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Show SiSip CHICAGO, May 28. The vanguard of the Republican national convention forces descended on Chicago today and tonight Presidential Row was buzzing buz-zing with tho gossip unleashed by n dozen national committeemen ad several sev-eral score of their political followers, Tho developments of the evening included: in-cluded: Announcement by J. B. Keal-ing Keal-ing of Indiana, that "the coming con-v'entiqn con-v'entiqn is to be "free and open," and that the voting majority of unlnstruct-od unlnstruct-od delegates who make it so are to bo organized to select the candidato "who will appeal most strongly to the voters vot-ers on election day." Assertion by Robert H. Todd, national nation-al committeeman, from Porto Rico, and several other party leaders that there is a "visible trend toward Governor Lowden." Wood-Johnson Prospects. Declarations by campaign managors of Senator Hiram W. Johnson and Major Ma-jor General Leonard Wood that the prospects of their candidates have materially ma-terially improved. Clarence B. Miller, acting secretary of tho national committee, arrived today to-day with a trunk full of briefs in 122 contests which had been filed at Washington. Twenty-three additional contests are to be filed from Texas. The calendar of contests Includes fif-ty-Bix delegates in states which havo elected more than the con"entIon call provided for, and Mr. Miller reasserted today that such excess delegates will be removed by the national committee, commit-tee, if the delegations themselves fail to act Growing Trend For Lowden. Statements issued by several national na-tional committeemen and party leaders lead-ers announcing they had discovered a growing trend toward Governor Lowden Low-den for the party's presidential nomination nomi-nation was regarded along the row as the outstanding development of the day. In every case the namo of Gov. Coolidge of Massachusetts was coupled coup-led with' that of Lho Illinois executive a.', a possible running mate in the event Lowden should be nominated. R. H Todd of Porto Rico, A. T. Hart of Kentucky, and Fred W, Upham, national na-tional treasurer, of Illinois, were among those who reported what they characterized as a trend toward Governor Gover-nor Lowden. Mr. Todd said: "There is a visibie trend toward Gov. Lowden today. The Republican leaders with whom 1 have talked all say Lowden's prospects are bright and I believe his chances of nomination are excellent. While I am a friend of Gov. Lowden, I would not like to say, however, how our delegation, which 1b uninstructed, will vote, as Mr. Alfonso Valdes, my confrere, has not arrived yet from San Juan." Johnson Delegate Optimictic. Edgar J. Cook, manager of Senator Johnson's headquarters here, and the only Johnson delegate from Illinois, was equally optimistic of success for the senator. "From all over the east I am receiving letters from delegates which show the tremendous emphasis given Senator Johnson'B candidacy during the last few weeks. Many of these communications contain unexpected unex-pected and definite pledges of support and indicate clearly that everywhere it is becoming recognized that Hiram Johnson is a man who, if nominated, will be a sure winner." Among the arrivals today were Geo. W. Bean, national committeeman from Florida; Allan B. Jaynes, Arizona committeeman; com-mitteeman; Fred Stanley, Kansas; H O. Bursum, Now Mexico; R. H. Todd) Porto Rico, and David Muldane of Kansas. |