The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-04
Delegates Pouring Into Chicago
Expect Long Session.
1t Is johnson Against the Field
of Aspirants.
DELAY HOOVER NOMINATION
Food Chiefs Backers Wait for
Psychological Moment.
Expect Wood and LOwden to
Join If Johnson Dominates.
BY DON CHAMBERLAIN,

BY DON CHAMBERLAIN.
Chicago, June At was the field
against Senator johnson in the Re-
publican pre-convention presidential
race today. The Californian, coming
into the arena at time when the
booms of his leading opponents were
drifting somewhat unsteadily for the
moment, gave him at least psycho-
logical advantage. In the headquar-
ters of General Wood and Governor
Lowden there was distinct tendency
to begin counter attack on the sem
ator.
Lowden. who has been much moro
under the weather than had been gem
orally supposed, will inaugurate con-
ferences with newspapermen, councils
of war with his advisers and delegates
within the next few days. General
Wood is understood to be planning to
get out a newspaper daily in his own
behalf. This same proposition is also
being considered by Herbert Hoover.
Hoover Holding orr.
Announcement was made that Con-
gresham Rodenberg of Illinois is to
nominate Lowden. At Hoover's
headquarters it was stated he might
not be nominated at the outset but his
friends would hold off their moves un-
til a dea adlock was reached in the con-
vention.
Everybody is watching Johnson's
moves. He soon will be Joined by vir-
tually all of those in the United States
who back his stand on the League of
: Nations. These he will have conduct
the active fighting before the resolu-
tions committee and he will not so
personally before the committee un-
less he deems it necessary.
| II believe there is no doubt that we
will win our way in demanding a clear
cut resolution opposed to the league as
! it is now drawn" johnson said teday.
| There may be a fight, however. and
IL so we will be ready"
Money Probe Has Effect.
Just how far the money probe at
Washington has reacted against the
/ two leading candidates-Wood and
Lowden-wiIl not be determined for
several days when the delegates from
the different states begin to arrive in
| large numbers
At Lowden headquarters. every con-
| fidence was expressed today that the
storm had been terminated with the
governors statement repudiating the
Missouri delegates who received
money.
Fred Sterling. one of Lowden's cam
paign directors, said today that &c
Lowden cannot win the nomination
squarely he does not want it. He has
demonstrated this in his action laying
all his cards face up on the table at
| W
Decision Will BE Late.
Out of the confused situation one
thing seems certain, and that is that
the nomination will come only after .
record number of ballots. In the past,
1 the Republican nominee usually fas
| been named on the first ballot. In
1915 it required three ballots before
Hughes received a sufficient number
to win. This year few predict that
there will be a material break before
the third ballot and then the final
swing. they think, will not come for
some ballots later.
| Talk of dark horses has grown
with the coming of Johnson. Many
political leaders feel that IL Johnson
succeeds in eliminating Wood and
Lowden, the forces of these candidates
will turn against the Californian and
demand some other man instead of the
one who has developed the strong est
pressure against their respective
booms.