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Of the children are not Of my own
blood"
After he was closely questioned re-
garding his own whereabouts at the
birth Of each child. Mcconnell ad-
mitted that he was not personally
present at the birth of any OF the 10
except Agnes. the eldest daughter.
He said, however, that he was III in
his home at the time Bruce was born
but said he saw the baby within a
short time after birth.
Courtroom Is Crowded.
h development Of the weird
aspects Of the strange Ease has held
interest in it at a high pitch and he
courtroom is filled with spectators
each day, many OF them women At
torneys of the city are attending the
trial in large numbers and all declare
that the case has. to their knowledge,
no parallel in legal history. The
nearest approach to the TRANCE
Z aspects of the a s is believed TO be
a case in Atlanta, Ga. some time ago
where new born babies were confused
by a nurse in a hospital and where
! the mothers entered litigation in an
attempt to unravel the strange
tangle.
Following the adjournment Satur-
day afternoon judge P. r. Price an
nounced that h case would not be
resumed until Tuesday. in observance
of Monday as Memorial day. There Is
scant possibility that the case viii
Z reach the Jury Tuesday
Mrs. Beruice Baker. the mother Of
the child. in simple summer frock,
sits constantly beside her attorneys.
but her interest in the testimony OF
4 the witnesses is far eclipsed by her
constant attention to the baby boy
which Mrs. Mcconnell has in the
{ courtroom. At times she sobs for her
baby" Again she viii. put out her
arms TO the cooling child in a pitiful
gesture Of longing mother love.
Mrs. Mcconnell Is. according to her
own testimony, on the verge Of 30.
Every minute OF her time, with the
exception Of the time spent on the
witness stand. is occupied with at
tention 10 the child Constantly III
PAGES back and forth in the court
room. pushing the buggy which con-
tains the baby. At short intervals
she viii feed the child and she con-
tinually fondles Il. She displays ap-
parent pride in the children who ac-
company her to the courtroom
their rallying cry in their bolt at
san Antonio
While the contesting delegation
comes to Chicago uninstructed. It
took a poll al the san Antonio meet
ing and decided that the majority pre-
ferred Gen Wood as the party
nominee.
In the ranks Of the black and
tans' contestants are all the delegates
WIN Mrnwa turned Annwn ~ Hhn Ernnn-
lars at the san Antonio meeting.
Always A Split.
This was in a past a regular
occurrence in the party in Texas No
state convention yer met that there
was not a split. always with Goose
neck" Mcdonald. Eddie" Green. the
late DR.. C. c. Clifford. OF san Antonio.
Charles Ogden Of that city. and others.
on the Black and Tan" side and most
OF the white element Of the party on
the other. First n faction and then
the other distributed Texas patronage,
depending on the fortunes OF the two
delegations at the national conveu-
ton. until Ceril Lyon gained the
a-scendancy. During his life. the party
remained in the hands Of the whites
in Texas though negroes were
denied the privilege OF exercising
their rights.
The black and tan" element evil
IDENTIFY expects to line up with the
old guard" IN h convention hoping
that Il viii control. Judging from its
platform plank. which is in line with
the Knox resolution adopted IN the
senate for a league OF nations with
reservations. while the regular con-
vention adopted a resolution declaring
against any league Of nations with
put reservations and against any
treaty without proper protection OF
American interests" which IS much
after the style OF the Indiana state
resolution. considered by many as a
model for the national convention
Same Row In Arkansas.
In alphabetical order. in which they
viii be heard. the other contests are-
Arkansas; Seven OF the states Is
seats are in dispute between white
and black and tan" groups. The lat
bolted the state convention ard
four delegates at large. one
delegate from the first and W. from
fourth district. The first district I
man IS instructed for Lowden and the
are ~unpledged-
Florida: Three complete sets Of
elegates-"lily white black and
and regular" are fighting for
The states eight seats. George ".
Bean. Of Tampa, national committee
nan. heads the regulars, while the
white faction is sponsored By
". L Van DuZor.
Georgia: Fifteen Of IT seats are
n what promises to be the most Bit
.erlv fought OF all the contests. with
iirect issues between the Lowden and
Wood forces. The black and tan"
a complete delegation headed
" Henry Lincoln Johnson. Of Atlanta
They were listed officially as TN
pledged. but governor Lowden's cam
lafgn testified he sent $4,000
u LodWen money 10 Johnson The
Wood group. headed by Roscoe Pick
later elected Is delegates Frank
Hitchcock. m OF the Wood managers,
old the senate committee he sent
10000 to Pickett when II was re-
ported the opposition was spending
considerable money
Louisiana: All twelve seats are
contested by whites and black and
ans"
2 ont of "a In Minnesota
Minnesota Two Of the states p
both in the tenth ("AinneapOlisl
are at stake, with represen-
Schau one OF the contestants
Mississippi: All twelve seats con
ested. with one delegation pledged TO
Wood. Frank Hitchcock told the
ienate committee that in his opinion
he Wood delegation was Illegal
Missouri. Two seats in the fourth
two in the fifth district con
North Carolina: Seventeen out OF
2 seats contested. with the whites
pledged to Judge Pritchard John u
forehead. national committeeman IS
for the group
6 Oklahoma Seats At Issue.
Oklahoma: Six seats in dispute.
.wo each from the second. fourth and
districts. with some Of the con
.estants favoring Lowden and others