Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27
WEEK WILL HAVE BEARING
 ON PRESIDENTIAL TIMBER
Statewide Primaries For Both Republican and Democac Candidates Will Be Held in Massachusetts, Ohio ana New Jersey Today-Republicans Will Express Their Preference in Three Other States and the Territory of Alaska During the Week

printed on the preferential ballot. or they may write in the name of their choice II e1dition they will select 2S delegates to the convention. The republican or EaEizs ten there has split on the sbia four ard the real battle Is said to be between United States Senator Waider E. Edge and former Governor E. c Stokes. chairman of the republican state COIN q ton.
 Senator Edge and his colleague. Sena- tor Joseph S. Frelinghuysen. are running as republican "big four" candidates fiedged only to the choice. of republican voters as expressed at the primaries. For mar Governor Stokes. together with for fner United States Attorney General John ". Griggs of Paterson, City Commission CT Thomas L. Raymond of Newark and former Acting Governor William H Run yon or Plainfeld, compose a ticket rplsdged to the candidacy of General Wood.
 In addition. Thomas R. Layden of Paterson and Mulford L.. Builard of East Orange are running as ''big four can- didates pledged to Johnson. while Sylyes- ter L coIrothers and Isaac N Nutter, | both Heg7 ces. are running unpledged, having entered the contest, they claim. because the organization would not give their race representative on the ticket l No direct presidential preference will be asked of the democratic voters in New, Jersey. There is no contest among the i big four. which includes Governor Ed ward l. Edwards. James R. Nugent, Es- sex county democratic leader, Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City and Mayor Frederick ". Donnelly of Trenton. An are pledged to the candidacy of Governor Edwards for president
 There are numerous district contests in both parties in New Jersey. Repub- hcan district contests are largely between delegates pledged to either Wood or Johnson. whil edemocratic contests gre between unpledged delegates and those favoring Governor Edwards.
 Harding and Wood in Ohio.
 Ohio will select 4s delegates to eacl
 national convention. The fight there |,
 between candidates pledged to Senate, warren c. Harding and General Wood
 hardlng delegates are opposed by Wood
 men in all but three districts, of thp sfata governor James M. Cox has no opposition
 as the choice of the states democrati,
 voters as their candidate for president
 Women will not be permitted to vote [,
 the Ohio presidential primaries.
 senator Miles Poindexter and Genera wood are contesting for the IA delegate 5 70 De elected tomorrow by the republics,
 state convention of Washington. Demo ed May IT. s'''''' n senator Johnson and General Wood ar s she principal contestants for the eieh
 delegates to be elected -Wednesdav h, the republican state convention in Idahc 5 The democrats of that state will choos n their convention delegates June IS.
 Arkansas ''big four" to the renubI,r.,
 national convention will be elected Wsd ., nesday at a state convention of reoubiI Il cans The state also is entitled to 1l s,r T trict delegates. some of which alresd nave been elected Others will be eIerts s during the next two weeks.