Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-03-18
STRENGTH
GAINING RAPIDLY
Choice Of People Everywhere as
G. 0. P. Nominee,
Polls Show.

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sweeping America, according to re.
ports from every state III the Union
received at the headquarters Of the
Leonard Wood national campaign
committee here.
Considered OF particular Importance
is the fact that straw ballots and
newspaper polls taken IN every state
indicate almost unanimously that If
the Republican voters of the country
have their choice. Leonard Wood will
be the party's candidate. III almost
every n OF these polls he Is leading
by 2 to l, and In most cases has as
together.
This fact is particularly important
considering the fact that NOR. than
half the delegates to the national con.
vention in Chicago June s will lie sent
by direct vote of the people, expressed
in primary elections. A total of 1856
delegates out Of 9S4 to be seated, will
1T elected by primaries. Some of these
delegates will be uninstructcd. but in
almost every state, If the voice Ut the
people is TO be needed. the delegates
will have Ieanings toward Woods al
diducy.
Many Primaries Soon. ,
For the benefit of political students
and voters In general, herewith Is
printed the list of primary states and
The dates of their elections, together
with the number of delegates: Cali.
fornia. 26 delegates. May 4; Illinois
SO, April l3; Massachusetts, 80, April
-: Montana, s, April %; Nebraska,
10. April 20; New Hampshire. s, March
.; New Jersey, 2S, April !; New York.
50. April 6; North Dakota, 10, March
10; Ohio. 4S. April 81; Oregon, 10,
May 81; Pennsylvania, &c. May 49,;
South Dakota, 10, March %; Texas,
%, April %; West Virginia, 10. May
%, and Wisconsin, 26, April 6.
New Hampshire N first and Its
eight delegates, to be elected March 3,
nre absolutely certain TO be for Wood.
New Hampshire always has had IA
warn spot in her heart for Wood, for
ii Is the state where he was born. al.
though he lived there but a short time.
Then comes North Dakota, March
l6. and South Dakota March %. with
ten votes each. These states are re-
garded as highly important, from Il
campaign standpoint.
II Is expected that the only real op-
position that Wood will have in South
Dakota Is from the forces backing
Gov. Frank Lowden Of Illinois, manu-.
ructurer and capitalist, who married
the daughter of the Pullman Croesus.
Thousands Of dollars are being poured
into the Dakota battle against Wood.
hut every day Woods committee Is dis
covering new strength for him there.
Leads In Minnesota.
A peculiarly good indication of
Wood strength comes from Minnesota.
The St. Paul Pioneer Press, one of the
leading newspapers Of the country.
took a careful, systematic poll by let
ter OF editors, legislators and leading
politicians who are supposed to be In
close touch with the pulse of the peO-
Pile at all times.
1t proved that OF 373 leaders ques-
toned, POI were for Leonard Wood.
Lowden vas next with only 50; John
son third with 40. Taft got 25, Hughes
20. Hoover IL, Frazier Of North Da.
kota 3 and Harding, P~OindeXter, Goe-
thels. Kellogg, Root, Capper and Gov
ernor Smith of New York l each. 1t
Is interesting that Hoover led the
| De. 1ocratic side with 50. Wilson had
81, Bryan 10 and Palmer 10.
If popular sentiment has any say
| Wood will he the next president OF
the United States.