Show I FAVORITISM M fOR FOA LOWDEN I i s DENIED Republican ep Committee Refutes R fites Claim Till at t Cards Cards Are Are Being Stacked for qt li i CHICAGO June 5 Major Major Gen General ral Leonard Wood that a coalition or combination of any kind I was in sight between his between his own forces and those of Senator Hiram Johnson of California Senator Johnson likewise denied the report of the Wood Johnson d tion i By L. L C. C Martin I United Press Staff Correspondent I C. C CHICAGO June 5 Charges Charges of V- V S Senator Moses roses of New Hamp Hampshire tl that at the Republican national committee has used steam t am roller methods in iii deciding contests were denied by several se committeemen com com- at today's todar's sessions It u. B. B McCoy national committeeman committeeman committee- committee m man man n from the Philippines es brought up lip the Moses Ios s charges and declaring he hewa wa was a Wood supporter denounced Jj Moses statement as absolutely l Iut tely ly unwarranted National Committeeman Com Com- nan H land ef f West Virginia who also said ho i is for tor Wood made similar statements NOT BACKED BY WOOD WOOD- Neither General Wood nor Colonel W. W C. C Procter his campaign man manager ger support charges of Senator Moses of New Hampshire that the national national- committee had used steam roller methods meth math I ds in its contest decisions Mr McCoy declared UNWARRANTED I In calling the committees committee's attention to the tho roses Moses charges Mr Ml McCoy said sald h lie he resented them and added I Ito The The vote vote-of this committee on every case ciSe ce ha has has' been on the rights and jus jus- justie tice tie and not tinged by by- an any personal J I preference as to candidates candida There is no basis f for r Senator Moses Moses' statement I i J It is unwarranted and is his own personal per per- onal opinion and is not the opinion either of General Wood or Colonel per per-I Procter McCoy said he had been 1 urging nomination for more Jl ll a- a aye ye ekr r and arid would continue h his hisA s I t A lIp rt but d deplored the Moses 1 1 l f charge fl V f I Chairman n Hays' Hays did not Join In the 1 discussion except to interject ct that there appeared d to be l perfect l harmony larmony armony in the committee HAYS DEFENDED Chairman Hays was defended by National Committeeman McGraw M Graw of Oklahoma who said no one questioned Mr Mr- Hays Hays' fairness honesty and in in- in National I Committeeman n Kean of I I New Jerse Jersey interjected that General Wood must be a a great man because Jis friends can make so many mistakes mis- mis takes That there have been been no no sinister or personal motives In the committee de- de I was asserted by National l Committeeman Stanley of Kansas another an- an another an- an other Wood partisan T. T GENERALLY U UNANIMOUS The committee also was defended b by I National r al teeman Hynicka of Ohio who pointed out that the com com- s decisions had been unanimous unanimous except In five fhe cases only He deplored criticism from an outsider wb who never heard the cases National Committeeman Work of Colorado also came came to the tho committees committee's defense Im surprised in these piping iping times times- of prohibition IT Voli t to see such a a. statement from a a- United fro States senator he s said Id WOODS WOOD S' S STATEMENT I General Wood In ln whose t behalf chal the roses Moses statement t Issued later declared apparently he was was loath I 0 believe e that at this Un the nations nation's that history any critical selfish Point or f I I I I political political interest would be be permitted to outweigh those of th public good and that he believed Chairman Hays was absolutely fair i in handling the delegation contests which were the object of Moses Moses' attack Moses oses has hasI a acted ted as Woods Wood's Southern manager SAME SAM OLD STEAM ROLLER Moses Moses' oes' oes statement said that the steam roller pf pi 1912 had not been scrapped but that new attachments had been added to to it and that it was again in working order He I charged the Republican national com committee ommittee om- om I favored Lowden and that Ian an an attempt was being made by se seating Lowden delegates t s to eq equalize the Wood and Lowden atre strength WOOD JOHNSON MERGER I I I J I I i J I 1 I 1 Mos Moses s also said that the Wood strength plus PIUS the th Johnson strength could control the convention and that the national committee e was making a coalition of those forces inevitable Final strategy conferences started today Lowden recovering from fram illness was advised b by by- physicians toda today to tale things easy Lowden expects to leave Chicago Sunday or Monday to remain away during the tile convention Senator Poindexter newly arrived radia radiated ted confidence and said the situation situation sit sit- nation looks good for some one like himself Hardings Harding's s 's headquarters a awaited ar arrival arrival at- at rival of ot the senator due tomorrow j In the Hoover headquarters It was stated that Hoover was n not t in town so far as we know but the impression impression s- s sion was created that he may be benear benear benear near b by l SPELLBINDERS IN FORM Former lormer Governor Willis Ohio who will make Hardings Harding's nominating speech will arrive tomorrow with his manuscript Representative Rodenberg Rodenberg Rodenberg Roden- Roden berg the Lowden nominator revised and completed his speech today Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Allen AHen who is to speak for Wood Woodis is writing his address here herc Another big Johnson lis Is expected tonight when the nian delegation escorted by ot other r Johnson supporters arrives on a a special ape ape- cial train with an express car full of ot iced California poppies Senator i J John Johnson hn- hn son will meet the delegation immediately imme imme- S after it arrives |