Bisbee daily review., 1920-06-05
LOWDEN GAINS
 LEAD ON WOOD
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CONTINUED FnCM PAGE ONE) fitly characterize such procedure, and cabulary of eight years ago to learn what that word is.
 Twice before in Republican his tory have similar tactics been em- ployed. In 1892 at Minneapolis, no attention was paid to the merits of any contest and delegates were seat ed solely upon the basis of the com mon preference which they had with national committeeman, who award ed them their seat. Twenty years later similar tactics were pursued in Chicago and a student of political hist y may find something worthy Ci r-ilection if he will scan the cleo lon returns of these two years, so fatal to Republican hopes. It is true that the committee sits in the open with the paid agents of George w. Perkins and others freely circulating through the committee room and whispering their darkening counsels into the ears of unsophisticated com mitteemen. With this exception, the parallel is perfect. I strongly hope it will not be carried to the election as it was eight and twenty-eight years age.
 Threatens Combination
 q am saying this, of course, chiefly because of my ardent interest in General Woods candidacy. But it all applies equally to Senator John son and MT. Hoover who, with Gen eral Wood, have demonstrated the possession of popular political sup port can not tell how either Sen ator Johnson or MT. Hoover would comment upon the astounding arro- gance of what is now taking place in the coliseum anteroom; but l know them well enough to know that they would not for a minute countenance in their own behalf the high-handed usurpation which the na- tional committee is setting up and they would be as quick as l to de nounce it when practiced upon anoth- er To this I can only add that the Wood strength, plus the Johnson strength, easily controls the conven- ton and while the national commit teemen may be too short sighted to know that what they are doing is making a coalition of these two forces inevitable, there are other people discerning enough to see it.
 After considering Senator Moses statement the other Wood managers apparently decided to withhold com ment upon it. It was, indicated that no announcement would be made until later. sS&&
 Procter- and others in Wood heads quarters, called a conference tonight after hearing of Senator Moses state ment and it was indicated that state ment from the Wood headquarters was under consideration.
 Lowden and Johnson managers both hailed the Moses statement with sat isfaction. The Lowden supporters professed to believe that the state ment would not injure but might help the governors campaign.
 They pointed out that Senator Moses attack was made upon the na- tional committee withs its influence tional committee with its influential members and not upon the governor or his managers.
 Johnson ReJoIces.
 From the Johnson camp came the declaration that Senator Moses posi- tion indicated that both the Wood and Johnson forces could be expected to oppose nominations of any man named by the "old guard" The f. lg.s of Senator Johnson however. scout the present possibility of coali. ton with the Wood strength in the convention il behalf of either Wood or Johnson. S.s
 Wood Force Dismayed
 Senator Moses statement was ,S- sued on his own. responsibility and without either the knowledge or ap- proval of other Wood managers.
 It was predicted by some of the Wood partisans that populations might develop and possibly entail a re- adjustment of the Wood management.
 After reading the statement issued by Senator Moses, Will H. Hays, chairman of the Republican national committee said:
 "I have nothing to say. Not word. The action of the committee, taken in e,ncci,r,