Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-24
OHIO PRIMARIES
TOMORROW FIRST
STATE HAS HELD
Burton and Wilson UnoppoSed
for Preferential Vote of
Their Respective PARTIES;
Many Republican Contests.

tsY porsine JoussAl SPECIAL tssssp ~REi
Columbus, O., April 23.--At the
first presidential preference primary
election next Tuesday. April %, Ohio
republicans and democrats viii Sc
Iect delegates and alternates TO their
national and state conventions, and
designate their respective choices for
the presidential ana vice preslden-
tial nominations.
The distinctive feDturc Of the cleo
lions ~ the contest between the four
so-called regular" candidates Tor
delegates large on the republican
ticket and three candidates who hope
10 break the slate. Most opposition
to the regular slate appears to be
centered on Gov. FRANK i. Willis.
whose political opponents are trying
to make his showing in the primaries
weak for the sake Of hamperns him
In his campaign for reelection next
fall
Contests on the democratic ballot
are few and of little Importance.
President Wilson Is expected to have
practically no opposition for renom-
ination.
Burton Unopposcd
All candidates for delegates and
alternates 10 the republican national
convention have declared themselves
for former senator Theodore II. Bur
ton of Ohio for president The pres-
identinl preference ticket bears only
his name ana that OF william Grant
Webster, Chicago attorney. The lat
ter had meant to be q candidate for
Vice president, but n technlcal error
threw him into competition with Mr..
Burton.
Roosevelt sentiment in the state
win not be reflected on the surface
In the April rs elections. The pro-
gressive state central committee is
expected to name MISUNDERSTANDING
to its convention and this plan VIII
be followed by the party likewise ID
local districts.
Both democrats ana republicans
viii choose about 1000 delegates TO
their state conventions at the prl-
maries. Republican contests in To-
cal districts are more numerous than
those of democrats. The democratic
state convention will be held in Co
lumbus June 1. and the republican
state meeting will convene in the
same city June II.
DeIcgates-at-large
In addition to Governor Willis, who
has been chosen to present Mr. Bur
toms name to the convention, the
regular republican candidates for del
egates-at- large ares Senator Warren
G. Harding, who will be temporary
chairman; William Cooper Proctor,
Cincinnati business men; and John
j. sullivan, Cleveland attorney. The
so-called irregular" candidates are
Matt Chaser, Cincinnati publicist; Dr.
Schuyler O, Griffin. of Columbus, and
Ralph w. TYLER, colored, of Columbus
auditor in the navy department UNI
der former President Roosevelt.
The names of Vice President Mar
shall and Frank s. Monnett. Column
bus attorney and former attorney
general of the state, are on the DEM
oeratic ballot for the vice presiden-
tlal preference. Mr., .Monnett also
Is the only rregular candidate for
democratic delegate-at-large and is
opposed to the denomination of Pres
ident Wilson
The democratic candidates for
delegates-at-l large who have received
the Endorsement OF, party leaders are
former Governors James h. Camp
bell. Judson Harmon and James M
Cox. and Senator Atlee Pomerene. All
democratic candidates, excepting Mr..
Monnett, entered their declarations
for the denomination of President
Wilson