The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-05-29
GOV. ALLEN To
NOMINATE WOOD
FOR PRESIDENT
Republican Committee
to Take Up Contests
on Monday


CHICAGO. May 30 -- Gevornor
the name of Major General Leonard
wood In nomination at the republic
can convention, IL was announced
AZ wood headquarters here today.
Arrangements have been made. Il
was said. To obtain proxy from a
Kansas delegate for the governor.
A mll ficdged vice uresidential
boom was launcned today with the
arrival Of Samuel Adams. OF Green
wood, Va, editor OF the American
Fruit Growers. Mr. Adams is the
first vice presidential candidate ON
the scene
Edward T.. Cniladay. of washing.
ton. national committeeman lor the
District of Columbia. arrived today.
Decisions In four OF the confess
among delegations to the republican
national convention probably Will
settle all 'of the disputes winch in
volve i22 seats members OF the ma
tlOnal committee said today Preced-
cntH in l0ur major rulings Will gov
ern the points raised ia the other
eases h was said.
clarence q. Miller. secretary Of the
republican national committee arriv-
ed yesterday with the briefs. Nation
ni committee viii begin consideration
~ them Monday, ana four days, o.
is estimated Will finish all of them.
Calendar of Contests
Aside from the contests In the tenth
Minnesota. tMinneapohsl and the
fourth and ffh Missouri districts. the
contests are from southern suites
The calendar of contests. as prepared
! 10y Secretary Miller follows
Alabama Fourth district one dele
gate.
7 Arkansas--At large four. first dis
trict one; fifth district two,
District OF columbia large two
| Cthrre sets Of contestants.l
4 Fla. ida--At large four; first, Sec
I ond. third and fourth districts one
I delegate each.
Gaorgia- large four; first 10
, eighth districts, inclusive aud tenth
district one each. ninth district two.
2 Louisiana Al large four: fifH,
. To- eighth districts inclusive one eacn.
Minnesota -'rcnth district two.
i Mississippi AT large four, first 10
eight districts inclusive one each.
Missouri-u'uurth and dfth districts
/ two each.
North Caruliua--At large four.
First. second. third. sixth. eighth
ninth and tenth districts one each
fourth. nuh and seventh districts twO
each
/ pklnh,ma-,s Second. fourth and
nth districts two each.
South Carolina AT large four;
first TO seventh districts Inclusive one
each
Tcuesscc-sixth ana tenth districts
one each.
Tcxas-at large four. Third. Sow
cnth. eighth ana seventeenth districts
. one each.
Vlrginia-At large four. First "a
. eighth districts inclusive and tenth
one each. ninth district two.
70 Eliminate Delegates
Another sort of contest 10 be
handled either by the nntional COM
mittcc or the state delegations IN
vuivcd is the elimination ~ SO Eek
cess delegates from ten states WnerC
MORE than the allotted number of del.
cgatps were chosen with fractiona
votes. In these ten states dcloEh'
lions ~ delegates were certified "a
tho convention with only siNty-one av'
ailahle seats. The states that have
elected too many delegates. accord
ing to Secretary Miller's records, are
the following.
Arkansas. eleven delegates for SIS
srats
tunois. ten delegates at large foi
six seats.
I Iowa. twelve delegates for sl'
seats
Mississippi, eight delegates Tor si'
seats
Missouri eight delegates for rnu
seats
Neyada. twelve delegates for sii
seats
Tennessee. ten delegates for fv,