Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-09
FINAL DELEGATE
ROLL COMPLETED
o.,vention Credentials Com
nittee Disposes Of All Con-
tested Cases
vo7Es AGAIN TOTAL 9s4
ry the Associated Press

t,,o q. Working all nignI
tnr"sT' jrnft speed. the crcdentiaiI
N tor,ru cnmrICtCd the permanent ron
comnIll'IWo IWorubiiran National Convention
|ot thcoo III. morning. Previous rulings
Al 'mtosts ',,T by the national committe'
on coan,,sstoincd in all but three cases.
WI, nonort was submitted TO the con-
,ontiop this afternoon ana aPp'o''"
''|,'V ~, di.rosinr Of 1O3 appeals from the
l,omy ~ modr by the national com
oCrs,'" ,..o tho credentials committee TOOK
mlu'II 'Iolocatcs from Governor l.owdcn---
Two !" Wv Georgia and one in Tennessee
one Il; ni,.or N General Wood. but in the
WY ,m9.L Wissour Kansas city, district
Ln thc national committee refused TO
WHIT ~" ,"' ono. the credentials committee
tpst tt,J d" two Iowdcn men. leaving the
ssauT suS;,s of the two candidates un-
sSnn"nJ That restored the total mum
,.r ~ delegates in the convention to
oSl and the number necessary Tor nom
nation to 4ni
Negro Delegate 0us:ed
Robcrt Il. Church. negro lowden,
,,Ioc,tr was the Tennessee case in when
,hs national committee was overrulcd.
Wv Wv was onstcd in favor Of Charles u.
n,i,r white, instructed for Wood.
ub,p" suiS"r Ouinn's counsel declared the
Cburcb C faction had boltcd the district
convention.
The oycrturning Of the national COM
,,;,too's decision in the contest came
ns a sunrise. Church. resident OF
Tsmrhis. Is rcputcd to be one OF the
mO,Itbicst and most influential negroes in
Ono South, lie had the bncking Of many
Continent ,-c members in his fight. The
rhito contestants appealed TO the COM
nitter to take the Rcpub ican organiza
tion in Memphis ''out Of the hands OF
negro domination.
O,brr cases decided today and COM
,IStinp thc roll, all combinations of the
national committees findings. we're:
Eleven Iowdcn delegates from South
Carolina seated.
The entire Texas delegation. headed
hv National Committeeman III. +. Mac
Gregory and reported as split up among
Wood, Lowdcn. Johnson and Harding,
pated.
The fifteen Virginia delegates headed
by Representative e. r. SlCmp seated.
Edward y. Dufficld. of New Jersey.
vas elected chairman of the committee.
oS to 1G, over G.. n. Innes. Of MasSa
Chusctts. William +. I.aubc. Of Wash.
ington. was chosen secretary. Mr..
DWfich wa. nominated by Jake l..
IlamOn. Of Oklahoma. and Mr.. lnncs
By E. T.. Pickett. Of Iowa. counsel for
Governor Lowdcn in the natiGual com.
mittcc hearings.
Mr.. Duficld was said to hc a Wood
supporter and active in the New Jersey
camnOCn.
Most all Of the national committee
contests were appealed when the roll
was called for filing Of contests. In
addition. Oregon announced a contest OF
one seat at large. Judge McCamant. Of
Portland who intends to vote for Cen
sal Wood although Senator Johnson
won the OREGON primaries.
W the l3I contests decided by the
national committee 1Ol were appealed.
Another now case from O"cSon inv0lv-
Ing the delegate who refuses to vote for
Senator johnson. despite the senator's
victory in tho primary. was filed.
Rush (" Complete Roll
The entire Florida delegation on tho
bcart;na b%t",@'f ,,o 'oI, WAS seated without
LS',Ig ,La Ini no contestants appearing. or
nIo ,qr rgni r'"rIda delegates. six ar"
Pledged to Wood and two unnlcdgcd. but
f'TTr''d TH 10 favor senator johnson.
,a5 Inc arkansas delegates at large.
nrI'"u rai Ny hatl"naI Committeeman Rem
hcI' were seated by the committee. sus-
"i..n ,"'nInS IN" acton at the national com.
mitt'". ,a contests in three Arkansas dis
"irH p W"r" withdrawn.
,,y by vol" of - to % the committee