The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-06-03
JOHNSON AND
HARDING ARRIVE
IN CHICAGO
Republican Activity In
creases and Contest
Committee Speeds Up

CbtCAGO. June s.--Two republican
presidential candidates -- = or
johnson OF California and Senator
Harding OF Ohio-arrived In Chicago
today aud their coming marks the be .
ginning OF the active days of the pre-
convention period.
Five days r1rain before the repub-
lican party ASSEMBLIES In the Coliseum
TO pick ms candidate and those nve
days are expected TO contain crowded
hours OF conferences, last minute
alignment OF forces. And final decisions
umcng the campaign managers. Every
one OF the candidates except Herbert
Hoover IL expected here at some time.
The advance guards nf the delegates
nrc beginning to arrive and by sunday
they will be coming in q steady
sticnm. The majority OF them. TO be
sure. are technically unpledged. but
most OF them have their leaning and
'c'N few OF them are claimed by less
than three campaign managers.
Express Preferences.
Some OF the chairmen In coming
delegates are announcing their prefer
ences IN prepared statements. which
breathe confidence OF success. hut the
political managers standing ON t,ic
side lines and making up their states
have found no reason Tor changing
their opinion that while some OF the
candidates have enough delegates 10
give then. formidable lighting strength
In the convention. Il is going 30 take
more than two or three ballots 20 show
where the forces of Cancellation aud
compromise must he supplied to bring
forth a candidate who will command
MAJORITY.
n the realm Of speculation were TO
d. entered u would be- necessary 10
m"niiuu practically every candidate
who has announced himself thus far
because everN one of those candidates
has manager who advances a set of
rcus0ns why his principal is the logical
choice Tor a convention which will not
be prepared to give majority OF its
votes TO anyone at the outset
As the delegates begin to gather
there is q iorcrunnCr of discussion OF
the convention issues which Will nnd
eNpi rsEion in the pauy platform. and
those who are ipterested In having the
partS take a position on various sub
jccts are busy lining un Influences
which they expect TO be effective In
the deliberations OF the resolutions
committee.
To speed Up Work.
As soon as the members Of the ma
tional committee are freed from CON
sideratinn of tho claims of delegations
cuntosting Tor seats, things are expect
ed Co move alone with more speed.
Tho committeeman viii ind them
Af'NNfH ANfN. ~ ANNN NANfNNNNn NN AlN
convention Issues while the contests
are on discussion Of candidates. plat
form nud prospects b. TO them lett
hand work.
'ihr committee today uill had be-
fore H. awaiting decision. the Florida
and Georgia cases aud the eases Of
the eight district delegates from Mis-
sissippi From those cases II was
waiting TO pass on the contests from
North Carolina, Oklahoma. South Car
Uliua, Tennessee. Texas and virginia.
The Indications are that the time con-
Humtng contests have been passed and
that with the Georgia ana Florida
eases out OF the way. the remainder
viii lee more quickly disposed NJ
In the SIXTH Tennessee district tt
was announced that Harry A. Luck.
Of Nashville had Withdrawn hts con-
test. J. g. u. McCali Of Nashville. un-
instructed. was seated. he was claim
ed Tor Wood
The first contest taken up today was
the suspended Florida case. the dis
pute between the Wood faction headed
hN National Committeeman Bean and
that led hy H. J.. Anderson of Jack
sonyillc, reported To favor johnson.
Cant IInr Negroes.
By unanimous resolution today the
national committee directed Chairman
liuys TO notify all state organizations
that they must discontinue holding
local conventions for election Of nu
u"uhl ,t'cri,tv" IN places where ~ IL
thH custCm tug pruDllo" 10 refuse nd
mission 10 negroes
After the e-hcarlng the Florida
case got another postponcment. docis-
ION heing put over To g .. N,
Meanwhile the committee took up
the North Carolina contest whore "a
CoutcstinE delegation was asking FOR
the seats 10 which the MoTchcud fac.
ton had been certified.
The white delegates from the second
oklahoma district l.. @. Disney. "
MuHkogee, and -. q. Grant OF san.
water, were seated The negro con
trstants argued unsuccessfuliy that
they were deharrcd from the Musku-
gee conventions.
The committe" attempted TO avoid
the race issue hut Jailed. Aroused by
the number Of contests from the
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