The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-05
BIG HOOVER VOTE
is SURPRISE TO
The FOOD CHIEF
Did Not Believe He Would Run
So Strong.
JohnsOn'S Lead in California
Grows to 146,33S.
WOOD HOLDS HIS LEAD
Californian Now Holds Second
Place in Race.
California Senator's Machine
Too Strong for Hoover.
JohnsOn'S Lead in California
Grows to 146,33S.
WOOD HOLDS HIS LEA

New York, May 5.-Surprise that
he made as good a showing as he did
in the California primaries was ex-
pressed here today in a statement
from Herbert Hoover.
with a group of amateur clubs
only month old, they were of course
handicapped in opposing the regular
party organization, but the real situa-
tion is that the people of California
have been much torn between their
loyalty and friendship to the senator
for his able rescue of the state dur
ing his governorship from vicious cor
poration control and his too narrow
vision on our international necessities.
The fact that in these circumstances
more than one-third of the party pro-
tested against this latter view should
strengthen the support of the Repub-
lican majority in the senate" the
statement said.
Had Right Dope.
AS Missouri's Republicans went into
session today to choose thirty-six dele
gates at a state convention. certain
politicians were congratulating them
selves on their astuteness in forecast
ing the result of yesterdays primaries
in Indiana and California.
Incomplete returns today showed
Senator Hiram Johnson apparently a
sure winner over Herbert Hoover in
California. Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood
was leading johnson in Indiana with
Gov. Frank O. Lowden third and SEN
ator Harding fourth.
johnson in Second Place.
Acquisition of California's twenty
Asix delegates would elevate Johnson to
second position in the scramble for
instructed delegations. Omitting In
dianas thirty delegates which are al
most certain to be divided, the stand
ing of the Republican candidates, to
date, as regards instructed delegates,
would be Wood 120; Johnson, 96;'
Lowden. 10; Harding, 80; Senator
Poindexter. "A.
Result of the California vote was in
line with the claims OF the Johnson
organization.
Hoovcr's Chances Not Ruined.
Altho Hoover's defeat in his home
state appears on the surface to be a
severe blow to his chances for the
nomination, it has not seriously dis
arranged the program of his organiza
ton The former food administrator s
personal instructions to his friends
has been to ignore the primaries and
work on delegates already selected, to
win their second choice support.
The Indiana primary worked out
as predicted by political observers.
Johnsons strength lay in the indus
trial centers, while Wood drew his
support from the rural districts.
Advance information on the Mis-
souri, convention indicated an unn-
structed delegation. with Wood and
I.owden showing the most strength
and Of johnson and Harding have
heen quietly at work in that state for
several days.
Big johnson Majority.
San Francisco, MAY, 5.-Hiram
Johnson's lead over Herbert Hoover at
. a. m. today was 146.S3S as the count
OF ballots cast in yesterdays primary
election proceeded.
The corrected totals at that time
from 1850 precincts complete out of
5,729 In the state were:
johnson. 299.611: Hoover. 1929.
The feature Of the mornings de-
Eelopments was the gain johnson OBJ
tanned over Hoover in Los Angeles
county, where he led by 5,S1S votes
in $50 precincts
Indiana for Wood.
Indianapolis, May 5.-Unofficial re-
turns in the Indiana presidential pref
erenee primary today gave in 2,14O
precincts of total of 1887: Wood,
Se'Sl0i johnson, 52,016; Lowden.
Il,So2; Harding, 15,42S.
There was no Democratic vote for
presidential preference. Woods or
ganization was confident of victory on
complete returns. but johnson forces
refused to concede they had lost
Kentucky Democrats for Cox.
Louisville, Ky. May 5.-OnIy Ken
tucky's delegates at large were in
structed last night by the Democra tic
state convention to vote for Gov
James NJ. Cox, of Ohio, ''as long a S hi,
name remains before the national
convention no mention being made
OF the 22 district delegates. Cover.
nor cox, however, will have 20 of the
states 70 votes, is of the delegate,
having been ordered by their district,
to do so. The other six are min.
structed.
Michigan for johnson.
Kalamazoo, Mich. May 5.-Chie
interest IN the Republican state con
Vention here today centered in nros
poets of a lively contest over the TON,
OF the endorsement expected to b,
given Senator Hiram w. Johnson a,
Michigan's choice for the presidential
nomination.
Four delegates at large to the ma
tional convention were to be seIecte,
and two districts We're to name thei
delegates at caucuses during the day
The other eleven districts had pre
viously held conventions BY reaso,
of his 44,371 plurality in the primar,
early in April, Johnson's supporter
were preDared to ask for unqualified
instructions on his behalf of the dele
gates at large.
4 Minnesota G. o. p. In Caucus.
st. Paul. Mimi, May 5.-Minnesot,
Republicans were caucusing on a stat
ticket. The county delegates will max
efforts to mold all Republican force