Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-05

cial plea that the national commit
tee establish harmony among the fac
lions there and preclude contests Mt
the next national convention by seat
ing all the delegates and giving each
Il half vote. The committee. however,
bowlcd the suggestion over with q
quick vote and stood tight on the
principle.
Lfk Old Time Campn,cctinE.
Johnson and his small army of
negro cohorts were waiting in the
ante-rooms for the decision and
when the news of the decision favor
able to him reached there, scenes
which are familiar to any one who
had attended an old fashioned South
ern campmeetinS were rc-cnacted.
The shouts and screams of the John
son party r~csounded throughout tho
coliseum.
Admitting negroes danced about
their leader in Il wild delirium and
raised such n din that the committee
in the next room had difficulty in
proceeding to tho consideration of
the district contests.
At it's night session the commit
tee continued seating the Henry
Lincoln Johnson district delegates
from Georgia. Those from tho Third
and Fourth Districts were seated on
the first votes. and the others later.
When the steam roller had stoned
working tonight Wood had gained
n vote in Tennessee. but all the
others taken away from him went
to Lowden. giving Lowden n net gain
in the days work of twenty-five del
cSateS.
Lowdcn won eleven in South Caro-
lima, eight in mississippi, one in
Tennessee, TWO in Oklahoma and four
in Georgia
southcrners Exchange Lie.
Feeling. ran high at the committee
session, the lie being passed
Two eminent Southerners on one oc-
casion. and bitter words being cx-
changed by the rival sets OF dele
Eates. order was maintained with
great difficulty, although tho steam
roller, operating apparently to Low
oe Tho aI mo never left the track.
day occurred during the hearing of
the contest in the Fourth Oklahoma
district. James j. McGraw, national
vGtmmit,eeman from Oklahoma and
charged on the floor that $780, 600 had
been passed TO tho chairman OF the
opposing, delegation. which Is favor
anoae TO Lowden While he asserted
4. 49, ! tic SOV,UUU
with l!owden's managers, ho allowed
the inference 10 remain that tho ac-
tion OF the district convention which
elected his opponents had been in
huenced by the contribution.
Colonel Proctor and others In Wood
headquarters called a conference 90
night. after hearing of Senator Moses
statement, and II was indicated that
Il statement from the Wood head
quarters was under consideration.
.Johnson's managers hailed tn
Moses statement with satisfaction,
and tho Lcwden supporters professed
10 believe that the statement would
not injurc, but might help the Gov
errors campaign. They pointed out
that Senate Moses attac was made
upon the national committee, with
It's influential membership, and not
upon the Governor or his nag
From the Johnson camp came tho
declaration that senator Moses po-
sition indicated that both the Wood
and johnson forces could be cN-
pected 10 oppose nomination OF any
man named by the odd Guard" The
friends of Senator Johnson. however,
secuted the present possibility OF a
coalition with the Wood strength In
The convention In behalf OF either
Wood or Johnson.