The Raymer enterprise., 1920-06-10
Lowden Repudiates Two Dele
gates Who Accepted Money
From His Manager.
COMMITTEE BARS OTHERS
One Missouri District Left without
RsprsssntatIon-Johnson Welcomed
10 chIeaeo-Attornsy General
Palmer RscsIves Several
Rather Painful Blows.
sy EDWARD W. plcKARp.

When the senate committee on cam
paign funds uncovered the truth about
the expenditure Of $4,000 to promote
Governor Lowden's campaign for dele
gates from Missouri. the Lowden boost.
ers looked very blue and subdued and
everyone else was asking whether the
disclosures were enough to kill the
governors chances. Robert e. Moore
and Nat 0oldstein. who were elected
delegates, told the committee that they
had each received from Emmerson, the
Lowden manager. a check for $500
and had placed the money In their own
accounts. but Moore said that "since
there has been 50 much unpleasant
publicity about It." they are going to
return the money to Lowden. Nation
al Committeeman Babler and e. L.
Morse Of Excelsior Springs made ad-
missions concerning the use Of Lowden
money In Missouri which showed that
under the most favorable construction,
the governors campaign there was
conducted with objectionable stupid
ity.
Lowden leaders at the Chicago head
quarters held q hasty conference and
the governor then Issued a statement
which, In the opinion Of his friends,
quite rehabilitated bis wobbling boom
and made everything all right again.
He denounced Moore and Goldstein as
unit to sit In the national convention
and enlphatically repudiated their sup
port and votes. This goes for any
other delegate or delegates. II any.
similarly situated" be added. He de-
clared his instructions to Emmerson
were to use money only for legitimate
purposes. and that his manager as
sured him the payments to the two
Missourians were made In January, on
the representation that the money was
required for the organization Of their
districts.
Another Missouri scandal. developed
during the hearing Of contests before
the national committee. and resulted
In one district losing Its representa-
tion In the convention. This district
Is the Fifth. comprising 10 Kansas
City wards and seven Jackson town
ships. Althoush here Was no 4cbasge
Of the improper use Of money. the CON.
mlttee declared the testimony showed
that the election Of both sets of dele
gates was "diagraceful and tainted
~ fraud" II refused to seat the
RED sssnsAtiyes Of either faction thus
reducing the total vote 10 the conven-
tion n 9e4 and the number required
to uonlnate 4eo. This b the FIRST time
q district has been left without repre-
sentntion In 4 national convention for
such reason.
Al this writing the hearings on con-
tests have resultsd In net loss Of II
votes for Wood. . net gain Of 10 for
Lowden and a net gain Of four for
johnson. In the matter Of so extra"
delegates elected by various states the
national committee decided that seats
should Be provided for them. but the
extra altsrnA.es were left to shift for
themselves. The demand for seats In
the Coliseum was overwhelming. more
than 10000 requests being received.
The hail accommodates 1920.
The Republican platform was almost
completed last week In Washingten and
the draft was carried to Chicago by
Senator Watson Of Indiana. The last
plank added In the capital related to
Mexico and was written by Senator
fall. It was said to follow 10 general
the recommendation made By his
committee to the senate. declaring that
unless conditions In Mexico are i'm
proved the United States may find II
necessary to intervene. The plank on