Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-01

ernor Lowden and MaJer General
Wood, are in the city. but Senator
Harding and Senator Johnson will
arrive later in the week.
| Nomination Before Week End.
| Estimates of the probable duration
of the convention are as numerous
as the candidates are various. Some
confident ones have made railroad
reservations to return home on
| Thursday OF convention week. T6:s
prediction that presidential candi-
date probably will be nominated on
Friday night and vice presidential
| on Saturday seems to be regarded
among most of the politicians as
| any others.
The generally accepted tentative
program seems to be Tuesday for
temporary organization and key
note speeches; Wednesday for per-
manent organization and work Of
the resolutions committee framing
1.-THE platform, leaving Thursday and
Friday for balloting If two days are
needed.
Much Guessing.
All the politicians seem agreed
that no one is going to be nominated
on the first ballot. many Of them are
going so far as to make predictions
OF what Is going to happen on the
first, second and third. Then comes
the sanguine prediction and claims
of what is going to happen on the
fourth.
1t took three ballots in 1915 to
nominate Charles Evans Hughes, and
that was the first time since 1896
that more than one ballot had been
required to nominate a candidate. In
1900 and 1904 the nominations were
made by acclamation.
No Rumpus in Wood Camp.
Principal interest outside the ma
tional committee meetings today CEN
tered about a conference of the Wood
managers, which has been called on
tho floor Of the convention.
There has been some talk OF a
showdown between Frank HI.
Hitchcock and William Cooper Proc
ter, but Mr.. Hitchcock's friends de-
clare that none would be precipitated
by him. Mr.. Hitchcock's attitude
has been described as one OF agree
ment with whatever the general man
ayers decide upon, and his friends
are saying today that any one ex-
pecting a rumpus in the Wood camp
over the question Of leadership will
be disappointed.
Florida Case Mixed.
The, Florida hearings were opaned
to hear the regular delegations and
that headed by III. u. Anderson. Of
Jacksonville. It appeared TO be Kcn-
orally agreed that the contest OF the
third delegation headed by a. Is.
Church and w. z. Van Dnzor. OF
Jacksonville would not be permitted
to participate. ssasg
The sub committee headed by
Charles b. Warren, of Michigan. ad
vising the further hearing for the
regular and Anderson factions, re-
ported that there appeared to be no
legal republican organization IN Flo
rida, thru failure Of the regulars
the group headed by George w. Bean,
of Tampa, national committeeman
and also failure of the Anderson fac
tion, could be recognized as de
facto organization. as the indisputed
evidence showed that in the primary
only nineteen state committee mem
bers had been elected from fifty four
counties. The Bean faction, Mr..
Warren stated, could not be regarded
I as de facto organization.
Columbia Regulars Seated.
In the District Of Columbia contest
the committee voted to seat the reg
ularly reported delegates, Frank ].
Hogan and James A. Cobb, Of Wash
ington, D. G. Committeeman Howell,
of Nebraska, characterizing the whole
contest as "a disgraceful affair"
sought to have all three delegations
thrown out, but his motion was lost.
Hogan and Cobb are uninstructed
but are said to favor the candidacy
Of General wood.
The cipmittee then reverted to the
three cornered Florida contest. Com
mitteeman Warren, OF Michigan,
made a report Of subcommittee on
the law and the facts. Some Of the
Florida attorneys were not ready to
go on, and the committee turned to
the Georgia contest, which promised
to be the most sensational. The reg
ularly reported delegation headed
by Henry Lincoln Johnson. an At
lanta negro, was opposed by a dele
cation headed by Charles Adamson,
OF CedarvilIe known as the Roscoe
Pickett faction. The Pickett faction
has been supporting the Wood can
didacy.
Wood Conference Postponed.
Senator George H. Moses, Of New
Hampshire. Major General Woods
eastern campaign manager, announc-
ed this morning that the proposed
conference OF Wood managers would
not be held until after the contest
hearings are completed by the re-
publican national committee.
s Our interests Just now are at the
Coliseum" said Senator Moses. "rhe
conference can wait until we have
finished tho more important business
out there"
No one has yet been chosen. the
senator said, to manage General
Woods campaign on the convention
floor.
Harry Daugherty, Senator Warren
q. Harding's campaign manager, ar
rived today and took charge of the
Harding headquarters.
Candidate Without Mouthpieee.
Edward Randolph Wood, Of Phila-
delphia, who carried the Pennsyl-
vania preferential primary, arrived
this morning and announced that he
had not as yet found any ono to pre-
sent his name to the convention
Whether or not the Pennsylvania
do1o1af}op will cost nnv ~ nil ~