The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-02

Chicago, June 2.-Resuming wor1
on convention contests, the Repubp
lican national committee TO-DAY
seated the IL uninstructed delegatea
from Louisiana headed by Emile
Kuntz of New Orleans, national
committeeman. and dismissed the
contest of the Lilly White" grouu
led by C. 8. Hebert and Victor
L0isel of New Orleans.
c. S. Hebert of New Orleans, whs
figured in the committees decision
yesterday denying . rehearing Of
the challenge of Mr.. kuntz's seat,
appeared for the contestants. He
was confronted with q signed
agreement made in 1918 In which
be said his associates agreed not
to file a contest. Committee mem-
bers said the case had been inves-
tigated thoroughly last year and
declared the new contest violated
the 1918 agreement.
Moro Tine to Georgia.
Further time to check evidence In
the Georgia case was given to the
subcommittee headed by Charles B.
Warren Of Michigan, VINO s4ia y
comparison Of duplicate state con-
.vention rolls would take much more
time. H. L. Remmel of Arkansas,
proposed that both Georgia dele
gates be seated with q half vote
each, but was voted down.
In taking up the Tenth Minne-
sofa district contest, between two
Wood and two unpledged delegates.
Secretary Miller announced that
both claimed to be the regular
delegates. Representative Schall.
the blind congressman, was one oe
the unpledged delegates.
Julius e. Haycraft Of Fairmont,
Mimi, spoke for the Wood fac
ton and John G. Priebe Of Minne-
apolis, for the unpledged pair. who
were reported to favor Senator
johnson. Involved in the fight
were the bolt by the Wood dele
gates in the district convention and
regularity of convention of call.
Mr.. Priebe imputed strong arm"
methods TO the opposition while
the Wood contingent declared the
Schall faction unfairly demanded
increased representation in the
convention.
Wood Delegates Lose.
The Wood delegates were denied
seats on the first roll call the COM
mittee has taken since it began de-
Gliding contests, after a spirited
discussion which brought out the
charge. which the committee ac-
cepted, that the Wood delegates
had been chosen by . rump con-
vention.
The attorneys for the Wood dele
gates told the committee they had
left the convention because they
were denied police protection. IAe
attorneys for the Johnson du3D:
gates characterized that statemenl
as ''laughable and q falsehood."
Mississippi Contest.
Tho Mississippi contest, whicf
followed Minnesota's. involved. I;
delegates pledged to Wood, agaipo
IL uninstructed chosen at separat.
conventions March 81 and May s
respectively. The Wood faction
were led by Perry Howard, a Jack
son negro. and W. o. Lyon o
Gloster, while M. J. Mulyihill o
Vicksburg. national committeeman
headed the unpledged group.
The fight pivoted on the quest.ol
OF party regularity, each sid
charging the other with holding q
unauthorized convention and Wit
each side claiming 20 be the ..regn
lar Republican.
In connection with the contest
was developed in the senate inv16
tigati0n that tlDo0 OF Wood fuqxl
had been sent to Nississippi ID
Frank H. Hitchcock. Wild -
ager. testified that he had nceht
to do With. It aad segasoed ~
| Wood delegation Illegal