Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-31
Republican
Contests Get
Airing Today

nearly one-seventh of all the delegates
to the republican national convention
to occupy their seats. when the big
quadrennial-show opens here one week
from tomorrow was at stake today
when the national committee opened
its hearing in 1s7 contest cases.
Practically all the national commit
teemen were on hand when the hear
ing opened, with the absentees repre-
sented by proxies. Notable among the
proxy holders were John T. King OF
Connecticut, formerly campaign man
ager for Major General Leonard
Wood. who holds the proxy of Senator
Bois Penrose of Pennsylvania: and Joe
Healing of Indianapolis. representing
James A. Hemenway Of Indiana.
Three States Heard.
Contests from three southern states
Alabama, Arkansas and Florida
probably will be heard today, commit
tee men said. When the committee
met this morning its first action was to
prepare a calendar and fix limits or
the time to be devoted to oral argu-
ments by attorneys for the contestants
AS usual in past conventions vir'
tually all the contests originate be
tween lilly white" and black and tan
groups in southern states.
In the alphabetical order in which
they win be heard the other contests
are:
Arkansas.-Seven of the states thir
teen seats are in dispute between whit'
and black and tan groups. The lat
ter bolted the state convention AM
elected four delegates at large. on
delegate from the first and ewo from
the fourth districts. The first distric
man is instructed for Lowden and tn
others are unpledged.
Florida Has Contest.
4 Florida.--Three complete sets o
delegates '.liIy white. "black and tan
and regular" are fighting for tn
states eight seats. George w. Bean o
Tampa, national committeeman, head
the regulars, while the other whit
faction is sponsored by w. L. Van
Duzor.
Georgia.-Fifteen of seventeen seat
are in dispute in what promises to b
the most bitterly fought Of all the con
tests, with direct issues between Low
den and Wood forces. The "black an
tan" convention elected a complet
delegation headed by Henry Lincol
johnson of Atlanta. They were liste
officially as unpledged but Governo
Lowdens campaign manager testifie
he sent $4,000 of Lowden money
; Johnson. The Wood group, headed
Roscoe Pickett, later elected fiftee
delegates. Four Hitchcock, one OF tn
Wood managers. told the senate con
mittee he sent $4,000 to Pickett whe
it was reported "the opposition wa
spending considerable money"
Louisiana twelve seats are co
tested by whites and "blacks an
tans."
Minnesota In Line.
Minnesota. OF the states
seats, both in the tenth minneapolis
district, are at stake, with Represent
tive Schall, the blind congressman, or
Of the contestants.
:. Mississippi-Al twelve seats col
tested, with one delegation pledged
General Wood. Frank Hitchcock to-
the senate committee that in his opil
ion the Wood delegation was illegal
Missouri.-Two seats in the fouri
. and two in the fifth district conteste
North arolina.--Seyenteen out
22 seats contested. with the whit
pledged to Judge Pritchard. John
Morehead, national committee man,
sponsor for the group.
Oklahoma.-Six seats in dlsput
two each from the second, fourth ar
fifth districts, with some of the col
: testants favorlng Lowden and oths
Wood.
South Carolina.-All eleven sea
: contested by the regulars and Il
"union republican party negro ia
ton.
Tennessee. seats in the ski
and tenth districts at stake, wi
Wood partisans involved in both.
Texas.--All 23 seats contested alor
racial lines.
Virginia--All Is seats contested
: 'lily whites" and BLACK and tan
with extra contests filed from Il
third and eighth districts.
District of Columbia.-Three sets
: delegates, one said to favor Gener
Wood and the other two unpledge
contesting for the districts two seats.
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