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were led by Colonel L. II. r. Green
son OF the late lictty Green.
Loss and Cnin OF Candidates.

Loss and Gain OF Candidates.
From the best information obtain
able upon the candidates. repre-
scntcd in the various contestors and
contcstccs for seats. il has been fig
urcd that the net results in votes
in the convention" have been 4 loss
of thirty-ninc for Wood, n gain OF
f!tty-four for Lowden, Il gain OF seven
for Johnson. and a gain OF six for
Harding.
Forgery charges figured in the
Seventh District of Georgia contest,
where Il Wood man. u. g. Cole, won
n seat at the expense of Captain
T. J. Dyer. the delegate on the Low
den contingent, brought here by
Henry Lincoln Johnson. the $4,000
Georgian peach. Coles supporters
scented in Dycr's behalf with being
deliberately forged.
The bitter controversy between
whites and negro contestants today
for seats in the national convention
was followed by the adoption by the
Republican National Committee of u
resolution authorizing n subcommit-
tee to Investigate conditions in the
Southern States with Il View OF re-
organizing the Republican party into
n moro effective organization. The
race dispute was staged before q
number OF women proxies and a largo
audience. composed mostly of
negroes.
Resolve to Make south Republican.
The resolution by National Com
miitccman jackson. OF Maryland. had
the support OF Southern committee
Whereas, it is increasingly APP
parent that the so-callcd solid South
~ IN fact an economic issue strongly
inclined TO the principles of tho Re-
publican party: and
peated contests before the National
peated and ether facts no less
no nSw or ,Eos that RennbliG , in
ing In proportion TO the Increasing
belief in Republican principles:
resolved. that The chairman of the
n MAJ, o.; commit appoint special
ono OF, whom shall be from the South,
VINO shall very carefully and impair
tally study the whole political sit
lation 10 that in tho North. with n
view OF reporting at the next Acct
ing OF tho national committee or as
soon as the special committee thus
Republican,, party in S;atfs OF the
south shall be reorEanizcd or con-
STUFFED TO make il - more effective
agent for the. spreading and record
Ing of Republican principles and OF
election OF Republican electors"
Chairman Hays OF the national
committee. will h. an cN-officio MEM
Der OF the subcommittee.
Plan TO Cut Southern Delegations.
plan to cut tho representation
from Southern states by half in flu
turc national Republican conventions
VIII be rcported 10 tho floor by the
rules committee and a determined
fight forced TO put IL through. The
South now has les votes They wouid
he reduced by this plan TO eighty
-FOUR. states Ike Virginia would have
SIX votes instead Of fifteen. and the
south would he virtually disfran-
chised. SO far as having anything to
do with naming the Republican can
didatcs for the presidency Is con-
cern"d Once moro the party finds
itself scandal!zed hy the BARGAINING
Tor southern delegates. majority
OF whom arc negroes. and once more
Il demand Is made that this discredi-
table system be revised minimizing.
! hot actually out!Aw!ng, the prac-
southern delegations supported nv
southern national committeeman will
/ max" a smashing fight 20 prevent the
| anU2tion % this rule They viii in.
1 100 '''''N '-'''t 81 'ilfiS ETt VIII prove
! an everlasting blight upon tho
I party In The south and will render
! II next 10 impossible for Republican
leaders 10 huiid up an organization in
nose states which age virtually dis
franchised from Republican stand
point
In answer the Northern leaders in
sisi that tn" party daEa no longer
allow the South TO hold the balance
oi uow"r IN Republican national CON
Nehuons. when That section. In spite
Of all nursing and suasion. never pro-
duces Republican electoral vote