The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-03
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cut, Delaware. Idaho, Illinois In
diana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New
Hampshire, New Jersey. New York,
North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Penn
sylSania, South Carolina, South
Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Virginia,
Washington, West Virginia, Wis
consin, Wyoming. Alaska, District OF
Columbia, Hawaii and Porto Rico.
Opposed-Alabama, Arizona, Colo
rada, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada,
New Mexico, North Dakota, Okla
bona, Rhode Island. Tennessee and
Philippine Islands. .
The next division was on the mo.
ton to seat the Lowden delegation
in the fifth Missouri district opposed
by Wood delegation. This was de.
feated % to 90. But this action lost
most Of its significan,
committee decided to refuse both
delegations seats.
The first cases scheduled to be
taken up today were those of eight
contests in Florida and fifteen in
Georgia, both of which had been re-
ferred to subcommittee. Next on
the calendar was that of the district
delegates in Mississippi, the dele
gates at large from that state having
been determined yesterday.
Campaign Expenses.
CHICAGO, June Ex-Governor Frank
O. Lowden, Of Illinois, candidate for
the republican presidential nomina-
ton, today declared for congressional
action to define the purpose, limit the
amount and force AN accurate dis
closure, under proper penalties, of the
source of all contributions and to
whom paid and for what purpose
spent.
Lowden declared the present cam
paign system responsible for condl-
lions resulting in the senate campaign
investigation.
The support of two Missouri dele.
gates said to have received $4,000
each from Lowden's fund, was fatty
refused in a statement issued by the
governor.
Women to Picket Convention,
WASHINGTON, June with final
defeat of suffrage ratification by the
Delaware legislature, leaders of the
national woman's party today were
preparing to go to Chicago to picket
the republican convention.
Instructed for Sproui.
PHILADELPHIA, June 3.-Pennsyl-
vania's seventy-six delegates will go
to the Chicago republican convention
instructed for Governor William G.
Sproul as candidate for the presidency
a caucus late yesterday, decided.
Showing Wear and Tear.
CHICAGO, June 8. - The political
thermometer was beginning to show
the wear and tear from its recent
wild Quotations.
After watching its antics for several
days, and sensing the under currents
of sentiment that have been RESPONSE
BILE for the sudden changes in temper
ature of booms for the republican
presidential nomination, political OBJ
servers today were developing symp-
toms OF brain fatigues and eyestrain.
Senator Hiram Johnson is figur-
atively riding on the crest of tidal
wave of suddenly developed strength
that his supporters optimistically aver
will carry him into victory by the
fifth ballot. A few days ago it was
Governor Frank O. Lowden who was
leading the procession, as regards pop
ular sentiment in convention circles,
and antedating him a brief period was
Major General Leonard Wood.
A large part of the present. Johnson
bonfire seems to have been kindled
at the expense of Lowden. Then,
there is that ever-growing feeling that
the Californian possesses veto power
over the convention. Another possible
factor is the admitted strength OF
Johnson as a spectacular campaigner
and an opportunity will be furnished
him to parade this at a mass meeting
the night before the convention opens.
Many practical politicians frankly
are of the opinion that all of the pres
ent strong candidates are getting
their feet wet" in the senatorial in
vestigation of campaign funds, and
that the republican party will have to
nominate man who has not figured
in the pre-convention fireworks. This,
they say, enhances the chances of
such men as Philander c. Knox, Her
bert Hoover, Governor Calvin Cool
idge and Governor William C. SprouL