Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-05-08

that can only be verified by the re
suits which will BIO seen in Chicago
next month. And again:
or course. this or that candidate
Who Is counting upon Southern sup
port Will cry discrimination and
claim he has been cheated If no fails
to secure clean title for the particu-
lal faction devoted to his interest.
But through the arrangements In con
temptation he will not be able to get
away with this charge.
In the first place each contest Is to
lie examincd in the light OF the rules
and tho facts. The delegation which
can establish lis official character
Mi DC seated, wiciiierrit he for Wood
o. Lowdcn or Harding or uninstruct
cd. All the Others will be told TO 20
i"Glc. And if there should be Il
cloud on all the parties to the con
test. the decision of ~ plague on al
your houses may be rendered and
the State III question thus deprived
ot representation i'll the convention
t>haly, there is to be ample publici
". Star chamber proceedings are to
be barred.
How is this reform which l.; 10
WAL lor clean politics ito be accom-
liSicd! 1t viii be recalled that the
i'cpublican National committee first
investigates all contests and reports
with recommendations to the ere.
centials committee named 10y the con
'ention. The chairman of the Re
. Iubl1can national committee is Will
ii. Hays who 1t may be said In pass
l:le' mas demonstrated remarkable ca
P"clty in meeting 21d dealing with
! inc numerous questions of political
J generalsh;p. Mr.. Hays wants the
, country to understand that the Re.
publican party is clean, honorable
Organization and that it is. repre-.
scented by committee which truly
! expresses the will of the organiza-
ticn.
This brings the matter squarcly be
, fore the American people in general
, and tie National Republican Convcn-
iton III particularly. 1t emphasizes tho
! fnct that we made so plain in our is.
{ sue Of rec, Mt date namely TIA, too
! nuch lrrc2rlarity on the part Of Ger
! tain factions would not admit that
i,c'ion If all Of the charges were au :
AIMED. 1t might put one set Of dele.
! gates out, but this would not pui
A y
nc rules governing the contests In
! congressional districts and States. \
delegation must establish It's onicia;
! character It must show that tho
meetings for the election Of delegat.
IS were held in accordance with tho
call Of the National Republican Com
lattice and in accordance with tho
call OF the State Republican Com
| mittce.
! The one is as about as binding as
! tho other. IL the denial of admission
! came, then they should have met Oh
! the same date az the one specified
! III the call and In place as near rs
! possible to the place specified in the
call If they were hindcred and pre-.
vented from entering tue place spcci.
| fled in the CELL, it could not be their
fault and the conditions surrounding
the election Of delegates by tho barr.
ed from the meeting" delegates are
to be considered.
1t Is plainly evident that the Lilly.
| white" meetings were irregular and
rot in accordance with the call of the
Nat onal Republican Committee call
end all such delegations should be
| "nsted. They come as n rule from
| States that will not furnish n single
| electoral vote to a Republican nomi.
'nee and the Party can get on as we'll
Without them as with them. Mr.
cLaughlin continues:
!. In past campaigns, it has been
tho custom before the convention as
sembles for one candidate or anoth-
er to line up members Of the national
committee and pledge their support
CT particular delegates" from South
crn States. The present campaign
has witnessed the usual hunt for
Southern delegates with the usual dis
tribntion of offices in the form OF
promises. The "solid South" exclu
*ive Of Kentucky and Missouri, has
quota Of 1G7 delegates in the con
vrntion. That gives it n strategic po
siticn which Is readily apparent.
This power in n Republican con
vontion Is out Of all proportional
the representation Of the party as a
whole and has been so recognized
for decades. So far rs the electoral
vote OF the South is concerned, dyna
n.f2 could not dislodge the Demo
cIats from its possession. The rep::
leans nave permitted practically tho
same representation by tho South IL
the convention as is enjoyed by tht
EeDublican and douhtful states ri