Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-01
SLOW PROGRESS
MADE DECIDING
DELEGATE ROWS
At WINDY CITY
Odt of 1877 Contests, Only
Seven Were Disposed Of
By the Republican Nation
al Committee ON Monday.
BASE DECISIONS ON
JUDICIAL" METHODS
Snag Is Struck in the Flor
ida Dispute, Where Three
F actions Are Demanding
Seats in Convention,

IHr MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wtReJ
Chicago, Nav 21.--In open ses-
sion TODAY the republican national
al committee began deciding con-
tests of state delegation to the con-
Vention, but made slow progress.
| In what Chairman HAYS charac-
nn IerlTG{d if{ca, as Soo,stddA iGdiAll rather than
from Arkansas and labama; nost-
Doned the District of Columbia
| contest until tomorrow and after
giving an extended hearing to a
three ,cornered contest from Flor
ida, adjourned without a decision.
Az today's rate of progress
Chairman HAYS estimated that the
contests would not be cleared be-
fore Friday, Today's decisions will
not be factors in the strength uf
any candidate and ranged princiD-
ally about the question of regu-
lduentlv was injected
In az decisions the committee
was guided on questions of law and
precedent by Char eS &. Warren. ot
Detroit, national committeeman
from MiehiT,n actinG, at the re-
committee attorney After each
statement of the reasons upon
which the committee was actinr.
Mr.. HAYS said that It was a part
of his plan of laving the committee
work before the country.
Only seven OF the 1877 contests
were decided TODAY
Negroes Lose Their Eioht.
In the Alabama contest the reg
ularly aphointed delegateS we !,
seated in the absence of the con-
fap tn AIgg .I. 81. 4
delegates from Arkansas were seat
ed. the negro contestants being dis
missed one delegates instructed
for Governor Lowden and two re-
ported favorable to him were
among those seated
Taking up the contests alDha-
beticallv the committee struck
snag In the Florida contest where
three sets OF delegates-one each
reported favorab g to General
y Wood, ,G,oyernor lsowdeln and Sen
oqr ao,, ts,,i 'n' lne ,a,l,' ,,,s = were
hours the committee argued COM
plicated technical points of the
case and finally referred IL over
night TO subcommittee of three
for recon mmendatihn tomorrow. The
three, committeeman were Warren
of Ntchigan Dupont Of Delaware.
and Parsons of New York,
Besides the Florida decision. the
committee tomorrow will take up
the hard fought controversy be-
tween the Wood and Lowden
turces in Geo"gia, and that between
three sets Of delegates from tho
District of Columbia,
Contest Vigorously Argued.
The Florida contest. vigorously
argued bv. the committee and con-
testants, involves the question of
whether there Is. in law. a rCAihli-
ng - arf4y In Il l,t
faction headed bv George w Bean
OF TAMPA. national committeeman.
based it's claims on the Palatka
convention Of January 30. under n
call issued bv ID. T. Gerow Of
Jacksonville. the republican state
The delegation headed by II. l.,
Anderson of Jacksonville. claimed
title to election In 1919 under a
state primary law Of q state execu,
tive committee, while the thir'l
", Il. Nan Duzor. OF Jacksonville.
claimed their seats bv virtue of u
second convention.
The regu 'arly reported delegates
were CHARGED hv, Mr., Anderson with
having forfeited their right to
nomination for the state commit
tee. He asserted thev became de-
funct as a party organization under
q state supreme court decision rem
deed last NAV which held that
under the urinary law the party
votes cast at an election and ceased
to be q party organization under
the law
Call for n "Re-deaI"
The Church-Nan Duzor group
contended that both the Bean and
h.A nd nfs lF1il 70 in "a
defunct and that, representing ,thc
'real republicans" of Florida they
were calling "for a re-deal az
around" Thev reported that with
the large increase of northern inn
migration into Florida. the state
If the national committee would
recognize "a republican orsantzatiol
which thev arpued would command
the support of the electorate.
The regulars were charged with
maintaining rule In Florida for
Anderson declared in collusion"
with the democrats. The Bean
Gerow organization. he charged.
was a CLOSE corporation and an
office holders trust" Charges OF
colluslon were denied by Lake
Jones of Jacksonville, who argued
the case for the regular delegation
delegations we're acting under title
from a former chairman who had
registered as a democrat. He also
contended that the court decision
did not wipe the party out of ex-
istence but applied merely to the
primary nominations for vacancies.
The regularly reported faction
further claimed a holdover tito
from the state committee chosen in
1916
Wood Chieftains Assemble.
Wood chieftains began assen1-
bling at Headquarters today with
the arrival of Major General Wood.
accompanied bv Senator Moses his
eastern manager. from Washing
ton.
Almost ceincident with the ar
rival of General Wood. the Johnson
Headquarters announced that SEN
ator Johnson would arrive at noon
and that parade had been ar
ranged To follow his reception at
the railroad station
senator Harding is expected here
late this week. but the Hoover
headquarters announced 1t was
Hoover would come 10 Chicago
during the convention. Governor
Lowden already is here.
Shortly after arrival of General
Wood. 1t was announced at Wood
headquarters that the meeting be-
tween the Wood leaders scheduled
for tonight had been postponed un-
til tomorrow. At that time Gem
eral Wood. william Cooper Proc
to- bis cappaign manager Segator