Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-27
Hg SCRAMBLE FOR VOTES
IN IAE weeks PRIMARIES.
tSix States aud One Territory to
Name Choice for Republican
Nomination, Three Today.
Tny Associated rrssy.l

tft'lIf Il by fhoSS-l
's'--XEM YORK, April e6.-Repuhlican
voters of six STAKES and The territory,
n OF ,A1aska. having n combined repre-
4 1entation OF lS4 out of the 9si dele
l fates 10 the Republican national con-
!; Sentton, wili either hold primaries or
. state conventions this week to select
y their representatives to the Republic
can national convention in Chicago
4 heSt June. Democratic voters VIII
4 aetects natioual conrent!bn delegates
Ii three OF these states.
Three Set for Tdday.
STATE wide primaries Cor both RE-
! nlPIJSkn and Democratic Candidates
! tos.ths national conventions will be
Hsid tom oriow In Massachusetts. Ohio
/ Ind New Jersey. Alaska will hold "a
j hfeterintial primary Wednesday to
Z 3eiect two candidates 10 the Rcpuh-
slicSn national convention. Republican
d state conventions for the selection OF
can6i dstes to tho national convention
Will be held in Washington on'Tues
9Sdsy and in Arkansas and Idaho on
& Wednesday.
5iS Massachusetts will seiec. four dele
2atss.At-larsc and thirtT-two district
'EVGIeS aScS 10 e5bH toiN cav tps'' 'ou.
Is of the Republican big four candi-
) dates are RAINING as 4 group. soma
! san Lodge. Speaker Gillet;, former
Senator Winthrop Murray Crane and
Edward y. Thurston.
All are UEpiedScd although Senator
! Lodge has announced ti'at he Will
\ present the na.Co OF Governor Cool
! idsa TO tao convention IL The govern
or desires 81.
a Mccall Enyors Hoover.
The otne- Republican Big Four"
I candidates are: Former Governor
I sa;nuei w Mccall, who is for Hsroer,
! Hoover; fo-ne. Lieutenant Governor
I louis A. Rockingham for General
W5bd with Hoover as second choice:
stGongressnian Alan I. Fuller. pledged
stn Wood: Thomas ". Lawson and
;ssIsGssel 4. Wood.
The regular state on the Demo
scratic ticket Is composed OF senator
p3vId /. WALSH, Richard II. Long.
+ .ttseph q. Pellstler and Daniel T..
poitettS.
Republican voters Of Ncw Jersey
MIL Nave an opportunity 10 express
their preference between General
Wood and Senator Johnson. Or they
may write in their choice. In addi
lion they MIL select twcnty-c.sht
GsltEates 20 the conventions.
i senate. Edge and h:., colleague.
! Senacor Joseph $. Frc,!nghu:sen. are
running as Republican "h!g -FOUR
candidates uhple5 Scd. Former
Governor S,ci:ss. former United states
a.At,oras:- General John ". ,;cisss.
Thomas l. Eayaoad and William H..
RunSon are 70: General Wood. Thomas
: H.. Hayden. OF Paterson, and Milford
IL Euiiard, Of East Orange. arc run
nIniG as big four candidates. pledged
4 10. johnson, while Sylvester l.. Cor
roth6ts and Isaac y. Nu;tcr. bo;h nc
goes. are running unpltdGed.
y There is no contest among tao Dem :
-nerx;.c big four" which includes
Governor Edward J. Edwards. James
j. NuScnt, MAYO Franl, Hague. a!
Jersey C.t:, and Mayor Frcaer!eH w
Donne!ly. oe Trenton ~ ARE 70,
Edwards for President.
3 Ohio Mn! Split.
Ohio Viii select forty-,;gh, dele
satcs to each national convention.
Tine ti.itt there Is between candida; cs
rledEed 10 Senator Harding. The "ca
Norite son" and General Wood. Hard
ing delegates oppose Wood men in
all hut three districts of the state
Governor James M. Cos has no onposi
tscn. as the Democratic prcsidcatial
choice.
Senator Niles PoindcStcr and Gen
/ tersl Wood ere con.rstinG for tho four
teen delegates 10 he elected tomor-
row by the Republican State Convcn.
ton OF Waa!instom.
Senator Johnson and General Wool
are tho contestants for tho eight dele
/ -ates TO be elected Wednesday, hy The
Etpuhlican State Convention in Idaho
} Arkansas big so,:rs. 10 thd. Y,cpub