Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 131, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1920 — PRE-CONVENTION ACTIVITIES ARE SHAPING UP [ARTICLE]

PRE-CONVENTION ACTIVITIES ARE SHAPING UP

Chicago, May 28.—-With the arrival here today of Acting Secretary Clarence B. Miller, of the Republi- ' can committee, and many national committeemen and party leaders, the real pre-convention activities began. Many of the arrivals brought, with them assurances that certain: native sons were strong contend-; , ers in the race. ' Si Albert Perkins of Washington [ said Senator Miles Poindexter’s । * strength was growing, Alvin T. Hert of Kentucky said there would be no dark hprse candidate nominated. His state sent him and other delegates uninstructed, and he believed the members favored Lowden. L. Q. Richards, delegate at large from Nebraska, regarded the senate committee inquiring into campaign expenditures as “bad business for; the republican party.” I “It is an attempt to 'injure the : candidacy of Major General Wood,”.' he added, “by bringing before the j public the unquestioned fact that) primaries are expensive, by trying j to make the people think that there i is something wrong when there is ■ nothing at all.” Frank H. Hitchcock, who arrived J today, stated that Wood leaders j would be here on Monday and I would decide who should manage the ] general’s campaign on the floor of I the, convention, as well as decide I who should place his name iji nomi- I nation. il

The city building inspectors made their second inspection of the coliseum today and approved the work, being done to place it in readiness 1 for the convention on June 8. Will H. Hays, chairman of the republican national committee will, arrive here on Sunday morning to; attend the committee meeting oni Monday. A large mass of briefs, 1 covering more than 100 contested cases, arrived today from Washington. _ - - 1 There will be no oversized delegations on the temporary roll, according to Acting Secretary Miller. “The, call for the convention specified the J exact number of delegates to which) each state was entitled,” Mr. Miller! explained. “Despite the fact a num-1 ber of states have selected more i delegates than their quotas called! for. A rule of the national commit- 1 tee provides that such cases shall. automatically be classed as contests, but the committee hopes that each oversized delegation will see to it that its size is reduced to the proper number before the cases come before the national committee on ■ May 31. But if this does not happen, ■ there will be nothing for the com- : mittee to do but reduce these dele-

I gations itself.” I It was announced at Hoover headquarters that the New York organizations for Hoover would be trans- i । ferred to this city within the next day or two. The advance guard of । the Eastern Hoover contingent is expected tomorrow. — The Literary Digest is running a series of portraits of Presidential aspirants, but only one a week is ■ I published, and here’s Election day. Hess than seven months off!—Brook- , lyn Eagle.

Old time prices again on boys’ suits. A complete line of several dozens to select from at $7.98 for your choice. Rowles & Parker. The situation would be better understood if people could realize that a $9 pair of shoes sells today for eighteen fifty-cent dollars.—Boston Shoe and Leather Reporter. To help you “cut the high cost” we have taken about 50 odd sizes in boys’ suits from our tables to offer you at the exceptionally low price of $7.98 for your choice. Look ’em over today. Rowles A Parker.