Evening star., 1920-06-04
REPUBLICANS SEAT
DELEGATES AFTER
MERRY CONTEST
Half Hour of Vaudeville When
South Carolina Men
"Have It Out"
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. June I'm the contests
coming before the republican national
committee today from the eight dis
tricts of Mississippi subcommittee
reported the proceedings of the Mulvi-
hill faction to be regular and that dele
cation was seated. It is uniistructed,
but is counted among the Lowden
forces.
In the contest from the first South
Carolina district the national commit
tee voted to seat the Tolbert delegates
also. Similar action in regard to the
other districts was indicated.
In the contest where the faction led
by National Committeeman Tolbert of
Greenwood was opposed by a delega-
ton led by j. Duncan Adams Of Spar
tanburg, the committee voted to seat
the delegates at large of the Tolbert
delegation. which is counted in the
Lowden column.
The Tolbert-Adams contest furnished
the committee meeting with a half
hour of vaudeville, in which Tolbert
drew roars Of laughter. cheers and
applause. Former Gov. Vernon Hooper
OF tennessee, presenting the case for
the Adams faction. counted for Wood.
denounced the Tolbert organisation
as an "oligarchy'' of long standing, so
repudiated by the republican voters
of South Carolina that only / 500 bal.
lots were cast for Hughes in the en-
tire state in the presidential election
of 1916.
Adams Men Supported.
The Adams delegation was sup
ported by Frank H. Hitchcock's or
ganizers. and aside from disputing
which the Tolbert delegation rested
its case, made an appeal for q re-
organization in the state. which they
contended would bring out the re-
publican vote and upbuild the party
Attacking the evidence presented
which b. eIsrsed oa wss .eooRed Iedn 'up,s q
former Gov. Hooper told the AomniIt-
tee "there Is some thing rotteu closer
to this committee roon than Dan.
h9f9s@ -
OF the Tolbeft faction BY freaaient
bursts of applause and closed the
case before former Gov. Hooper had
finished his argument. It was the
hrst defeat of importance that the
Wood forces had met in the commit
In the second district contest it was
charged that National Committeeman.
Bean of Florida and former National
Committeeman Bieber of the District
OF Columbia, acting, as Hitchcock or
ganizers. were among those who at
tended the convention and organized
the contest. III
In reply to the charge Of a rump
convention the Adams faction argued
that its supporters were prevented
by physical force from leaving the
windows.
did Mr.. Bean and Mr.. Bieber go out
the Wlndows? asked a committee
man. The answer was drowned in q
roar of laughter and eyes as the COM
mittee voted to seat the~Tolbert del
egate.
The committee wound up the South
Carolina contest by voting to seat all
the delegates Of the Tolbert faction,
counted for Lowden, at large and in
all seven districts.
Rodenbers to ORer Lowden's Name.
CHICAGO. juno THE speech by
Lowden of Illinois will be presented
to the republican national convention
for nomination will be of only ten
minutes duration, 1t was annouced at
the governor's headquarters. Repre-
sentative William A. Rodenberg Of
sional district will make the speech.
Lines Of action among the republican
presidential candidates are beginning
for the first time to come out of the
period and move toward definite form.
The arrival of Senator johnson of Cali
fornia to take personal charge of his
candidacy and the agreement among
Wood leaders to have Frank H Hitch
cock act as their field marshal are the
two outstanding Developments
After five days of sporadic activity
and jockeying. crowds of delegates be-
gin pouring in. and with the coming of
political leaders from Washington,
hiy,u n h0
blast.
The first cheers and the first. songs of
the boosters are beginning to be heard
in the hotel lobbies and on the streets
Pianos are tinkling in many Of the cam
paign headquarters. and the song lead
ers and cheer leaders are on the job, be-
ginning to drill the choruses Of willing
workers that always gather to particle
pate in the noisy demonstrations which
accompany a convention.
Senator Poindexter Arrives,
Other candidates will join the plan
as they arrive.
Senator Poindexter of washineton
arrived today from Washington, and
tomorrow his special trains Of boost
ers and delegates are due in from the
west. From today on carloads of
delegates will be arriving from all
the quadrennial preliminaries of eau
cusing, electing their delegation Of
ficers, members of the various com
mittees and choosing the state rep
resentatives on the republican ma
tionaI committee.
There are also many little booms
not so well defined or being supported
with such enthusiasm as the princi-
| pal ones. There are candidates for
President and Vice President who
have arrived with nominating
speeches already prepared. and now
they are busy canvassing the various
delegations trying to induce some one
| to deliver them.
| Vice President Marshall is going to
have a look at the republican con-