The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-31
CONTESTS WILL
Be DECIDED
1877 DISPUTED SEATS
IN THE CONVENTION
Judicial Decisions, Not Polit-
ical Ones" Declares Chair
man Hays

CHICAGO. May 3O--Whcn IA" Re-
publican national committee tomorrow
begins making decisions over cont cstcd
d. legations Ia TN" convention II Will
according :" announcement by chair
man Will Hays. proceed to make Jud.-
Cial decisions. not political ones.
The. official roll shows l3' seats In
ccntcs, out of the aSi which compose
the convention. Further ftlings rr0h-
ably will bring the total To l|N. the
national committee hopes to disp"s" OF
them in about four days. 1t is not i'm
nrobable that tho hulk Of the .,orle>ts
may be disposed Of by precedent SET
ting decisions on which tho commute"
will decide questions OF rule. which IA
Tho sessions Of the Commit'r" VIII
10 open. contestants will be represent L
I'd by attorneys. the pubic prcsunanlE
will I've represented by the nowSnapcI
correspondents and IN" Committ"" itself
will he represented hy an attorney. Tn"
contesting delegates themselves also
Many Southern Contests.
The majority OF the contests '"m"H
from the south. involving IN" claims "t
white and black delegates. TN" corr
test from Georgia. which brings IN, a
direct fight between Wood and Lowdrh
forces. promises. TO he the center OF m, n
disnui" Tho nrs' Georgia convention
elected "hl"ck and tan delegation
headed ny Henry Lincoln Johnson !
negro :.
Governor I.uwden's campaign manager
testified at Washington before y S"nn'"
committee that s?.0oO Of III" lowden
fund had been sent 10 Johnson.
Fifteen delegates headed hN Roscoe
Pickett were elected and were faN Norah'H
to General Wood. Frank IlitChcoCK on"
of the grn"ral's managers, t"stlh"d ="
the scnat" committee that Slh.nno was
sent 10 Picket The Georgia contest ~
expected rrohth'y - Nc III" most spec
Bolt in Texas
Since q contest was nlcd from I"Nhs
there was n bolt az negroes from IN"
San Antonio convention aud NOW iw"
seated Both are r"Nor;Fd faNorah!" y"
tho candidacy Of General Wood. IN
brief the number and distribution OF
contests are as follows:
Georgia *. Louisiana -: Minnesota .:
NTissjssippi II; Missouri {: North Caro-
lima II: oklahoma 6: South carolina J! =;
Tennessee .: Texas ~: Virginia !" ana
the District of Columbia /"
Less than nifty instructed votes ar"
involved in IN" contests hy" Wood del
cgatrs and nine Lowdcn delegates are
" Ths other contestants ~" un'n-
struCtcd.
chairman Hays arrived cary 'oday.
coming on the same train WIN " 'Ihm,
Coopcr Proctor Of CiuCInntl. Described
before tho senate Investigating Conm!t =
foo &C tho "angel' nf the Wood candi-
dacv. colonel Y Coleman Dupont OF
Delaware also WAS passenger.
After !. luncheon with newspaper rnn %
RESPONDENTS Chairman HAYS mad" ny
ing visit to Presidential row" and then
motored out 20 tho coliseum /" inspect
the work OF tho convention arrange
mentS.
1T looks h"r" today like M" middle
of convention week. tn" interest. th'
crowds Of enthusiasts Republicans a.
ready arrived. indiCat" tn" ma ION VIA :
pnrty vtEor and 'nthusiaem.
"F.verywhero Republicans ar" rearing
to go Tho unprcCcdcnt"d confidence
OF R"puhlican success which on,a'nS
everywhere IS s,mpy In" reflection "f
the realization Of the necessity for .suCh
success ms a matter "f national welfare.
E,verywhere Is III" appreciation Of tho
fact that We have task 10 perform
worthy rf the party strength and rnr-f
history that "" have patriotic work
10 do that is epoch making and thai
upon our Performance" will largely de-
mend tho future Of the Counir%.
The ChroniCler Of centuries 10 come
will look backward NJ these now aP'
proachinB wears as Of the most tremen!'
Gus import in the development or inc
country and II Ia tn" Republican party
that is I" direct that d"v"lormcnt
Nothing shall deCreas" tn" certainty ~
our doing well that which "" ar" Ger
,ainlv nbou, to he called mp"n to a'-
complish.
WE have work 70 do FOR III" good
Of the country. and Il takes us all 10
do IL"
The state delegations th"msolv' :
probably will hc required by IN" ma.
iional committee (" dispns" ~ - sur
nlus delegates selected from nn2