Show NO E BOSS CUI DES CI o. o r. r MEETING I fH FREEST J HELD l v fi J t. I IN N YEARS I 1 t I t Classification i of UnI Un- Un I pledged b Delegates Biggest b I j Problem in Hand l i t fC June Jurie 8 Uni S.-Uni Unique Unique ue in I l. l the annals of oI the party the I Republican national convention i assembles today died and with no presidential I candidate having enough votes in insight sight to assure his nomination I It pr promises to be a record breaker in 4 i all respects It may cast more ballots ballots bal bal- I lots lots than any other Republican conventIon con- con since Garfield was nominated r r in 1880 before the party standard bearer bear- bear 1 er Is named There is still sun such a complete ab ab- sence of or orb b bosses as to leave the contention con con- leaderless ss Chieftains who spoke with authority In the days flays gone by are standing on the side lines h hav vIng v- v chuckle while the delegate delegates go ing a go through the experience or of having l a peoples convention QUERY HOW LONG f It rt is Is true several score of delegates I Iare are Instructed either before their before their district dis dis- t conventions or by sta state e primaries I but hut nobody Including their own state leaders know how long the they theP ar are goIng goIng going go- go ing to stand hitched The air is choked with r reports ports of delegation conference at l It has been decided t to stand by the favorite son son or instructions on enough ballots c. c to comply with state stat laws lays or t fulfill the good tai h that goes with i th a primary expression o of preference For Instance one candidate Issues R a Statement and serves n notice U e that that he wants no complimentary or favorite favorite- sort son vote ote but wants want's the real with a will to win Almost at the same moment his' his state delegation has a meeting and the delegates decide among fh to give him all ail the first ballot and split up various ways on the oth others rs r The situation presents an j for some shrewd leader to step seep forward at the psychological moment and Invite a stampede Practical poll- poll agree that an convention ls is alJ easy mark for a runaway J 1 Overnight reports and rumors from X candidates candidates' tes camps and arid delegation headquarters head- head quarters sh shed d no new light on the sit sit-i J 7 v nation A triangular deadlock between between be- be tween Wood Lovd Lowden n and anti Johnson still appeared the almost certain result to come on the first trial of voting strength Wednesday or Thursday with probably more than a score of favorIte ot I sons dark darl horses or individual selections selections t ons sharing mo more e than ha half f the I total vote yote ote J. J i. i 4 1 5 The roll call will give however howe the I I first clear Intimation as to what the mass of the more than 0 OO fancy tancy free uninstructed delegates have hav been thinkIng thinking think think- ing as they milled restlessly about hotel hot lobbies hour by hour It will contain information for which all alt partle partie to the great dispute have have been waiting anti and let Jet loose new moves moveS' and countermoves countermoves counter counter- moves moves about the men meon who cast the votes otes HUGH HUGHES S TALK PERSISTED PERSISTED It was this situation that gave dark horse talk additional prominence yesterday yesterday yesterday yes yes- In the hotel lobbies and with it camo earned an art undercurrent from arriving delegations of ot suggestion that after atter I all 1111 it might be wiser to put forward a R J. J candidate whose name had I not been v Involved In the senate inquiry Into into I expenditures R and ties of ot presidential aspirants Again the name- name of Charles Evans Hughes recurred in these discussions and Governor Coolidge o of ot Massachusetts I also was mentioned d. d Senator Borah said Judge Hughes would be formidable if it the convention were I compelled to seek a a. dark horse nomi- nomi i nee j. j The Idaho senator served notice later I at Senator Johnsons Johnson's great mass meetIng meet- meet Y leg Ing which was an o outstanding feature feature fea- fea ture ture- o of the convention and incident incident- j any ally another departure from precedent precedent prece- prece dent tha he proposed to carry carry his argument against the league or of nations nations nations na na- na- na covenant co to the floor or the con con- Itself ATTITUDE Hailed by Senator Johnson whom w om he be followed In addressing a crowd that Jammed the Auditorium theatre and swelled out into the street In an overflow overflow overflow over over- flow that that defied J p. p t thundershower as pioneer plon r. r ot of the senate battle against I the covenant Senator Borah said he did not propose to compromise the treaty issue Republican and Demor DemoT I cratic leaders he ha said were leaning toward such action and Senator Johnson John- John son ion alone of the presidential candidates candi dates wa was waa not willing to compromise American independence and soy sov- i I The California senator presenting i his case to an audience largely composed com corn posed of delegates declared that the I I doctrine of humanity And Americanism Americanism American American- ism he preached was one that he always preach without limit or compromise 1 There was more talk during the v night of of the possibility of short cutting cutting cut cut- ting con f convention preliminaries by makIng making mak- mak cut I Ing lug the t temporary org organization with Senator Lodge as chairman the permanent per per- manent convention structure This r would s save v many hours of organization t tion work It was argued but no definite i nile nite steps were taken PLATFORM CONSTRUCTION One effect of ot such a short cut would be to assist In getting the tentative 4 lla platform form ready for tor early approval by bythe the convention Progress already made particularly with the treaty plank was was said to b be highly satisfactory Senator Senator Senator Sena- Sena tor W Watson who has the preliminary work In charge aided by volunteer platform builders and with the close Interest of ot the recognized leaders in inthe the he party centered on the work has advanced the proposed declaration of ot principles be beyond o d' d t the st stage usually ls reached on the opening day of a na naH natIonal national na- na H nal There still remain points to be worked over and views views' to be he heard however however- I These TheM Include platform proposals of ot r th toe the national board to al o of t farm rm org niia-I niia 1 in behalf of agricultural Interests i efforts of ot dry forces to supplement their sweeping victory yesterday be heI he- he I fore tore the United States supreme me court with a party declaration for tor rigid en enI enforcement en- en of the law thus upheld and I I also the appearance before the resolutions tio s committee of Samuel Gompers I and a committee from the Montreal I convention of the American n Federation Federation Federa Federa- tion of Labor arranged for yesterday COURT EASES SITUATION The supreme courts court's decision had no marked effect In convention circles Leaders seemed to feel teel relief that the matter was settled and that It was not now necessary to deal with the issue I I in the platform Efforts of the i drys for tor a party declaration are arc d dei de- de i I I signed to put a spoke in the wheel of ot any movement for future legislation I I to t take light wines and beer off the I prescribed list I Timely contributions aided the I Women's National party to mobilize pickets before the convention opened and throw a cordon of ot silent i f banner bearing sentries along the front of ot the Coliseum similar to the patrol I b before tor the White House while the suf suffrage suf- suf JJ- JJ frage battle was on In tv Washington hington Municipal authorities however by di direction direction direction di- di of Mayor Thompson had announced announced announced an an- that the pickets would not not not-be be Interfered with and no alarms and ex excursions ex- ex were wese expected J |