The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-20
FIRST PRIMARY IN
1915 FIGHT Is NEAR
Indiana First Of Nineteen
StatpS-NO Presidential
Contests for Delegates.
HOW. THE LAND LIES

CHICAGO. Feb. Io-Thc Tribune will
print the following tomorrow
Nearly 500 national convention dele
gates will be elected In a string Of
s~o-callei direct primaries" in nine
teen Northern and Western States.
Indiana starts tho ball rolling two
weeks from Tuesday. ON March Z ana
thencefor ward there will he "A conctan;
procession VI States choosing Repub-
iicsn and Democratic national delegates
IN 10 the very eve Of the Coliseum CON
vention in Chicago. West Virginia holds
jts statewide primary the day before
the Republican convention is called 10
order.
Vermont nay be added to the nineteen
4 its primary law. just issuing from
It's Legislature. is adopted by the people
AZ "A referendum vote March Z. III Ner-
mont accepts the law, As seems probable.
twenty States will elect directly" bs9
delegates to the Chicago convention ana
50. to the st. Louis Democratic assem-
b,y The discrepancy Is due to the cut
ding Of New Works. representation by
the new rule of the Republican National
Committee. aimed In the first place AT the
Southern States.
Here il "A summary 81 informauo, re-
garding political conditions
There s no genuine contest bttWeen
Republican Presidential candidates IN "a
single primary state and no opposition
TO President Wilson denomination
manifested in any primary state. III
Wisconsin, Minnesota and North Dakota
,ba a,tempt is being made TO defeat
La Toilette or Cummins delegations with
uf%.nstructed delegations.
ravorite sons q. No.
Favorite sons apparently have been
conceded their home states. without a
urinary fight, and In States which have
no fayorite some the agreement has been
reached TO send uninstructed delegations
TO Chicago, notably in New York.
With the opening of hostilities barely
two weeks away and the Coliseum con-
vention only three months emoved
yumblings have been heard OF impending
trouble over technical tempests in the
primary laws. court proceedings and
probable contests that nay affect vitality
the makeup OF the convention roll.
California political conditions appear
IN be more chaotic than at any time
since the contest that developed into one
Of the most relentless of the 1912 COL
iseum ARRAYS. About the only point es-
tnblished is that twenty-six national
convention delegates will be elected at a
Statewide primary May ?.
Gov. Johnson may declare himself
aligned with Gov. Whitman of New
York. It il believed. and the net result
will be a Republican-Progressiv delega.
tion at Chicago that will be credited to
beth the Republican and Progressive ma
tional conventions and for Hughes FOR
rrl.. .A,... taANs hA "a In ~
~shock to Col. Roosevelt's admirers. The
dope frou Sacramento is that the Colonel
has no chance to get n California
delegates. The Democratic delegation
will I've for Wilson. IL IL claimed. the
only issue being local as to state organi.
oation control.
The Illinois Presidential primaries
will be held April II. All 81 the Re-
publ!cans filed thus far. with three ex.
captions. are pledged TO Senator Sher-
man. The three others are signed up for
Theodore Roosevelt.
All of the Democrats are pledged to
President Wilson with III exception Of
Robert L. Burke, candidate for delegate
q large, who tled an "unpledged" Ger.
tifcate.
The Democratic differences are not
adjusted. The Democratic State ON
mittee, controlled by Roger G. sullivan,
named a harmony slate of delegates at
barge. This included Gov. Dunno and
Senator Lewis. Senator Lewis refused
70 be 10 candidate, tn sullivan forces
refused to slate ex-Mayor Carter Har-
rison. The Harrison fac
ton made a slate of It's own, including
the ni,nes ri Dunno and Harrison.
Peace offers are now being made which
may eliminate trouble. All OF them
ere pledged to Wilson.
Indiana will stage the first direct
primary for the election OF national dele.
gates to be held in the 1916 campaign.
Two weeks from next Tuesday. March
I. the thirty delegates TO Chicago and 81.
Louis will be elected without the inter-
vention of State or district conventions.
The prime factor Is hat all of the
Republicans are for the nomination of ex-
Vice-Pres!den Fairbanks for President at
Chicago. and that there is no opposition
70 the denomination OF President Wilson
at St. Louis-coupled with a strong
statewide demand for ehe denomination
: Vice-President Observation-Disclosures
some OF the difficulties.
Iowa Primary April 4.
For the first time In Iowa delegates
70 the party conventions will he elected
- WV Pbh - tlNo W y
DATE. There is no contest in Iowa against
Senator Cumnins for the Republican
nomination for President. Indications
are no other name will go On the primary
ballot. Not the slightest opposition liz
heard. practically. to President Wilson's
denomination on the Democratic side.
Maryland had "A semi-direct election
Of national delegates At "A primary 10
b. held May /. 1t is regarded las GER
tain at Baltimore hat the Republican
delegation TO Chicago will go unin-
structed. 1t is believed that Democrats
Will send an uninstructed delegation Ia
81. Louis. However. according to all
h n Is now known, there IL no opposi-
ton in Maryland to President Wilson's
denomination.
The latest word from Boston was to
the effect that he name Of Gov. Samuel
W. Mccall will be placed upon the mass
ballot ~ the candidate Of the United
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS organization and
the Progressive party. while Senator
Weeks. supported 10 some extent by
Senator Lodge and tho OIL Republican
organization, will be disposed TO stand
for an uninstructed delegation. provided
that an instructed delegation cannot be
obtained for Senator Weeks. The Dem
ocratic party probably will send an I'M
instructed delegation to 81. Louis that
will work In harmony with the con-
trolling influences.
Michigan has a Presidential prefer
enc primary on April 3 II IL as
serted by friends Of ex-Gov, Osborn
that proper petitions in his bolalf will
he filed before tho time limit expires.
EN-Ciov. Warner Ii against any N rhl-