Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-06-15 | Page 2 | Hoover Forces Win Victories on Delegates

HOOVER FORCES FORGES WIN VICTORIES Y ON DELEGATES r Br B Associated d Free r CHICAGO STADIUM June 15 15 Without a roll call the Republican I national convention today y adopted the the- report of its credentials committee commit commit- tee seating the Hambright delegation p from South Carolina the Howard delegates tes from Mississippi the Ar Ar- nold Rose faction from Georgia and the Jackson Jahncke-Jackson group from Louisiana The action taken without a murmur murmur murmur mur mur- mur of protest from contestants I marked an almost complete victory victor for the Hoover forces who for three years have been endeavoring to purge I certain southern party or organizations of what they regarded as undesirable elements element Joe Tolbert national committeeman committeeman com- com from Crom South Carol Carolina na for lor more than 20 years finally fell felt under the convention ax when the delegation delegation tion headed by J J. J C. C Hambri Hambright ht was wasI I seated scaled Tolbert was opposed by the administration In another case Involving alleged mishandling of patronage Perry Howard veteran negro national committeeman com- com from rom Mississippi won seals seats for lor his delegation over an allwhite allwhite all all- white group led by Lamont Lament Rowlands who has been dispensing federal patronage pat pat- patI I nonage there The administration had backed Rowlands Rowlands' group