Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-03

Chicago, June 2.--Both delcga-
tons from the Fifth Missouri dis
trict (kansas City, were thrown
ont by the republican national COM
mittee on the ground of fraud and
"disgraceful condition" In their
election. Ii was the first case In
which both sides to a contest were
excluded.
They adjourned until tomorrow
morning.
Chicago, June 2.-Pre-c convention
atmosphere got its first real stir
today from developments in the re-
publican national committee and
movements among forces gathering
for the contest next week.
Testimony before the senate COM
mittee investigating campaign ex-
penditures that sums of money had
been paid to delegates in Missouri,
counted as supporters of Governor
Lowden, held the center of atten-
tion for a while and then talk of a
knoX-Johnson candidacy become
the topic of the day. Some of the
gossip connected John T. King, ma
tional committeeman from Connec-
ticut and formerly General Woods
manager, with the Knox johnson
movement, but Mr.. King declined
to say anything for publication.
johnson headquarters merely point
ed out the California senator has
placed himself on record as refus-
ing a second place on any ticket.
Some Iiotiy Debated Cases.
The republican national commit
tees hearing of contests was en-
livened by some hotly DEBATED cases
and also a visit from Homer S.
Cummings, chairman of the demo-
cratic national committee. Mr..
Cummings, ava ling himself OF the
open sessions, visited the hearing
room where he became the center
of good natured reception which
almost drowned ont the proceed.
.ings. He WAS photographed with
Republican Chairman Hayes and
looked over the coliseum for ideas
to take to San Francisco.
In its days work on the con-
tests the committee threw out both
sets of delegates which asked seats
for the Fifth congressional district
trict. A heated controversy was
aired in long hearing
Deciding the first case affecting
the strength of the Johnson forces
In the convention, the committee on
roll call voted to seat the dele-
gates from the Tenth Minnesota
district who are uninstructed but
counted as favorable to the candi-
dacy of the California senator. The
defeated delegates was pledged
to the candidacy OF General Wood.
Mississippi Contests.
In the Mississippi contests. the
committee decided to seat the dele
gates at large headed by Nat cnal
Committeeman Mulvihill, but did
not decide on the contests from the
Eighth congressional district be-
cause II was necessary to have
look over the proofs.
In the Louisiana contests the
committee voted to seat the offi-
cialIy reported delegation headed
by National Committeeman Emile
kuntz of New Orleans, which was
uninstructed but claimed for the
Wood forces and in part by the
Lowden managers.
The contest from the Fourth
Missouri district was quickly dis
posed of by seating the regularly
reported delegation, uninstructed,
but claimed by the Wood forces.
One of the contestants John Albus
of st. Joseph, who was mentioned
in testimony before the senate
committee as having been paid
$4,000 from the Lowden campaign
fund, did not appear to press his
case.
sensational Fight of Day.
The real senational fight of the
day came on the contest from the
Kansas city district, which conf
mittee finally solved by refusing 10
seat anybody. Charges OF strong
arm politics" meetings broken up
by mustard gas bombs" women
intimioated by negroes, and gag
rule flew thick and fast. Commit
teemen denounced the situation in
the district as "disgraceful and
tainted with fraud and after voting
down by a close vote motion 10
seat the regularly reported dele
gates, Robert j, Flick and j. u.
Martin, decided 10 seat none of the
delegates.
This action reduced the total
number OF votes in the convention
from 9S4 to 9S2, and furnished the
first case in which a district Will
be left without representation in
It's deliberations.
Net Result of Days Work.
The net results of the days work
were to bring the number of con-
tests disposed Of up to thirty-tWo
of the 1871 filed.
The Georgia ana Florida cases
continue to hang fire in sub-com-
mittee and there was disposition
evidenced n the full committee
meeting today to check the prac-
tice of referring disputes rather
having the national committee de-
eide them first hand. There was
some discussion on the subject but
further references to sub-commit'
tee were made later in the day ana
when the session adjourned until
9 o'clock tomorrow morning. the
list of cases in subcommittee had
been supplemented by the reference
of the Eighth congressional district
of Mississippi, where the regular
ity of the district convention call
Ia tn he determined