Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-27
PRIMARIES ENDED
WITH WOOD IN LEAD,
JOHNSON SECOND
Wisest Republican Prophets a
Sea as TO Who Will be Nomi-
mated az Chicago.
las CONTESTS TO COME
BEFORE COP. COMMIT EE
ny A.-oelatea pra.. . Evcry Eysnlnk

By Associated Presa u Every Evening
Chicago. Nav Z7 Candidate for thc
Republican nomination for thc Prcsidenr
today opened their final drive ~ captur.
the 493 votes that spell victory ~ the
convention which opens here ono wcei
from next Tuesday
The last of the 98i delegates Who viii
sit IN the convention we're selected
Yesterday when Vermont Republican
mot and chose eight and lcft them unrh
gtricted
General Wood, present returns shov
viii enter the convention 1lth more
instructed votes than any pther candidafe
but his total of 81 Is less than one-' nra
of the number necessary 20 win tnr
nomination
The division n strength arnong the
large field Of 'iavoritr sons" practicall'
precludcs any nomination nn ne hrs
ballot. even tho most Optimistic campaign
managers here are not claiming vietorT
before tho third b8ilot. and the moro CON
aarvafivp rartY leaders predict tne break
viii MT come before tho fifth Or sixth r.
tho earliest
One big factor which may upse+ cam
pai0n Managers predictions j. yet n r.
dealt with One hundred and fort y-fve
contests have been N viii be hled rno-r
than onr-seventh n III the seats ~ tre
convention being ~ stake and 'he nation
III committee which fncc's here Inndav
10 decide these contests and prepare
fhe temporary roll may materially alter
the prospects of severa candidate
The principal contests arc between
supporters Of General Wood and Governor
Frank D. Lowdcn senator Johnson
and other candidates arc not directly
k.tfk
raise questions regarding primary con-
tests n south Dakofa. New jersey
Indiana, Michigan Nebraska end other
states.
III addition ~ the 145 contests ~ ='ir-
plus delegates with fractional votes havr
been chosen from ten states and tnr
Republican National COMMITTEE rules
provide that their right ~ seats shall aisn
BE- contested. The convention call STAT
IA that ~ oversize delegations snould
/ he seated and NJ seats have been pro-
4 vided for these "a
I senator Hiram johnson, of California,
+ and senator Howard sutherland. ri West
I Nirrinia. we're the principal gamers l1
4 primaries and conventions held a ionr
/ states during the past week senator
I Johnson returns Iudlcats, wii Eet nine
4 NJ Oregon 3 ten votes and senator -'itnf.r-
& land Inc siNfeeN tE0tu N FaN y tI 2ttt4-~- -N
Official count has not Deen compieted p
! Oregon and West Virginia. Texas f,e-
publIcans split into two factions. eaon
4 selected an umnstructed delegation WITH
- votes.
Figures compiled here show tHe follow
Ing division II the convention vote;
General Wool. I53: senator johnson
/ 100: Governor Lowden, ~, iavorlte sons
Z and urlret rl1csed btS
IN the favorite son lIst, senator Warren
/ G. Harding mas 80 votes from ono.
senator Sutherland Is from West Nir-
einia: Senator Miles PoindeXter q eLnect-
4 ed to receive Washington II: and judge
Pritchard. of North Carolina. IS expected
I to get II 1f MS states p votes
Campaign managers here q tlree
/ leading candidates al claim victory u
statements issued last night ne Nooo
and Johnson camps make cennlie Pre-
dictions as 10 their first ballot vote. fnc
+ supporters of the general claiming 90
votes and those 81 the senator 20.
The Lowden forces. while processing theu
i confidence. are not prepared 20 quote
/ exact figures
Work on the convention hal 9 pro-
crossing rapidly and Charles R HaA.
slloerintendent of the Coliseum for the
! convention SAYS that more tpan l5,OpD
seats will be ii place - hours before the
f. convention Is called TO order by Chairman
/ Will a. Hays Of the National committee.