The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-20

Saturday Senator Johnson could
| have assured the immediate nomina-
| ton of General Wood by merely
throwing his delegation from Cali
| fornia, the fourth state In the roll
call, to Leonard Wood. That would
| have released the other johnson del
egates to go where they really de-
sired to go, to the other progressive,
/ Wood, and that would have taken
| the Wood total to $50 and better,
which would have forced Sproul in
/ Pennsylvania to make good his ac-
commodation and the New York del
egation to make good its accommb-
| dation. And the two would have
nominated Wood.
II the old guard controlled II was
because the Johnson Borah combi-
nation played its game for IL and
deliberately threw the control to
Penrose and his satellites. Because
when the Saturday recess adjourn
ment came 1t was as clear to me and
hundreds OF others whose sympa-
thies were with the progressive wing
az the final vote itself. that unless
there was an immediate accommo-
dation between the progressive
wings Harding would be the
nominee.
iliTuiilA DN IsilfinIlttiOn.
And after things had gone as far
as they had and feelings risen to the
heights II had, Harding was the best
II not the only solution. Johnson
had his great hour of opportunity.
And like most such hours it called
for sacrifice and suffering. He, ga2-
ing clearly upon the denial of his
own ambition for the moment. had
no alternative in honor or politics,
but to serve that wing of the party
he had appealed to. Had he made
ne magnanimOus decision and
brought about the nomination OF
Leonard Wood his future would
have been full of opportunity And
every step of his campaign should
have been made with such n possi-
bility IN mind; neither he nor Borah
should ever have set out upon the
career of character assassina ton
hey pursued to their discredit. Be-
aause in doing so they loaned them
selves as completely 10 the old guard
and its Vaccinations as II they had
sold themselves for gold.
l have said this much on this mar
ucular phase OF the subject to dem
onstrate that some of the charges
made are not sound. And / want
to say further that Senator Hard.
Ing was not the first choice of PEN
rose AZ all. The record clearly dis
closes that. 1t was Harding that
fchfose referred to as "a harmless
o!d granny without courage enough
10 look into a loaded gun" And IL
was Knox that he wanted and want
ed first OF all This should be worth
something TO those who feel that the
Ola guard triumphed The old
guard IN the first instance did rally
70 Lowden. II expected, as a mat.
ter OF fact, TO win with Lowden And
II confidently predicted that Iowden
would pass Wood on the second hal
lot and win on the fourth. Rut
when the fourth was totaled the
tirst choice of the American peo-
pIe oy every test made, was out in
aIVh' OF the tleld with total OF
IL Sotes' Johnson was slipping.
knew It but he. But wifi 800 'VUS'
porhess born OF selfishness he re
tuSeu 10 recognize the ineyits hlo II,
nus Giuse mad been nearer MS hoort
than MS own ambition no co,,id
nave had California change its go
on ihat ballot, Wood wouId ba,,o
rushed past the $50 mark and nn
'ne Iollowing vote both Pennsyr,,a
ma ana New York would have hean
compelled TO redeem their pron,ises
anu the prosressives would bava
NO Leadership for DAYS.
ana as 90 the Penrose dictation
ret at the time and | still believe
lhat II was not half so potent or
ia Ia as painted: The convention for
emSh unSs WAS without leadership. In
n circumstances the ayerag ge
'''Ms Ealherer Is lost. He must have
,hao ,oauei 10 get news from-one
VS. ",,o"e name me WIZ carry with his read
thst leader and the Impossible fobn
4, kins Of Connecticut, posinS as
me Pehrose spokesman, got his dsv
oi glory Penrose was consulted. Of