Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-06-07
Republican Convention to be
Started Tomorrow With
Nominee for Pres. in Doubt
JOHNSON HAS THE EDGE
Ozark Horses" Increase Their
Activities as Prospects of
Deadlock is Looming Up.
su The Associated Press

| C1ICAGo, June t-Ine lmmln-
ence of the Republican national con-
vention which begins it's session at
noon tomorrow. apparently worked
today to further becloud instead of
clarifying the question of who is to
be the nominee for President.
Wood, Lowden and johnson sup
porters were driving hard for the adj.
vantage and all of them were claiming
gains as the balance of uninstructed
, delegates rolled into Chicago. But
the best claims for any of the three
mounted to little more than one
fourth of the total delegate strength
on the third ballot and it takes ma
Jority to nominate.
With prospects of a deadlock thus
becoming better hourly favorite sons
and dark horse" possibilities in
| creased their activities and further
tangled the knotted reins of control
for which the party leaders are wrest-
ling.
The outlook was, too, to enliven the
squabble over contested convention.
seats and the struggle over permanent,
organization of the convention. At
least some. and possibly all of the
1877 contests decided by the national
committee. will be brought before the
credentials committee for a brief
hearing.
Realizing the power which might
be welded by a friendly start OF
permanent convention officials, the
managers for all the candidates are
studying carefully before the jump
one way or the other in the choice of
a permanent chairman. Senator Nc
Cormick of Illinois and former Sem
ator Beveridge of Indiana, are most
prominently mentioned for the chair
manship, but the strength behind
neither has become clearly defined
and choice may be postponed until
the last minute.
If the outlook over candidates and
organization Is uncertain most of the
leaders agree that the situation as re-
CARDS platform, at least, Is beginning
to take form. Only few of the more
troublesome planks. remain to be
agreed upon, and, although some
sharp struggles are in prospect. no
one seems to think that any of them
Will lead to serious consequence.
There were indications today that
league of nations plank, over which
one of the bitterest convention fights
had been predicted, might soon be
given the approval of all the leaders.
except small group of mild reserva-
Zionist senators.
The Johnson-B -Borah irreconcilibles
have a plank of their own ready to
submit if the platform conferences do
not yield a result acceptable to them.
But, they indicated confidence today
that no open fight by them would be
necessary.
The mild reservationists are dissat-
iSfied with the plank under consider
alton in the platform conferences be-
cause it would have the force. they
say. of merely declaring against the
leagues covenance, as contained In
the treaty of Versailles. They want
an affirmative declaration for ratifi-
cation for the treaty with safeguard
ing the reservations.
In the fight over permanent or
ganization the Wood forces will throw
at least some OF their strength for
Senator Beveridge. II am for Senator
Beveridge." said Frank II. Hitchcock
today. "and l would have been for
him even though he had not been In
structed by his state for General
Wood. | have reasons to believe that
Senator Beveridge is highly regarded
An other camps"
Friends of Governor Sproul, of
Pennsylvania, said the governor had
no particular choice for the perman-
lent chairmanhsip.
Senator Johnson is for Senator
Borah. of Idaho. If the latter indicates
that he desires the chalrmanship.
Senator Johnson's mass meeting
tonight by which his supporters hope
to throw his campaign forcibly upon
the attention of the national conven-
ton, will be addressed also by Sena-
tor Borah. The California candidate
is expected to deal with various top
les in controversy before the conven-
ton, including the league of nations
and the method of selecting dele
gates from the south. Expecting
gathering of overflow size both of
the speakers will be prepared to ap-
pear in the theatre secured for the
meeting and outside as WELL
The scramble for convention tic
kets began today. with their distri-
button to members of the national
committee and the local arrange
ments committee. Bales of the paste-
boards and accompanying patches of
souvenirs We're given out at a hotel
and there was a stampede of COM
mitteemen.
The seats were allotted according
to the prOportionate representation OF
each state in the convention.
Lucy Page CASTOR. the only woman
entrant in the presidential race. an
nounced today that her name will not
be presented TO the convention. She
said she had withdrawn in favor OF
anybody who will endorse the moral
reforms. Miss Castor entered the
South Dakota primaries on plat
form which included an anti-eigaret
plank. uHduui teIdttu lbOu anu t.Sdh
morals"
Alvin Mcdonald member of the
Oklahoma delegation announced that
Jake Hammond. national committee
elect of Oklahoma would receive the
Oklahoma vote for the president on
the first ballot Mr.. Hammond is to
be placed in nomination by former
Representative Bird S. MCGUIRE
Nomination of Governor l.owden !
will be second it was announced, In
five minute speeches by Gov. Morrow.
OF Kentucky, and former Represen-
tative Charles f. Pickett. of Iowa.
With the arrival of the Missouri
delegation effort Will be made today or
tonight to call a caucus and consider
last weeks election of Jacob w. Bah
Ter of St. Louis. as national COM
mitteeman from that state. Babler
figured in the testimony before the
senate committees investigation OF
I.owden expenditures in Missouri.
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