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Show , LEADERS PREDICT EXTENDEDSESSION FAILURE TO NAME REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE EARLY INDICATED. I Backers of Each Candidate Claiming the Balance of Power, But It Is Not Expected That Selection Will Come Upon First Ballot. Chicago. rrospeets for a prolonged contest in the selection of a Republican Republi-can candidate for president are growing grow-ing with the arrival of nninstructed delegates, who hold the balance of power. Out of the deadlock which will be produced by the failure of Wood, Lowden or Johnson forces to command a majority will come the nominee, be lie dark horse or one of the big three. The Lowden forces are claiming as high as 250 votes on the first ballot and the Wood forces equally as many. The Johnson claims are not stated in figures, but the California senator's headquarters are claiming hourly additions ad-ditions to his column. After looking over the much-mixed situation, with its lack of head and leadership, the men whose influence counts in the party councils have come to the conclusion that about the best way out Is to let the candidates wdth the largest number of supporters trot a few heats to show the convention what they can do. Those favoring this plan feel perfectly certain, that none of the candidates will be nominated nomin-ated on the test ballots. After the three leading candidates have demonstrated to the convention that they have not enough votes to nominate themselves, it is argued that the delegates will be in better position to determine whether they prefer to combin on one of the three or look at some dark horses. Announcement of the selection of temporary officers of the Republican national convention to be elected by the convention was made by the sub- committee on arrangements on Saturday. Satur-day. The selections are: Chairman, Henry Cabot Lodge, Massachusetts; secretary, LaFayette B. Gleason, New York; sergeant at arms, Edward P. Thayer, Indiana ; chief assistant sergeant ser-geant at arms, Guy V. Howard, Minnesota; Min-nesota; second assistant sergeant at arms, McGinnis Hatfield, West Virginia Vir-ginia ; parliamentarian, Lehr Fess, Ohio; official reporters, Herman a! Phillips, New York; George L. Hart, UiiCI vi uoor Keepers, Brigadier Briga-dier General J. A. Ryan. Appeals from the decisions of the national committee in contested delegate dele-gate seats from the southern states probably will be made to the credentials creden-tials committee of the convention as soon as it is organized. The decisions were nearly all in favor of Lowden, and Wood has stated that appeals would be taken. Republican women "irreconcilables" after two defeats on Sunday in the caucus of women delegates and alternates alter-nates finally put through their demand for equal representation on the national na-tional committee's executive committee. commit-tee. The proposal was carried on the final vote, 75 to 74. |
