinRs look now
Working for Pnrty's WClfnrc.
What is now going on I'm Repuh-
HCan politics shows very clearly that
the coming convention will be thor
ouCh'y and completely in the hands
of the leaders by the time the Cayel
falls The movement is being on
Quoted In spirit OF universal har-
mouv and an the indications point
10 the existence Of most friendly
understandings between the various
republican aspirants. who on tho sur
face appear TO be engaged IN bitter
struggles for supremacy but who are
actually playing an omicahle game
tocothcr In tho interest OF party wol-
fare
Tho alliance OF an Ohio man with
the caWp1iEN 10 bring about the
nomination pf Senator Harding-s CO.
UcaEuc I'm the senate might M first
glance seem to indicate the existence
OF anU-Hardiug elements In the lat
tors own state. Doubtless IL would
he both hosy and inaccurate 90
draw any such conclusion. for the
fac's are thn' Senator PoindoYter ls
making no effort to invade Ohio and
viii make none. and that Senator
Harding viii not be n andidate In
Washington. which will send to Chi
cago a delegatiOn instructed for
Senator poindcNter,
The amalgamaton Of the regu a"
and the progressive wings Of the
Tarrv is proceeding Wi'h clt O.
cess. That amll-n nation is regarded
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