Evening star., 1920-05-30
CHICAGO LEADERS
ALREADY IN MIDST
Of SEAT CONTESTS
Besieged by Rival Claimants
as Delegates From All
Sections Arrive.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, May 29.-Delegates to
the republican national convention
from all sections of the country Hook
ed into Chicago today. A majority OF
the early arrivals were from south
ern states, and a large proportion
were negroes contesting for seats IN
the convention from states wnere lHe ne
race question has been an iesu 40
the party's Organization.
THE national committees nearing
on 137..contests will. start Monoay'
and the arrivals buttonholed mem
bers of the party's governing pooy a.
every opportunity to present aoSa'''e
arguments for their claims rs tho an
no,1nced presidential aspiranes 'wsrs
perfecting their plans FOR. tne act.a.
work in the convention. Shortly aIteI
wood headquarters announced ma
Gov. Henry J. Allen of Kansas naI
been selected to make the Can
leonard Wood it was announced .nal
Georpe n. walker of Seattle had oeen
chosen to perform a similar oihce io'
Senator Miles Poindexter OF Wasnlns
ton These announcements completeu
the list Of the principal candidates.
cent Iowden. ana hooSe1'
Getting Ready for Hays
Clarence B. Miller, acting secretary
of the national committee. was ouss
throughout the day arranging
rooms and offices of the committee Il
the Coliseum annex, in anticipation
Of their active use on MONDAY. ne
aiso was concerned in seeing that the
hnsiness of the committee was IN
shape for Will II. Hays, chairman oI
the committee. who will arrive from
the east tomorrow. =.
entertain the newspaper correspond
ents at a luncheon. After this func-
ton he will discuss. with those mem
bers Of the committee who may oe
here, the selection of permanent
chairman for the convention.
Not all members OF the committee
will be here for the opening Of the
contest hearings. Several proxies have
been arranged for, but the exact num-
Der probably will not be known until
the committee formally assemblies.
One of the absentees will be Senator
Frank B. Kellogg of Minnesota He
visited convention headquarters today
and arranged for proxy, announcing
that an engagement in st. Paul on
Monday and a promise to make some
speeches in Iowa next week for Sena-
tor Cummins would keep him away
from Chicago until next Friday.
Reduction of Delegation.
One Of the problems which con-
front the committee is the reducing
Of diversified delegations to a size
which will permit OF their being seat
ell in the space reserved for delegates
This has placed several of the deleGa-
tions in a quandary.
According to Secretary Miller, q
majority Of these cases resulted from
attempts to har1nonize factions in
various states. and. when the delega-
tions were asked to cut down their
members to conform to the conven-
tion call, the same problems reap
peared.
Statements were issued from the
headquarters Of all the presidential
candidates. summing up the gains re-
puted to have been made during the
week. Undiminished confidence was
reflected in announcements from the
Lowden. Wood and johnson managers.
Interests OF Candidates.
The Lowden camp emphasized an
announcement by Jacob. Haman Of
Oklahoma that the delegates from
that state would vote solidly for the
The Hoover headquarters took on
added activity with the arrival of a
large force Of workers from New
York. transferred here for the con-
V0nL10n WOrk. Inefe was STEADY
stream OF callers at Harding head
quarters.
The first headquarters for vice presi-
Dental candidates were opened today,
They will be devoted to the interests
Of Samuel Adams OF Virginia
Mayor Thompson today appointed q
committee to welcome the republican
national convention delegates It was
announced that 1000 automobiles and
six bands had been placed at the use
Of the committee. Ten thousand doll
lars has been appropriated to enter
tain the visiting delegates and to
decorate the principal streets Of Chi
cago.
Frank B. Wallis. former Governor of
Ohio. passed through Chicago, tarry-
ing only long enough to hear rumors
that he was being groomsd as q pos-
sible dark horse" He authorized q
statement in denial Of these reports,
saying:
''This is no time for n dark horse
All such talk 10 designed to provoke
confusion"
Mr.. willis reanirmed his support Of
the candidacy Of Senator Harding Of
Ohio,