Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-27
Decisions of National Com
nlittee Will Have Bear
ing on Final Results.
CANDIDATES BEGIN
THEIR FINAL. DRIVE
Wood Still Leading In Instructed
Delegate. But Falls Far Below
Number Required-PrineipaI Gains
In Recent Days Made by Johnson
Last Of state Delegations Chosen
-All Candidates Confident
BY Associated Press.

the republican nomination for the
presidency today opened their final
drive to capture the 4ss votes that
spell victory in the convention, which
opens here one week from next Tues
day. The last Of the 9s4 delegates
were selected yesterday, when Ver-
mont republicans chose eight delegat-
es.
MAI. Gen. Leonard Wood. present
returns show. will have moro In
struoted votes than any other can
didate. but his total of 1853 is less
than one- third Of the number neces-
sary to win the nomination.
The division Of strength among tho
large field OF "favorite sons" practi.
cally precludes any possibility Of q
nomination on the first ballot. Even
the most optimistic campaign msln-
ayers here are not claiming, victory
before the third ballot, and the more
conservative party leaders predict
the break will not como before the
NTH or sixth.
Contest 20 Ds .Faetor.
Ono big factor which may upset
oampaign InAnaSers' predictions Is
yet to BE- dealt with. Ono hundred
forty-nvs contests have been. or will
be. dlsd more than one seventh Of
All the seats In the convention beipE
at stake, and this national committes,
which meets here Monday to decide
these contests and prepare the tenn
rorary role. may materially alter the
prospects Of sevsral candidates.
The principal contests are between
supporters Of MAI. Gen. Wood and
Governor Frank o. Lowden. Senator
Johnson and other candidates arc
not directly Interested in these con-
tests. but may raise questions re-
garding primary contests in South
Dakota, New Jersey, Indiana, Mich
igan, Nebraska, and other states.
In addition to the 145 contests.
sixty-four surplus Delegates. with
fractional votes, have boon chosen
from ten states. and the republican
national COMMITTEES rules provide that
their rdxht to seats shall also be
contested. Tho convention call stated
that no ovsr-sized delegations should
be ,eeated, and no seats have been
provided.
johnson Makes Gains.
Aenator Hiram johnson and Sena-
( tor Howard Sutherland of West
Virginia, were the principal gamers
in primaries and conventions held In
four states the past week. Senator
johnson. returns indicate, win get
nine Of Oreson's ten votes. and Sena-
tor Sutherland sixteen from Yves.
Virginia The official count has not
been completed In Oregon and West
Virginia. Texas republicans split
into two factions, each Of which
elected an uninstructed delegation
with twenty-three votes.
F1gurss compiled here show the
following division OF the convention
vote;
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood ....... 1853
Senator Hiram Johnson ....... .1o9
Governor Frank O. Lowden -. "a
Favortte sons and unrestricted .84S
In tho favortte son list Senator
Harding has 80 votes from Ohio:
Senator Sutherland lS from West
Virginia; Senator Poindexter is ex-
pected to receive Washington's II,
and Judge Pritchard. OF North Caro-
lina, is expected to get II OF his
states - votes.
All claim Victory.
Campaign managers Of the three
leading candidates all claimed vic
tory last night. The Wood and
Johnson camps make dehnits predio-
tions a. to their hrst ballot voto,,
Wood supporters claiming sS5 votes.
and those Of the senator 2se. The
Lowden forces. altho confident, are
not prepared to quote exact figures.
Work on the convention hall Is pro-
crossing rapidly. and the convention
committee has been assured that the
moro than 1900 seats will be In
place twenty-four hours before the
convention is called to order.
Extra balconies are being erected
to provide nearly 1000 seats more
I than were available at any previous
convention.
The speakers platform and seats
for 1000 distinguished visitors al
ready have been erected. National
committeeman began arriving early
this week. and q majority of the
fifty-three members are expected
hero by Monday. Chairman Hayes
will arrive Sunday A. T. Hert OF