Evening star., 1920-02-29
Gro1q Tendency Send Unosed Delegates Conventions
THE WEEK IN POLITICS
Summary of National Developments, Based on
Reports From The Stars Special Core
spondents and Staff Writers.

and Harding both are gaining
ground. Harding appears to be
coming specially strong in the
Ohio river counties. A New Or
leans dispatch says Louisiana re-
publicaGs will send an uninstruct-.
ed delegation, with sentiment di-
vided among Wood. Lowden ana
Harding. leaning. perhaps. toward
Wood In Pennsylvania the fight
for an uninstructed delegation to
Chicago apparently has been won.
The delegation will be for Gov.
Sproul for the nomination. II
there are any signs that he has
chance. but primarily it Will pc
under the unquestioned leadership
of Senator Boies Penrose. Mary
land seems likely to send an un-
Instructed delegation, despite eff
forts of Wood men to get instruc-
tions.
One of the most interesting sto-
ries of the week comes from Okla
homa. In a presidential preference
poll conducted by two leading
daily newspapers and one farm
paper, all under one ownership.
nearly 5000 votes were cast. Two
distinct surprises resulted. one
was the unexpected showing of
strength made by Herbert Hoover
and the other the surprising dis
tance by which Senator Johnson
led other republican candidates A
third feature of the poll, though
less a surprise. Is that Mr.. Bryan
was first choice of more democrats
than was Senator Owen, though
the latter has formal Endorsement
of Oklahoma democrats for the
presidency. Senator Owens pres
tige was saved to an extent by
the large number of second choice
votes he received. The correspond
ent calls attention to the fact that
votes through the farm journal. in
dicating that agricultural opposi-
ton to the former food administra-
tor has not been eliminated.
Hoover sentiment continues to be
the con ag'in. off a"'in" feature of
the political news. His visit during
the week to Baltimore. where he
spoke at Johns Hopkins University.
stirred lot Of Hoover enthusiasm
among democrats. but apparently
no effort is to be made to capture
the Maryland delegation. Even
Hoover's warmest Maryland admir-
ers hold the belief that 1t will be
Francisco uninstructed.
Attorney General Palmer visited
Kentucky during the week and ad-
dressed the legislature. but The
Stars Louisville correspondent
fails to find that it gave anv i'm
petus to the Palmer boom. He re-
ports, growing sentiment favorable
to Gov. Cox Of Ohio, but that
Hoover holds the imagination of
the rank and file Of democrats and
appeals specially to the women.
Washington state, according to
dispatch from Tacoma, will send
to San Francisco delegation
either unirstructed or instructed for
Hoover. The politicians are said
to be for either McAdoo or Palmer.
but popular sentiment for Hoover
Is too strong for them. In Min
nesota 1t is among republicans that
the Hoover boom is doing it's loud
est booming. He was barred from
place on the republican primary
ticket. but Observation-Disclosures
stickers bearing his name, intend
ed to be pasted on the official
ballot. -...-...
In Indiana Hoover is said to be
dead as a republican possibility.
but still to be strong with demo-
Gratis. It Is the desire Of Indiana
democrats to send an unfnstructed
delegation. but II an attempt is
made to capture the delegation for
Hoover 1t is planned to pit Nc
Adoo and Vice President Marshall
against him.
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