The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-05
HAYS POINTS
TO LEGALITY
OF DECISION
Politicians Already Worn to
FRAGILE as First Act Of Big
Show Draws Near Dele
cations Arrive.
CALIFORNIA Men ARE IN
(By Associated Press)

CHICAGO, June 5.-This is the last
day of the national committees de-
liberation contests among the state
delegations, unless something sudden
Iy is upsets, and the committeeman
will be free to take part in the con-
ferences of Sunday and Monday
which will play so large a part in
sha ping the destinies of the conven-
ton.
Chairman Hays is making no state
ment in reply to the steam roller
charges, but he points out to inquir-
ers that this year the committee made
it the practice in its open sessions to
spread upon its minutes the legal rea-
sons for its decisions in each case,
and that this record will be available
II the contests are to be discussed in
the credentials committee or if a fight
is to be carried to the floor of the
convention.
The last three days of the prelim-
mary period are like harvest days on
the farm. Everything needs to be
done, and done at once, if the crop
is to be saved, and all hands are at it
from sun up. Ii a politician of any
account of the ground here gets five
hours of sleep out of the "a, he is &C
counted lazy man.
Fights Off Ticket Spongers
While he is not fighting off friends
looking for convention tickets he is
hunting delegates for his favorite can
didate. If he has any real ideas of
what is going to happen, he is keep
ing them strictly to himself, and the
probabilities are that if he disclosed
them he would be accounted more an
enthusiast than prophet.
For nearly a week now things have
been shaping up to a point where only
push was required to start them off.
The national committee in its daily
sessions was really the only part of
the political machinery actually doing
any work
All the other politicians on the
scene were holding conventions in the
hotel lobbies and Ma ning nominating
speeches to any crowd that was will
ing to listen. With the steady arrival
of men who bear the responsibility
of leadership something more than
that gossip will begin to develop from
now on.
Delegations Get In
Several full delegations and numer-
Gus fragments Of others were sched-
uled to roll in today. Among them
were the California and Nevada dele
cations in the Golden Poppies Spe-
cial,' named from the quantities OF
California's flowers kept on ice for
distribution here.
The big influx of delegates and Wis
ltors is expected tomorrow and Mon
day. Railroad officials say they are
being taxed for equipment because of
the extra sleeperS and diners needed
TO carry the crowds.
Chilly weather is a surprise, well
come otherwise, to most of the incom-
ers. Cool convention weather" has
been the rule for several days, with
more in immediate prospect. Some
of the Texas and other southern dele
gates are complaining because they
came unprepared for the low tempera-
lures.
Most of the visitors have had hotel
reservations tucked away for days
and even weeks and months, but
many are reporting large taxicab and
car fares in search of rooms. Among
recent bookings at the prominent ho-
tells are Judge Gary, chairman of the
United States Steel corporation;
George w. Perkins and party of New
York; Henry w. Taft, John Hays
Hammond, Whtelaw Reid and Frank
y. Nanderlip. Charles F. Murphy
Tammany chief. has rooms for him
self and several friends