Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-01
Finds Extra Seats as So
luton to Problem of So
Excess Representatives
Coming.
First Days Progress lndi~
Gates That Hearings
Will Not Be Concluded
Before Friday.

Chicago, May 31.-In open
session Monday the Republican
national committee began de-
Gliding contests from various
state delegations to the conven-
ton but made only slow pro-
gTess.
In what Chairman Hays character
ized as judicial rather than political
decisions" the committee seated regu-
larry reported delegates from Arkan-
sas and Alabama: postponed the con-
test over the District of Columbia and
after giving an extended hearing to a
three -cornered contest from Florida, ad-
journed over night without making a de-
Gsion.
At Mondays rate of progress. Chair
man Hays estimated that the contests
would not be cleared up before Friday.
Mondays descisions will not be factors
in the strength of any candidate in the
convention, and ranged principally about
the question of regularity, although the
race issue frequently was injected.
Warren Acts as Attorney.
In all decisions. the committee was
guided on questions of law and preced-
ID. II.
national committeeman from Michigan,
who was acting at the request of Chair
man Hays as the committees attorney.
AT the conclusion of each contest,
Mr.. Warren issued statement of ne
reasons upon which the committee WA
acting. Chairman Hays said that was a
part of his plan of laying the committee
work before the country.
Only seven of the one hundred and
~ = IL
days work
In the Alabama contest. the regularly
reported delegates were seated in the
absence of the contestant. Seven regu-
larry reported delegates from Arkansas
were seated. the negro contestants be-
ing dismissed. One delegate instructed
for Governor Lowden and two reported
favorable to him were among those Civ
en- seats.
Snag in Fiorida-
Taking up the contests alphabetically.
the committee strack q snag in the Flor
ida contest where three separate sets
OF delegates-one each reported favor
able to Major General Wood, Governor
Lowden, and Senator johnson, respect
ively-were contesting. For more than
three hours the committee argued over
complicated technical points of the Flor
ida ease and finally referred it 10 a sub
committee of three for recommenda-
ton. The three committeeman were
Warren. of Michigan: Dupont, Of Deia-
ware, and Parsons, of New York.
Besides the decision ON the FLORIDA
case. the committee has yet to take up
the hard-fought controversy between the
Wood and Lowuen forces in Georgia and
also the dispute between three separate
sets of delegates from the District of
Columbia
Chairman Hays at the close of Mon
days committee meeting announced
solution of the problem of seating the
90 extra delegates, which have been
chosen from 10 states.
Can Seat Them AT,
1t was found that 20 additional chairs
can be placed on the space arranged for
delegates on the floor of the Coliseum
and the other Is will be Accommodated by
the spaces of delegates who
happen TO be absent from sessions
Wood chieftains began assembling at
main headquarters with the arrival from
Washington of Major General Wood,
by Senator Moses. his east
ern manager.
The Johnson headquarters issued an
that - Senator johnson
would arrive Thursday noon and that a
parade had been arranged to follow his
at the railroad station.
Senator Harding is expected here tha
latter part of the week, but the Hoover
headquarters announced that it Was
as to whether Mr.. Hoover
would come to Chicago during the CON
vention. Governor Lowden already is
here