New-York tribune., 1920-06-10

Senator Knox voted for light wine
and beer amendment, although he voted
TO submit the prohibition to the states
Tor ratification. Governor Sproul also
apparently is more acceptable to the
Progressives than would be many of
the dark horses being talked about.
Word of Senator Penrose's stats-
men' mt did pot reach Chicago until very
late to-day, but shortly before dinner,
when the news OF his telephone talk
spread through the hotels, there was
gloom in every headquarters except
those Of Wood and Sproul. The Wood
people were not particularly pleased
with the news. They have been hoping
Tor a considerable block of the Penn
sylvanla delegation after few COM
ballots for Sproul. In fact.
thelr ascending scale of Wood votes
through the various ballots cuininates
with the nomination of Wood when the
pennsylvania delegation swings in.
Wood Claims 321 on First Ballot
For instance, their figures show 80,
votes on the first ballot Senator
Moses is little more cautious and
makes 1t 318); 400 on the second ball
lot and 435 on the third ballot. This
IS Is inquired without any votes from
Pennsylvanla. 1t does figure eleven
votes from New York on the first bal
lo- and eighteen from New jersey. On
the estimate that Wood could get at
least twenty-five votes from l'ennsvl-
Vanla whenever needed Senator Moses
makes the fiat prediction that Wood
Will II be nominated on the fourth ballot.
These figures show not only the high
confidence prevailing in the Wood
camp, but the Importance of the Penn
ssyivania delegation. While these
F,.ehnsylVanla votes are needed by the
" ood people, however, they are vital to
Lswden and Harding. The Ohio Sem
ator, who has been in Poindexter's
class, so far as consideration is con-
cerned, had been enjoying for two days
little revival of interest. His friends
mad been pointing to the imperative
need of Ohio's twenty-four electo.a.
votes in November and have been ask
ng why not Harding?" whenever the
discussion turned to dark horses.
Harding needed Penroses supper.
more than any other candidate. and
ms friends thought he was more en-
-tied to 1t than any other. With Pen
roses strength thrown absolutely to
a
tie son who cannot even muster solid
vote of his own state
Pennsylvania Now Solfdified
The immediate effect in the Penn
sylvania delegation of Penrose's state
nent Is to establish complete har-
nony.
Up until his statement there had
been little resentment among some
Of the Pennsylvania delegates, who
thought that Sprouts main object was
10 get every wire possible pulled, with
view to succeeding Penrose as Re-
publican boss of Pennsylvania. Pen
roses statement smooths this feeling
away, and Sproul can now count not
only on the loyal support of the Penn.
sylvania delegation but on the support
of pcn1ose's friends.
1t is expected, while the first two or
Il rec halst wiH show fair amounts Of
sSrength for Lowden and Johnson, that
e ertalni,' by the fourth ballot most of
the supporters of these two candidates
Tlh s"i2g either to Wood or Sproul-
Always With . possibility, but not prob
ability, that Knox will be substituted
Tor Sprou,. The Wood managers are
very confident that when this break
comes on the fourth ballot the General
viii he nominated. This depends large
- on the New York delegation and the
Wood people are very confident Bbout
TIE Empire State delegates, some of
them claiming as high as sixty.
Action Said to Cut Both Ways
The Penrose declaration for Sproul
,amc too late for it to be possible to
,ct anything but immediate reactions
rom the delegates. IN some quarters
aot friendly 20 Wood it was conceded
hat an Endorsement by Penrose cuts
10Th ways and would be apt to cost
srroul as many Progressive votes as
t gained him delegates friendly to
penrose. One Progressive editor. who
5 fighting for Wood, told HIS friends.
when asked about Sproul. that he world
'e very glad TO see him nominated
I he could not get Wood. He prefers
'proul to any of the other candidates.
Prior to the Penrose statement con-
iltions We're chaotic and most leaders
we're predicting that the convention
would run over into Rxt week. This
was because IT seemedi Impossible. for
ne forces opposed to Wood to san-