Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-05
By The Associated Press

| CHICAGO, June 5-Disagreement
| between General Woods manager
over whether the Republican national
| committee had been steam rolling his
| delegates, has provided the incident
which was needed to wind up the con-
| ventiOn preliminary with a three ring
| finish. Although Senator Moses. one
| of the generals managers. had de-
| nounced the Lewiston OF the commit
| tee, which have seated Lowden dele
| gates over Wood contestants. as a
st cam roller procedure. General
| Wood himself has followed 1t up
! with a personal statement expressing
confidence in the fairness of Chair
| man Hays and disclaiming any belief
| that the committeeman are permit
ting personal preference to candi-
| dates to enter into the decision to
| determine the character OF delega-
| tions.
| Steam roller" talk has not ap-
peared In the prelmnaries since the
| Taft Roosevelt contest in 1912 and II
adds to the noise and confusion In
which the uninstructed delegate, so
| to speak, Is having some difficulty in
locating the band Wagon.
There are several elements which
contribute to the support Of predic-
tions that ii Is going to be a regular
| old-time convention. Four years ago
on pre-convention Saturday every
| thing looked pretty tame. Charles
| Evans Hughes. was as good as nomi-
| mated although it was not generally
| known and the atmosphere was
placid.
Today there are a dozen little whirl-
| ing eddys each loaded with possibil-
| tiles of developing into cyclonic pro-
portions.
Many steadying influences which
tguided the preliminaries of four years
lago are absent and a good many new
elements which make for confusion,
| are present.
In the first place the majority of
delegates are uninstructed, and al
though as Is generally the case, ma
jority of them are anxious to board
some band wagon, there does not ap-
Ipear to be any.
There are several vehicles to be roll
ed out but the horse power does not
seem to be modified yet and every
body seems to look to the possibility
that some of the horses may be dark.
Moreover the delegates that will have
to contribute the vote to nominate
the candidates seem to have little
real Information SO far as to the start
ing point of the procession although
they are invited in half a dozen diff
tferent directions.
Then there is the absence of steady
ing influences of old time leaders who
have been hitherto able to guide the
idestinieS of the convention. The bosses
.who speak with a note of authority
Iseem to be absent, and although in
CT ming delegates are willing 10 be led
they don't find any considerable party
being personally conducted in any one
direction.
About the only thing that every
body seems to be agreed upon is that
no candidate is going to be nominat-
ed on the first ballot and from in
formation leaking out from various
inner circles of the different groups
1t seems that all managers are figur-
ing on at least three ballots to find
out where they stand and make up
their estimates on the possibility.
The prediction of many seasoned
politicians is that the convention will
have its opening hurrah, the COM
plimentary vote for the favorite son,
the ballot to fulfill instructions and
pledges, and then the real business
will begin. This is the program be-
ing talked Of If carried out, the
leaders will have a conference and
decide whether they will pool their
votes and returning to the convention
next morning cast them for the man
about whom they have hopes OF
rallying enough support to command
a majority.
Whether he be a dark horse or one
of the candidates in the field no one
assumes TO say because only preimin
AIRY balloting can determine 1t. But
with that as a starting point the sea-
soned politicians are quite sure that
there will be little delay in getting to
an agreement. 1t may develop that
some one candidate now in the field
besides having good prospects for his
own nomination will also hold a veto
power which will compel managers to
accept a man on whom he approved.
Senator Johnson j. always mentioned
when this is being discussed and none
Iof the practical politicians denied the
force of the argument.
There is still another element which
adds to the certainty which promises
to continue until the convention be
gins to ballot. 1t is the expressed feel
ing among state governors, chairmen
of state delegations and others, that ;
members of congress and federal Of !
ficials have too much to say in con !
vention plans and decisions. How far
this element will have to be recoG- |
nized remains TO be seen, but no one
denied that there is an active asita- !
ton going on to have others take
hand in making up the program.
This is he last day Of the national
committees deliberation and con-
tests unless something suddenly is
upset and the committees will be
free to take part in the conferences
of Sunday and Monday which play
so large a part in shaping the desti-
nies of the convention.
Chairman Hays is making no state
ment in reply to the steam roller
charges, but he points out to inquir-
ers that this year the committee
made il a practice i'm its open session !
to spread upon its minutes the legal |
reasons for its decision in each case, |
and that this record will be available |
If the contests are to be discussed In |
the credentials committee or If fight |
is TO be carried to the floor OF the
convention.
The last three days OF the prelimi-
nary period are like harvest days on |
the farm. Everything needs TO be
done and done at once il the crops
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CO.. John Fl. Fritzinger. Supt.
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