Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-31
Decision Reached 10 Open.
Contests to Newspa-
pers and Public.
COMMITTEE READY
TO HEAR CONTESTS
Forces OF General Wood on Hand
and Will Hold Conference In Eaert
to Patch Up Differenees-First Ct :
Contests Fre,, Southern ststse
Abandoned = Psnross Proxy Hole
by Connecticut Man.
BY Associated Press.

Cnlcago. May I--The right OK
nearly one-seventf OF all the dele.
gates to the republican national con-
vention to occupy their seats when
the big quadrennisl show opens here
one week from tomorrow was at stake
today when the rational COMMITTEES
opened its hearing in 1877 contest
cases.
Practically all ths national commit.
teemen were on hand when the hear
ing opened. with the absentees rep
resented by proxy. Notable among
the proxy holders were John T. King.
OF Connecticut. formerly campaign
manager for Major General Wood.
who holds the proxy Of Senator Boies
Penrose. of Pennsylvania, and Joe
Kealing. Of indianapolis. representing
James A. Heminaway, Of Indiana.
Contests from three southern states
Alabama, Arkansas and Florida
will be heard today, committmen
said. When the committee net this
morning its first action was to pre-
pare a calendar and FIX limits Of time
to be devoted to cral arguments by
attorneys for the contestants.
Hearings Open TO Public.
By a unanimous vote the republi-
can national coramittee's first action
today was to throw open the hear
ings on contested delegations. Chair
man Hayes made the rscommenda-
ton. as he previously announced hs
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In the comnittee. Il was dccided u
take up contests In the Alphabetical
order Of states.
The COMMITTEES 'saS ready 10 80
ahead hearing contests when Il az
sembled, bat some delegations and
their attorneys were delayed by lato
trains. and the committeeman went
on with other business while wait.
ing.
Negroes On Hand Early.
Nearly all Of the contestsng negro
delegations from tie southern states
were on hand early, even before
the doors were opened Chairman
Hayes was an early arrival Frank
H. Hitchcock also was ON hand
carly and had a series OF conferences
with committeemer. and Contestants.
He had nothing to say concerning
meeting OF Wood managers called
for tonight, at which II Is understood
the differences In the Wood forces
are to be taken up and M. Hiteh-
cocks future connection with IT,
generals candidacy decided.
The arrival of John T. King. Of
Connecticut bearing the proxy Of
Senator Penrose. tf Pennsyivania,
has added more speculation to TIE
general discussion OF the Wood man
ayers plans,
During the opening hour Of ~
committee session 1t appeared that
the actual hearing on contests would
not begin until later in the day.
The first contest to come before
the republican national COMMITTEES.
that from the fourth district Of Ala
bama was abandoned when the com.
mittee called it.
No Steam Roller Tactics.
Every candidate will receive an ab-
solutely square deal not only on the
floor, but during It's preliminaries.
Contests which involve delegates viii
be heard at public sessions and there
will be no pretens,> afforded for .
bolt. -
These were the messages brought
to Chicago yesterday by VIII H.
Hays, chairman of the republican
national committee, who will call the
convention to order and have much
to do with its management.
Mr.. Hays first Chicago move was
to summon the newspaper men and
TO tell them that the national COM
mittee is keeping hands of OF the
presidential nomination.
Plays No Favorites.
Il want most emphatically and
completely to set at rest any reports
or rumors that the national chair.
man is interested In any way In the
candidacy of any individual for the
presidency, Chairman Hays said to
the newspaper men "The time has
come when We must make good upon
repeated statements from national
committee headquarters that 1t 10
the business Of the party organiza-
ton to elect the nominee rather than
TO nominate the candidate
Each and every candidate knows
that he is to have s.n eminentIy fair
deal at the hands Of the national
committee. have been In individ-
ual conferences with each one Of
them and there can be no possible
ground for the sl1Uesfinn tn auv
camp that there will be any cards
played except right over the table..