The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-06-04
WOODDELECATES'
DENIED SEATS.
Southern insurgents Defeated.
Tolbert-Adams Contest Fur
nishes Vaudeville.
BEN HOOPER LOSES CASE

Chicago, Jne i.-Wood pledged dele
gates from southern states who brought
contests against the regular organiza-
non TO Chicago fell thick and fast be-
fore the national committee today.
In both Mississippi and south Caro-
ma the organization states were upheld
and the insurgents organized and
were denied seats.
As net result of the early session of
the committee. Gov Frank o. Lowden,
OF Illinois, gained approximately six
teen votes In the convention. All the
southern delegations are technically
unpledged" but in almost every in
stance II Is an open secret that the
ilght is between Lowden and Wood for
these southern delegations. The COM
mittee. with but one dissenting vote,
decided to seat the South Carolina reg
ulas headed by National Committee
man Joseph w. Tolbert. of Green
wood. There are eleven delegates from
South Carolina. all of whom are under
stood to be for Lowden
ToIbert Draws Applause.
The Tolbert Adams contest furnished
the committee meeting with half
hour of vaudeville. in which Tolbert
drew roars of laughter cheers and APP
plause. Former Governor Hooper of
Tennessee, presenting the case for the
Adams faction counted for Wood, de-
nounced the Tolbert organization as IAN
oligarchy" of long standing, so rNpu-
dated by the republican voters of South
Carolina that only 1900 ballots We're
cast for Hughes in the entire state in
the presidential election Of 1916.
The Adams delegation was supported
by Frank ii Hitchcocks organizers,
and aside from disputing questions of
party regularity. on which the Tolbert
delegation rested it's case. made an
appeal for. reorganization In the state,
which they contended would bring out
the republican vote and upbuild the
party
Cooked Up"-Hooper.
Attacking the evidence presented by
the Tolbert faction, much of which he
charged was cooked up" Mr.. Hooper
told the committee there is something
rotten closer to this committee room
than Denmark"
The committee showed it's support of
the Tolbert faction by frequent bursts
OF applause, and closed the case before
Hooper had finished his argument. II
was the first defeat of Importance that
the Wood forces had met in the COM
mittee deliberations.
In the Second district contest 1t was
charged that National Committeeman
Bean of Florida and former National
Committeeman Bieber of the District OF
Columbia, acting as Hitchcock organiz-
ers, were among those who attended the
convention and organized the contest
Did pr Bean and Mr.. Bieber go out
the windows?" asked a committeeman
The answer was drowned in a roar OF
Laughter and ayes as the committee
voted to seat the Tolbert delegates.
The committee wound up the South
Carolina contest by voting to seat all
counted for Lowden, both at large and
in all seven districts,
Wed for Vocal supremac.
Ex-Gov. Hooper charged fraud
against the regular organization.
r''rhe regular" on the other hand,
charged that Wood interests In Florida
ai,d Y Il lo 'DistiGctaaf Columbia had sent
eraisHaffes into South Carolina who
attempted to stampede the state con-'
vention for Wood, and failing In that,
tried to break up the convention.
nRe efhe0"r%G the proeeednss in the con-
tests so far was Tudely broken during
the hearing of the South Carolina con-
tests.
The Tolhert faction. which is reg
ular, charged that George w. Bean,
republican national committeeman
from Florida and Sidney Bieber. of
washington, d. c., both came into
south Carolina and tried to run South
Carolina republicans. -
The lie was passed between L. II,
Summer, of the Tolhert faction, ana
Charles Hammer. a Virginia attorney
for the Adams faction, and the pro
ceedings as several points became noisy
with white aad black lawyers strng-
Cling for vocal supremacy.
Threatened Death"
Some of the negro delegates charged
that the Tolbert faction had threat,
ened them with death II they attended
the regularly called convention.
]. F.. Levy, a negro from Florence. 5.
c., made an explanation of his contest
when kept the committee laughing, but
did not win his case. He had the DIS
tinction, however of having the COM
mittee thank MIN for his honesty on
motio' of National Committeeman
jackson, of Georgia.