The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-01
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GEORGIA IS
HELD VITAL
Both Factions Figured
Heavily in Senate Probo
Of Campaign Slush.

Chicago, June 1.-Taking up thd
claims OF the contest between dele
cations from Georgia at its meet.
ing today, the Republican national
committee plunged into the hrst
fight of real political signincance
to have hearing on the strength
of presidential candidates at nexi
weeks convention.
The fight ranged between q reg
ularly reported delegation unin.
structed but which is supposed "a
favor the candidacy of Governor
Lowden, and Q contesting deaega-
ton which has been instructed for
General Wood. Both delegationa
have figured in the senate investf.
cation Of campaign fund expendi-
lures.
Both Sides Got Cash.
The regularly rejected delega.
tion headed by Henry Lincoln
johnson, an Atlanta negro. was
shown to have received $1,000 from
the Lowden fund, and the contests
ing delegation, or Pickett faction
was shown to have received ct
least $4,000 from the Wood fund.
Second choice Of the regular dele
cation after Governor was said to
be Senator Harding of Ohio.
The contesting or Pickett dele-
cation, opened the argument. For
mer Governor Hooper of Tennes-
see, acted as attorney for them.
Hear Florida Cases.
The Florida hearings were re-
opened to hear the regular delega~
tion and that headed by H. L. Ans
derson OF jacksonville. 1t appear
ed to be generally agreed that the
contest Of the third delegation
headed by "A. l.. Church and w. L.
Van DuSor Of -yacksenville. would
not be permitted to participate In
the rehearing.
The subcommittee headed by
Charles B. Warren of Michigan, adj
vising the further hearing for the
regular and Anderson factions. re-.
ported that there appeared to be
no legal Republican organization
in Florida, through failure OF the
regu!ar-the group headed by
George w. Bean of Tampa, Repub-
lican ommitteeman-and also fall.
ure of the Anderson faction to elect
q state executive committee in 1913
under the law.
Mr. Warren reported that there
was doubt whether the Andersont
faction could be recognized as q del
facto organization as the undisput-I
ed evidence showed that in the prf-l
mary only 19 state committee mem-i
bers had been elected from 54 coun-t
ties. The Bean faction, Mr.. Warren
stated, couldn't be regarded as a'dei
facto organization.
d. c. Regulars Win.
In the District Of Columbia con-
test the committee voted to seat
the regularly reported delegates,
Frank J. Hogan and James A. ,
Cobb of Washington, D. c. Com
mitteeman Howell of Nebraska,
characterizing the whole contest as
q "disgraceful affair."" sought to-
have all three delegations thrown
out, but his motion was lost.
Hogan and Cobb are uninstruct-
ed, but are said to favor the can
didacy Of General Wood. s5
To Meet Tonight
At the conclusion Of Governor
Hooper's argument the COMMITTEES
decided upon two-hour night ses-
sion to speed up the business Of
disposing Of the remaining II CON
tests.
Johnson, who had been elected
by his faction national committees
man from Georgia, argued that thu
Pickett faction were the bolterx. !
Governor Hooper in his rs3ly
called Johnson's argument ke
most remarkable distortion q
facts" he had ever heard.