Evening star., 1920-03-07
Nomination
THE WEEK IN POLITICS
Summary Of National Developments, Based on
Reports From The Stars Special Core
spondents and Staff Writers.

INCREASED bitterness In the
race for the republican pres
ldential nomination is the fea-
ture of the weeks political
developments. Dispatches to The
star from it's political correspond
ents show that this bitterness ex-
lists and is growing i'm almost
every state where a prcferentiai
prlihar! is close at hand. 1t also
is developing in the south. but
as few southern states hold re-
publican preferential primaries it
attains less publicity there than
1t does in the north and west
In Ohio the situation has grown
so acute that the managers of SEN
ator Harding's campaign are con-
sidering the advisability of calling
the senator home from his west
ern trip to take personal charge
Of the situation. Plans of the
Harding management have been
completely upset by the action of
Gen. Woods hackers in entering
Harding's own state in the quest
of delegates. and the strongest
kind of resentment is expressed.
The republican state committee
is expected within the next few
Gays to issue an appeal to Ohio
republicans to stand by the states
favorite son.
In Minnesota. where the repub-
lican primaries are to be held
March Is. the contest among Wood.
Lowden, Johnson and Poindexter
followings Is very close and excit-
ing. Wood managers are confident
Of controlling the delegation, but
the Lowden men are putting up an
especially strong fight. In Missouri,
the republican contest is practi-
ca1ly over. majority of the con-
vention delegates having been Sc
lected and with the Lowden forces
firmly in the saddle. 1t is probable
Lowden will have the solid delega-
ton of thirty-six votes though
Wood may pick up delegates in one
or two districts. The delegation
will not be instructed.
From Kansas comes word that
the Wood strength is waning rap
idly. The opposition is using the
bogey Of militarism there with
telling effect and the overwhelm-
ing Wood sentiment of few
months ago apparently has melted
away. In Washington. which will
send a delegation to Chicago in
structed for Senator Poindexter.
la ~
for second choice preference. with
Wood, Lowden and Harding the
chief contenders. In the neighbor-
ing state Of Oregon the contestants
are Wood, Lowden and Johnson.
Senator Poindexter apparently has
abandoned his Oregon campaign
and his headquarters are closed,
though 1t is expected his name Will
be on the primary ticket.
The Stars Denver correspondent
wires that Wood is on the defen-
den and Harding pushing him hard
for popular choice. The Harding
boom is expected to be given a big
impetus this week when the Ohio
senator visits the state.
On the democratic side feature
Of the week has been sudden re-
vival in the McAdoo boom. Ap-
parently the McAdoo followers
were stirred into activity by the
formal entry Of Attorney General
Palmer as a presidential candidate.
The Attorney Generals announce
ment was taken in many quarters
to mean that White House silence
no longer is to be reckoned as a
barrier to efforts in behalf Of dem
ocratic aspirants. and the demo-
cratic campaign is expected to have
some pep" injected into it from
now on.
During the week McAdoo unex-
pectedly took the lead away from
Hoover in a statewide poll which
is being conducted by an Oregon
newspaper. The votes to put Nc
Adoo in first place, according to a
Portland dispatch. came from the
railroad division centers. bearing
out the belief that the former di-
rector general Of railroads is a
strong favorite with the railroad
men. Somewhat similar word