Evening star., 1920-02-26
BY the Associated Press.

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ATLANTA. February - Herbert
Hoover. in a telegram 10 the state
democratic executive committee. stat
ed that he did not feel that ANY real
public service Will be performed by
injecting" himself in the race for the
nomination for President and de
clined TO declare himself a democrat
SO that under the rules III Georgia
he rniSh; appear as a candidat. IN
the preferential primary April 20
Il was not identified with the dem
ocratic party before the war. tiooNrr
said. and my official connection with
the government has been solely a
war service, and consequently not "f
partisan character"
Mr.. IIoover's candidacy WAS brought
forward recently by "a petition Signed
by moe tnau the required 10" whit"
democrats. who asked the democratic
executive committee 20 file his name
as q candidate. The committee had
ruled tlat man must ee a 6ethorI.'t
10 run In The primary. and. ~ Mr.
EuoSrr had never declared himself
the 90 nmIttrr wrote asking II ne
cared - qualify His reply Il ter
gram ON New YORK. v-as utd- pub
lie here las; n.ght as follows
T~>, of T-iexram.
e; tel confident that !; is not nee
essary To dWell at lensth upon my
grat-ade t. YOU for the honor in,-
pll,I in your Icttep Of February -
= es ,Scia'y apr'r"ciat" i sInc" |
wSs MT Identified with tn" demo
cratic party before the war. Hud my
official connection with the govern
rent has been solely war service
s.nd consequently not Of a PARTISAN
character.
Il have rot been able "a persuade
all that "a. real nl,bltt
serVice will Ia. performed by inject
ing myself into The race for the nom
ination to the greatest honor at II"
disposal of the American people.
Therefore. aside from any other
reason do not intend l." Ill" my
name.
Wood TO Fight In Ohio.
COLUMBI'S. ohio. February e.
Ohio, pivotal state in presidential
elections and which promises to be
one of the chief backgrounds next
November il to be also one of the
chief storm ccnters III the selection
of delegates to the republican ma =
tional convention This was made Ger
tain Yesterday. when Mai. Gen. Leon
ard Wood formally entered the state
10 contest with United states Sen
ator Warren Il. Harding. the prefer
ential choice of Ohio'S voters for
President and also for the states
forty-eight delegates to the Chicago
convention. The Ohio primary will be
held April p.
Cen Woods declaration of candi-
dacy was filed late yesterday with the
secretary of state by John II. Price.
his Ohio campaign manager.
Simultaneous with the filing OF
Woods petition. James X. Garfield of
Cleveland. Secretary of the Interior
under Roosevelt. also filed as a candi-
date for President. His candidacy.
however. II was explained at Gen.
Woods headquarters. is solely foy the
purpose of giving Wood candidates for
delegate second choice preference as
required by the Ohio primary law. In
asnnuch. however, as his fling as a
presidential candidate will place his
name on the preferential primary bal
lot along with the names OF Senator
Harding and Gen. Wood. the generals
managers are trying to figure out
some way in which his name may be
kept OF the preferential ballot.
1t is understood the contest for del
eEates will be carried into every dis
tr;ct by Gen. Woods managers.
JSWa Demoefats Cnlnstrucfed.
DES MONIES. Iowa. February 90