The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-02
WOOD LOSES MORE.
Two Regular Delegates Unseat-
ed Instructed for General.
Was First Division of National
Committee on Seating.
SIX STATES DELAY CASES
Legal Technicalities Have
Blocked Rapid Work.
National Committee Plans to
Hurry Rest of Cases.

Chicago. June First division in
the Republican national committee on
seating contested delegates came to-
day when the committee split on the /
seating of two delegates from the
Tenth congressional district of Min
nesota. and voted Sc to 2 to seat two |
irregular delegates, understood to be !
supporters of Senator Johnson. The |
defeated delegates were instructed for |
Genel al Wood.
When the committee went into ex-
ecutive session to vote on the seating !
of the two Minnesota delegates, Jesse !
NJ. Littleton of Tennessee moved that !
all four delegates be seated with half |
a vote apiece.
Victory for Lowden.
By unanimous vote. the Republican |
national committee today seated the
regular twelve delegates from Louis |
lana. This is apparently a victory for
Governor Lowden, as it was under
stood the regular delegates were pro-
Lowden. while the contesting delegates
were understood to be Supporting
General Wood.
The claim of the contesting Louis
lana delegation was rejected on the
grounds that it was improperly
brought and that the delegation had
no official standing. This brings
Lowden's total of contests decided in
his favor up to eighteen. The Louis
lana contest centered chiefly on the
application of Frank c.. Labit, who
sought to have a rehearing on his
claim for recognition as a national
committeeman.
Penrose May UntangIe 1t.
The state of Pennsylvania with two
potential presidential candidates of its
own and directing force in the per-
son of Senator Penrose, is expected to
point the way this week to some so
luton of the present tangle over the
party nominee.
Penrose, who was to arrive in Chi
Gao today or tomorrow, may or may
not come finally, but in all events he
will be in direct touch by wire with
his lieutenants here and is expected
to speak out soon with his recommen-
dation for the national ticket. His
spokesman IN Chicago meantime are
working>in an effort to effect an un-
derstanding whereby Senator johnson
will get behind Senator Knox for the
nomination if Senator johnson himself
cannot win.
Penrose has at least two cards up
his sleeve-Knox and Governor Sproul.
He has declared that if the convention
were to nominate a man of the Low
den type. "it might as well name
SprouI." He has added, however, that
Knox would be 1.-The man best fitted
! therefore, that Penrose, when and If
johnson and Wood are eliminated
from possible nomination. will enter
Knox or Sproul,. or possibly both be-
fore he gives his support to Lowden.
Must Hurry Hearings.
Confronted with the doubtful record
of having disposed of only three of the
! do1n in
/ days hearings. the Republican nation
al committee this morning launched
upon a. program designed to clean up
the balance of the disp ties in short
| order.
At the suggestion of Chairman Will
H. Hays, the committee will begin
holding night sessions and an effort
will be made to bunch the various
contests in each state whenever pos
sible. The policy of holding open ses-
sions has resulted in the contests be-
ing decided upon judicial grounds
rather than political expediency, but
has had the effect of dragging out the
hearings.
In their efforts to hurry the pro-
ceedings late yesterday, the commit
teemen only partially delved into sew
eral contests. leaving a rather COM
lpiicated skein to unravel today.
night session would have been held
but when the cases of the next states
in order-Minnesota, Mississippi, Mis-
souri,. North Carolina, oklahoma and
South Carolina-it was found that
none of these contesting delegations
was ready to proceed.
Too Many Technicalities.
According to the prearranged sched-
ule, the first case to be considered
was that of Florida. The evidence
was fully presented Monday but the
4 legal technicalities were such that it
was referred to a subcommittee. This
body reported yesterday that further
evidence was required to clear up GER
tain points regarding the claims of
the regular delegation of eight headed
by George w. Bean and Daniel Gerow.
and the first contesting delegation un-
| der H. l. Anderson. The former is
lsupposed to be for Major General
Wood and the latter merely antl-Wood:
The second contesting delegation, of
which W. L. Van Duzor is chief, was
: practically eliminated by the sub-com-
mittee's report. 1t was reported to
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