The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-03
through the day and a night session was

- announced.
 As a step toward reducing the number of contests from southern states, Commit teeman R. B. Howell of Nebraska, in the discussion which followed the presen- tation of the first district contest urged that the test of regularity be applied to every contest
 His attitude was seconded by Senator Shoot, who insisted that the test of the standing of a contesting delegate should be whether all the steps taken in his sec tion were regular and in accord with the state and party laws.
 This stand did much to prolong the hearing of the several contests, as each contestant argued that his selection was regular in every particular and details of the selection of precinct committeeman and district convention delegates were presented.
 Stories of bolted conventions, of ir- regular calls and of the substitution of irregularly named delegates were laid before the committee. One dele gate pleaded with the committee to seat him so that there might be real republican party in his district.
 HART IS IN CHAIR
 Through the afternoon J. w. Hart committeeman from Idaho, presided and Chairman Hilles took seat with the committee.
 With the conclusion of the Georgia contests there remained for disposal the following contests:
 Louisiana, four delegates at large and eight congressional districts, one delegate each
 Mississippi Fifth congressional dis trict. one delegate.
 Missouri Eleventh congressional dis trict, two delegates.
 Oklahoma Fifth and Sixth districts. two delegates each.
 South Carolina First, Fourth and Seventh districts, one delegate each.
 Texas, eight delegates at large and three congressional districts. The Sixth and Seventh with one delegate each and the Fourteenth with two dele gates.
 Virginia Third congressional district, one delegate.
 District of Columbia, two delegates at large
 Florida First congressional district with one delegate.
 Charges of irregularity in the Seventh Georgia district were so pro- nounced on both sides that Senator Shoot suggested that both delegates be thrown out.
 l.. H. Remnei. Arkansas committee man. protested that such a proceeding would be an injustice and after fur
  were seated.
 In the Tenth district the contestants asserted that their di-trlct convention delegates had been barred from the hall by the district chairman. In his three-hour absence the Blun faction asserted they entered the hall, organ ized the convention and elected their national convention delegate.
 After hearing both sides, the Jack son delegate, C. T. Walker the candi- date of the district chairman, was seated.
 The Jackson and the Blun factions split even in the fight in the Eleventh and Twelfth districts of Georgia. H. c. Scarlett of the Jackson faction was seated as the delegate from the for mer over R. A. Griffin and S. H. Min sey of the Blun faction was sea ted as the delegate from the latter over B. F. Allen.
 Both contests arose over district or ganization fights.
 Decision of the contest in the Fifth Georgia district was put over until the end of the hearing to give time to ob- tain additional evidence. the Fifth district. This will be settled by giving the two contestants a half vote each.
 The Dnmittee then started the con- sideration of the Louisiana contests which involve the seating of 12 dele gates Each side was given an hour and half for the presentation of it's case.