The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-02
TO
lOMINA TE
ONJUNE 10
csayeution Rushes Con
tegts to Open Way to
Tat Weeks Action.
BULLETIN.

Chicago, June e. Nominat.
= speeches In the Kepubii.
s1s national convention next
~ will come ON Thursday,
N balloting on Friday, l.. w.
HenIey, secretary Of arrange.
neats committee, said today.
1eIlswins the keynote speech
Il senator Lodge of Massa-
elueetts, temporary chairman,
N adjournment OF committees
3 Tuesday, Mr.. Henley said
I ihe committee probably would
Mourn until Wednesday for
ee9uittee work. There are
nsfe than 15OyOW applications
n tickets for 1889 seats, Mr..
Iealty stated, and l,lOO xppli.
utions for 578 press seats. In.
asesed interest of women in
psNtics was assigned by Mr..
healey as Q reason for the
6eaet demands. Distribution
dtiekets is to begin next Sat-
uriay through national com.
nitteemen.
Chicago, ILL.,, June claims Of
natssting delegations from Florida
ssd Georgia continued today to oc-
npy the attention of the Republi-
ua national committee. Every eff
inrt was being made to speed up
coaEderation Of the cases so the
committee might pass on to the
thims from 10 other states which
ivs not yet even been heard. The
Druspect Of night sessions to clean
" the slate before the convention
nssts next Tuesday, seems to be
growing.
The first order Of business today
N . supplemental hearing for
y regularly reported delegation
IN Florida, headed by National
nitteeman Bean, and the con-
ltIg delegation headed By a. l.
ln1srson Of Jacksonville.
With that disposed Of, the COM
1lttee planned to pass ON to the
oscrgia case involving the seating
4 delegates pledged to Major Gen.
al Leonard Wood or counted in
IMPORT Of Governor LOwden. The
tlatm Of the latter delegation head.
Z BY Henry Lincoln Johnson. ar
Atlanta negro. that it is the regu.
MY reported delegation, is dis.
rsd BY the former delegation
noxn as the Pickett faction
nith contends that it should be
aosidered the regularly accredited
ealegation, as Roscoe Pickett is the
accfedited state chairman.
Nevertheless, the official commit.
- Int gives the Johnson delega.
uaa . the regularly reported ont
- the Pickett delegates were
md y the contestants. The figh'
.oaght before the committee thu
3. clear cut case in which a gair
eeiesates for the Wood or Low.
iorces was involved and it tool
u9 place in the interest Of the pre-
@Hsation period.
Forces Arrive Slowly.
nlttical forces are gathering
NY here and while the pre-con
Mnon circle has its usual line O
lp and prediction, no politica
naef OF recognized importance
n Up to this time been willing tt
lea his name to q definite pre-
Suon OF whom the convention viii
me as its candidate or when it il
Icy 70 do 1t. The end of the weel
sa tae probable adjournment o
sfess. however, will bring al
= Isational leaders to Chicago ant
\ saturday or Sunday convention
sAas are expected to begin taking
aslaite form.
Mptesentatives Of the militan
aen Of the woman suffragist
~ .I..'s y the ground preparing u
49, the convention hall to en-
~. ~ tneir demand for a platform
ss,aa ss,slallon calling on the state
~ su nave not ratified the womal
se amendment to do SO a
Inc national committee yes
n ~ oy unanimous vote called Of
aepublican states to ac
puy on the ratification.
-. NATIONAL committeeman ar
esMs 2 Joke at the expense 0
- I. Coleman Dupont q