South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-06
e CON TESTS
DISPOSED Of
BY COMMITTEE
Refuse Seats to Any One OF
Three Fighting Delegations
from the District of
Columbia.

CHICAGO, June s.-The repuzbli-
can national committee adjourned at
s O'Clock Monday night after dis
posing OF 81 contests for seats In the
coliseum convention During the
last four hours Of the four days ses-
sion. the most interesting decisions
were made. They included these
things:
Refusal 10 place on the temporary
roll OF the convention any members
Of the three contesting DELEGATIONS
from the District of Columbia.
Seating Of both delegations from
Louisiana. each member with half a
vote. and requesting the delegation
10 select Armand Roman of New or
leans. national committeeman in the
place OF Victor LOisel.
Decision that the committee on
resolutions be asked 10 receive del
egations from he suffrage conven-
ness organizations.
ID. &. Contest Bitter.
The District OF Columbia contest
was bitterly fought. The delegation
headed by Frank j. Hogan of Wash
ington, u. G. claimed a right 10 seats
in the convention from the fact that
It received a majority of the votes
cast at a primary election called by a
committee appointed by the national
committee.
The delegation headed by Aaron
Bradshaw charged that the primary
election was not authorized by the
national committee and was there
fore Illegal. A convention was held
after the primary election at which
this delegation was selected.
A third set of delegates. headed
by Robert ]. Miller, charged that the
primary election was permeated with
fraudulent voting and that the pri-
mary officials were intimidated by
the followers OF Hogan. 1t was ar
gued for this contingent that it re
ceived a majority of the votes in the
precincts in which no charges OF
fraud were made.
The motion prevailed with hardly
dissenting vote. The district was
20 have had two seats in the copven-
ton.
'TSuTfs'' To Get Hearing.
Advocates of preparedness and or
ganizatiOns favoring woman suffrage
viii have an opportunity 10 present
their case under the most favorable
conditions to the committee on reso-
lutions if that committee accedes to
the request of the national commit
tee.
Chairman Charles d. Hiles
brought up the question OF granting
public hearings by announcing that
many requests had been made for
an opportunity 10 present various
subjects to the resolutions commit
tee.
1T is inevitable that the resolu-
tions committee will hear some del
egatiOns, particularly those Organiza-
tions which are urging preparedness
and those supporting woman suf-
frage" said Mr.. Hilles. "and think
this committee should request the
committee on resolutions ia
give public hearings on these
questions two hours after the
adjournment OF the convention on
Wednesday. The proper place foI
these hearings would be the conven-
ton hall. where all the publicity
possible can be given.
The resolutions committee could
occupy the platform seats of the ma
tional committee while the subjects
were being presented"
There was no dissenting vote 10 q
motion made by sen. Smoot embody-
ing the suggestion of the chairman
No question but that the request OF
the national committee would be
adopted was expressed.
One of the last acts of the commit.
tee before adjOurning until Wednes-
day monring was TO adopt a resolu-
tion presented by sen. Smoot provid
ing that proxies shall be allowed t.
vote in the national committee meet
ings. only when the committeeman
is actually absent from the city. In
which the meeting Is held and thai
every proxy holder shall be a resi-
dent of the state from which tn,
committeeman was elected The res
olutiOn excepted the territories.
The temporary roll call presented
by the committee win contain So
delegates including two each from
Hawaii, the Philippines and Port,
Rico.