Evening star., 1928-06-06
LOWDEN MEN WIN
CONVENTION SEATS
Four South Carolina Dele
oates Seated as Contest
Is Dropped.
n, N. Associated Press.

Nv the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY. June 6.-Four dele
Gates At large to the Republican con-
ventinn from South Carolina, pledged
.x sunporterS of Lowden, were seated
.odsv when the national committee
rat;6ed the withdrawal of contest
against them.
the delegation whose credentials were
rccocnized is headed by Joseph w. Ioi-
fert national committeeman from
south Carolina. The other three dele
sstcs are Samuel j. Leaphart OF Lex,
s,,cton Wesley S. Dixson of Barnwel
ard John H. Goodwin of Columbia.
Conceded to Lcwden.
THE contesting delegation had been
$.aasS hv L. A. Hawkins of Columbia
Nore of that slate appeared and a le'-
ter Of withdrawal. which previously nag
heen filed, quickly brought dismissal OF
south Carolina will have IL dele
e.tes in the convention and the entiEe
hlock has been conceded to LoWoen os
his opponents o,,. of
with the South Carolina case out OF
ths wsv. the committee then turneu
~ the three contested delegate Ssa's
from, Tennesse. Counsel Tor Heroert NV.
yer announced that an agreement Hau s.
been reached whereby the oiSpuoe a.
,-oIyinr the two third district oeleSa.eS
vso,,iS not be pressed. The committee
rsssed over that contest untl ioriha.
Totifcation of the Withdrawn CoOio
be obtained. -. s,s.ric,
THE two delegates from that oiStrlct
who would be seated are j. Z. AusIlS S Is
Of Copperhill and Tom CrutchIle!o y.
Cnattsnoors. both. like the remalnoer
~ the tennessee delegation, tavoraolss
IN Hoover. The delegates VINO nag -,, ~
ths contest we're Paul J. KruS OF Snas-
tanooSa and Lee r. Sloan OF Ma0iSo"-
vile. -r. contests
,~,i~h arYect the entire deleagtion, tne
co,-,yoittee tcok up that involving tne
os,s delerste from the tenth TenneSSee
Ststrirf In that case the creoenIaiS
- "Roh" Church. wealthy Memphis
,,syro were challenged by Jim QUINN
After h~ief arguments the committee
reorr,;zed the credentials OF Cnufcn
ritl,out q roll call and without gons
into executive session.
n then took up the Texas conVests-
The drive to clinch the nonlnaslon
for Herbert Hoover is on, but wnetneI
Ea1FFsGGfS
r,sracers to overcome the many oo-
stscles opponents are placing In ms
way. .,,+ae
Encouraged by national conmlttee
decisions which in the last two Gays
have brought SO delegates oenniteiy
under the Hoover banner. MS oackers
are expressing increased commence
that he can 20 over on an early ballot.
r..Sn~~ SIN Absent
The convention viii be in full blast a
week hence. but al this stage OF the
-.relininaries many Of the men VINO
vii NAV A big hand in the selection
Of the nominee are not yet on the
scene.
Lowden is still to come. Curtis OF
Kansas is an absentee. Mellon. the
man who has not vet fully shown his
hand, won't be here until Sunday.
Leaders of the so-called farm revolt
are Just beginning to show up.
Until the whole picture is complete,
and some OF the big uninstructed dele
cations reach the convention city, hold
their eaucuses and chart Their course.
the final word cannot be written. and
even then, many party leaders point
nss that no national convention Is
bcmhproof against then umerous un-
certainties which crop up at any time
IN political n1aneuverings.
One of these Is considered in some
quarters as apt 10 come TO head as
o result Of the disappointment expressed
Ia the corn belt over President Coolidge's
veto of the McNary-Haugen farm bill.
The farm leaders have served notice
that they viii be on hand to press their
claims. but so far there has been little
concrete e7idence Of their program get
ting under way.
The bulk of the men who viii direct
the farm attack are expected before
the end of the week. No one In the
Hoover camp, where there has been ac-
tiyity for DAYS, processes 10 be worried
over the outlook James w. Good. the
Hoover campaign generaliSSino. IN q
statement made public today, said that
national committee decisions seating
Hoover delegates from Florida, Louisi-
sna and Mississippi. will, Of course. dis
appoint any one who hoped that Mr..
Hoover could be robbed OF block OF
Southern delegates"
Good Sees Success.
HThe ruling of the national commit
tee" Good declared. not only assures
the nomination Of Mr.. Hoover, but ad-
.anees the cause Of Republicanism
throughout the country"
The success Of the Hoover followers
in the committee hearings. which may
Be concluded before nightfall. has
brought charges from some Of their foes
ns steam roller tactics, a suggestion that
brings equally vehement disclaimers In
return
One Of the party wheel horses who
has been doing all he can TO keep del
egates from Hoover is Charles D. Hilles
of New York. who prefers Coolidge and
IS deInsteiy set against the Commerce
Secretary.
One Of the results OF the committee
votes taken yesterday was 10 keep Perry
Howard. negro national committeeman,
In the saddle In Mississippi Howard,
whose delegation Is instructed Tor HOO
yer, got the decision by acclamation.