Arizona republican., 1920-05-29
FIRST IF [. ]. | r FORCES ARRIV
 FUR GONVENTI0.
Arizona National Commi teeman Among First Reach Headquarters : Candidates Claim Grov ing Strength as Time f, Meeting Draws Near
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 CHICAGO, May 2S-The vangua of the Republican national convent forces descended on Chicago today tonight Presidential Row was bug ing with the gossip unleashed by dozen national committeeman and SC eraI scores of their political follOwe
 The developments of the evening cluded
 Announcement by J. B. Healing of I diana that the coming convention is be free and open and that the vc ing majority of uninstructed delegat who make 1t so are to be organized select the candidate "who will appe most strongly to the voters on electi day"
 Candidates Claim Strength Growing
 Assertion by Robert IF. Todd, n tional committeeman from Porto Ric and several other party leaders tn there is a visible trend toward Go ernor Lowden."
 Declarations by campaign manage Of Senator Hiram W. Johnson a Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood that the pro poets of their candidates have m terially improved
 Clarence B. Miller, acting secreta Of the national committee, arrived q day with a trunk full of briefs in J contests which had been filed at Was ington Twenty three additional co tests are to be filed from Texas T calendar Of contests includes 56 del gates in states which have elect more than the convention call provid for and MT Miller reasserted toda that excess delegates win be remov. by the national committee. if the del gations themselves fail to act.
 Claim Trend Toward LoWden
 Statements issued by several nation committeeman and party leaders. a nouncing they had discovered a gToy ing trend toward Governor Lowden f the paFtys presidential nOminatio was regarded along the row as the ou standing development of the day. every case the name of Governor Go. lidge of Massachusetts was coupll with that of the Illinois executive as possible running mate in the eve. l Lowden should be nominated. R. Fl. Todd of Porto Rico, A. T. He of Kentucky and Fred W. Upham. nf | tional treasurer, of Illinois, we among those who reported what the i characterized as a trend toward Go- 1 ernor Lowden- Mr. Todd said:
 There is a visible trend t0waE 1 Governor Lowden today. The Renui i lican leaders with whom l have taiSt | all say Lowdens s prospects are brig and l believe his chances of u0mini ton are excellent. While l am frier i of Governor Lowden, I would not Hi to say, however. how our delegatio which is uninstructed will vote, Alfonso Valdes, my eonferee. has nt arrived yet from San Juan
 Edgar J. Cook. manager of Senate Johnson's headQuarters here, and ti only Johnson delegate from HInoi was equally optimistic of success q. the senator. From all over the ea I am receiving letters from delegate which show the tremendous emphas given Senator Johnson's candidat during the last few weeks Many | these communications contain unez pected and definite pledges Of suppo, and indicate clearly that everywhet it is becoming recognized that Hira1 Johnson is a man who, if nominatet will be a sure winner
 Among the arrivals today were George W. Bean. national committed man from Florida; Allan B. Jayne Arizona committeeman: Fred Stanle Kansas: II. O. Barsum, New MeXicc R. Ii. Todd. Porto Rico, and Davi Mulvane of Kansas