Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-05
JOHNSON CARRIES
CALIFORNIA; WOOD
CHOICE OF indiana
Incomplete Returns From
Coast State Show Senator
10000 Ahead.
FORMER FOOD DIRECTOR
GETS THREE COUNTIES
Statement by Defeated Californian
Expresses Surprise That Own
Vote Was So Large.

SAN FRANCISCO. May (by the
Associated Press).-Senator Hiram w.
johnson stood today as the preferred
presidential candidate on the repub-
lican ticket of the voters of Califor-
MIA. his native state. on the face of
yesterdays presidential primary re-
turns from approximately two-thirds
of the states 5.729 precincts. Herbert
C. Hoover. Senator Johnson's only op-
ponent. also has his home in Cali
fornia
Three hours and half after the
polls closed last night, Ralph Z. Mer-
ritt. California campaign manager
for Mr.. Hoover. conceded Senator
Johnson's election. The vote tabu-
lated this morning stood: johnson,
2SS.795: Hoover, 1858.
Mr.. Hoover carried three of the
fifty-four counties represented, on the
face Of the incomplete returns. These
included Los Angeles, where he had a
plurality of 5000, with more than
half the precincts still to report.
Mr.: Hoover's home precinct. Stan
ford University. gave him plurality
Of 24S over Senator Johnson. The
vote was:
Hoover, 308.
johnson. 60.
One hundred and seventy-four pre-
cincts in this county, Santa Clara,
gave Senator johnson almost a two
to-one plurality. however.
Manaxers' Statements.
At 10 o'clock last night Ralph P.
Merritt. campaign manager Of the
Hoover Republican Club Of California,
conceded the election Of the johnson
delegates, but declared the issues
represented by Mr.. Hoover would
continue to command the attention
of the country and eventually at the
be nominated for the presidency"
In addition to delegates to the re-
publican convention. an uninstructed
democratic delegation and a prohibi-
ton party delegation. pledged to
were chosen.
II. L. Carnahan. western campaign
manager for Senator Hiram W. John
son. today issued the following state.
ment IN comment upon yesterdays
statewide presidential preferential
primary election:
Hiram johnson has scored tho
greatest triumph in the history Of
California politics. Hooyers opposi-
tion in California has served the one
useful purpose Of demonstrating to
the country how thoroughly Hiram
JOHNSON dCuleVementD arc 6pprS.
ciated by his own people"
+. HooveF's View Of Result.
NEW YORK, May Herbert
Hoover issued statement here today
in which he expressed surprise that
under the circumstances SO large a
vote should have been cast in Cali
fornia for the delegates favor1ng my
nomination"
For my friends. in entering my
name. introduced no personal issue.
but asked an opportunity to register
protest at Senator Johnson's ex-
treme opposition to any league to pre-
vent war and reduce armaments,"
said the statement. with q group Of
amateur clubs only a month old, they
were. Of course. handicapped in OPP
posing the regular party organization.
but the real situation is that the peo-
pie of California have been much torn
between their loyalty and friendship
to the senator for his able rescue Of
the state during his governorship
from vicious corporation control and
his too narrow vision on our interna-
tional necessities. The fact that in
these circumstances more than a third
Of the party protested against this
latter view should strengthen the sup
port Of the republican majority in the
Senate