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Show I CHICAGO, June 9 While party 'controversies are going on, the Knoxj boom has been revived, and during ' tho day it, of all the dark horso booms,' soernod to have some now momentum,! always taking Into consideration tho' common idea that the convention will turn to other fields if Johnson, Low-den Low-den and Wood fail to show strength promising a majority soon after the first few ballots. One story being told In connection with It was characterized by Senator Johnson, through one of his lieutenants, lieuten-ants, as "absolutely ridiculous," but was much discussed. Nomination Stories. This story ran that if no nomination nomina-tion were reached up to the fifth ballot, bal-lot, Senator Johnson would lay his candidacy aside, If the convention would grant to him and Senator Borah: unlimited time to discuss the candidacies candi-dacies and pre-convcntlon campaign I expenditures of Wood and Lowden. The other angle of the story was that Senator Knox would be brought out as a candidate at that Juncture. Coupled with tho general knowledge or close friendship between Senators Johnson "and Knox, and their irreconcilable irrecon-cilable position together against a league in any form, this story furnished fur-nished the most Interesting piece of . gos3ip of the day, although It was thrown down by Senator Johnson, i Wood Talk Running Stronger. ! Wood talk, which began running in a stronger tide last night, seemed not to disturb the Johnson managers, j&. conference of .a dozen or more Johnson John-son advisers late today, it was wild, decided on a policy of attempting no tardes or alliances until tho start of a break from Wood or Lowden. for whien they hope. Their strategy, it! was explained, was to leave the wooul and Lowden forces to carry on the.r' own contest and leave tne Johnson! forces ready to take advantage of anyi weaknesses which might develop. The Johnson advisers also predict there; Will bo no hurried break of Johnson instructed delegates away from tho senator after they havo performed their obligations by voting for him on the first ballots. Managers Starting Backfiring. ; Reports that th'e Johnson instructed delegates from Michigan were ready to 3vlng to another candidate if Johnson John-son failed in the first fow ballots, put , Johnson managors at work starting back fires at home, and some of the Michigan delegates were said to be ; getting telegrams Informing them they were expected to stick to the Californian. The senator's advisers said they were confident he could hold I. his delegates until he released them. on |