Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-09
SIGNAL VICTORY
IS WON BY WOOD
ON OPENING DAY
CHANCES OF GENERAL AND CALI
FORNIA SENATOR DECLARED
GROWING SIMMER
COMPLETE HARMONY RULES
Lodge in Keynote Speech Calls Upon
Party 60 Rise Up aud Sweep
"Nilson Dynasty" Out
Of Power.

~ Aaaociaied Prcss
CHICAGO, June s.-The republican
national convention demonstrated at It's
oprnine twoh0ur session today that "
u lacked leadership. II did not lack har.
n,ony Tor the prcllmlnaries nj least.
Most oi the session was taken up
with the keynote speech of senator
Lodge. the temporary chairman.
From the moment that Nailcn,i
Chairman Hayes stepped out on the
SPEAKERS platform aud called the NJ
scmblagc 10 order. until adjournment
time, the average locker on might have
Imagined that u was all over but tho
shouting.
Not gang lci loose with any Wild
scream, not u voice was raised In pro.
test a. any Srt plan Tor the prelimin.
aries. and all joined In shouting approx.
nj nj senator Lodges call 90 the party
to rise up and sweep the wilson dy'
nasty" out of power.
Hut ~ conventions go. u was tame.
u seemed ~ " some of the factions
felt that the lee was thin.
There was roar of approval from
the delegates when Chairman Hayes
declared that the republican party hal
, met In free and open convention ITO
accept from the people a mandate for
| the government of the United States"
A SECOND ouiburst came n moment
later. when he shouted there win be
no bolt IN this convention"
Lodge Warmly Applsudcd.
The appearance II Senator Lodge.
who had been escorted 10 the stage
from his place on the floor. with tho
Massachusetts, delegation. was the sic.
nal for the first real demonstration OF
the day. Crowds In the galleries stool
~ did the delegates cheering and wav-
ing flagr.
The cheering broke out afresh as he
was introduced by MIR Hayes as sen.
ator Henry Cabot Lodge OF the United
states" Then for an hour and a half
he held the close attention Of the big
gathering and brought forth cheering
hy rharp thrusis nj all the policies Of
the Wilson administration.
Wood Forces Elated.
The Woud forces are elated tonight.
although the general trend of the tax
among old time political leaders In
|
They won n victory In the principal
business transacted
Instructed Wood delegates won the
: two most important committee chair.
manrhlpy. Senator Watson of Indiana
fnr resolutions and Edward ID. Duffield
~ New Jersey for credentials.
Frank Hitchcock was designated by
the Wood delegates as their supreme
straiegist
"Think II thu psychological effect of
This yictorS." b. said. when asked
where and how be- expected Wood to
hcncnt from these steps In oregon.
b I'VE controlled the committees
: against powerful opposition. almost
yulid Wuud forces. Mr. Hitchcock add
-
b $50 fer ~ increasing uiS total num-
.rrr 81 d"lcgitrs b. concerned. the So
lection 81 Nj Dufheld over Charles II.
lnnrr ~ Massachusetts Is of small me.
, mcnt We viii make no effort 10 over.
! turn the work of the national commit
tee un contests To do 50 would preju'
&c.. thc Wu,sl cause aud | have given
iur fprrrs Instructions not to do ~.
Nn rough stuff viii come from us: but
Nr afc glad to be- able to show that the
waiuritv of the committee on creden'
| tLile. and alsn of resolutions Is not
against Wuud
while thef" Developments were tsk'
l .np place, thc drift of the talk. and u
may hc nothing more. was trcnding
, toward l.uwdon
Taik u kcpi Going.
~ var Kept going by the old line
rnrty leaders men who were leaders
in former conventions when ttey made
presidential nominations. but whether
r o. ir sufficiently potent to effect the
q Delegates opposed to Wood or johnson.
q the, g. ur' profess to know themselves.
4 IN. program. " % can De 20 callei.
T. h. urri o. establish the satisfaction of
| uniustructrd del,ratos and those only
n n.trurted as compliment 10 men who
J. have f1H.d to make further headway.
4 chat neither Wund ~ johnson can gc.
, enough o. win.
y SHur OF these headers are said 10 be
Z willing o. pat Lowden In the same list.
With less thsu half the delegates
= .eued up with Instructions. which
Z many riy 10 nu IN Al cases represent
the drIrrs oi the men bound by them.
tho SPONSORS fur the .owden talk ad-
n Vo,ttr 90 rBp.i succ.ssion of ballots To-
3 proiuce ls quickly a. can be done hon.
b uihN. rfarkuE uf instructed sup
. prrt Thuse Who are talking Lowdca
; saw the, believe the disln'egration will
j h'rin with Johnson and Wood forces.
: o. ir Hut clear Why they profess not
! to tear That Low drn viii he affected
r th' .ime waV One reason behind
th. Willingness 81 these L0wden advo.