Arizona republican., 1920-06-01
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CHICAGO. May 31-In open session today the Republican national com mittee began deciding contests of state delegations to the convention but made slow progress.
 Tn what Chairman Hays character ized as judicial rather than political decision" the committee seated regu- larIy reported delegates from Arkansas and Alabama; postponed the District of Columbia contest until tomorrow and after giving an extended hearing to a three cornered contest from Flor ida. adjourned without a decision.
 At today's rate of progress Chairman Hays estimated that the contests would not be cleared before Friday Today's decisions will not be factors in the strength of any candidate and ranged principally about the question of regu- larity, although the race issue ire Quently was injected.
 Only 7 Contests Denied
 Tn all decisions the committee was guided on questions of law and prece- dent by Charles B. Warren of Detroit, national committeeman from Michigan, acting at the request of Chairman Hays. After each contest, MT. Warren issued a statement of the reasons upon which the committee was acting. MT. Hays said that was a part of his plan of laying the committee work before the country.
 Only seven of the 137 contestants were decided today.
 In the Alabama contest, the regu . larly appointed delegates were seated in the absence of the contestants Seven regularly reported delegates from Arkansas were seated. the negro contestants being dismissed. One dele gate instructed for Governor Lowden and two reported favorable to him were among those seated
 Taking up the contests alphabetical- lN. the COrnmiffQo efrfJpl< a inc Florida contest where three sets of del egates-one each reported unfavorable to General Wood. Governor Lowden and Senator Johnson, respectively-were conteSting- For more than three hours the committee argued complicated technical points of the case and fina1Ig referred iI overnight to a sub -comrnit- tee of three for recommendation to- morrow. The three committeeman were Warren of Michigan, Du Pont Of Delaware and Parsons of New York.
 Almost coincident with the arrival of General Wood, the Johnson headq1ar- ters announced that Senator Johnson would arrive at noon and that parade had been arranged to follow his recep- tion at the railroad station.
 Senator Harding is expected here late this week, but the Hoover headquar- ters announced it was probIematical as to whether Mir. Hoover would come to Chicago during the conven ton GONeInOT LDWuen dlredQy IS nefe.
 shortly after arrival of General Wood it was announced at Wood head quarters that the meeting between the Wood leaders scheduled for tonight had been postponed until tomorrow At that time General Wood, William Cooper Proctor. his campaign man. ager; Senator Moses, his eastern man. ager, and Frank H. Hitchcock will de- eide on the man to lead the generals fight in the convention
 To Include Capital Labor Plank
 General Wood stated that he was in excellent health and that the situation in the east looked exceptionally bright
 Some limitation of immigration but not sufficiently to interfere with lad vantages capital naturally sees in a large foreign labor supply was recom- mended today for inclusion in the par tvs platform by the sub committee or immigration of the Republican advisory committee.
 The committee declared that both the interests of capital and the de mands of labor for relief from the com petition of cheap foreign labor should be consideerd in the policy adopted.
 Limitations of new arrivals in this country to given percentage of tn, naturalized citizens of their race nov In the country was suggested. Stricte
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