Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-06-05 | Page 1 | Moses' Charges Denied by G. O. P. Contest Board

! !0ne Member Says He Is Sur-j i prised in These Piping Days ' of Prohibition. ' ! ! ! CHICAGO. June S. Charge's ofj Senator Moses, of New Hampshire, i I that the Republican national commlt- ' tee has used "steam roller" methods in deciding contests, were denied by several sev-eral committeemen at today's committee com-mittee sessions. H. B. McCoy, national committeeman committee-man from the Philippines, brought up the Moses' charges and declaring ho was a Wood supporter, denounced I Senatdr Moses' statement as "absolutely "abso-lutely unwarranted." National Committeeman Highland, of West Virginia, who also said he in for Wood, mado similar stato-monts. stato-monts. Charges Itescnted. Neither General 'ood nor Colonel W. C, Procter, his campaign manager, support charges of Senator Mose, of New Hampshire that tho national committee has used "steam roller" methods In Its contests decisions, Mr. McCoy declared. In calling tho committee's attention to the Moses' charges, Mr. McCoy said he resented them, and added: t "The vote of this committee on ! every case has been on the rights and I Justice, and not tinged by any por-i por-i sonal preforonce as to candidates. Thero Is no basis for Senator Moses i statement. It Is unwarranted and is his own personal opinion and is not !the opinion either of General Wood or I Colonel Procter." i Hays Sees Harmony. ! McCoy said ho had been urging Gon-i Gon-i oral Wood's nomination for moro than a year and would contlnuo his support, but deplored tho Moses' j charge. I Chairman Haj's did not Join In the discussion except to interject that thero appeared to bo "perfect harmony" in I the committee. I oo