The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-02
LOUISIANA CON-
TEST SETTLED
Twelve Uninstructed Dele
gates Seated by Repub-
lican Committee
LILLY WHITES" LOST
THEIR COMPLAINT
Political Forces Are Gath
ering Slowly in Chi
cago

| Chicago, June Resuming work oi
convention contests, the Republican ma
tional committee to-day seated the |.
unihstruded delegates from Louisi
ana, headed by Elime kuntz of New
Orleans, national committeeman anC
dismissed the contest Of the 'Iil,
Whites" led by S. c. Hebert and Vic
tor Loscl of New Orleans.
Political forces are gathering slowl,
here and, while the pre- convention cir
cle has its usual line of gossip and
prediction no political leader or recog.
| nized Importance has up to this time
been willing to attach his pane to a
definite prediction of whom the con.
vention will name as its candidate or
when it is likely to do il. The end OF
the week with the probable adjourn.
men of Congress, however, will bring
all the national leaders to Chicago and
by Saturday or Sunday convention
platforms are expected to take def
mite form.
Representatives Of the militant suf-
fragists are on the ground preparing
TO picket the convention hall to en-
force their demand for platform dec
laration calling on the states which
have not ratified the woman suffrage
amendment to do so at once. The ma.
tional committee yesterday by unani-
nous vote called upon all Republican
states to act promptly on the ratifica
tion.
The johnson forces are counting on
burst of speed with the arrival of
Senator Johnson here tomorrow. A
street parade and demonstration have
been arranged
Senator Harding is coming Thursday
also. General Wood il here and at his
headquarters at Fort Sheridan, and
Governor Lowden already Is here. Thus
after tomorrow four OF the presiden-
tial candidates win be on the ground
conferring with their forces in person
and more definite line of pre-con-
vention speculation probably will be
one of the first results.
In the coming convention the unin
structed delegates are holding the bal
ance of power, and already plans for
sounding them out are being discussed.
A caucus of the uninstructed some
time after Sunday is one of the plans
being canvassed.
Such discussion Of the platform
planks as i going on among the nation
a, committee seems to indicate that a
majority feel that the prohibition ques-
tion may be regarded as one not neces-
sary to be included, because the issue
has been written into the constitution
and has become the law of the land.
Many committeeman feel that the suf
frage question is parallel one in many
respects because it is awaiting rsti-
fcation. There seems to be an agree
ment of opinion that the Mexican
plank wilss follow the pronouncement
Of four years ago, in which the Demo
cratic administrations policy was de-
nounced and as regards the peace
treaty and the league OF nations the
plank adopted by the Indiana state
may serve as a nucleus for
he plank in the national platform.
The selection Of a permanent chair
man seems TO have made no progress in |
he last three or four days. There is |
now less talk of the selection of Former |
Beyeridge of Indiana and more |
ak of an agreement on Senator Me |
'ormick OF Illinois.