The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-09
3 DELEGATES
ARE UNSEATED
BY COMMITTEE
Credentials Committee Works
All Night - Treaty Fight
Expected to Rouse Hard
Struggle on Resolutions.
SITUATION IS ADRIFT
(By Associated Press)

udtiOu5l CONVENTION dL Z oU IHlS iuoI IL
ing. Previous rulings on contests by
the National committee were sus-
tanned in all but three cases.
In disposing of 103 appeals from the
decisions made last week by the nat
ional committee. two delegates were
taken from Gov. Lowden, one in
Georgia., and one in Tennessee-and
given to General Wood, but in the
Fifth Missouri (Kansas City, district,
where the national committee refused
to seat anyone, the credentials COM
mittee seated two Lowden men, leav-
ing the standing of the two candidates
unchanged
The permanent roll will be ready
for presentation to the convention
when 1t meets at IL o'clock this
morning.
Negro Is Unseated
Robert r. Church, negro Lowden
delegate, was the Tennessee case in
which the national committee was
overruled. He was ousted in favor of
| for Wood, when Quinn's counsel de-
clared the Church faction had bolted
| the district convention.
Final sitting Of issues for the Repub-
| lican national platform began today
in special subcommittee of 13
while the remainder of the full reso-
lutions committee of SO continued to
hold open house to hear last minute
suggestions and advice
The league Of Nations question. con-
ceded to be the hardest nut still un-
cracked by the platform workers, was
the center Of speculation everywhere
as the subcommittee began its de-
| liberations and delegates scanned care
fully but without final conclusions the
makeup of the bakers dozen entrusted
with the real job of writing the league
plank.
| Are Mixed Lineup
1t included two senators irrecon-
c1lably opposed to the treaty, two
senators who voted for it with reserva-
tions and nine other men whose atti-
tude has been less clearly defined
On the program Of the hearings be-
fore the full committee were several
events regarding as likely to hold the
interest Of the members and perhaps
start some new rows among them. In
cluded in those who were to appear
during the day were Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation
Of Labor, who brought with him some
suggested labor planks, and a delega-
t1on headed by Frank P. Walsh, ask
ing that the party declare for the rec
ognition Of the Irish republic.
Watson Is Chairman
The committee has for it's chairman
Senator Watson, of Indiana, who also
is chairman Of the resolutions com.
mittee. He is understood to have pre-
pared a league plank fashioned in
part after that adopted by Indiana
: Republicans, but Senator Borah of
, Idaho aided by Senator Mccormick of
, Illinois, is expected to offer an amend.
! ment designed to make the declara.
/ tion nearly coincide with the views of
: the treaty irreconcilables. The fourth
senator at the subcommittee table is
! Smoot, Of Utah. who with Senator
7 Watson, voted for ratification Of the
2 treaty with reservations,
Delegates assembled at the coliseum
3 today for the second session with
3 their views as to who shall lead the
party at the polls next November
, still mystery, even to themselves
Not Sign of Preference.
While giving uproarious approval
i yesterday to Chairman Lodges key
note address calling for destruction oil
the "Wilson dynasty" not a sign oi
D any preference came from the thous
) and whose votes will select the Re
publican presidential candidate to un
dertake the job. There was no dem
onstSations, even for favorite sons
no mention of the "big three" amons
: the aspirants, Wood, Johnson anC
9 Lowden
u Working with unprecedented free
+ dom from centralized leadership, o.
u boss control. the delegates prompt
:. ly ratified program designed to make
permanent the temporary organiza
: ton. Adoption of the organization.
II committee report, foregone result
: will place it's gavel in Senator Lodge
4 hands as the permanent presiding of
u ffcer, and set the convention off OF
II the second stage Of it's journey will
> little prospect that it will reach
= ballot on the presidential nomination
II before Friday or possibly Friday night
> Out of other developments yestel
/ day, however, which placed Senate
(, Watson of Indiana at the head of tn
u platform building machinery. the res
u olutions committee, and made Edwar
i, D. Duffield, of New Jersey, chairmal
~ of the credentials committee, Genera
- Woods ieutenants drew much CON
fort. Both men are delegates il
u structed for General Wood Fran
-. Hitchcock, invested yesterday with tn
- authority of supreme commander owe
- the Wood field forces, saw psyche
- logical advantage to his candidate i
'e the victory
Don't Think He's Right.
Leaders who in other days were tn
main spring of party action, did nc
share Mr.. Hitchcock's views. The
5 continued to talk much of Governo
Lowden's gaining strength; Will
Is from camps of Senator Johnson an
le the Illinois Governor came assertion
I'd from the candidates themselves tha
n they were "satisfied' with the stu;
n ton coupled with expressions {
in optimism as to the outcome of tn
halloting."
a. Election of Wood men to the tw
Of important chairmanships was regari
(Cnnfin1od Papa Tenl