Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-14
MONDAY, JUNE II, 1920.
Circulation Every I CQ0C
Evening Saturday i oOOA
The Republican Nominations.


70 exnarienced observers Of political
p,aninulation. the nomination OF Senator
Warren GamaIel Harding Of OHIO tor
nresident Of the United States by the ne
nublican National Convention At Ihicago
saturday evening, was not surprise.
II had been confidently predicted ny
many-includng some here IN Winning
tor-beforc the balloting started even
before the convention assembled despite
+bc setback the Senator received III ms
home State primaries. when GcheTal
Wood entered upon his preserves and
cantured some of the States delegates.
even accomplishing the defeat Of the
senator's campaign leader and manager
for delecatc-at-Iarge. Il was regarded alI
along as the logical result and this Is
what il was.
II was apparent from he first that the
.0ld Guard while no. il control of ma
,ority II the convention delegates, was
practically in command of the SITUATION
N respect Of the nomination. ltS leader
senator Penrosc. sat at this home IN Phil
adelphia. where he had been imprisoned
b. order of his r >Sicians. and directed
onerations bv wire 3eleAaph and tela-
,bona He made a bluff If supporting
Governor Sproul. but intimatel also his
satisfaction with Senator knoX;>who
never was under serious consideration
which also was in accord with he PEN
rose mind. He and the Others were hgur-
ing for an ''Old Guar" outcome, and
they got what they wanted. Their first
rrefer,nce. ii was known. was for Governor
Iowtica of Illinois, but he was defeated
by the scandal Of his campaign eXpondl-
tires which were shown to have included
IN their bcnefciarics two delegates from
Missouri. where Lowden money had been
effective in carrying the primaries IN his
favor. knowing this the "0ld Guard
emploved his following largely in inpartine
success TO the final and inevitable break
for Harding. Harding vii be satisfactory
to me" wired Penrose. Saturday after
noon. and Hardings nomination soor
followed
The strength and winning capacity q
the nomination Is a matter for future DE-
velopment. II may be said that Harding
will be as satisfactory to the defeated e.
r;rants and Their friends as any othel
candidate possibly could have been, hu
this i not the factor that will determine
the result Of the election Senator Hardini
also Is man Q. some public experience
and Will enjoy whatever advantage ma.
accrue to the proverhial Ohio Luck I.
He has not, however. the prestige tina
attached to Governor Hayes IL 1876, Q
having thrice beaten the chosen champl
ons Of Democracy PendIeton, Thur
man and Allen-for the governorship o
the State. besides serving with credit i
Congress. He has not the ability or tn
political prominence enjoyed by Gar
6eld. norninatedin 1880, or the intellectus
ability and wide popularity Of Mckinley
He served his state IN the upper branc
of the Legislature and III one term I
Office as lieutenant governor, but was dt
feated for governor in 1910 by Judso
Harmon. He was elected United State
Senator in 1914 over an unpopular Den
ocratic opponent, but was IN minority (
nearly p. 900 of the popular vote His sd
vice In the Senate has not been con@p
clIous. and in the contest over the Treat
Of Peace and the League Of Nations i
was faithful follower Of Senator Lodg
finally voting for the Treaty as cmasculate
bv the Lodge reservations. His publ
record therefore, is not notably conspicl
Gus in any way or marked by special a
compllshnent. Personally be is SAID to |
a man Of pleasing manners, affable ali
genial. and OF q character above reproac
Also. be IS credited with being fine
orator
The nomination Of Governor Coolid,
Of Massachusetts for President, hoy
ever, Is assuring in many respects, ali
stands forth as a selection for this off,
more fitting and appropriate than mar
selections 0 the past have been. He W
not the choice Of rtlc Old Guard" lcac
ers, who preferred Senator Lenroot
Wisconsin, but the delegates took til
nomination il their own hands and cho
Coolidge on the first ballot. AS governc
Of Massachusetts he has made fiji
record, and is acknowledged to be man
superior ability and high character. y
nomination s the first Of the kind Civ
to Massachusetts, since Henry Wilson "
named for vicc-prcsident with Grant
1872, and the first recognition Of Nc
England in the national field since Blai
was nominated for President in 1884
The people now know the nation
leaders Of the Republican party and I
platform upon which they stand. And il