South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-02
COP. HEADS
ARRIVE EFOR
BIG SESSION
Swarms of National Commit.
teemen Stream Into Pres
idential Row.
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press
CHICAGO. June 1. - Presidential
row took on increased activity Tues
day. swarms of national committee
men. delegates. politicians and visi-
tors streaming into the headquarters
Of their favorites for the nomina-
ton.
Additional workers from New
York and Los Angeles came 10 the
Hoover headquarters which were
crowded from early morning until
late at night, while the arrival OF
Harry Daughertyi campaign mana
ger for Sen. Harding drew a num-
Der OF visitors 20 confer with the
OhiOan
William II. Crocker, national
committeeman from California, got
in Tuesday and, absenting himself
from the meeting of the national
committe. made calls along Presl
Dental row. paying his respects 10
the men in charge Of Sen. John
sons headquarters.
LOwden III.
The slight illness Of Gov. Frank
o. Lowden did not prevent him
from receiving numerous visitors, a
number of national committeeman
being closeted with the governor
both before and after the meeting at
the Coliseum.
GOV. Lowden. who was ordered
TO his bed Tuesday by his physician
when he developed a slight cold,
Will be out in a day OF two, his
secretary announced. The governor
contracted the cold while reviewing
the Memorial day parade with Maj.
Gen. Frank Bell Jr., and Gov.
Goodrich Of Indiana.
Gov. Lowden's secretary said the
governor would lCave for Springfield
this week and would remain there
during the entire session of the re-
publican convention. Sen Moses In
jected added enthusiasm IN the
Wood campaign by appearing at
headqua SIeTs early aud issuing a
statement in which he predicted
that the general would win beyond
all peradventure of a doubt. An
announcement was made at Woods
headquarters that sBrig. Gen. w. b.
Burtt, who has assisted Gen. Wood
i'm the latters campaign will leave,
Thursday, for Washington, D. c,
where he will report TO the ser
geant-at-arms Of the senate in an
SNeI ~ "a bubppthh " oPPSHA bSACA .
the subcommittee investigating
expenditures.
Two Contests.
It developed. Tuesday, that there
will be two contests on in the Illi-
nois delegation when that body
meets 10 select its new national
committeeman. Not only will Will
lam Hale Thompson, mayor of Chi
Cago, be a candidate for national
committeeman from Illinois but he
also will be a candidate for the Illi-
nOis member OF the resolutions
committee.
lie will be opposed by the Low
den forces in both Of these contests,
according TO word issued from Low
den headquarters, Tuesday. Mayor
Thompson endeavOred to have what
what was known as his declaration
Of principles adopted by the Illi-
nois state convention at Springfield
last month but his Cook county del
egatiOn was voted down on the
proposition by the down-state dele
gates TO the convention.
Make Little Progress.
Another slow going session with
little progress in actual results
marked the work Of the republican
national committee, Tuesday. in its
course of deciding the claims Of
contesting delegations The seating
Of two regularly reported delegates
from the District OF Columbia, said
TO be favorable TO Mai. Gen. Leon
ard Wood, and an extended hearing
of the Georgia contest involving del
egates pledged TO Wood and another
group counted as favorable TO Low
den, was the principal business Of
the day. At the same time the COM
mittee declined 10 reopen its action
OF a year ago by which it seated
Emile Kuntz, OF New Orleans as Ia
tional committeeman from Louisi-
ana. The appeal OF Frank c. Labit
OF New iberia was denied
Recommend Rehearing.
At the outset OF Tuesdays ses-
sion the committee expected 10 hear
the report OF a subcommittee and
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