The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-12

nd others were present.
 Other conferences were going on at other hotels and various clubs. The Wood headquarters expressed satisfac- tiOn with the situation, Lowden head quarters was predicting sufficient ac- sessions tomorrow to start the gOv- ernOr toward the necessary majority, and 1t was known that compromise offers of various sorts were being carried to Johnson quarters.
 While the Pennsylvania delegation was caucusing and agreeing to stand by Governor Sprou1 as long as they felt he has chance of being nom- mated, the Lowden forces were count ing on gains from that quarter on a break up which they were expect ing tomorrow and both the Lowden and Wood forces were estimating possible gains from New York. Both the Wood and Lowden forces had their eyes turned toward the Michigan block, which has been standing solidly for Johnson.
 COUNT ON WISCONSIN
 Lowden headquarters was also count ing on a gain from Wisconsin if the twenty-five LaFollette votes should break up.
 Conferences were continually going on at Wood headquarters. and also at Governor Lowden's rooms at his ho- tel.
 As the conferences were break
 ing up after midnight it was plain
 that many who participated felt
 that neither LOwden nor Wood
 would be the nominee, and that
 consideration of the dark horse list
 had been the chief subject of dis
 cussiOn. Opinion was too divided
 for an agreement and few were
 confident of being able to center
 upon any one before tomorrow.
 Four five men. said to include
 Harding, Knox, Hughes and Cool
 idge, were said to be regarded by
 most of the cOnferees as qualified.
 A. T. Hert, national committeeman from Kentucky, who cast the Kentucky vote solid for Lowden on all but the first ballot, today predicted Lowden would be nominated Saturday.
 One thing seems assured beyond doubt" said he. Tt will either be Lowden CT a dark horse"
 Fred Upham. national treasurer and another Lowden leader. said: The New York and Pennsylvania can swing the nomination wherever they want 1t to go."
 WOOD MAKES OVERTURES
 It was said overtures from the Wood forces were being carried to the John son camp with the argument that the Johnson forces were the natural al- lies of the Wood group to prevent the nomination of Governor Lowden
 Floor Leader Knox of the Wood forces was understood to be in negotia- tion with some of tho Johnson dele gates arose again coincident with the series of conferences and carried with 1t the argument that he would have the support of Senator Johnson Gov ernor Coolidge's name also was asso- ciated with the Knox talk.
 Senator Poindexter, himself a candi- date. said he did not believe Wood or Lowden could poll 400 votes
 "1nevitably the delegates, seeing the situation" he added, will, in the ef- fort to make nomination. go to other candidates, and it is expected and in- deed probable that combinations will be found creating new alignments which will in turn lead to new dead locks and, in my opinion, it will be some time before a nomination is reached.
 T do not think the winner can be named now. but he will be soon de- veloped.'
 HARDING'S STATEMENT
 Senator Harding made a personal statement in which he said:
 T am very well satisfied tonight. The outlook for someone in the second row of contenders has never been brighter at any time during the con yention."
 A large majority of the Harding votes cast today are pledged to Wood as second choice. Some members of the delegation said tonight that if Senator Harding released them they would feel free to go where they pleased if their votes would not be Of assistance to the Wood candidacy.
 The Lowden managers were calcu- lating that if they succeeded in get ting accessions from Harding, Massa- chusetts, Indiana. Ohio and Texas they would be within striking distance of majority tomorrow. The Lowden peo- pie were predicting that the Wood forces struck high water mark today. but the Wood people replied positively that they would advance further on the resumption of the balloting.. The New York delegation will caucus tomorrow morning a half hour before the resumption of the convention. JOHNSON HAS MANY OFFERS Johnson leaders said offers of deals were coming to them from virtually every other camp, but as none of them looked to Johnson for first place the senator was standing pat and would hold his delegates together.s If con- vinced. they said. that he could not win he might make an alignment. It was declared positively. however, that under Ho circumstances would Johnson make a deal with either Wood or Lowden.
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