Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-06-05
Charges Governing Body is Attempting to Aid Gov.
 L0wden
METHOD OF SETTLING
 CONTESTS ATTACKED
New Hampshire Senator's Charges May Cause Break in Wood Leadership and Reputation
 of Claim

Chicago, June 1. Decisions of the republican national committee which today disposed of 20 contests for seats in the national convention of the par ty, brought tonight a charge of "steam roller" tactics from Senator Moses of New Hampshire, who conducted Gene ral Woods prc-convention campaign in the southern states. He issued lengthy statement whose tone was in sharp contrast to the jubilant notes that came from the Lowden headquar- ters.
 "Evdently q mistake has been made,' said Senator Moses statement. "The steam roller which was so cf- fective in the convention of 1912 and with such disastrous results to the party in the election followinv has not been scraped after all. It has merely been in the machine shop for reyairs and for some new attach ments.
 "Thc most important phase of the latter appears to be patent revers- ing apparatus which enables the na- | tioldl COHImllttc dJ Wllt JO uiSTc- gard it's prior formal action in re- cognition of certain national commit l teemen and state chairmen against whose organizations there have been jumped up series of fraudulent con tests.
 "The chain of procedure which the national committee formed at it's St. Louis meeting in 1917 and at the Washington meeting in 1919 contain ed thre lines. The first connected the national chairman with the recog niZed national committeeman in the states to whom were sent the official calls for the convention which assem- bles next.
 "The national committeeman trans mitted this call to the recognized state chairman thus constituting the miss ing link in the chain. The third link connected the state chairman with his organization in the counties. Through the operation of this mechanism dele gates friendly to General Wood have been elected with entire regularity in every southern state safe two. The function of the national committee at this juncture is not to determine quail fications of members of the na- tional cvonvention; it is merely t6 establish that regularity which enti- ties a delegate to be placed upon the temporary roll, leaving the ulti- mate question of his right to seat to be demanded by the convention through it's committee on credentials.
 "Yet. the national committee with Chairman Hays conveniently absent from the chair, is assuming not only to decide the matter in advance-but to decide it upon the narrow lines of the committees personal preference.
 For LOwden, Charge
 "General Woods friends have al- ways understood that the national committee as at present constituted, favored the nomination of Governor Lowden. We have never questioned their right to hold such preference. But, we do question seriously and vigorously their right to color their decisions, which should be merely preference; and the conditions under committeeman hold their places only increases the strength with which we now assail the course which they are pursuing.
 | "As result of the primaries and : conventions, substantially one third of the members of the present na- : tional committee have failed to get in the confidence of their constituents and they will go out of office the day the convention adjourns. Yet these repudiate committeeman in defiance of the popular judgment already rend- cred, are seeking to impose their pee , wish purpose upo nthe convention, the party and the country"
 , After reading the statement issued by Senator Moses. Will Hays, chair man of the republican national com- mitee said:
 q have nothing to say. not word The action of the committee taken in open session, speaks for itself"
 Senator Moses statement was is- : sued on his own responsibility and f without the knowledge or approval oi , other Wood managers. It was pre-. :. dicted by some of the Wood pnrtisans g that repudiations might develop and s possibly entail readjustment of tho . Wood management.
 Senator Moses statement con. tinues:
 "Certain facts are outstanding ir the compilation of pre-conventior events. Chief among these is thu demonstrated fact that three meI have shown themselves to possesi widespread and we'll founded popu1al e support among Republicans. Thes. f men in the order of their demon ,, strated strength, are General Wood d Senator Johnson and MT. Hoover Except in his own state. Governol [ Lowden has never succeeded in run q ming better than poor third in an, f primary. This is not said in m, ' derogation or any of Governor Low s den's many good qualities. It is ! ' plain statement of particular fae : to which the country is not impex d vious even though the national com
 mittee is.
 No Secrecy.
 "There seems to be no secrecl
 about the national committeemen' [, plans. They think their high handeS y methods to remove from the Woo !e column a sufficient number of vot4