Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-09
LAUNCHED
To EMBARRASS
GEN. WOOD AND
;. OTHERS F A|LS
Scheme of Self AppOinted
Managers to Prevent Any
one Being Nominated on
First Ballot TOppled Over.
WILSON'S INTENTIONS
STILL REMAIN MYSTERY
Presidents Silence on Sub
ject Of Third Term Puts
the Democrats at Sea;
Candidates Up in the Air.
w. Chambers Barnes.

Washington, Feb. S.-The ia
vorite son" movement in the pre-
convention campaign of the repub-
lican party has been blown to
pieces by few self-appointed man
ayers of that political organization.
The movement, originally put
forth against the candidacy of MAJ.
Gen. Leonard Wood, to prevent his
or any other candidate from COB
bling up state delegation after del
egation was partially successful
while IL lasted, but with the speed
OF whirlwind IL has been swept
aside and a new alignment has been
made necessary by nearly all cam
didates. ...
Governor Henry j. Allen of kan
sas was the first to be put ioflh
,as a "fayorite son" He Withdrew
early in the game, when ne real
lied his chances of gaining the
nomination were nil. In turn Gov
ernor Goodrich of Indiana; Sena-
Tor Kellogg, of Michigan; Governor
S,rouE of Pennsylvania; Nicholas
Murray Butler, of New YORK; GOV
.erfior coolidge, of Massachusetts,
General Pershing, of Nebraska, ana
Senator sutherland were advanced
nv their respective states as IA
.vofite sons" The states ~hich
these men represent contribute S5O
delegates TO the republican nallollui
convention and these delegates
combined with the fifty Eight from
illinois. which are certain TO thIl III
the lap OF Governor Lowden, were
he1tcyed to be sufficient to prevent
the nomination of any one pre-col-
yention favorite on the 1lrst or SET
ond ballot. In this respect the sur
mise of the politicians was IN
aoubtedly true. But 1t Is true no
longer.
Could Not Function.
THE ,fayorite SON movement
however. could not be held togetil-
or Governor Allen, the first to De
broppht into the limelght. was the
first 10 withdraw. He did so anu
indicated that he was for General
wood A recent statement from
Governor Goodrich of Indiana lhul-
Gated that he was out OF II. An Ell
fort on the part of his FRIENDS 10
secure signatures of the Hoosler
delegation in congress met with a
rebuff to the candidacy of the ex-
ecutiye when five OF the delegation
refused 10 sign his nominating pc
titions. Governor Sproul of Penn
sylvania followed Governor Goou-
rich in announcing that he. too re
fused to permit himself 10 De useu
as pawn on the great American
B chessboard of politics AMI that ne
would not permit his name to go
befyre the convention simply as a
refuge for the delegates from
PENNSYLVANIA. Nicholas Murray
nutler of New York followed the
lead of the two state executives IN
stating that he was after big game
and no "faVOrite SON movement
would meet with his approval. Gen
eral Pershing has steadfastly re-
fused his consent to the well-ln-
tentioned movement in his behalf
by his friends Senator Kellogg
has made no statement, but 1t is
known that he frowns on any at
tempt to drag him into the melee
MS a "favorite son" from Mime
sofa and while Senator sutherland
OF West Virginia has not made
known his ideas on the subject,
the sixteen delegates from that
state will not cut wide sWath in
the convention,
Perhaps the most concrete EVIL
dence that the ''favorite son" move
ment has met its death is seen in
the closing of the headquarters or
Governor Coolidge of Massachu
sets. OF all the movements for
local lights his was the only one
which met with anything like a
responsive chord from the voters
While the response was not great it
was sufficient TO encourage his
hackers to open headquarters in
Washington, Boston and Chicago,
but now his managers in these i'm
portant centers have silently folded
their tents and stole away.
The results which may emanate