Show b T r DEBATES WAX BITTER 1 b c t c c ns Declare War On Partisan Non Non Leaguer ans I f. f JOHNSON IS IS INNER lN FIRST TILl California Senator Ge Get Contested Contest d Delegation D a f Minnesota i Stage Stae Is Set ft fo for Convention of Republican By Associated P C H CAGO June Jun 2 atmosphere got its it first real at Ti toda today from developments in the the-R the ft- ft publican national committee ai an nd movements among forces e- e for the cont contest st next week treet Testimony before the tee tco Investigating campaign expend expendi- expenditures tures that h sums uma of money had Jad be b boo n Paid n to delegates delegat In Missouri coun count counte aa ns supporters of Governor Lowden hel he hel the cen center er of attention for tor a while aim ai an and then talk or a Knox Johnson candida became m the topic of 01 the day Somo Some c or the So gossip lp connected John T. T T Kin n ns nA committeeman from Connect Connecticut cut cut and formerly General Woods Wood's man mai manager man ager with tho Knox Johnson move mO e met meat but Mr King King- declined to J HJ sa an anything thing for tor publication Johnson headquarters head quarters merel merely pointed out the Call Cal fornia senator has pla placed d himself o OIl r record cor t l AS ss M. M refusing a second place o 1 any ticket J lip III The Republican national hearing of ot contests wa waa enlivened I b some somo hotly debated cases and also I visit lt from Homer S. S Cummings chalman chairman chair chal man of the Democratic national 1 corn con com com- mitlee Mr Cummings s. availing himself him hIm self of or tho the open sessions visited t th hearing from sh where here re he became the cei cen center center cen- cen ter of a good natured reception almost drowned out the proceedings 1 H He was photographed with Republics Chairman Hays and looked over the tt tb Coliseum for Idea to take to Sa Francisco In its Us days day's work vork on the contest the committee threw out both sets o 01 delegates delegat s which asked seats for tor t th th Fifth congressional district of ot Missour the tho Kansas City district A heated cor con was 05 aired In a a. long lone hearing hearIn on Gain Deciding the first case affecting th strength of the Johnson forces In th tb I convention con the committee on a a. voted to seat leat tho the delegates from th tb the Tenth Minnesota district who are uninstructed train but counted as favorable to th tb Candidacy of ot the California senator senate The defeated delegation was pled pledged ed t ti tithe the candidacy of ot General Wood In the Mississippi contests the com corn committee decided d to seat the delegate at large headed by National Committeeman Committeeman Commit Commit- teeman Iceman MulvIhill but did not decide o the contests from the Eighth district because it was necessary to Lo have ha a a. subcommittee look over th thi proofs In the Louisiana contests th thi committee voted to seat the reported delegation headed by Committeeman Emile Kunt Kunts of Kei Ne Orleans which wa was uninstructed bu bill ut utI I c almed for tor the Wood forces and In pary part par by y the den Lowden managers Wood Gains One The contest from the Fourth Missouri district was as quickly disposed of b 5 seating r the reported dele a aion ion uninstructed but claimed cIa by th the Wood forces Ono One of the John Fohn Albus of ot St St. Joseph who Wilt wai mentioned in testimony before th the Senall Sen Sea all all' committee aa as having been bean paid pali fund I 2000 from the Lowden campaign Hd ild not appear to press preen his CA case O One On District Barred Bar The Tho real sensational tight fight of ot the dj dAY amo camo on the contest from th the Kansas committee fl- fl Ity lt district which the sally solved by refusing to seat any y bod ody Charges of or strong arm poll- poll meetings broken up by mustard lies Ics an arr bombs women Intimidated b by ne- ne flew thick and rule roc roes rocs and gag denounced d the ast tast Committeemen sitUAtion In the district as disgrace Ilgra and at after r I ful nl iii and tainted with fraud down by a close vote vote- a Do moU motion motIn n nto dele dele- reported to a 0 seat the regularly ales Robert J J. J Flick and J. J L. L Martin ed to seat Beat none nono of the tho parties partie This action reduced the total num- num bor or of votes otes in the convention from cue case ca cai furnished the first 84 to 98 and district will bo be left loft with with- which In a i a a out ut representation In its Ite deliberations The net results of or the tho days day's wo were ere to bring the number of contests con out of ot otI to lo two thirty-two ed of or up I the lie he l 17 i filed tiled nL Committeemen on weD I IThe The Georgia and ud nd Florida cases con continued con to hang fire tire in subcommittee evidenced and there theN was a disposition the full committee meeting toda today todar to in of ot referring disputes dill die check lh the practice national l than having lUL the Putca rather committee decide them first hand discussion on the subject sUbJect sub sUb- There Thereas W was as some flome but further references to subcommittees wore ore made later in the day dayan an and when the session adjourned until 9 a a. am m tomorrow the list of cases ses in led Continued on Page J 2 I a JOHNSON