The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-09
CONTEST HEARINGS
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Pickett faction. The latter said the national committee had seated John- sons delegates on technical evidence, and had not considered the merits in volved in the Johnson bolt from the state convention.
 Extra time was given to the Geor- gia case. MT. Hooper said the future the Pickett adherents.
 Johnson argued that improper con alterations were being urged and de- plored denial to negroes of representa- ton He protested against being run out" declaring the national commit tee had seated him and his supporters unanimously.
 By a vote of 27 to 23 the committee placed on the permanent roll the names of Johnson and his three associate delegates at large, who are for Low den. The contest of Wood delegates of the Pickett faction was lost.
 SCOTT PLACED ON ROLL
 In the First Georgia district, Walter Scott of Savannah, aligned with the Johnson faction and seated by the na- tional committee, was placed on the permanent roll without a record vote
 Another Lowden delegate on the tenn porary roll, w. F. Satterwhite, from the Second Georgia district was placed on the permanent roll.
 A Wood delegate from the Fourth Georgia district c. D. Williams, was placed on the permanent roll in place of R. B. Butts of the Johnson faction The vote was 25 to "A. Three contests from the Fifth, Seventh and Eighth districts, involving two Lowden dele gates and one for Wood on the tenn porary roll were withdrawn.
 The two Wood delegates in the Ninth Georgia district, who were placed on the temporary roll by the national committee were ordered placed on the permanent roll.
 Action of the national committee in seating Frank Hogan and James A Cobb, unpledged, but regarded for Wood, from the District of Columbia was sustained.
 ACTION UPHELD
 In the last Georgia contest, from the Tenth district, the committee up held the national committees action ir seating Dr. Robert c. Williams of Au- gusta, reported to favor Lowden. The contest of the Wood challenger, J. w Lyons of Augusta, was dismissed, Of the 137 contests decided by the national committee 101 were appealed Another new case from Oregon involv- ing the delegate who refuses to vote for Senator Johnson despite the sena- tors victory in the primary was filed The Wood and Lowden forces clashet promptly. Edward D. Imffield of New Jersey, said to favor Major Genera Wood was elected chairman by a vote of 26 to 16
 Henry Lincoln Johnson, the Atlants negro who was chosen national com mitteeman today, and three other dele gates at large regarded favorable tc Lowden, were placed on the permanen Georgia vote however. when the com mittee unseated Lowden~district dele gate The committee's action left thu Georgia delegation standing twelve un pledged, but claimed for Lowden, ant five instructed for Wood. A contest application from Louisi ana was refused, leaving the regular delegation on the permanent roll un disturbed.
 during consideration of the Georgis tions declared that he had not received morey from any of the presidential can didates. denying specifically that he hat accepted $9.500.
 The committee recessed for dinner be fore proceeding with the Georgia dis trict cases.