Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-05
PARTY LEADERS RESENT
SENATOR MOSES CHARGES
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| seems to be agreed upon is that no
| candidate is going to be nominated on
| the first ballot, and from the informa-
ton that leaks out from the various in
ner circles OF the different groups II
seems that al tho managers are figur-
| ing on at least three ballots to find out
Wntrr they S-aEi ami make up their
| estimates on the possibilities. The pre-
| diction of many seasoned politicians is
| that the convention will have it's OPEN
| ing hurrah. the complimentary votes for
the favorite sons. the ballots to fulfill the
instructions and pledges. and then the
| real business Will begin.
! Conference May BE Held.
| If the program being talked of is
carried out the leaders of the dele
! cations from the larger states will
| have a conference and decide whether
/ they will pool their votes lad. return
Ing to the convention mex ;iay, EAST
them for the man about whom they
| have hopes of rallying enough sup
| port to command majority. Whether
| he be a dark horse or one OF the can
didateS now in the field no one as
| sumes to say. because only the pre-
liminary balloting can determine it.
| But with that as a starting point the
sedsoueu politicians are 4uite sure
there will be little delay in getting
i to an agreement
| 1t may develop that some one of
the candidates now in the field. be-
sides having good prospects for his
! own nomination. will also hold a veto
power which will compel the COM
promise :nsnaEers to accept man OF
whom he approves. Senator Johnson
1of California is always mentioned
| when this proba bility is being dis
cussed. and none of the practical poll
ticians denies the force of the argu-
ment.
! There is still another element which
adds to the uncertainty that promises
| to continue up to the time the con-
vention begins to ballot. 1t is a re-
peatedly expressed feeling among
state governors, chairmen of state
delegations and others that members
OF Congress and federal officials have
I too much to say in convention plans
and decisions. How far this element
will have to be recognized remains
| to be seen. but no one here denies that
there is an active agitation going on
to have others take a hand in making
1up the program.
! LAST Day for Contests.
! This is the last day of the national
committees deliberations on contests
among the state delegations. unless
something suddenly is upset, and the
committeeman will be free to take
| part in the conferences of Sunday
and Monday which will play so large
a part in shaping the destinies of the
convention.
Chairman Will Hays is making no
statement in reply to the steam roll
err" charges. but he points out to in
QuirerS that this year the committee
made it the practice in its open ses-
sions to spread upon its minutes the
| legal reasons for its decision in each
lease and that this record Will be avail
able il the contests are to be dis
cussed in the credentials committee,
or If a fight is to be carried to the
| floor of the convention.
| These last three days Of the presim-
| mary period are like harvest days on
, the farm. Everything needs to be done
and done at once il the crop is to be
| saved. and all hands are at it from
| sun-up. II a politician Of any account
on the ground here gets five hours OF
sleep out Of the twenty-four he is &C
1 counted lazy man. When he isn't
! fighting off friends looking for conven-
/ ton tickets. he is hunting the delegates
for his favorite candidate. II he has
any real ideas of what is going to hap
| pen he is keeping them strictly to him.
| self. and the probabilities are that If
he disclosed them he would be accounted
more an enthusiast than a prophet.
Real Action Now Expected.
| For nearly a week now things have
been shaping up to point where only
! a push was required to start them off
The national committee. in its daily ses-
sions, was really the only part of the
political machinery actually doing any
work All the other politicians on the
scene were holding conventions in the
hat al lohh lit
speeches to any crowd that was willing
to listen. With the steady arrival of
| men who bear the responsibility Of lead
ership something more than gossip will
begin to develop from now on.
Several full delegations and numer-
Gus fragments Of others were scheduled
to roll in today. Among TIM were the
California and Nevada delegations in
the Golden Peoples Special" named
from the quantities of CALIFORNIA; flow
ers kept on ice for distribution here
The big influx of delegates and WISH
tors is expected tomorrow and Mon
day. Railroad officials say they are
being taxed for equipment because
of the extra sleepers and diners need
ed to carry the crowds.
Chilly weather is a surprise, well
come or otherwise, to most OF the
incomers. Cool convention weather
has been the rule Tor several days,
with more in immediate prospect.
Some of the Texas and other southern
delegates are complaining because
they came unprepared for the low
! Temperatures.
Prominent Visitors.
Most of the visitors have had hotel
reservations tucked away for days and
| even weeks and months. but many are
reporting large taxicab and car fares
in search of rooms. Among recent
| bookings at the prominent hotels are
Judge. Gary. chairman of the United
States Steel Corporation: George w
| Perkins and party of New York
Henry w. Taft. John Hay Hammond
and Frank A. VANDERBILT. Charles F.
Murphy. Tammany chief. has rooms
for himself and several friends.
| Some of the negro delegates and al.
ternates are reported to have rented
houses for the convention period.
| Leaders of the national woman's
party. who have planned to picket
the convention hail to empha size
their demands for a platform plank
iurging the states to complete ratin.
cation of the suffrage amendment
have opened headquarters across the
street from the Coliseum.
| Three big purple. white ard gold
banners were unfurled and the won.
en-, under the leadership of Alice
Paul, prepared to open an active
| ~