The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-06-02
Presidential Candidates
Arriving in Chicago;
Wood Raps Primaries
Declares Investigation of Campaign Expenditures
Shows Necessity of Changes in Statewide Laws
Johnson Delegates in Minnesota Are Seated
~ --s Assos,Arts -sts.

CHICAGO. June 2.-In ~ first
decision affecting the johnson forces
In the convention. the republican
national committee by 36 10 ~ voted
10 seat delegates from the Tenth
Minnesota district who are counted
as favorable to the candidacy of the
California senator
The wood delegates were denied
seats on the first roll call the com
mittee has taken since 1t began de-
Gliding contests. after spirited dis
cusslon which brought out The
charge. which the committee accept
ea. that the Wood delegates had beeu
chosen by a rump convention.
The attorneys for the Wood dele
gates told the committee they had
loft the convention because they
were denied police protection. The
attorneys for the Johnson delegates
characterized that statement rs
"laughnble and falsehood"
Mississippi Contest
The Mississippi contest. which fol-
lowed Minnesotas. Involved ~ del
egatcs pledged To Wood against
uninstructed chosen nt separate con-
ventous. March 81. ana May . re-
spcctvely. Tho wood faction were
led by Perry Howard Jackson
negro. and ". O. Ligon ~ Olos,er,
while NJ J. Mulvihill, Of Nickshurg
national committeeman. headed tho
unpledRcd group.
The light pivoted on the question
of party regularity. each side charg-
ing the other with holding an author
lied cnnvention and with each side
claiming 10 be the regular repub-
lic1ns.
I'm connection with the contest u
was developed in the senate invesu-
CATION that $4,000 of wood funds
had been sent to Mississippi, but
Frank n. Hitchcock. Wood manager,
testified that he had nothing to dc
with q. aud regarded the Wood del.
cgaiion "iiicFal.'
Wood Wins Two
While "a sub CumWitte was check
lnF over the records in the Louisiana
contests. the committee passed tu tho
contests from the fourth district of
Missouri John = Boyer, and John
Albus. oT ST. Joseph were Cuntosting
Tor the seats for which q. ~ philley
aud l.. : Sutnli were reported,
Tho committee voted 10 seat Phil
Icy ana Cotrill They are unplodged
hut counted among the forces Of Cen
crul wood.
General Wood told newspaper me"
this morning that he had not taken
over full charge Of his campaign,
Views nn Primary.
Il am here only to take charge oi
such matters uS may require my at
tcution.' De explained. Every de-
partncnt OF my campaign is % law
unto itself but occasionally something
,rous up that requires decision.
Tho general reiterated his previous
~ expressed Views on the adNisability
of q modification Of the primary sys-
ten In political campaigns, lie ar
guod for national primary day, open
expense accounts, aud perhaps some
system Of state controlled publicity
that could he open In bona fdc candi-
dates az u reasonable cost
In connection with this last proposal
he referred to the South Dakota sNs-
tenn whereby FOR a comparatively
small Zee candidate may, through
the state government. send his photo
graph and % limited sized circular Ia
each voter In the commonwealth.
General Wood asked his interview
crs Tor their Views ON the effect OF
the senatorial investigation Of cam
pairn expenditures and agreed with
them that u would probably give the
public some needed Information ms IA
the very considerable expense required
Tor even modest campaign.
Butler In Race.
Another headquarters was added a.
presidential row this morning whru
Marvin \ Riley. ~ Trenton, y, j.
opened offices In hchnlf Of the cnndi-
New York Associated with Mr. Rilcy
are John X. McNeill. deputy excise
com missioner Of New York. and Harry
NJ Monness. of New York The cam
pnign manager for pr Butler George
John r. Davies. Of New York, VIII ar
rive Friday, II was announced and u
delegation Of SOC boosters Is expected
to come In on four spcc,al trains sun
dnv MIR Riley said the Butler man
ayers were certain Of having SO Of the
SS New York votes. ana he added
that after the third ballot votes would
come to the Butler column from NUM-
erous other states
The ohio situation cleared up thii
morning when after meeting ol
Harry nhughcrtN campaign manager
for Senator Harding ~ Ohio, and Ru
dllph X iIVrickn. national commit
tccman from Ohio. 10 was announced