The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-03
CONTESTS FOR
C. 0. P. PLACES
.SMOOTHED OUT
Seats Are Adjusted and Big
Time Stuff Begins as John
son and Harding Arrive
Five Days Ye>. w
RULING FOR, THE FUTURE
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
CHICAGO. June 3.-By unanimous
resolution the Republican national
committee directed Chairman Hays to
notify all state organizations that they
must discontinue holding local con-
ventlons for election of national dele
gates in places where cit is the Gus.
tom and practice to refuse admission
to negroes"
Shortly after the committee resumed
its consideration of delegate contests
1t was announced that in Sixth Tennes-
see District Harry A. Luck, of Nash
vile, had Withdrawn his contest.
j. c. r. Mccall, of Nashville, unin-
structed, was seated
He was claimed for Wood. The first
contest taken up was the suspended
Florida case dispute between the
Wood faction headed by Committees
man Beam and that led by H. l.. An
derson, of Jacksonville, reported to
favor Johnson.
Jacob L. Babler, Of st. Louis. Mo.
national committeeman who told the
senate investigation committee of re-
celving Lowden funds arrived today
and took his seat in the committee.
Two Republican presidential candi-
dates Senator Johnson Of California,
and Senator Harding of Ohio, arrived
IN Chicago today, and their coming
marks the beginning of the active DAYS
Oh the pre-convention period.
Dry Man Asks Questions.
virgil q. Hlnshaw, chairman of the
Prohibition national committee, this
morning drew up two questions for
presentation to the Republican presi.
dental candidates and said he was
going Immediately to their headquar-
ters to ask an answer in person of
each candidate or his representative.
The questions were:
DO you believe in the 18th amend.
ment, as interpreted by the volstead
act, which act as you understand In
terprets intoxicating liquors to be any
thing containing more than one-half of
one per cent of alcohol?
DO you favor your party adopting
plank in its national platform en-
dors1ng the 18th amendment and its
enforcement as interpreted by the Vol
stead act or some measure equally
eeffcuve?"
Mr.. Hinshaw declared he intended
to tell the whole country what answer
each candidate made to these oues-
tions.
Five days remain before the Repub.
lican party assemblies in the Coliseum
to pick its candidate and those five
days are expected to contain crowded
hours of conferences, last minute
alignment of forces, and final deci.
sions among the campaign managers,
Everyone of the candidates EXCEPT
Herbert Hoover is expected here at
some time
The advance guards of the delegates
are beginning to arrive and by Sun
day they will be coming in a steady
stream The majority of them to be
sure are technically unpledged but
most of them have their leanings and
very few of them are claimed by less
than three campaign managers.
But Nobody Is Sure.
Some of the chairmen Of the incom.
ing delegations are announcing their
preferences in prepared statements
which breathe confidence and success.
but the political managers standing on
the sidelines and making up their
states have found no reason for chang.
ing their opinion that while some of
the candidates have enough delegates
to give them formidable fighting
strength in the convention. It is going
10 take more than two or three ballots
to show where the forces Of concilia-
to bring forth a candidate who will
command a majority.
If the realm of speculation were to
be entered it would be necessary to
mention practically evedy candidate
who has announced himself thus far.
because everyone of these candidates
! has manager who advances a set
of reasons why his principal is the
| logical choice for a convention which
will not be prepared to give majority
OF its votes TO anyone at the outside.
AS the delegates begin to gather.
there is forerunner of discussion of
the convention issues which will find
expression in the party platform and
those who are interested in having
the party take a position on various
subjects. are busy lining up influences
which they expect to be effective IN
the deliberations of the resolution
committee.
Expected to Speed Up.
AS soon as the members of the mai
ional committee are freed from con-
sideration of the claims of delegates
contesting for seats, things are ex-
pected to move along with more speed
The committeeman will find them
selves free to give attention to the
convention issues. While the contests
are on discussion of candidates, plat
form and prospects are to them left
hand work
The committee today still had be.
fore it, awaiting decision, the Florida
and Georgia cases and the cases of
the eighth district delegates from Mis-
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FORGE WHISkEY PRESCRIPTIONS
IN CHICAGO TOO SAYS HOWARD