Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-06-08

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NONE IN RACE
SURE Of VOTES
TO PIT HIM IN
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sons. dark horses. or individual selec-
tons sharing more than half Of the
total vote.
The roll call win give, however, the
nret clear intimation as to what the
mas of more than 500 fancy free. un-
instructed delegates have been think
Ing as they milled r~estlesely about the
hotel Hobbies.
1t was; this situation that gave dark
horse talk additional prominence yes
terday in the hotel Hobbies and with it
came an ~undercurrent from arriving
delegations of suggestion that after
all. 1t might be wiser. to put forward
in the senate inquiry into pre-
convention expenditures and a series
OF political aspiranta. 49,.
Hughes Mentioned.
Again the Am Of Charles e. Hugh
es required in these divisions and
Governor Coolidge of Massachusetts,
also was mentioned. Senator Borah
said Judge Hughes would be "formid-
able II the convention were compelled
TO seek a dark horse nominee. The
IDAHO senator served notice later at
n Johnson's great mass meeting
which was an outstanding convention
eve feature and. incidentally, another
departure from precedent that he
proposed to carry his argument
against the League Of Nations cove
nant to the floor Of the convention it.
self.
There was more talk during the
night Of the possibility of short cut
ting convention preliminaries by max
ING the temporary organization with
senator Lodge as chairman. the. per-
manent convention structure. This
would save many hours Of organiza-
ton work, it vas argued, but no def
mite step was taken.
The supreme courts decision had no
marked effect in convention circles.
Leade seemed to feel relief that the
matter was settled and it was not now
necessary to deal with the issue in the
platform.
Blistering Hot Day.
When the delegates and the other
crowds piled out Of bed and scattered
for breakfast, they faced a blisterine
hot day, uncomfortably warm in the
morning hours and the Temperature
climbing. The weather siarps had pre-
change in temperatures" but the
crowds could not take that view.
Inc candidates were up and about
early. Campaign managers wer3 on
the JOB. taking stock and hoping to
n out if there had, been any over
night changes in the lineup. In the
rush to get to the Coliseum nobody
paid much attention to the morning
conferences with candidates. and there
was evidence that this method Of OBJ
tanning publicity was wearing itself
out, for some of the leading aspirants
sent down word yesterday that there
was nothing to say.
Everybody was still up in he air
as to who would win the nomination.
and from all sides there was a volley
OF inquiries as to when the job might
De finished. Also, for many the wealth
er was of more vital interest than the
nominee.
Many Caucuscs Held. =
Less h a dozen state delegations
a failed to hold a caucus. but with
the exception of Georgia and possibly
or two others there was no fight
ed.
The msin.5 ideasuas. to cdr t. The
conventien.hall. to see the break ava :
and hope thereby to get the right
slant at the possible outcome. There
was a lot of talk about the Johnson
mass meeting and the declaration by
senator Borah that he would transfer
floor. '' !No
But in the general cropping. the
doubt. confusion. mess and muddle,
an ,of the DELEGATES except those
hghting nch by inch for their favor
ite candidate. seemed to agree that the
! Ord days when leaders showed them
the way were not SO bad after all.
n platform was slow in filling up.
Apparently the leaders were in CON
ference elsewhere to determine what
was to be done of the question of
permanent organization. The women
delegates were eagerly sought by the
held quite a Handwriting affair Of
their own. They seemed to be enjoy
ing their nrst participation in a ma
tional convention. The band CON
tinued to blare off popular airs, with
regularity and the delegates and al
ternates continued to pour in at all
the doors. The galleries were filled
Catly. Will lHe fortunate hundreds
who managed to get in, to the dis
appointment of the lunlucky thou
sands who lost out on the tickets. The
opening moments were spent in in
formal conferences among the dele
gates on the floor and renewals of old
acquaintances. Generally the condi-
tion in the hall was remarkably uuiet.
Nobody seemed to have any more
definite idea of how things were going
to line up than they did last week
. Old Guard early.
Unlike former conventions, the old
guard came early. In, the old. DAYS
they were the last to arrive. being
held back by conferences. AS many
Of the leaders took their seats with
out causing a ripple. Of excitement,
the band played a m%ournful air.
There we're many women delegates
and alternates on the floor.
The seating arrangements weru al
togther different from what they were
four years ago. In the front rows
were delegations from California.
North Dakota Arkansas Connecticut,
Colorado and Virginia.
Twenty minutes before the hour set
for the opening the crowd was still
streaming in. 1t was not until then.
the electric lights were turned on.
throwing into relief the Thousands Of
American flags that comprised the
only decorations. The floor was
about" half full at that time. The on
ly decoration on the platform was a
big vase of American beauty roses