The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-05-31
HEARING G. 0. P.
CONTESTS BEGUN
Right Of Nearly One Seventh
Of G. O. P. Delegates to
Seats at Stake.
FIGHT OVER EIGHT STATES

cupy their seats was at stake today
when the national committee opened its
hearing in 1877 contest cases. Practi-
cally all the national committeeman
were on hand when the hearing opened.
with the absentees represented BY
proxy. Notably among the proxy, hold !
ers are John II. King, Of Connecticut.
formerly campaign manager for Mai. =
Gen. Leonard Wood, who holds the
proxy OF senator Boise Penrose, OF
l,ennsylvania. and Joe Reating. Of m
ulanapolis, representing James A. Hem
Contests from three southern states.
Alabama, Arkansas and Florida, prob
ably VIII be heard today. committees
Announcement BY Chairman WIN
Hays yesterday that the contest ses-
sions would be open. marks q new de-
parture.in republican procedure and was
nailed In the camps OF various candi-
The. executive session OF the oommit-
tee which opened today's business was
expected lto5 take all the morning and
part Of the afternoon. The first con-
test. involving one delegate from the
Alabama district. Is not ex-
pected to be reached before the middle
OF the afternoon. Two uninstructed del-
egates are contesting for the seat, with
10 the extent that their campaign man
ayers testified before the senate inves-
tigating committee that each had spent
$1,000 in the state.
AS usual In past conventions, virtu-
lily white" and ':biack and tan;
groups in southern states. In the. al
pha betical order In which they will be
heard the other contests are:
Arkansas; Seven Of the states thir-
teen seats are.in dispute between white
Florida: Three complete sets of del.
egates. lily white,"f black and tan
and regular" are fighting for the
states eight seats.
Georgia.: Fifteen of seventeen seats
the most bitterly fought OF all the con-
tests, with direct issues between the
Lowden and Wood forces The black
and tam convention elected a complete
delegation. headed by Henry Lincoln
Of Atlanta. They were listed
lens campaign manager testified he
sent $1,000 of Lowden money to john
son. The Wood group. headed by kos-
zoe Pickett, later elected fifteen dele.
rates. Frank Hitchcock. one Of the
mittee he sent $4,000 to Pickett when
4 was reported the Opposition was
considerable money"
Louisiana. All twelve seats are con-
.ested by white and black and tans.
Minnesota: Al twelve seats Ms ars6 So.c -
Cen. Wocd. Frank Hitchcooh told me
senate committee that In his opinion
nc Wood delegation was "iilegai."
Missouri: Two seats contested.
North Carolina: seventeen ouI q
lxsnty sets g 5aae PFltSSaTd NARA
Ckiahoria: SIX seats In dispute, with
some Of the contestants favoring Low
den and other Wood.
south Carolina: All eleven. seats c2h-
lested by the .reguiars, asrn a yacs a,
ion. ,..4, .na
tenth districts at stake. with Wood
oartisans involved in both.
Texas; All twenty.tnree ;ya sea's oo"
Virginia: All fifteen seats contesteu,
~ .'lIly white and black ana tans.
With extra contests filed from the tniru
md eighth districts, ,,, -, =,
I District Of Columbia: three se.s "a
delegates, one said 10 IaVor .antest-
md the other two unpleogeo' coh'es'
ne for the two seats. .x>,,o.n
nv n unanimous vote the repubtcan
,ational committees first action was "
throw open the hearings. on contes.su
It was DECIDED 70 an. .nS
IN contests in the alphaoetcai "oe'
" states. o.. 90 ohead
The committee was ready 10 20 ahsau
,parins contests when II assembled, put
tome delegations and their attorhsys
we're delayed by late trains and ue
went on WIN o'He' JUS
less while waiting. AN
,ations from the southern states Were
IN hand early even before the uoo,e
we're opened Chairman Hays was an
,arly arrival Frank =. Hitchcock ais3
vas on hand early and nad ss,''s and
He had nothing 10 say
.oncerning a meeting of WOOD man
gers called for tonight. AZ wnich !. -
the differences In the WIZ
orces are to be taken up anu a.,, th.
future connection WIN '"e
candidacy decided. co
The arrival Of John T. King; o. otnr 11
,octicut bearing the proxy OF Senhto.
5enrose. Of Pennsylvania has anueu
more speculation to the general u,seuS-
,ion of the Wood managers ptnms' COM
Durihg the opening hour OF tne com
nittee session II appeared tina, tne
ual hearing on contests wouid no' oe
lin until later In the day. ,ha
THE first contest to come peIore ,ha.
'epublican national committes,
rom the Fourth district Oh Aansm,ttee
vas abandoned when the corhn'''oe
The contestant, w. II. Nixon ol
;elrna. Ala. made no appearance, ine
erularIy certified delegate, J; -, .,,, a.
,inson, Of C,anton. was seate1. an
vas reported to favor the "o'u
Oliver d. street Alabama commit
90 member. told the committee that !ne
aivon contest was "made out OF IN.
ybole CLOTH" and in the failure VI
contestant 10 press the case the t'n, p
nittee adopted unanimously ''"''
The hearing OF contests was reacnel
ooner than expected preliminary
BUSINESS was quickly disposed OF h"u
he committee adopted RUE .nat
Iational committeeman's proxy Ihus' os
,eld within his own state -
In the Arkansas contest the tV
nIttee decided unanimously to seat we
oguIarly reported delegates at mitts. i.t.
,eaded by II. l.. Remmel. OF L,uie
lock. The contestants were nsaueu ~
q c, Morris. n negro OF he'eItnat x
,l,ia deIerntes was postponed, ConMd-
ration Of the contests IN the W'es
Arkansas districts was set to come up
ate today. A.Atn "a
'ehearing OF the old contest , ne.ween
emile Kuntz. national committ tteerlan
4 louisiana and f. C. Labait, former
,aiional committeeman who attackea
he election OF Kuntz. II was decluep
o hold this dispute over untli Louis
ana was reached alphabetcaiy,
question by National Committeeman
iohn r. King, OF Connecticut. asking
whether committeeman from y Ger
ain state could vote in contests orig
mating in that state was answeren ~
he affirmative by Chairman WIN H.
lays --.-.. T..
one Of the most lively contests IN |
prospect was that affecting Seorgla;