New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-11

No aid in votes in the convention !.
pelhg asked of the Johnson camp. All
the anti-Wood men want to know is
whether loyal support will be given the
candidate approved after the conyen-
ton is over. The anti Wood mon want
to make sure the man thew n;ck +o hos+
!" ood Will be elected after he is NOM
mated. 80 Ao"-
Wood Men Opposed to Recess
healizlng this, situation, the Wood
people are extremely anxious that
AFTER the balloting has begun it shall
proceed without adjournment or recess
until the nomination is made. Th..
Is the Wood strategy. The fewer con-
ferences held the better the Wood non
pie like it. They are hopeful that n
smashing offensive by them will result
M ihe NOMINATION of Wood before any
such consolidation can be effected
To gain the number of votes neces-
sary Wood must pick up quite con-
siderable number not pledged, not
promised and not even friendly to
him. The only way these car be
gotten without any deals is to create
the impression that Wood is going
TO be nominated and thus make the
unattached delegates eager to climb
the band wagon
The anti Wood men. as tvnified nv
Hert, of Kentucky; Hamon, of Okla
noma; Warner, OF Michigan; Slenu. of
Virginia, and others have so far show,
no enthusiasm for any other candidate
than Governor Lowden. 1t is expect
ed that after a few ballots thew viii
be convinced that majority of the del
egates do not believe it is wise 10
nominate Lowden and that they then
may be more willing to reach an agree
ment on some other candidate with
whom to beat Wood.
Lowden Men Stand Firm
SO far the extraordinary hold which
Governor Lowden has on this irlpor-
tant group of leaders has been the fae.
tor which has prevented the union of
the anti God forces on some one else.
whether it is true or not, a consid-
cradle number of the anti Wood men
stu believe that they can nominate
Lowden if they want to, and that the
only question to be determined is not
whether he can be nominated, but
whether he can be elected after he is
nominated. This is the position, not Of
the enthusiastic Lowden men from Hi
nols and Iowa-they are fighting TO
nominate him anyhow-but of his
friends, even in New York State, where
William ]. Kelly has been making a
most effective fight for him.
II 1T is shown after four or FIVE bal
lots that majority of the delegates do
not believe it is wise to nominate Low
den, then Hert. Slemp, Mulvan, Hamon
and the other Lowden enthusiasts will
take council as to whether to throw
their support TO Sproul, to Knox, 20
Wood machine roll over them
There is no indication of their lying
down. 1t is not practice with which
they are familiar. They are very
strongly against the nomination Of
Wood for various reasons. Some of
them honestly don't believe that he
could be elected if nominated.
They think the large contributions
of money-while they privately admit
the disinterestedness of Colonel Pros
ter-would be very potent in the hands
OF the Democratic campaign managers.
They think that General Wood,
strong believer in universal military
training, would make it very difficult
to carry the states in the Mississippi
Valley. Canvassers in Kansas. by agents
OF Senator Capper, and in Nebraska
have alarmed this group of leaders at
the danger of the party taking a stand
in favor of universal training, though
personally some of them favor IL.
Perhaps the most important objec-
ton to General Wood on the part Of
these leaders is that they don't like the
way ne handled his campaign. They
deduce from it how he would handle
his Presidential campaign and how he
would function as President if he were
nominated, then elected.
New York Vote Doubtful
If all the men opposed to Wood, and
by this is meant not all of the r,ei.
who are for other candidates. Sbut
merely those who don't believe Wood
should be nominated irrespective OF
their personal preferences, can be
united on any one man they can de-
feat him. 1t is doubt of their ability
to do this which gives Wood his great
chance. The truth of this is demon-
strated by the fact that the votes 10
nominate Lowden were actually in
sight prior to the Missouri disclosures.
II there we're the cldstime boss con-