Evening journal., 1920-06-09
WOOD BOOMERS
FORCE ISSUE
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anout the settlement OF the two spir-
Selection Of Lodge as permanent
chairman upset the early calculations:
former Senator Beveridge Of Indiana
and senator Medill Mccormick, llli-
nois, The only candidates who were
seriously talked of before Inc com
mittee on permanent organization met
were garnerlng the votes when Mr.
Barnes OF New York nominated SEN
aior Lodge. Immediately the South
ern members OF the committee swung
to Lodge This was considered signil-
cant because OF Hitchoocks activity
In the South, where he collected many
delegates even before he attached him
self To the Wood campaign.
Another indication OF the Wood Of
fensiNe was renewed pressure on dele
gates instructed for candidates other
than General Wood 30 turn 10 Wood
after technically fulfilling their obli-
cations by voting on the FIRST two or
ihrec ballots FOR The man they were
instructed for.
Some Of the johnson delegates were
/ reported 40 be under particular
pressure, exeried through local chan
ncls.
Lowdcn stock Also Rooms.
! Lowden stock was enjoying a decid-
/ Cd boom In the convention hotel lob
/ bies as the time for the frst ballotinc
OF the convention drew nearer.
Claims were being made by Lowden
supporters that his candidacy has
made big gains in the East during
the last "a hours and that this is re-
! sp0nsihle for great activity on the
part OF the other managers. Low
I flHn'E fHInnHa H.. IA.
more than 200 votes on the FIRST bal
lot and that his total VIII be pushed
10 about 800 on the fourth or nflh
ballot. or more than enough 90 nomi-
nate. The assertions are said 10 be
the result OF careful canvass of The
Stale delegations. Leaders of The dele.
, cations. however are in general ro-
iusal 10 reveal their plans after the
FIRST few ballots.
Lowden boomers claimed that a
majority OF New York DELEGATION
the exact figure mentioned h bSN,Sll
swing TO the governor whenever 4
is apparent that Nicholas Murray But
ler, faNorite son, cannot be nominated
Wood, the L0Wden men predict. Wi
receive about % votes after "a,
break.
In Pennsylvania circles repor
sprang up that LOWden will be stron,
as soon as Governor Sprouts dari
horse chances grow dim.
Another claim is that the Michigan
delegation Will not stand long 10
Y Johnson. In general. Lowden man
ayers bellepe their instructed dei'
gates Will ~stand pat" through mos
/ Of the balloting.
/ The credentials committee com
! pleted its work of making up the Der
b. manenl roll or that body at ) a. n
r today, after having been in session /
4 hours.
After reviewing The entire is7 cor
!. test cases heard by the National Con
Z mittee last week and one addition,
5 from Oregon. the committee made bt
three reNcrsals OF the national body
findings. These were In the Fourl
Georgia Congressional district. M
l. Fifth Missouri district and the Tent
e Tennessee district.
IS The committee action in overrulir
" the National Committees action in N
n Missouri case again brought the COZ
rs Nention back % its normal persOnn
OF 9Si, with 493 necessary for a non
az ination choice This was the resll
IA OF the committee seating one OF n
le contestlng groups after the Nation
is Committee had eliminated both co
he testing delegations from the temp
ia rary roll. The credentials commit
tx submitted It's report 10 the nation
j, convention when the latter body /
~ convened today.
n Tho credentials committee rcsembl
sc nothing so much as skyrocket.
n started on In a shower Of bitter
H. partisan sparks, involving the cam
ar dacics OF Major General LeOna
IN Wood and Gov. Frank o. Lowd,
nd and wound up In a shep-daaden
routine in which the members
X. wiling beds loomed larcer 10 Ia,
OF than anything less tangible and
Ier meeting whlch promised much
he dramatios al the outset finally
solved itself into Morpheus-guiS
sxt steam-roller than tr1ndied droNs
OIL over the aspirations of several 90.