The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-27
CONVENTIONS,
OHIO PRIMARY,
OCCUR TODAY
Many Political Events in
Country as Voters Register
Choices-Harding Favorite
In Native State.
MANY CONTESTS HELD

Ohio voters Tuesday were express
ing their preference for presidential
candidates and electing delegates to
both the Republican and Democratic
national conventions. The principal
primary fight was that between Ma
jor General Leonard Wood and Sem
ator Warren G. Harding, Ohio's "fa-
vorite son." for the republican presi-
Dental endorsement, and for control
of the 4S delegates to be chosen for
the national convention at Chicago.
Reports from over the state at noon
today indicated that a very light vote
is being cast.
Governor James NJ Cox is unop-
posed for the presidential endorse
! ment on the Democratic ticket, and
all delegates are pledged to him.
The contest between General Wood
! and Senator Harding has been one of
| the most spirited that has taken place
| in Ohio in recent years. Forty
candidates for delegates are pledged
! to support General Wood, while 48
are pledged for Senator Harding.
A heavy Republican and light Demo
| cratic vote was in prospect at the
| opening of the polls today There
are contests for delegates on the Re
| publican ticket in every district ex-
cept the two in Cincinnati and the
21st (Cleveland).
NEWARK, n. j., April c7.-Chief
interest in today's preferential presi-
Dental primary in New Jersey was
! focused on Republican contests where
| the voters were asked to express their
preference for either Senator Hiram
w. Johnson or Major General Leonard
| Wood.
Democratic voters were not asked
| to indicate a direct preference. The
| unopposed big four democratic dele
| cation is pledged to the candidacy of
Governor Edward /. Edwards. Each
party will elect IS delegates to their
respective nations.
The Republican state organization
! has split on the big four" delegation
to the Chicago convention and from
state standpoint this contest over
! shadowed the Wood-Johnson contest.
BOSTON, April 27-Massachusetts
voters balloted fodayto elect four
| delegates at large to the Republican
and Democratic national conventions
! and 35 Republican and SO Democratic
district delegates. None of the can
! didates for delegate at large appeared
on the ballot as pledged for any par
ticular presidential candidate
BELL1NGHAM, Wash, April 27.-
Election of fourteen delegates to the
Republican national convention, ten of
them by districts and four at large,
was the principal business before the
| Washington state Republican conven-
ton in session here today. In addi-
| ton, successor to S. A. Perkins,
Tacoma, as national committeeman
was to be chosen and a platform COM
| prising state and national planks,
| adopted.
At caucus late last night a resolu-
| tion was adopted for presentation to
! the convention today. instructing
| delegates to the convention in Chi
| cago support Senator Miles Poindexter
for the presidential nomination as long
as they should see fit.
JUNEAU, Alaska, April 27.-Princi-
| pal interest in the primary elections
| held throughout Alaska today centered
| in the Republican contests for national
committeeman and delegates to the
| Republican national convention and
the race for attorney general Three
! candidates, John c. Mcbride, of Ju-
neau, and Jack Schovin and Charles
! Heron. of Anchorage. were in the
field for national committeeman.