New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-24
Lowden Is Second in
Contest for Republi.
can Presidential Inlorse-
ment; Johnson Third
Scattered Votes
Go to Poindexter
Ticket of National Non.
Partisan League Is
Not ON the Ballot

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Wednesday
March 24.-Major General Leonard
Wood maintained lead of 5000 votes
over Frank O. Lowden, Governor Of ILL.,
inois, in the contest for Republican
Presidential Endorsement in the state
wide primary. according to returns
from 605 Of 1,740 precincts tabulated at
/ o'clock this morning.
Hiram W. Johnson, Senator from
California. was third, 1000 votes be-
hind Lowden.
The tabulation included reports
from nearly every city in the state.
The vote stood: Wood, 20,257; Low
den, 1928; johnson, 1922.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., March 23.-The
contest between General Leonard Wood
Senator Hiram Johnson, Governor Frank
0. Lowden Of Illinois, and Senator Miles
Poindexter for the Republican Presi-
Dental Endorsement at the South Da-
kota primary election to-day became
one of the fuctuating successes to-
night, SO far as the first three were
concerned. Returns from 359 out OF
1,740 princincts showed Wood leading
Lowden by LAG votes, and johnson
closely pressing the Illinois Governor
for second place. The returns showed
The vote stood: Wood, 13,340; Lowden
1894; Johnson, 11,193.
The returns included most Of the
princincts in all the leading cities OF
the state except Huron.
Shortly before midnight the Black
Hills counties began to report and those
heard from went heavily for Wood
Johnson polled a heavy vote at Yank.
ton and complete returns from Pierre
the state capital, showed he carried the
city by plurality of seven votes over
Wood.
Vote Is Reported Heavy
Voting booths closed at S p. m., and
managers for various candidates pre-.
dicted early tonight that fairly heavy
vote was cast throughout the state
FAIR weather prevailed generally.
A number of candidates for nationa
and state Offices were nominated auto
matically. The state primary law pro
vldes for such process when candi.
dates have no party opposition The
ticket of the National Nonpartisar
League-which has a party status ir
South Dakota-was not on the ballot
When the time limit for Independent
candidates to file had expired the
Secretary of State had not received an,
additional filings from candidates fol
league support and the ticket indorsec
at the proposal convention, December
9, was considered nominated.
Tom Ayres, Of Zeona, is the league
nominee for United States Senator, anl
M. F. Bates, of Letcher, is the party's
candidate for Governor. The propose
convention Endorsed Governor l.. J
Frazier of North Dakota as candidate
for President, but Frazier did no
formally accept the Endorsement.
Democrats Have Few Contests
The Democrats had few contests. The
ticket for state office indorsed at the
Pierre convention was not contested
There were no Congressional contests
In the Sd District Representative
Harry L. Candy, of Rapid City, was
nominated to succeed himself Interes,
In the Democratic primary was centereo
upon the fight for National Committee
man among James Mee of Centervlle
John A. Bowler, of Sioux Falls; Ralph
p. Johnson, Sioux Falls, and J. E. Bird
Watertown, and for United States Sen.
ator between U. S. G. Cherry, Sioux
Falls, and Tom Taubman, of Plankin.
ton.
James w. Gerard, of New York. and
James O. Monroe, Of haywood, Ill.,.
sought Democratic Endorsement for
President.
There were many contests on the
Republican ballot. The only candidate
who had clear field was Representa-
tive Royal c. Johnson, of Aberdeen. in
the I'd District, who sought reelection