Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-27
WOOD, JOHNSON,
EDGE AND STOKES,
IN JERSEY FIGHTS
Struggle for Leadership ir
State Today's Feature.
Other Primaries.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEWARK. y. j.. April 21-Chief in
terest in today's preferential preslden-
tial primary in New Jersey was focused
on republica contests where the voters
were asked to express their preference
for either Senator Hiram W. johnson or
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood.
Democratic voters were not asked to
indicate direct preference The un-
opposed big four democratic delega :
tion is pledged to the candidacy OF Coy;
Edward I. Edwards. Each party will
elect twenty-eight delegates to the re-
speative national conventions.
The republican state organization has
split on the big four" delegation to the
CHICAGO sconyention. and, from sta te
the Wood johnson contest. The press
of the state has featured the big four
contest as big fight for political lead
ership between Senator Walter E. Edge
and ex-Gov. E. c. Stokes. chairman of
the republican state committee. Sena-
tor Edge and his colleague. Senator
Frelinghuysen. who were left out Of the
big four slate prepared by the state
organization. became candidates pledg-
ed only to the choice of the republican
voters as expressed at the primary.
Former Gov. Stokes. together with
John w. Griggs of Paterson. Thomas l.
RAYMOND OF Newark and William n,
Runyon of Plainfield, compose the reg
ular organization slate, pledged to the
candidacy Of Leonard Wood. Thomas
r. Layden of Paterson and Mulford l..
Ballard of East Orange are the avowed
johnson candidates for the big four.
Sylvester l.. Corrothers and Isaac n.
Nutter, both negroes. are running as
unpledged candidates for the big four,
having entered the contest they claim
because the organization refused to give
their race a representative on the ticket
Polls opened at 1890 O'Clock eastern
standard time) and close al O'Clock
tonight.
Harding's Home Fight.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, April 27.-Ohio
voters today were expressing their
preference for presidential candidates
and electing delegates to both the
republican and democratic national
conventions.
The principal primary fight was
that between Mai. Gen. Leonard Wood
and Senator Warren G. Harding, Ohio's
.fayorite SON. for the republican
presidential Endorsement and tor con-
troll of the forty-eight delegates to
be chosen for the national convention
at Chicago.
Gov. James NJ Cox is unopposed for
the presidential Endorsement on the
democratic ticket. and all delegates
are pledged to him.
The contest between Gen. Wood and
Senator Harding has been one of the
most spirited that has taken place IN
candidates for delegates are pledged
10 support Gen. Wood, while forty
.ieht are pledged for Senator Harding.
heavy republican and light dem
ocratic vote was in prospect at the
opening of the polls today There are
coutests for delegates on the repuoii-
can ticket in every district except the
two in Cincinnati and the twenty
first tCieveland).
Republican voters had the cholce to-
day of expressing preference Tor WI
liam Grant Webster of New York or
E,Iwood Hamilton of Hammond. Ind.
for vice President. There were no
candidates for Vice President on the
democratic tlckel.
bay state Contests.
BOSTON. April 27.-Massachusett
,oters balloted today to elect four
delegates at large to the republican
ia democratic national conventions
and thirty-one republican and thirty
two democratic district delegates.
~, large appeared on the ballot as
nisdsed for any particular presiden-
tial candidate.
sSareral contests were waged in both
,,rtieS for ulStTlCl ueleSdleS oI tne
ppa,ocratic side these had no direct
hearine on presidential candidates.
,mone the republican candidates sew
aral who have declared themselves in
rar OF Leonard Wood are opposed
h,. men seeking TO go TO Chicago un-
,n'i.dred Indications poin, 10 light
principal interes, centered in the
,.rse Nine candidates. including four
,rhn are grouped. contested for the
nlaces The group candidates. who
ip,nder the law were voted for sepa
ratelv are Senator Henr" Cabot
Iodce. Speaker Frederick II. Gillett
- the national House of Representa-
ives former Senator W. Murray
crane and Edward A. Thurston, for.
,,,sr chairman of the republican state
Committee. Senator Lodge has an.
nounced that he will present the name
Of GOV. Calvin Coolidge TO the con-
ycntion " the governor desires il.
The other republican candidates for
delegates at large are former Gov sam.
,eI w Mccall. who has declared ~.
.ropfinurd on pay, t'niitun