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THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, MONDAY. JUNE 14, 1920 Convention Rejects Dictation by Inside Management. DELEGATES FREE ON JOB nnl iTinil nnnnrn characteristic speaking pose of republican nominee i PuLlTlGAL BOSSES . T Ft TO IIITE ; ff lcfoat of Wood, Louden and John &on Only Point of Agree ment by All Managers. Continued From Fir?t Page. sides he had much offended by his aggressive, contemptuous and tact loss methods. If management had achieved a nominee, after Wood, Lowden and Johnson were out of it. he would have been Sproul of Pennsylvania. I'enrosc wanted him and was dili gently setting up the pins for him at Chicago. It is likely enough that l'f nrose's personal preference was Knox, but Pennsylvania was not for Knox. Jt was for Sproul and had pledged itself to the governor, until he. not Penrose, should release the delegation. Therefore Penrose, wise hthI wily boss that he is, was for Sproul, not half-heartedly, not tem porarily, but genuinely. He knew belter than to play tricks with the great Pennsylvania delegation. Pennsylvania AldM Harding'. When It saw that the jig was up, Pennsylvania with Sproul's consent, wntl not before, went in a body for Harding. Penrose may have had. probably did have something to do with, it, but he did it through Sproul, not in spite of him, nor in any sort of bad faith toward him. The convention was running wild for Harding. There was nothing else for Sproul to do. Now, of course, Penrose had a hand in tiie Harding stampede. It was the solution which suited the wishes and tempers of the delegates. There is a convention psychology which your leader seeks to interpret, to foster, and to use. There had to be a dark horse, and there had to be agreement about him livery state leader had his own ideas and they differed from the others. Frank Willis, the Ohio stump speaker, had hit the exact fancy of the convention in his ringing nominating speech for Harding. The addresses for the other candidates were atiff orations, but Willis gave an old-fashioned political' spell-bind er's address. Willis and the several women speakers carried away all the forensic honors. None of their talks was very long. JohnMon Speech Tirenome. If Jolmson had any chance at all it would have been ruined by the tiresome and aggravating offerin of the San Francisco lawyer who pleaded his cause to the convention's wearied and incensed ear. Willis put Harding in the mind of the conven tion more than any other influence or appeal. Four ballots were taken on Friday, and the expected dead lock had been created. Then the man agers got busy. They were the group of senatorial bosses who had de scended on the convention and the other . group of national committee men who have achieved the prom inencc of state leadership.. These two groups did not at all pet along during the early progress of the convention. True, the sena tors were thinking mainly of the platform and the state leaders- of th-i candidate, but having had their way about the platform, it was easy for the senators to proceed to selection of the nominee. It is also true that the senators themselves were divided, except as to the common idea that the senate should dominate the con vention. Borah and Johnson were for Johnson. The other senators were not. IliirdiiiK llreak Helped Alone:. With Johnson practically elimi nated the way was open to a general conference of all hands (except Bo rah and Johnson). It was agreed t hat the convention was ripe for a break to Harding. The leaders de cided to help it along. What would have happened if they had picked some other it is not possible to say. They picked Harding-, doubtless, be cause they could not agree on any body else, and because also any such agreement in all likelihood would have been futile if they had made t. They did not make it. The convention was left to itsown devices all of Saturday morning? through four more ballots. On the fourth ballot (the eighth in the two days) the Harding boom was under strong headway. He got a few new delegates here and there and all the other candidates were either stuck or were steadily ileclining. The pre monitory signs of the Harding stam pede were too obvious at noon Satur day to be neglected. Undoubtedly the leaders had contributed to it by pass ing the word around. But so far it was the convention's affair. A little after noon, after a platform conference by various prominent leaders in full sight of the convention, a recess till 4 o'clock was hastily taken. ,ovtden Decide to Withdraw. The candidates were seen and Low den, knowing he was beaten, decided to withdraw. Wood refused. So did Johnson. It was said that Wood called or. Johnson during the recess and it is known that Wood and Lowcleti took a brief automobile ride together. What happened at these momentous interviews may not be precisely known. But Lowden went to the Coli seum ready in person from the plat form to release his delegates. It was needless. They were releasing them selves, though Illinois and probably some others awaited direct word from Lowdcn. The convention was called to order about 5 o'clock, the stampede occurred and the rest is history. An illustration of the failure of boss control when sought to be di-' redly exercised by the senate cabal, is given in the contest for the vice presidency. Senator McCormick of Illinois, who had been fluttering about the Johnson quarters lor the week, and who was one of the sena tors who came from WashlntCJi t tell the convention what to do, ar- -Photo Copyright by Pnderwood. SENATOR WARREN G. HAHDISC. ranged a little senatorial meeting in behalf of Senator Lenroot of Wiscon sin