South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-05
LOWDEN TALK IS
RECEDING SAY
POLITICAL LEADERS
Alternating Currents Give
New Direction to Pos
sible Nominee.
BY LOUIS LUDLOW.

CHICAGO, June 4.-The fortunes
Of war have nothing on the fortunes
of politics when IL comes 70 variable
ness. This Is we'll illustrated by the
alternating currents that have Civ
en- a new direction to the presiden-
tial weather vane almost every day
since the crowds began TO Assem- Ole
here for the national convention.
During the early part Of this week
Gov. Lowden was the favorite or
the hotel Hobbies. Bowden talk. ana
nothing but L,oyy1en talk, was heard
on every hand. A group OF big poh-
ticians came here and started a drive
for Lyowden and the curious psyche
IOgy that dominates convention
crowds soon had everybody talking
about Isowden A Lowden wave
swept over Chicago and survey
If the politicians who were WORKING
for Ilowden gave substantial PROOF
that Lowden would have Dig Ioi-
lowing in the convention.
The Lowden wave has receoeo
faster than il arose and now hum
drede Of erstwhile Lowden boosters
sre "cff of I.owden" for good. They
have quit him cold since the senate
investigating committee unearthed
the alleged purchase Of two MIS-
souri, delegates with two checks OF
q 500 each of Lowden's money.
illustrates FickleneSs.
Tho fckleness of politics never
was more strikingly illustrated than
nv the way the politicians have gol
cold feet over this revelation. Per
sonallv they do not like Lowden any
loss than they did last week, but
with them self-interest dictates the
nomination of a man who can WIN
and they doubt Lowden's availability
as n candidate after what was
brought out on the stand at WASH
ington in connection with these TWO
checks. The politicians are LOOKING
beyond the convention and they
want a winner. -.
sentiment toward LOwden is shown
in an interview with Pat Sullivan
republican national committeeman
from wyoming. Sullivan was a cog
in the chain OF oliticians that start
ed early this week TO nominate Low
den.
"A few DAYS ago" said sullivan
"r was inst as confident that Low
den would be nominated as ] was
that the sun would rise the next day.
Now I am lust rs certain that ne
does not have a ghost of show lot
the nomination. Then l was Tor NM
now I am for some other man. lHe
mere expenditure OF n large sum OF
money I did not hold against Low
den but when II was brought ou'
that two delegates were given 81
500 each. osteusibly for their sup
mort I,owden's doom as a candidate
was scaled then and there. IL We
should nominate Lowden, wouldn
that he a nasty mess for the demo-
Gratis to bring up in the campaign
and. believe me, they could De
trusted TO do it."
I,owden's managers reallze ina.
his candidacy has struck rock anu
the orders have gone forth 70 soI'-
nedel his boom until the Washington
revelations blow over. They see
nothing to be gained by showing MIN
forward as target TO be shot al,
and the men who were wearing on
their lungs early this week BOOST
ing Lowden are now mum as oys-
tiers. oo
With Lowden stock off at least 20
noints as a result of the Missouri
disclosures political influences rep
resented here are beginning to feel
out in other directions for can
didate. Various plumb lines have
been cast during the last "a hours
TO determine whether or not IL
would be possible 10 nominate
Charles T. Hughes. In his behalf II
Is argued that he was nominated
and made a sacrificial race in dem
ocratic year and that now he should
have another trial in a year when
republican prospects are bright. His
boosters lay his defeat in 1916 70
blunders made by National Chair
man Wilcox and they say that with
VIII II Hays, the present national
chairman. 10 guide the camIaign
there would be no danger of re-
petition OF those plumbers in 1920.
The efforts 10 sound out the senu-
nent for Hughes has not struck
responsive chord among the leaders,
who say Il would be a handicap 10
go into the campaign with A can
didate who has been once defeated
for the presidency.