Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-04
NOISE MAKERS ON
HAND IN FORCE
Chicago Beginning To Take on Real
Convention Aspects as Delegates
and Candidates Arrive - Wood
Forces soIidisied BY Selection Of
Hitehcocmk For GeneralissImo -
Bio Political Show in Full Swing.
BY Associated Press.

contests over ueleSdteS W eiAo ASPuS
lican national convention furnished
fireworks and vaudeville for todays
meeting for the national committee.
The Tolbert delegations, counted Tor
I4owden, were seated. The lie was
passed freely. and charges Of some
thing rotten nearer than Denmark"
were made by the delegates of the
Adams faction, counted for Wood, In
the course OF presenting cases
gainst the Tolbert delegatro1Is.
The name of National Committee
man Bean. OF Florida, was brought
in to show that he worked turnout
south Carolina as an organizer for
Frank III. Hitchcock, arranging con-
testing delegations favorable to Cen
eraI Wood.
While the argument technically
ranged about the question OF party
regularity, with the Tolbert faction
claiming. that resignation. the Wood
delegates brought charges OF ma
chine rule which they argued, under
the leadership Of National Commit
teeman Tolbert, had reduced the
republican vote in South Carolina to
q negligible quantity.
Some OF the negro delegates charg-
ed that the Tolbert faction had
threatened them with death If they
attended the rec slarly-called con-
ss;s ], ,slssiE E.l.j sorsucs.
s.. G., made ain explains ton of his cone
test, which kept the committee In gales
Of laughter but did not win his case.
He had the distinction. however. OF
Having the committee thank him for
lis honesty" on motion of National
Committeeman jackson, Of Georgia.
The net results of the morning
session was to seat seventeen dele
gates counted for Lowden.
Special to Times es-Repnblican
Chicago, June 4.Lines of action
among the republican presidential
candidates are beginning for the first
time today to come out of the nebu-
lous atmosphere of the preliminary
period and move toward definite
form. IS 7tsi!
The arrival Of Senator Johnson, of
California, to take personal charge Of
among Wood leaders to have Frank
II. Hitchcock act asstheir field mar
sha1s. are the two outstanding devel-
opments which indicate that, within
the next forty y-eight hours, the situa-
s.tion among the republicans will move
into the stage where the leaders will
begin to do business.
Up until today none Of the conven-
tion forces had reached the stage
where one manager was prepared to
determine upon line of action with
any degree OF certainty Of what
might be expected from his oppo-
nents.
Mood Forces United.
The Wood forces profess to be well
satisfied with the arrangements with
in their own ranks. and lay empha-
sis on the statement that the hope Of
ership between William Cooper Proc
ter have gone glimmering. Mr.. Proc
ter, they say. will continue In his
present capacity with the Wood
forces. and the present agreement to
have Mr.. Hitchcock as the general,
issimo Of the froces on the conven-
ton floor was unanimous and agree
able all around.
Beginning to Make Noise.
After five days of sporadic activ-
ity and jockeying, things are begin
ming to take on real convention at
mosphere. BY the time the crowds
of delegates begin pouring in, and
with the coming of political leaders
froy,o w a c1,ty, cr<Or, &l,fv, ..s - -. 1.,~zA
ed to be going full blast. The first
cheers and the first songs Of the
boosters are beginning to be heard
in the hotel Hobbies and on the
streets. Pianos are tinkling III many
of the campaign headquarters, and
the song and cheer leaders are on
the job beginning to drill the Choir
uses Of willing workers that always
gather to participate in the noisy
demonstrations which accompany a
convention.
Publicity plans have had an i'm
petus. toos and beginning today
Wood. Lowdep and johnson will give
two daily int. views to newspaper
men. Other ca. idates will join the
plan as they an We. Senator Poin-
dexter, OF washington, arrives today
from Washington. and on Saturday
his special trains Of boosters and
delegates are due In from the west.
From today on carloads Of delegates
will be arriving from all parts of the
country to go thru the quadrennial
preltminartes of caucusing, electing
their delegation officers. members of
the various convention committees
and choosing the state representa-
tives on the republican national
COMMITTEES.
eoomlets Fail to Boom.
There are also many little booms
not SO well defined or being sup
ported with such enthusiasm as the