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opponents in ward after ward in
New Orleans and in the meetings
in the parishes had "rumped'
when they discovered they could
not control. He said his forces
would show that in one congress
sional district the Jackson dom
mated State committee set aside
two elected delegates two months
after their election and appointed
their own.
Mr.. Wisdom said his group had
administered a crushing defeat to
the jackson faction in New Or
leans and that this was important
because the 1st and I'd districts
elect almost hat the delegates to
the State convention. Notwith-
standing this defeat. he said, the
State committee had decided the
contest in favor of the jackson
forces.
Mr.. Wisdom charged that Mr.
Jackson is merely a symbol "ot
what is wrong with the Repub-
lican Party in certain Southern
States.
I'VE, Notwithstanding our name
Old Republicans Mr.. Wisdom
continued "have had a stomach
full of do nothing Republicans in
Louisiana"
The first witness called by Mr.
Wisdom was Alexander s. Laner-
vile. who was a Republican chair
man in the 4th ward of New
Orleans. Mr.. Lanerville testi-
fled he had been a Republican
for 30 years and that he had
called the meeting legally. He
said q certified Republicans re-
manned in that meeting and
elected delegates while seven
walked out and later elected the
Jackson delegates who are for
Senator Taft.
II am at a loss to understand
how the State Committee could
accept those delegates" he said
81 Remained at Meeting.
Mrs. Violet B. Allen. chairman
tof the 1st district. was the
second witness called. She said
she had been a Republican for %
years and called the 4th ward
meeting. She said 81 Republicans
remained in the meeting and
elected delegates while seven
others walked out and elected
Jackson delegates.
Mrs. Allen testified that in the
10th ward 80 Republicans re-
manned to vote while 6 or z refused
to come into the meeting and held
a trump" session in the street.
The delegates elected in her
ward, she said. had been turned
down by the State committee and
the Jackson delegates accepted.
Mr.. Wisdom said these were ex-
amples of the "rumping" pattern
set by the jackson forces through
out the State.
Other Elections Cited.
Mrs. John E. Hurley testified
that similar elections had been
held in the 18th ward Of New
Orleans.
It was testified also that in the
18th ward. the home ward Of Mr..
jackson, the lights in the hall had
been turned out and no vote had
been taken at the meeting when
Mr.. Jackson discovered he could
not control the meeting. Mr.. Wis.,
dom said he had so af11davits that
no vote had been taken.
Similar testimony was given
by other witnesses that these kind
of tactics had been pursued to
elect district and state delegates
in other wards and parishes.
Theodore H. Lyons. for 40 years
Ia Republican, said that under
jackson control the Republican
vote in New Orleans dropped from
10000 to 300.
Edwin A. Leland, jr., chairman
in Ward II and school teacher
described how the delegates were
elected in his ward. He said ST
teach boys and girls and try to
explain democratic principles. I
have a great difficulty when a
small clique like the jackson
clique permits the grossest vio-
lations Of those principles"
Guy Gabrielson, chairman of
the National Committee, an
nounced before the hearing
opened that the committee hoped
to dispose Of Louisiana, Mississippi
and Missouri contests today and
take up the Texas contest tomor-
row morning.
Schroeder Answers Taft.
Werner Schroeder, Republican
national committeeman from n