Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-06-03
KNOX, JOHNSON IS
 TICKET TALKED 0F BY TIE REPUBLICANS
Nothing Definite in New Movement, However, is
 Announced
MISSOURI DELEGATES
 ARE THROWN OUT
Charge Two Delegates Paid by Low den--Dclegation From Minne- sota Favorable to Wood is
 Thrown Out

Chicago, June 2.-=Pre- e-convention atmosphere got it's first real stir to- day from developments in the repub- llcan national committee and move ments among forces gathering for the contest next week.
 Testimony before the senate com mIttee in vcstigating campaign ex- penditures that sums of money had been paid two delegates in Missouri counted as supporters of oGvernor Lowden held the center of attention Tor while and then talk of Knox Johnson candidacy became the topic Of the day. Some of the gossip con- nccted John T. King, national con- mittecman from Connecticut and for merly General Woods manager, with the knox-.Johnson movement but Mir. King declined to say anything for publication. Johnson headouarters merely pointed out the California senator has placed himself on record as refusing q second place on any ticket.
 The republican national commit tees open hearings of contests was cases and also by visit from Homer enlivened by some hotly debated $. Cummings, chairman of the demo- cratic national committee Mr. Cum -mings visited the hearing room where he became the center of good na- tured reception which almost drowned out the proceedings He was photo- graphed with Republican Chairman Hays and looked over the Coliseum for ideas to take to San Francisco.
 In it's days work on the contests, the committee threw out both sets of delegates which asked seats for tho Fifth congressional district of Mis- souri, the Kansas City district. A fierce and heated controversy was aired in a long hearing.
 Charge Strong Arm
 Deciding the first case affecting the strength of the Johnson forces in the convention, the committee on roll call, voted to seat the delegates from the Tenth district who are unin- structed but counted as favorable to the candidacy of the California sena- tor. The defeated delegation was pledged to the candidacy of General Wood.
 In the Mississippi contests, the com- mittee decided to seat the delegates at large headed by National Commit teeman Mulvihill. but did not decide oH tHe CoHLeSLs ITOfH tHe EIRnLH COH- gressonal district because it was ne- cessary to have subcommittee cx- anime the proofs. In the Louisiana contests the committee voted to seat the officially reported delegation headed by National Committeeman Emile Kuntz of New Orleans, which was uninstructted but claimed for the Wood forces, and in part by the Low den managers.
 The contest from the Fourth Mis- aouri district was quickly disposed of by seating the regularly reported dele- gatior. uninstructed but claimed by the Wood forces. One of the con- testants. John Albus of St. Joseph. Mentioned in testimony before the senate committee as having been paid $2,OOO from the Lowden campaign fund, did not appear to press his case.
 The real sensational fight of the day came on the contest from the Kansas City district. which the com- mittce finally solved by refusing to seat anybody. Charges of "strong arm" politics, meetings broken by mustard gas bombs, women intimid4t- ed by negroes, and gag rule flew thick and fast