Bisbee daily review., 1920-06-03
G. ]. ?. ADOPTS
 FALLS POLICY
CONTINUED Fhanf r-aE ONE,

committee and movements among forces gathering for the contest next week.
 Testimony before the senate con- mittee Investigating campaign eX- penditures that sums of money had been paid to delegates in Missouri, counted as supporters of Governor Lowden, held the center of attention for a while. and then talk of Knox Johnson candidacy became the topic of the day. Some of the gossip con nected John T. King, national com mitteeman from Connecticut and for merly General Woods manager. with the Knox-Johnson movement, but Mir. King declined to say anything for publication. Johnson headquarters declined to say anything for publi- cation Johnson headquarters mere ly pointed out the California senator has placed himself on record as re- fusing a second place on any ticket.
 Welcome Democrat Chief
 The Republican national commit tees hearing of contests was enliy- ened by some hotly debated cases and also visit from Homer S. Cummings, chairman os the Demo cratic national committee. MT. Cum mings, availing himself of the open sessions, visited the hearing room where he became the center of a good natured reception which almost drowned out the proceedings.
 In the Mississippi contests, the committee decided to seat the dele gates at large headed by National Committeeman MuIvihill In the Louisiana contests the committee | voted to seat the officially reported delegation headed by National Com l mitteeman Emile Kuntz of New Or | leans, which was uninstructed but | claimed for the Wood forces and in part by the LowGsn managers.
 The contes from the Fourth Mis- souri district was quickly disposed | of by seating the regularly reported | delegation. uninstructeG. 6ut claimed | by the Wood forces.
 Throw Out Kansas City
 The real sensational fight of the : day came on the contest from the | Kansas City district, which the com mittee finally solved by refusing to seat anybody. Charges of strong arm" plays, meetings broken up by mustard gas bombs," women intim dated by negroes and gag rule flew thick and fast Committeeman de nounced the situation in the disthict as "disgraceful and tainted with fraud" and after voting down by close vote motion tG heat the reg ularly reported delegates, Robert J. Flick, and J. L. Martin. decided to seat none of the parties.
 This action reduced the total num- Der of votes in the convention from 9S4 to 9S2 and furnished the first case ir which district will be left withcg representation in it's delib- 4Gous.
 The net results of the days work were to bring the number of contests disposed of up to 92 out of the 137 filed.
 Roosevelt for Wood
 Chairman Hays ha3 a brief con- , ference during the day with Lieu tenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, who visited the committee room and gave out statement reiterating his $ suppor: of General Woods candidacy. I Two more presidential possibilities 7 will arrive here tomorrow. Senator Johnson is due at noon, while Sena- tor Harding will get in several hours later. All the Johnson clans gathered at his headquarters today and tonight and formed plans to meet the sena- tor and march to his headquarters. Senator Harding will be greeted by the Ohio delegation and escorted to his headquarters on presidential row. The advent of these two senators will bring the total of announced can didates in Chicago up to four, Gov ernor Lowden and Major Wood hay ing been on the scene several days This appeared to be handshaking ! day along presidential TOW with the arrival of delegates and visitors. The center of discussion among politicians