The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-05-23
BIG STRUGGLE
NEARS THE END
Time Short Until Forces
Meet in Chicago to
Choose Candidate.
MAY SPRING SURPRISE
Much Feeling Over Chairman
ship, With Lodge and Bev-
eridge Most Considered.
Ry RAscoM II. TGMMoNs

WASHINGTON, May 22.-Wash.
irgton Is daily being deserted and in
another week Chicago will become
the political center OF the country.
go to remain until about June ~ or
some day shortly thereafter, whom
the republican ticket Will be named.
Two weeks from tonight an the
delegates to the republican national
convention will be In Chicago or on
tn way there And fun week be
fore that time tho hackers OF the
leading candidates will be on the
ground. The first headquarters to
4 close here was that OF Senator War
'icu - Harding which has been
maintained at the Ebbitt hotel
Everyone else has counted Senator
Harding out OF the race. but his
hackers have gone to Chicago and
opened headquarters al the Congress
% tell incoming delegates their
hopes for themselves and their fears
for The party unless their man is
nominated
The last week Of washington's
reign as the republican capital OF the
country while not hectic, was inter
estinc. The coming OF WIN H. Hays
ana ogden l.. Mills, chairman of the
advisory committee on policies and
Platform started events
Wood forces are going to the con-
Nou'iOn with more confidence than
any other camp. The campaign
managers or General Wood expect TO
spring 4 surprise on the other can
dldatCs at Chicago and cast such a
large vote on the first ballot that his
opponents among the leaders viii
ind II difficult to deny his nomlna-
ton.
The talk among Wood men is 10
the effect that General Wood will
have not less than 800 and possibly
as mapy as $50 instructed and
pledged delegates on the first bal
lot This estimate is made as re-
suit Of private advices which the
Wood followers claim to have OBJ
idined from all parts OF the country
While such vote would not repre-
cent majority necessary to nomi-
nate 1t would give General Wood
commanding position in the fight in
the convention.
There are some Wood supporters
who are hoping for substantial sup
pOr, from New York states delega-
lion and who have not given up
hope Of obtaining the support Of
tho Pennsylvania delegation, which
will be controlled by Senator Pen
rose, for General Wood, after tho
first or second ballot. IL that proves
10 bc the case, these Wood support
'rs say the nomination Of General
Wood is practically assuerd.
This estimate of the situation OF
course, represents the view OF the |
Wood followers and Is bitterly con-
tested 10y the followers OF Governor |
Lowden, Senator johnson, and other |
candidates None OF the other |
camps will admit that Wood has a |
chance of obtaining more than $50 |
10 260 delegates on the first ballot |
They assert that Senator Penrose
VIII never throw the support of the |
big Pennsylvania delegation to GEN
oral Wood and that the Wood claim |
Of support by any large share OF the
New York delegation will prove a
myth when the real business of max
ing a president is taken up.
The Knox Campaign.
Party harmony still exists in the
9. q. i. The situation, however, in |
me opinion Of some leaders, is one
that torehodes a severe struggle at
Chicago over the selection OF a nom
inee for president, with fears enter
lalned by many that the party will
he divided II the plans of the Old
Guard to defeat the leading con-
Wood, johnson and Low
d'n--and name compromise can
d'daie, are carried out.
While the Old Guare leaders deny
MAT any OF these candidates has OBJ
tpmed a commanding position and
represents anything like popular
choice, the fact remains that they
Az have strong followings. especially
wood and Johnson, among the cleo
ior1ie, large numbers OF whom may
NOT remain in the republican party
TT tho convention nominates COM