The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-04
VAUDEVILLE
FIREWORKS,
PRESENTED D
Repartee Between Adams
and Tolbert Convulsss |
Contest Judges.

Contest Judges.
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Chicago, June 4:-South Caro-
lima contests over del sgates to the
Republican national committee fur
nished fireworks and vaudeville l0f
today's meeting Of the national
committee.
The lie was passed freely and
! charges Of ~somethfng rotten near
er than Denmark" were made by
the delegates Of the Adams fac-
ton. counted for Wood In the
coures Of presenting their cassa
against the Tolbert delegatioaa,
which are countde for. Lowden
The name Of National Commft-
teeman Bean OF Florida, waa
brought in to show that he worried
throughout South Carolina ~ -
organizer for Frank H HitchcoGk
arranging contesting delegations
favorable to General Wood.
Charge Machine Rlle.
While the argument technically
ranged about the question Of party
regularity, with the Tolbert facI
tion claiming that designation. thel
Wood delegates brought charges ofl
machine rule" which was argued. /
under the leadership Of National
Committeeman Tolbert," had re-.
duced the Republican vote in South
Carolina to q negligible quantity.
Some Of the negro delegates
charged that the Tolbert faction
had threatened them with death ~
they attended the regularly called
convention. ~
Former Governor Hooper Of Ten
nessee, presenting the cases for
the Wood delegation, conceded ir-,
regularity in some cases, but
claimed equality and right" 81.
Telbest Faction Wins.
The national committee, Apvr
|yvUYs 6Sl1fk Ia dcl6f61f,, co.,;
ap1.a lfeslf n ~ lnsstipn Ut tfsDg-i
alifi AAd voted Il tAyof s0fs 49,
Tolbert faction. u. sss n
J. e. Levy. 4 negro from Flor<
ence, s. c.. made an explanation oil
his contest which kept the COM
mittee in galas Of laughter. but I'll
did not win his case. Ee had the
distinction, however, of having the
committee thank him for his hon.
esty" on motion Of National Com
mitteeman Jackson Of Georgia.
The net results of the morninGI
sessions we're to seat II delegates.
counted In the Lodwen column.
Big Leaders Square Oh. ]
Chicago, June 4.-Lines Of acticnt
among the Republican presidential
candidates are beginning for the
first time today to come out of the
nebulous atmosphere of the pre-
liminary period and move toward
definite form.
The arrival Of Senator Johnson Of!
California, to take personal charge
of his candidacy, and the agree
ment among Wood leaders to have
Frank H. Hitchcock to act as their
field marshal. are the two OUT
standing developments which ipdi-
cate that within the next IS houfGl
the situation among the Republt-
cans will move into the stage where
the leaders will begin to do busi-
ness.
Proctor Status Unchanged.
The Wood forces profess to be
we'll satisfied with the arrange
ments within their own ranks and
lay emphasis ON the statement that
the hopes Of their opponents fos . |
contest of leadership between Will
liam Cooper Proctor and Mr.. Hitch
cock have gone aglimmering. Mr.
Proctor. they say, will continue inl
his present capacity with the W0u9
forces and the present agreement
to have Mr.. Hitchcock act as gen-j
eralissimo Of the forces on the con-
vention nOor was unanimous ara;
agreeable all around.
After 1--WE days OF sporadic &C.
tivity and jockeying. things are be-
ginning to take on q real conven-
tion atmosphere. BY the time the
crowds OF delegates begin pouring
in and with the coming OF political
leaders from Washington. things
are going to be going full blast.
The first cheers and the f3rst
songs of the boosters are beginning
to be heard IN the hotel lobbieS and
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