Evening star., 1920-06-01
CHICAGO WILL WITNESS
USE OF EVERY DEVICE
IN POLITICAL WARFARE
COMMITTEE VOTES
TO SEAT REGULAR
D. c. DELEGATION
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

! District republicans won out in the
contests for seats in the national con-
vention today before the republican
national committee Frank j. Hogan
! delegates and William T. Galliher
and DR.. Charles II. Marshall as alter
mates
Four years ago the same factions
convention and all were thrown out
and the District was unrepresented in
the national convention.
The delegates seated are unin-
structed. There has been much specu-
lation as to whom they will support
to work first. last and all the time for
national representation of the Dis
trict. with the right of the people
of Washington to elect members of
tial electors. A motion to deny seats
to all factions was Overwhelmingly
defeated.
The District of Columbia's triangu-
lar contest for seats in the republi-
can national convention was heard
day. The Hogan-Cobb faction. the Brad
shaw-Murray faction and the Miller
Scott faction were each given twenty
minutes to present their cases
The Hogan-Cobb faction was re-
ported to have the inside track as
Bradshaw. old war horse of many
conventions. has a number OF warm
friends among the committee who
would like to see him seated if pos
sible.
The Miller faction bases it's claim
on the fact that 1t alone conducted a
city wide primary. and that it repre-
sents the sentiment of the majority of
the republicans of the District.
Robert l. Miller began the argument
as the representative contesting dele
cation. I'VE claim we are the regular
elective delegates from the District"
he said. Nv. T. Galliher and Edward
F. Colladay deprived the republicans
of the District an opportunity to vote.
We appealed to them to hold a primary,
but they refused
Committeeman Howell of Nebraska
asked how many votes were cast In
the primary. About $780," answered
Mr.. Miller.
How many republican voters in
tns Retwen nis. sa asKsd aoo snd mr. Howet 20 s,ea
pect." said Mr.. Miller. But a heavy
rainstorm on the day of the primary
kept the voters from the polls.
Speaking for the Btsdshaw faction.
Shelby c. pavidson declared that the
regular one in the district, that It
[rsRsesented the central committee
since 1871. He.s too. charged the dele
Gstee OF the Hogan faction had been
i ::Ho~p pdi pdid Mr.. aallin4r become chair.
man Of the state cornmitteeT asked
Mr.. Howell OF Nebraska.
HE was appointed by Edward F.
Colladay.- the District national COM
mitteeman." said Mr.. Davidson.
'Is it function Of committmen
to appoint state chairmen?' asked Mr..
Howell.
I'VE contend it is not" was the re-
ply.
Keeling Urges Unity.
Committeeman Keeling of Indiana
asked IL it has ever occurred to the
District republicans that they should
get together instead Of coming year
after year to conventions and contest
"Yes," said Mr.. Davidson. I'VE have
this"
1T seems strange that the repub-
licans in great states like Ohio and
New York can get together and you
can't" said Mr.. Howell.
Frank j. Hogan told the committee
| that the state committee. headed by
Galliher. was entirely regular. He
declared the Aaron Bradshaw central
committee was self-perfectuating and
had not been elected by the people for
years.
Mr.. Hogan said that there is no law
regulating elections Of committees or
| delegates in the District He admit
ted that the attempted primaries four
years ago had been a "disgraceful af-
fair" II was to avoid such happen
ings that the present organisation
had been formed, he said.
| CHICAGO. June 1.-At the request of
Aaron Bradshaw. head OF one OF the con-
| testing factions from the District. the
/ hearing in the District contests was
day. Mr.. Bradshaw announced when the
contest was called that his attorney
would not reach Chicago until today.
and that he would like to have the
case put over: Neither Robert I. Mil
ler nor Frank ]. Hogan. who are
heading the two other factions OF
District republicans. raised any OBJ
lection to this plan.
Secretary Miller of the national
committee suggested that ample no.
of the time for the hearing. but Mr..
Bradshaw claimed it had not reached
him and he had thought the District
contest would be at the end of the
list instead of at the beginning.
Il guess we can take Mr.. Brad
time" said National Committeeman
j. T. King of Connecticut. closing the
incident.
| Delegates File Briefs.
All three sets Of delegates filed
briefs. The Hogan delegation did
not cali theirs brief. but merely q
statement Of the authorization and
District Of Columbia delegateA" They
based their claim to be seated on the
fact that William T. Galliher, chair
man of the state republican commit
tee Of the District, had received the
official call from the national COM
mittee for the election of delegates
to the national convention as the
head of the recognized organization
in the District, and that they had
serving all the regulations for the
selection of delegates
The delegates representing the Rob-
ert l. Miller faction insisted that the
Hogan set represented the "Wood
for President, rule or ruin faction IN
! the District" and that these delegates
had been "handpicked" In q specially
selected convention.
The Bradshaw delegates, the Miller
people insisted. represented "a very
small and inconsequential minority
of the residents Of the District" They
, pointed out that tho Miller faction
, had held a primary election for del
. egates. at which all republicans hat
Z been privileged to vote.
I Aaron Bradshaw in his brief as
) serted that he lis and has been chair
man Of the District Of Columbia re-
publican central committee sinct
i 1892" and that the committee hal
: been the recognized organization II
: the District for years. He claimed
that the convention held subsequen
I to the call sent out by him as chair
= man of the committee had been regu
lar in every way, and that tho dele
seated.