The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-07
Ten Ozark Horses Loom
At Republican Convention

experience has been wholly that or
party manager, coming up from lhe
Sullivan. Ind. County NoHiinlt't'
through the Indiana State Committee 'o
his present position
Hoover Stampede Unlikely.
Next Hoover. Those who are pronot-
ing the Hoover candidacy are now roc
using their efforts on making aeinons-
tratlon before the convection IN thlcasn.
II is their plan TO print daily paper
during convention week devoted chiefly
70 lmpressing Hoover upon the merloers
Of the convention. In short. such hopes
ns the Hoover managers no" nave arc
all in one form or another an eNpeCld-
tton Of being able TO perSuaHe vi os S.1r
pcde the convention. On the poSH.ph,' 10
ity Of this, the meat or all that can pc
said Is that If Roosevelt c"uid nor S,a sail
pcde the Republican Convention III d5l-'
Hoover Is not likely to do II In l9-O'
EX-Justtce Hughes Is Very rrh'
possibility. If the convention gets mo
that Kind of snarliug jam when IL lhc
one condition that can lead 10 ua.h
horse at all. in that event the par!
leaders are apt to have moment "t
serious mood in which they look ABOUT
10 ind the best they have In the way OF
experience and ability. In such nloou
thrrn can he no question what"Eer 'ha'
Hughcs'S name would come far't" .nc
front Hughes is decidedly ahs"E 'n'
first three of the dark horse possioiI-
tiles. 49,,
Knox 10 also among tho frst three
7, il quite possible for the nomination
10 go either 10 LowdCn az WOOD Wth
out the name Of Knox ever hclns near"
on the convention floor: put ~ ~ equal
L. nossihle for Knox 10 come forward IN
90 ~ now.rful way Knox iS the real
choice Of the bulk of those N"nuD''C"i'
Senators who compose the lrreCunCll-
shlrs on the issue Of tho League OF -Nl
lions. Johnson is commonly supposed
,,in in,nt ne IL. But the lrreconcilaDieS
bny, no illusions about the posSlbilllE
NJ really gccting the nomination ~.
Johnson: and Knox. 10 put IN tnI
idtom common to N"rNaCular polllItS "t'u
r,rs ~ the lrrccOnCilaDlcS ace IN IN"
S,, THAT there are political AFFINITY
and ~ high order Of brains among thrSe
Irrrconcilahle Senators hardly hc'uS W
BE- demonstrated after ih''r success W.
the League Of Nations issue. ~ !n'H
really put their Shoulu''H ~ '''''
he may so iar .,I ro.
Frequently mentioned as a dark horS"
some months ago, but his hNaI'"plItt!
before the country NJ larE" was iLi'I,"'
ed hy the fact that the tactl"h "l W
runsin politics with which senator l'r,.
roo, is Identified WAS rather orc'u'u'!
hnotcn nv the l.aFullcttc faction.
S,n.tnr Miles Hoind"Nt"r or WASH
inr,ou has the earnest backing OF
rroup Of enthusiastic men. IN" 'h''l
Of this group behind senator i"'"ueN'''
&C. cx-Senator Rourne Of Oregon.
Sprouts Strength Uncertain,
Gn1rrnor William {. Srroul 81 lcnh-
syiyania has tho distinction or haNlns
hsen uirkcd as the most probable NOM
MOO nv SO astutc an observer as WI,
liam Jennings Bryan. Governor Sprnul
d.ci6edly Is Among the dark morse
nossibiliis. but just how hr figures ana
10 what extent his figures is interWoSch
Win TWO things. now uncertain. ne
Nret is tho fact tha; he comes from the
same state as Senator Knox. The sec.
ond ~ that unfathomahlc tangic or
considerations grouped around 'ne
questions Of whether l'"nrHse VIII n''
AT the conN cntion. how muCh power ne
vii have and what hr really wants.
A. this point. alphabetically and IN
tho order of probability. also comes
Taft II il becomes case or dhFh
horses. undoubtedly there Will I've mo-
mrnt when the party leaders. In Sc
rious mood will survey their available
material. especially their men OF rN-
porienCr. ANY such survey must nectS-
sarilv include the party's and the
country's only living cX-prcstd"nt. Rut
n seems to me that at that moment
/ Taft will be considered alongside
Hughes: and that Of tn" two Hughes
will srcm both the stronger ana tho
more available.
In the end lot 1t again he "mrhasiz-
cd that thcS" dark horses Will "n'"r IN"
situation only when and If IN" rrlnCi-
nal Cnntcndcrs-Wood. LOwdrn. John
, SON and IIarding--hav" been eliminated.