The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-05
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coupled with the decisions on con-
tests, gave this apparent division OF
first choice" delegates exclusive NJ
the contests yet to be settled:
Wood, 256. Lowden, 1883; Johnson,
163 Nicholas Murray Butler, So;
Governor William C. Sproul. rs; SEN
ator Warren G. Harding, 48; Cover
nor Calvin Coolidge, 20; Pritchari
%; Senator Howard Sutherland. 1G.
Hamon, Is; Senator Miles Poinde1-
ter. IA.
BY successful presentation OF the
case Of the regular" delegation from
Georgia, Henry Lincoln Johnson. At
lanta, negro. may win for himself the
position of national committeeman
from that state, 1t developed today
From official sources 1t was learned
that certificate of Johnson's cleo
ton to that position already is in the
hands of the national committee. Con-
firmaion OF this was said to depend
upon recognition of his faction as the
official state organization in Georgia.
Already he has won seats for him
self and three other delegates a,
large, and has had five of the SIX
district contests decided in his favor.
If Johnsons election Is ratified by
the national convention he will be
the first negro national COMMITTEES
man since 1908 when Judson w.
Lynons held that position in Georgfa.
Johnson was delegate to the republi-
can conventions in 19O4-0S-12-1S.
Penrose Cannot Attend
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June So.
IS. Senator Boies Penrose, republican
national committeeman and one OF
Pennsylvania's twelve delegates at
large. will not attend the republican
national convention at Chicago, it was
announced in bulletin issued by his
physicians from his home here today
The bulletin read:
Senator Penrose has finally con-
sented to follow the advice of his
physicians and has given up the trip
to Chicago"
The statement was signed by Drs.
Herbert B. Carpenter, Alfred Stengel
and Charles B. Penrose
Moses is Criticized.
CHICAGO, June 5-Senator Moses,
New Hampshire, was severely criti-
cized today in open session of the re-
publican national committee by several
committeeman for statement he is
sued last night charging steam-roller
tactics were being used in hearing
delegates claims from contested dis
tricts. Moses is a Wood supporter.
The committee, hearing contests of
republican delegations began by seat
ing D. c. Cole, of Marietta, Ga, con
testing delegate from the seventh
Georgia district, and supporter of Ma
jor General Leonard Wood.
P. ]. Dayar, of Adairsyill. Ca. favor
ing Governor Frank o. Lowden, was
the delegate overruled
The decision of the committee ap-
parently was influenced by an alleged
forged call for the district convention.
Hundreds are Arriving.
BY Don f. Chamberlain, United Press
STAFF Correspondent
CHICAGO, June with incoming
trains unloading visitors and dele
gates to the republican national con-
vention by hundreds. Chicago today
began to take on the appearance of
a political convention city.
More than two hundred delegates
are already here and Monday night is
expected to see practically all of the
9S4 delegates here.
Hotel loboies today took on con-
gested appearance as visitors and
delegates congregated in groups to
discuss the coming convention and its
possibilities Haa
Tomorrow will see a big increase
in the number of delegates here with
the arrival Of delegations from the
following states:
New York, Ohio, Illinois, Pennsyl
yania, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut,
Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine,
Michigan. New Jersey, Oklahoma,
Rhode Island, North Dakota, Utah,
Virginia, Arkansas, Maryland, New