The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-04
HITCHCOCK WINS IN
OKLAHOMA CONTEST
BY Ruling Of National Com
mittep He Will Get Man
on Big Board.
LOSES SOUTH CAROLINA

CHICAGO. June 3.-The Republican
National, Committee disposed Of con-
tested cases for DELEGATES. seats In the
States OF Oklahoma, Missouri and South
Carolina at a session to-day that be-
gan at 80 o'clock In the morning and
continued until 8 this evening.
An adjournment was taken this eve
ming until $3.50 Monday morning. at
which time the committee will take up
the remaining contests. II expects to
complete its work by Monday night.
The principal interest in the remaining
contests centres in the District OF CO.
lumbia. where two delegates will be
recognized and for which three sets of
delegates are contest.ng.
The principal interest to-day was In
the Oklahoma fight. involving two dis
tricts. the Fifth and Sixth, four del
egates In all. In the Fifth district the
committee voted to place the names Of
A. II. Wood and q. \. Mitchser Oh the
temporary roll. The vote by which this
action was taken was - to i6. The re-
suit was n ,tfcat for Frank II. Hitch
cock.
But on the second contest IN the sixth
district the Hitchcock men won and sue
ceeded In seating their delegates by n
vote Of 10 to IL. TIL effect of this VIC
tory will be to prevent the reelection Of
James Harris. a member of the IA
tiotal committee from oklahoma, who
Will probably lie succeeded by J. J..
McGraw. who is being backed by the
Hitchcock men.
Apparently more interest is being
how In the effect on the new national
committee personnel as a result OF the
outcome OF the contest than ~ being
manifested In the Presidential choice.
Mr. Hitchcock's friends were very much
elated to-day over the success OF Nc
Graw.
In the Eleventh Missouri distric, the
rational committee voted to seat A. G..
Eunz and + W Beckman. who were
classed as Weeks mon.
This contest involved simply the rcgu-
larity Of the election for delegates and
does not affect Presidential preference.
Three contests were presented from
the state of South Carolina. In the
First district Gibbs Mitchell. p member
of the Talhert faction. was seated. He
was opposed by the Hughes men. repre-
scented by Hitchcock's attorneys. John
Philip I'M OF Baltimore atN Roy l.
Cabell Of Richmond. Va
In the Fourth district of south caro-
lima the Hitchcock men won and seated
their delegate. !. W Br.lr. by unani-
NOUS vote but they los, the seventh
district of South Carolina by unani-
nous vote. the priz. being awarded "a
|. A. Hawkins, who is Il non-instructcd
delegate and supposed to I've for Root OF
Weeks.
The Louisiana contest. which raises
the old issue between the LILY Whites
and the Black and Tans," has been set
tied. 4, is understood, by way of com
promise and both delegations Will be
sS5.ra, each delegate 10 have " hall
vote or a delegation will be mad. ur
composed ~ half OF each of the contest.
ing factions. the personnel to he agreed
on by the contestants. No Presidential.
preference IL involved I'm this contest.
4. u Wool Of Guthrie, OKLA. a dele
rate to the convention, died suddenly
TODAY at the Western Hospital. HIS
death was announced while the Republic
can National Committee was de.iherai'
ing on a contest brought To rrcNcn
his taking his seat as u delegate The
contest was settled in Mr.. Woods favor
hut his alternate Will occupy the seat.