Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-06-09
WARFARE OVER TIE STATE DELEGATIONS AGAIN UNDER WAY Convention Credentials Com. mittee is Hearing Con-
 tests APPEALS FILED IN
 101 OF 137 CASES Hearings Wilt be Brief and Indica- tions are They Soon Will be Disposed of--Lowden Still
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Chicago, June S-Warfare over Icontesting state delegations, wagcd so vigorously all last week before the republican national committee, was resumed late today before convention credentials committee.
 Edward D. Duffield of New Jer- sey, was elected chairman of the com mttee, 2S to 16, over c. H. Mnnes. of Massachusetts. William F. Laupe of Washington, was chosen secretary. The election of MT. Duffield was said to be without significance as to the presidential race. He was nominated l bv Charles B. Carter of Maine, and Mir. Innes by c. k. Pickett of Iowa, counsel for Governor Lowden Tn the national committee hearings.
 Chairman Duffield was said to be q Wood supporter and active in the i New Jersey campaign.
 l In evidence as the committee hear ings began were Frank H. Hitchcock Wood manager and other campaign managers. Virtually all of the ne- groes denied seats by the national com mittee also were on hand.
 Most all of the national commit tee contests were appealed until the roll was called for filing of contests In addition, Oregon announced con test of one t-at-large, Judge Me ! Camant of Portland, who intends to vote for General Wood although Sen ator Johnson won the Oregon pri- mary.
 Of the 137 contests decided by the committee, appeals involving 101 seats were filed with the credentials committee with an additional contest of the one Oregon vote. | Filing of the Oregon contest was questioned. Lafe Gleason, temporary convention secretary, holding New York's proxy, said no contest had been filed, as required under the national committees rules, with the national committee. The credentials commit tee then adopted motion to refuse consideration of contests not comply ing with the rules.
 The entire Florida delegation on the temporary roll was seated with out hearing, no contestants appear ing. Of the eight Florida delegates six are pledged to Wood and two un- pledged, but reported to favor Sen ator Johnson.
 Hearings Brief.
 No appeals were filed from Louis jana and North Carolina. From the former the national committee had seated 12 delegates of the faction headed by National Committeeman Kuntz and counted for Lowden. From North Carolina the committee seat ed IF delegates, led by National Com mitteeman Morehead, pledged te Judge Pritchard. The credentials committee however, agreed that tho appeals from any state might be filet later
 Delegates from the Fifth Missouri .district, which was denied representa- tion by the national committee fol alleged frauds, filed an appeal.
 The Alabama contest, in which , negro challenged the seat of J. B Atkinson of Salina, a Lowden sup porter, was dismissed after brie statement by the negro. l The committee adopted rule t, limit hearings on delegatcs-at-large tt 10 minutes and districts to five, ex cept in unusual cases. 3 | The committee opposed a proposa that Charles B. Warren, counsel fol the national committee be invited t, assist it in it's work.
 I In the Arkansas contests, brough by negroes charging race discrimi nation, the committee seated tn, "regulars."
 I Appeals involving ten seats iron 1 Georgia were filed by Roscoe E Picket, who fought for the four seat, at large and six district delegates O 1 the faction led by Henry Lincolr Johnson.
 Johnson, who was elected nationa committeeman today, argued the Geor gia case for his side and former Gov , ernor Hooper of Tennessee for tn, Pickett faction.
 | By a vote of 27 to 23, the commit tee placed on the permanent roll tn, names of Johnson and his three asso ciate elegates-at-large, who are fo Lowden. The contest of Wood dele gates of the Pickett faction. was lost