AND WOOD r BOTH GAIN DELEGATES I Continued d from Page Pace 1 I tho subcommittee had been bean supplemented supple supple- m 1 by the reference reference- of ot th the eight congressional lonal districts of ot where here the regularity of district convention convention con con- callUs callis to b be determined Many of ot tho the committeemen expressed their satisfaction with th the decisions decision to today to- to day although there were ere proposals to straddle 8 some me contests and split the votes otes of or delegations between tween the contestants con- con and contest M. M Committeeman Committee Committed man Howell of ot Nebraska ltd led tho the ment that the tho committee would check tho the quadrennial flow of ot contests If It It were to make definite decisions and send word back Into the tho districts that no compromises could be bo tolerated The Tho committeemen who favored ored this cour course o argued successfully that thal by splitting pUtting delegates legates to settle contests trouble was being In Invited i Roosevelt b 1 Visitor I Chairman Hays had a a. a brief brier conference conference confer conter- ence during the da day with Col I Theo Theodore Roosevelt Roose who visited the committee room and gave out a a. statement state state- statement ment reiterating his support support of ot General General Gen U-en- eral oral Wood Woods Wood's s candidacy Col William Boyce Boce Thompson of ot New r e York chairman chairman chair chair- man of the ways a 8 and means committee of or the committee also allo conferred con con- 1 n with u Chairman Hays briefly and I I I I I 1 I i j I I i I 1 I I I V vu o o. V u A Ol Arrangements ArranGement for tor the distribution of the convention con seats seats' were completed today None one of at the tickets will UI be Placed In the hands of ot tho n national i committeemen mel until Saturday Each Each committeeman win will receive the allotment allot allot- allotment ment for tor his state and them distribute them to state delegations Precautions have been taken to preVent pro pre Vent tient ent the tickets falling Into speculators speculators' speculators speculators' ors ors' hands and to prevent counterfeit counterfeit- Ing Ins Lowden Talk Talks Go Gov Frank FranJ O. O Lowden tonight In a formal statement disavowed for him him- Itself l eJr and for tor h ills his 18 campaign mana manager er L L. L L. Emmer son any Illegitimate expenditures expendi- expendi turea tures from his campaign n fund and denounced de denounced de- de d t the H two Missouri delegates who testified yesterday before the tho Senate Senate Sen Sen- ate atc committee an as having InS received cd contributions contributions con con- and expecting to vote vole for tor his nomination nom I The payments were were- made to the tho men for organization purposes Governor GO Low Lowden's ens en's statement declared before Mr 11 Emmerson knew me the they would be candidates for foz delegates and the tho governor gov tov- declared that lie he would not accept accept ac ac- ac- ac their votes otes in the convention con if it east cast for tor him At 1 the same s time the governor gO spoke for legislation to co control limit and give gho publicity to campaign expenditures His statement follows My ly Injunctions to Mr tr Emmerson were to use no mone money except for tor legitimate legitimate legitimate mate purposes of or tho the campaign and to tomake tomake tomake make no expenditures s which could not be JOl made public Ho lio has hag assured me that m my wishes in this respect have been absolutely complied compiled with and I 1 havo o full fun faith ho lie l has as told toM me ma tho the thoI truth Personally I knew knee nothing nothing- until I read his te testimony of ot tho the payments payment to toI Moore and Goldstein Mr Emmerson informs me that these contributions were wera made In January Januar long long- before the delegate conventions were held and that tho the per personnel of or tho this Missouri n delegation was wan at nt no time discussed with thorn them that tho the contributions wore were I mn made e upon the representations that the amounts mounts were d for the tho organization organ- organ of the r Further ho I tells mo me he dl did ur m nun uW at aL the time that either of or th thin ju wO be a can candidate candi candi- l- l I date late for Cor delegate However pr o the testimony testimony mon mony of or Moore and Goldstein before the tho S Senate committee as t repotted reported through h the time pre press g. g clearly shows shot that tho they are not fit It to nit flit in a national convention and certainly I 1 will not act acI accept ac ac- t I their support n Regulation This his goes goeR for an any other delegate atc or delegates if an any similarly situated Tho The voice olce of ot the whole thin thing thing- inheres in the present 5 system stem Und Under r existing I conditions a nationwide l e campaign n for forthe forthe forthe the presidency necessarily requires the expenditure of a a. great deal of ot mone money I even cn for legitimate purposes I suppose suppose suppose sup sup- pose no system can be he devised to avoid oid I some flome expenditures but 1 I do think that Congress should hould clearly define tho the purpose purpose purpose pur pur- pose limit the it amou and force torce