Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-03
DECISION DELAYED
IN GEORGIA FIGHT
FOR CHICAGO SEATS
Florida Contests Also Passed
Over by Republican Ma
tionaI Committee After
Tuesday Hearing

twelve delegates from Louisiana.
This is apparently a victory for Gov
ernor Frank o. Lowden, as it was un-
derstood the regular delegates were
pro-Lowden, while the contesting
delegates were understood to he sup
porting Major General Leonard
Wood.
The claim Of the contesting Lou
isiana delegation was rejected on
the ground that it was improperly
brought and that the delegation had
no official standing.
This brings Lowden's total of con-
tests decided in his favor up to Is.
: The Louisiana contests centered
chiefly on the application of Frank
C. Labit, who sought to have re-
hearing on his claim for recogni-
ton as national committeeman.
The suspended Florida and Georgia
cases were passed temporarily.
Further time to check evidence in
the Georgia case was given to the
subcommittee headed by Charles 3.
Warren, of Michigan, who said a
comparison of duplicate convention
rolls would take much more time.
H. l.. Remmel, of Arkansas pro-
posed that both Georgia delegations
be seated, with a half vote each, but
was voted down.
In taking up the Tenth Minnesota
district contest, between two Wood
and two unpledged delegates, Secre-
tary Miller announced that both
,I- 4 J.
Representative Schall, the blind con-
gresham, was one of the unpledged
delegates.
In it's first decision affecting the
Johnson forces in the convention,
the committee, by SO to II, voted to
seat the Tenth Minnesota district
who are counted as favorable to the
candidacy of the California senator.
They were Representative Schall
and L. M. Mithun.
The first order of business today
was a supplemental hearing for the
regularly reported delegation from
Florida, headed by National Commit
teeman Bean, and the delegation
headed by H. l.. Anderson, of Jack
sonvil1e. ..'...
With that disposed of, the COM
mittee planned to pass on to the
Georgia CASE involving the seating
of delegates pledged to General
Wood or counted in support Of Gov
ernor Lowden, The claim Of the lat
ter delegation. headed by Henry Lin
coin Johnson, an Atlanta negro, that
it is the regularly reported delega-
ton, is disputed by the former dele
cation, known as the Pickett faction,
which contends that it should be con-
sidered the regularly accredited dele
cation, as Roscoe Pickett is the &C
credited state chairman.
Leaders Arriving
Nevertheless the official commit
tee list gives the Johnson delegation
as the regularly reported one and
the Pickett delegation was heard as
the contestants. The fight brought
before the committee the first clear
cut case in which a gain of delegates
for the Wood or Lowden forces was
involved and it took first place in
the interest of the pre-convention pc
Rod
Political forces are gathering slow
ly here, and while the pre-conven-
ton circle has it's usual line Of gos-
sip, and prediction, no political lead
er Of recognized importance has up
to this time been willing to attach
his name to a definite prediction of
whom the convention will name as
it's candidate Or when it is likely to
do 1t. The end of the week. with the
probable adjournment of congress,
however, will bring all the national
leaders to Chicago and by Saturday
Or Sunday convention plans are ex-
pected to begin taking definite form,
Representatives of the militant
branch of the Woman Suffrage party
are on the ground preparing to picket
the convention hall to enforce their
demand for a platform declaration
calling on the states which have not
ratified the woman suffrage amend
ment to do SO at once. The national
committee yesterday, by unanimous
vote. called upon all Republican
states to act promptly on the ratifica-
ton.
The Johnson forces are counting on
a burst of speed with the arrival of
Senator Johnson here tomorrow. A
street parade and demonstration have
been arranged. Senator Harding is
coming also on Thursday. General
Wood is here and at his headquarters
at Fort Sheridan, and Governor Low
den already is here.
Permanent Chairman
In the coming convention the IN
instructed delegates are holding the
balance of power and already plans
for sounding out their preferences
are being discussed. A caucus of the
uninstructed some time after Sunday
is one of the plans being canvassed.,
Such discussion Of the platform
planks as is going on among the
national committeeman seems to indi-
cate majority feel that the prohibi-
ton question may be regarded as one
not necessarily to be included, be-
the constitution and has becons> the
law of the land.
The selection Of a permanent chair
man seems to have made no progress
in the last three or four days. There
is now less talk among committee
men of the selection of former Sen
ator Beveridge, of Indiana, and more
talk of an agreement on Senator Nc
Cormick, of Illinois.
Political leaders here who are sup
porting Senator Mccormick claim TO
have the approval of Senator Penrose
for their choice
FIGHT FOR
INDEPENDENCE PLANK
CHICAGO June 1.-THE fight for
Il platform declaration by the Re
publican party for full independence
for the PHILIPPINES was taken I'D to-