for vice-president... Hint for Lenroot Given. . Then be personally took upon him self the task of giving the conven tion the hint to nominate Lenroot by making the nominating speech. The great state of Oregon, through Wal lace McCamant, immediately coun tered by nominating Governor Cool idge and the convention enthusias tically rejected all senatorial counsel and took Coolidge. It may not have occurred to the senators, but it did to the convention, that Lenroot made just one too many senators on the presidential ticket. The fact that, the nomination of Harding was in its essence a spon taneous expression of the conven tion's will is found in the course of his candidacy. He had announced a candidacy some months ago, but had submitted his name to the primaries only of Ohio and Indiana. Outside these states he had only the., shadow of an organization. He came to Chi cago and opened headquarters, Dui there was no great confidence there to his success. He was not much considered in the various efforts to ake deals among the leaders. Nine of his 48 Ohio delegates were against him. On Fridafy, the last day for filing for the senatorship in Ohio, he forwarded his announcement of his senatorial candidacy by .elegraph. On that same night a revolution in con vention sentiment and in leaders' plans occurred. From comparative neglect his presidential candidacy emerged over night Into the full light and height of a great and surprising success. The other candidates, except John son, have all tendered their congratu lations to Senator.Harding. Undoubt edly there are but few sore spots among the delegates. Mayor Bill Thompson has indicated that he has recovered from his peeve with Low den's defeat, and will be in line. Sen ator Borah has an interview in a morning paper in which he indicates his incurable disappointment. But he does not say he will bolt. Nor does Senator Johnson. The expectation is that Johnson will live up to his pre primary promises and support the nominee. The Hearst papers are strangely quiet about their cherished project of a third party, with Johnson as its leader. WOOL MEETING IS CALLED FIXAXCIAIi AID TO PRODUCERS IS PROPOSED. Western Bankers and Sheep Ranchers Asked to Gather 1n Chicago to Discuss Marketing. WASHIX-GTON", June 13. Western bankers and sheep ranchers were asked Saturday to meet at Chicago on June 17 to consider means for re establishing a market for -wool and for giving financial aid to the pro ducers. The conference, called by Senators Walsh, Montana; Pittman, Nevada; King, Utah; Hitchcock, Nebraska, and Chamberlain, Oregon, will consider creation of a fund from which loans may be made to the wool producers. Telegrams asking attendance at the conference were sent by the senators to the governors of federal reserve banks at San Francisco, Kansas City and Minneapolis and to officers from the National Wool Growers' associa tion. The senators also extended blanket invitation to bankers and wool growers generally in the west. Governor Harding of the federal reserve board suggested the confer ence, explaining in a letter to Senator Walsh that in 1914 the bankers and southern cotton growers were able through creation of a loan fund to stimulate the cotton market. The conference. Governor Harding sug gested, should be "with the view of working out some plan which would restore confidence arid re-establish the market for wool and meantime provide producers with the means of carrying their wool while it is await- ng a market. DAIRY PLANT IS ASSURED t . Lewis-Pacific County Dairymen's Association to Have Factory. CHEHALIS. Wash, June 13. (Spe cial.) The Lewis-Pacific County Dai rymen's association meeting, held in Chehalis yesterday, attracted hun dreds of milk producers from va rious sections of Lewis and Pacific and adjoining- counties to the city. President J. A. Scollard presided at the meeting, and the architect, Mr. Schu bert of Seattle, who was present with the plans for the big new utility milk factory to be built at Chehalis by the organiaztion," detailed the proposed construction. It is expected to hava the full details ready to call for bid3 for actual work the coming week. The factory to be built at Chehalii? will cost close to 200,000 when c m fleted. The association, which is a co operative one, has more than 600 members whose credit Is lined up to back the manufacturing project in which they are about to embark. 3-CENT FARE A QUESTION Tacoma Official Does. N'ol Believe Kate Is Sufficient. TACOMA, Wash,, July 13. Spe cial.) The Tacoma municipal 6tree railway cannot be made to pay on a 3-cent fare. H. Roy Harrison, com missioner of public works, told th city council yesterday. His statemen was made jn .answer to J. W. Silver newly elected commissioner of finance who said that he had a man willing to make a deal to handle the IineTn that basis. The railway connects th city with shipyards, mills and othe industrial plants. Mr. Harrison said that if the lin maintains the record it .has estab lished in the first four months of thi year, as he expects it to. it will re duce th deficit by $60,000. This re duction has been brought about, h says, from more efficient manage ment. However, he does not believ it possible to make the line pay o cut costs much more. IMPORTED POMPEIAN OLIVE OIL is a wholesome and delicious food oil on le erywhere BAKER SPEAKER NAMED Judge Dalton H, Briggs to Orate at July 4 Celebration. BAKER. Or.. June 13. (Special.) The July 4 committee reports prog ress being made in all attractions for tie coming celebration to He held in Barvr on. Monday. July 5. Judge Dalton H. Biggs of Ontario will be orator of the day. 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