nn min accurate accurate accurate ac ac- ac- ac curate under proper penalties penalties penal penal- Ue ties of or the source of oC all contributions and to whom paid and for toz what purpose purpose pur pur- pose poso paid If this go government eminent o is to survive some sonic met method bod must roust bo be devised de to protect protect protect pro pro- tho great presidential office from fromon oven o a n suspicion of corruption Edgar Edg-ar J T. T Cook CooJ who has been e n in charge charKo of oC Senator Johnsons Johnson's Chicago I headquarters sa said III I Jt It It ma may not b bo be bribery to make malce the payment of or 2604 i OO each to Nat Gold- Gold r trin and nuJ Robert Moore Ioor of or St St. Louis i I I de delegates from front Missouri who h had d Droy pre Dro- p previously c- c y thereto met Governor I. I Ix Lowden in the state mansion at Springfield but butI I charge chargo- directly that It Il was wan such A Auto auco ause use uto of ot mone money by those closely associated associated with Governor Go Lowden's c campaign mI as ns to bring the tho party part Int into disgrace Missouri had no preferential presidential primary r There Thero was 8 no use uso to which a 0 candidate for Cor President could coull expend money except to thus culT curry faNor favor fa ta vor Nor with delegates and in this manner mannor man man- nf nor ner r warp their Judgment This is a disgrace Falls Fall's Mexican Plank Adopted Washington June 4 The 4 The tentative o draft of ot the Republican national platform plat plat- form torm wo was given Its finishing touches at conferences today and Senator Watson t O of Indiana who has been In charge of ot the task will l leave leavo for tor Chicago tom tomorrow tomorrow tomor tomor- r- r row to confer with prospective mom mom- bers hers of ot the conventions convention's resolutions re committee The plank on Mexico was wall aided added ded to tho the draft dratt toda today It was waa written by Senator Fall New Now Mexico who headed the Senates Senate's special subcommittee on Mexican affairs and later was revised reviled In some lome minor respects at a conference attended by Senator Watson Senator mator Lodge of Massachusetts Republican leader of ot tho the Senate and a number of ot other prominent Republicans It Is 18 understood understood un un- un- un to follow tollow In general th the tho recommendations rec rec- tlona made by Senator Sanator Fall Fallin Fallin in his report to the Senate declaring that unless conditions In Mexico are aro improved ed tho the United States should In Intervene In- In I. I All AU mention of ot prohibition is omitted from tram the tentative draft and it was understood that those who ho conferred hero would a against an any declaration on the subject That Issue it was suggested should be reg-ar reg regarded ed as 15 settled The tentative draft dratt contains a n. d declaration however urging prompt ratification of at the woman suffrage I amendment I 1 I II I Another de declaration still un missing missing- from the tho platform Is that relating to the soldier bonus bohu The len leaders hero said Id they were unprepared to make mn-ko any recommendation on the tho subject under present conditions and that a a. plank on the subject would 1 be worked out at Chicago No attempt was ItS made mado to rea reach h a final decision on a n. plank plan Ie relating to tho the league ue of ot nations Several tentative tentative tenta tenta- tive declarations have been drafted hoe however ever and will be laid before the tho party part chiefs at Chicago In its work the conference had before it the platform adopted by tho the Virginia Democrats and recently en given the ap approval approval approval ap- ap of President Wilson It was a eald said that every effort was made to so phrase tho the Republican draft that it would make the tho Issue as clear and di direct direct direct di- di as 18 possible I 1 Pennsylvania to Stand by Sproul Philadelphia Juno 2 The The Pennsylvania Pennsyl Pennsyl- Pennsylvania vania delegation to the Republican national national na na- na convention toda today unanimously Indorsed Gov Go William C. C Sproul for tor forthe forthe the pl presidential nomination anI and pledged Its support to him In the confident confident con con- Went belief belle that he win will be b nominated as the tho Republican standard bearer hearer Till This was as dono done at a a. caucus of ot tho the delegation legation after the governor had protested pro- pro touted tested against tho the delegates taking an any formal action as aa a n unit anI and after he JU had announced that his name namo would be bo presented to the convention con by former former for tor- mer Congressman J J. J Hampton Moore mayor maor of or Philadelphia according to present plans M My name will be presented to the convention and I should much rather have tho the support of ot our delegates as determined b by their own Individual convictions oon than as representative of ot otan an any caucus action or unit rule Governor Gov Gov- Sproul said paid The governor announced that he had a long talk earlier In the day dar with S Senator Boles Boies Penrose who is ill and that the latter had expressed a no wish for harmony and would t stand strongly strong strong- ly h behind any action the th caucus ml |