Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-06-01
NEGRO DELEGATES FROM ARKANSAS ARE
 0USTED BY PARTY
G. 0. P. National Committee Decides Many Contested
 Seats
FLORIDA SNAG FOR
 COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Seven Arkansans Seated, Three Said to be Favorable to Lowden- Gen. Wood Arrives at
 Chicago

Chicago
 Chicago, May 31.-In open session today, the republican national com- mittee began deciding contests from various state delegations to the con- vention, but made slow progress.
 In what Chairman Hays character ized as Judicial rather than polite al decisions" the committee seated regularly reported delegates from Ar kansas and Alabama; postponed the contest over the District of Columbia until tomorrow, and after giving an extended hearing to three-corner- ed contest from Florida, adjourned over night without making de- cision
 At today's rate of progress Chair man Hays estimated that the con- tests would not be cleared up before Friday. Today's decisions will not be factors in the strength of any candidate in the convention, and ranged principally about the ques- tions of regularity, although the race issues frequently was injected,
 In all decisions today, the commit tee was guided on questions of law and precedent by Charles B. War ren of Detroit, national committee man from Michigan, who was act ing at the request of Chairman Hays as the committee attorney. At the conclusion of each contest, MT. War ren issued statement of the req sons upon which the committee was acting Chairman Hays said that was a part of his plan of laying the committee work before the country
 Only seven of the 137 contests were decided in the first days work
 In the Alabama contest the regu- larlv reported delegates were seat ed in the absence of the constant. Seven regularly reported delegates from Arkansas were seated, the ne- gro contestants being dismissed. One delegate instructed for Governor Lowden and two reported favorable to him were among those given seats.
 Taking up the contests alphabetic- ally the committee struck a snag in the Florida contest where three separate sets of delgates-one each reported favorable to Major General Wood, Governor Lowden and Senator Johnson, respectively-were contest ing. For more than three hours the committee argued over comnlicat-' ed technical points of the Florida case and finally referred it over night to a subcommittee of three for committeeman were Warren of Mich recommendation tomorrow. The three igan, Dupont of Delaware and Par sons of New York.
 Wood on Scene.
 The Church -Vanduzor group con- tended that both the Borah and the Anderson organizations were defunct and that, representing the "real re- publicans" of Florida. they were call inp "for new deal all around"
 They represented that with the large increase of Northern immiera- ton into Florida. the state could be considered doubtful one if the na- tional committee would recognize a republican organization which they argued would command the support of the electorate.
 The regulars were charged with maintaining rule in. Florida for na- tronage purposes larrely, and MT. Anderson declared Cir collusion" with the democrats. The Bean-Ge- row organization. he charged, was a "c]ose corporation" and an "office holders trust. "The charees of collu- sion were denied by Lake Jones of Jacksonville. who argued the case for the regnlar delegation.
 Wood chiftains began assembling at main headauarters today with the arrival of Major General Wood, ac- complished by Senator Moses, his eastern manager. from Washington.
 Almost coincident with the arriv- al of General Wood, the Johnson headouarters issued an announce ment that Senator Johnson would ar rive next Thursday at noon and that a parade had been arranged to fol- low his reception at the railroad sta- tion.
 Senator Harding is expected the latter part of the week, but the Hoo- yer headuuarters announced 1t was problematical at to whether MT. Hoo yer would come to the convention Governor Lowden already is quarter ed at hotel here.
 Shortly after the arrival of Gener- al Wood, it was announced at Wood headuuarters that the meeting be- tween the Wood leaders scheduled to take place tonight had been post poned until tomorrow. At that time General Wood, William Cooper Proc tor, his campaign manager, Senator Moses, his eastern manager and Frank H. Hitchcock will decide on the man to lead the generals fight on the floor of the convention.
 General Wood stated he was in ex- cellent health and that the situation in the east looked exceptionally bright.
 Some limitation of immlgratlon hnt not sufficiently strict to inter- fere with advantages capital natur- ally sees in large foreign labor sup ply" was recommended today for in clusion in the party's platform by the subcommittee on immigration of the republican advisory committee. NOTICE