Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-01
Republican National Com
mittee Busy Settling
Southern Rows.
BLACK VS.. WHITE
IN SOME STATES
Three Florida Delegations, Each
Favorable to One Of Leading Can
didates, contestins-Wood Man
asers Deny There i. Probability Of
Row In Generals camp-Hitch-
cock Not to Make Fight.
v Associated Press.

1 By Associated Press.
Chicago, June 1.-Taking up the
claims In the contest between dele
5 cations from Georgia at it's meeting
today, the republican national COM
mittee plunged into the first fight Of
I real political significance to have a
bearing on the strength OF presiden-
tial candidates at next weeks con-
vention. The first ranged between
q regularly reported delegation un-
instructed, but which Is supposed to
favor the candidacy of Governor Low
j dan and contesting delegation fav-
oring General Wood.
Both delegations have figured In
The senate investigation Of campaign
expenditures. The regularly reported
delegation, headed by Henry Lincoln
johnson, an Atlanta negro, who was
shown to have received $4,000 from
the Lowden fund. and the contestiRg
delegation, or Pickett faction, was
shown to have received $4,000 for
the Wood fund. The second choice
OF the regular delegation after Gov
ernor Lowden was said to be Sena-
tor Harding. OF Ohio.
The contestfng, or Pickett, delega-
tion opened the argument. Former
<s0vepnor Hooper, Of reniiesses, acted
] - attorney for them.
~ ~ u s .soc,ated pre-
yane Sings on the
ElSams -se0slge1llngs de}egations TO
next weeks convention continued to-
day to occupy the attention OF the
republican national committee
"A decision in the three -cornered
fight in Florida was first on the pro-
gram, and next came the three-corn-
cred contest from the District OF
Columbia. A special b-committee.
composed OF Warren. of Michigan,
Dupont, of Delaware, and Parsons. of
New York, spent most Of the night
examining the law and the facts in
tho Florida case, and prepared a re-
port on the claims of the contestants
and possibly Recommendation for a
course of action by the committee.
Effect on Nomination.
The Florida case, in which the
committee was called upon to decide
whether there was, In legal effect,
any republican party in Florida.
promised ina sense to show the
first indication on the candidates. of
Major General Wood, Governor
Frank o. Loyden and Senator
Hiram johnson.
None Of the three contesting dele
cations is pledged, but the various
members say that the first or reg
ularly reported delegation, headed by
National Committeeman Bean of
Tampa, Is favorable to General Wood.
That the second delegation, headed
by III. Z. Anderson, of Jacksonville, is
favorable to Senator johnson, and
that the third, he added by A. L.
Church, Of Jacksonville, is favorable
to the candidacy Of Governor Lowden.
When the evidence was all In last
night, many of the committeeman
said that all three delegations SEEM
ed to them to be "defunct." but an
nounced that they would depend upon
the sub committee headed by Elk
Committeeman Warren. who is act
Ing as adviser to the committee in
the contest to point way out Of the
muddle.
Black and White Contest.
In the, District OF Columbia con-
test the issue as to candidates. is left
clearly defined, a1tho the Wood
leaders are said to be listing the
delegations head by Frank J. Hogan
as among those upon whom they
would depend in tn copxntion.
With the Florida & It out OF
the way, the National mmittee
faces the most acrimoni contess
OF the list, that from Geoi. !, where
an officially reported delegation,
headed by Henry Lincoln Johnson,
an Atlanta negro, Is counted in the
Lowden column, and q contesting
delegation headed by Charles Adam
son. Of Cedartown, Is counted in the
Wood column. Both delegations had
figured In the hearing Of the senate
subcommittee investigating cam
paign expenditures.
The next contest on the calendar
I is from. Louisiana, where a regular
ly-reported delegation headed by
National Committeeman Emil Kuntz
Is being opposed by a delegation
headed by Victor Loisel. of New
Orleans. The contestiug delegation
Il listed among those favorable to
the Wood candidacy and to Frank II.
Hitchcock.
The committee does not hope to
get further than the Louisiana con-
test In its work today.
Beginning to Stir.
While the National Committee Is
grinding away at the contest, things
are beginning to stir about the
headquarters Of the presidential can
didates and their managers. Chi
cago hotels, already over crowded
with an abnormal business. are be-
ginning to show the first symptoms
Of a campaign week of noise anI
confusion. Headquarters are bios