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% DELEGATES
GIVEN L0WDEN
WOOD. LOSES IN CONTEST DEcI.
sIoNs BY REPUBLICAN MA
TIoNAL COMMITTEE
CHOICE FAR FROM SETTLED
Uninstructed Delegates to G. o. P.
Convention Said to Still Hold Bal
ance of Power.-Contest Be-
ginning to Liven PIP

oHlCdSO, June %. - fFeSluentla
booms of General Wood. Senate
Johnson and Governor Lowden yestei
day again held the spotlight of tn
convention city and shadows of poten
tial dark horses" were reported witt
growing frequency.
Lowden forces were jubilant owe
national committee decisions in dele
gates contests. which they claim add
% delegates to the Lowden column
| with a like number less to Genera
| Woods.
Senator Johnson, while the commit
tee was weighing the Lowden-Woo
| contests, launched statements on his
campaign plans and platform planks
and also told of rumors of attempts
at inroads on his instructed delegates
General Wood also gave out a state,
ment declaring Colonel William Coop
er Proctor and Frank II. Hitchcock,
his managers, were working in COM
plette harmony and loyalty. The gen
eral vigorously denied reports that
Colonel Proctor was being subordi-
mated to Mr.. Hitchcock
From other quarters of the Repub-
lican forces came increased talk of
dark horse" entries. 1t came with
the arrival of more national leaders
and also many delegates.
Presidential row also got another
tenant in the arrival yesterday of SEN
atOr Poindexter of Washington, and
word was received that Senators
Harding of Ohio and Sutherland of
West Virginia would reach here to-
morrow. DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler
of New York is due today.
Developments yesterday. however,
were said by prominent leaders to
leave the nomination still sin the air"
with the uninstructed delegates hold
ing the balance to decide the out
come. The stage of important consul
tations, it was said. was approaching
with the presence of members of con-
gress. governors and other influential
leaders, of whom many arrived yester-
day.
In the clark horse discussions, |
among names figuring prominently
were Governor Coolidge of Massachu- |
setts, Allen of Kansas and Sproul of |
Pennsylvania. All discussions seemed |
TO range about the senate committees
of campaign expendi-
lures. Governor LOwden gave out an
other statement repudiating delegates
rom Missouri receiving Lowden funds
md said there was a Ymovement to
nave them denied convention seats.
Improved prospects of the Johnson
We're claimed and were
,ften conceded in some opposition
quarters. In the latter it was fire.
Iuently said that the johnson move
nent appeared to be blowing" and
hat. although behind in instructed
elegates, the senator appeared TO be
Foes of the Californian,
owever were equally confident that
e would not carry the convention by
torn.
In the discussions of selection as
gainst election of some candidate not
ow prominent in the race. possibility
coalitions between leading candi-
ates was considered despite present
leavages. Many veteran observers
aid the tension between the leaders
as on the increase with the contest
ecisions as factor.
Personalities of the battle were
liked yesterday with principles. SEN
tor Johnson anG Governor Lowden
ltlined their platform views, with the
,rmer declaring the Johnson forces
ould present a plank opposing the
resent league of nations. Governor
owden reiterated for ratification
with the Lodge reser-
itions.'
In regard to prohibition, Senator
,hnson predicted that it would not
mentioned, while Governor Lowden
,clared for enforcement of the con-
itutional amendment.
'It is a part of the law" Governor
widen said, "and / am not in fav.r
attempting to evade that or any
her law Whatever is necessary to
axe it effective should be done by
or otherwise"
Labor declarations Of the platform
ere discussed by Senator johnson.
10 declared against "dehumanizing'
,or Governor Allen of Kansas, who
II present the name of General Wood
the convention, announced that he
'uld urge his plan for federal labor