Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-07
.EL- -CT|ON N MICHIGAN
ST|2S MIDDLE WEST
Victory for johnson Setback for
All ths Other Can
diiatcs.

Chicago. April THE victory which
Senator Hiram johnson Of California
won in the Michigan primary election
Monday was admittedly a great sur
prise and shock 10 the supporters here
of the other aepirauts for the nOmina-
ton for President on the Republican
ticket.
Wood and LoWden leaders rnsde little
effort to conceal their discOmfDrtgre
There was talk in political circles to-
night that II General Wood failed ~
gain a victory in the Illinois pfimaries
on April II the situation night call for
an entire reorganization Of ms hzht
Most political observers here believe that
Lowden, not Wood, viii carry the pri-
maries in Lpwden q home State
Reports received within the last ten
days had made the Wood leaders conf
dent that their candidate would win on
Michigan, though perhaps BY a narrow
margin. II was expected that Johnson
would obtain = heavy vote m Detroit
The strenth he developed IN other die
tricts was the surprise.
Another surprise was the report that
Johnson drew heavily on. the woman
vote, obtaining q considerably larger
percentage than did any of the other
Some observers here felt today that
Governor Lowden had been practically
eliminated from an innpOrtant position
IN the Presidential rare by the fact thai
he ran bad third IN Michigan, polling
scarcely one-third II the vote Defeat
II Iowdeu in Illionois, IL was declared
would put him 0ut % the race.
The greatest danger 70 the Hoover
cause seen IN the Michigan result, where
apparently he has somewhat Jess than
one-third of the vote cast for Iohnson, T
that il gives the johnson workers an
opportunity 70 advertise the Michigan
situation in California where the real
battle between Hoover and Johnson
viii be fought on May 4
Leaders of the Progressive wing ~ The
Republican Party here see N the result
a notice served upon "a old party lead
ers that entirely new political condi-
tions arc 20 be faced in the coming eiec-
ton. 20 lar "a the Middle West y con-
cerned and that old methods viii not
control the vote of the masaes The
statement II heard on every side that
the Michigan result is proof that the
! States ~ progressive tendencies viii not
support a Harding or a LOwden. and
/ that a convention which forces 3
nomination not in accord with the times
may see party lines swept away u q
really progressive candidate appears N
the field
The labor vote in Michigan apparently
went heavily to Johnson The wage-
4 earners appear n he IN M rnood n siip-
port A man 81 the conservative type
They liked the punch which johnson ru'
/ into his campaign. Bus the swing r
+ Johnson of this class oi voters was zrsafef
than any event the johnson leaders had
expected.
General Woods cause undoubtedly va.
greatly harmed IN Michigan by n
charge % larze expenditures made Do
his campaign This Wa especIsllv IN
fortunate for him. coming on the heei'
OF the Newberrv incident. Johnson and
his chief supporter including Senator
B0rah, played this feature Of the cam
paign as q trump card
All Of these thIngs are regarded a'
pointing 70 a reorganization Of IN
Wood campaign IN the event of deiea
in Illinois.
The vote for preference on the Demo
cratic ticket is regarded a. significant
Contrary - all expectations. Attorney
: General Palmer DOiled q lOs vote, an
il il generally believed here that th'
labor situation was be chief reason. II
political circles OF the Middle West il b
asserted that the injunction proceeding
brought IN connection with the recen
coal strike probably had much % n
with Pslners poor showing.
McAdoo. it is felt, Obtained q sum
eient vote in Michigan. despite hi
efforts 70 keep his name OF the ballot
TO help 70 make hIn formidable facto
IN the race.
The fact that both Governor Edward
( of New Jersey and William j. Bryal
/ ran ahead Of Palmer Is discussed wit
( interest here, bus few Of the leader
( believe that either viii be the nomine
/ Of the Democratic Dsrty.