New-York tribune., 1920-05-05
L I,532ScatteringPr Precincts
Out of 1887 i'm State
Give General 1926 to
3O,467 for Senator
Lowden Is Third:
Harding Runs Last
Heavy Poll for Wood in
indianapolis Expected
TO Offset Rivals Gains

INDIANAPOLIS, May, 4.-Re-
turns from ,532 precincts out of \
total of 1887 show General Leonard
Wood is leading. Senator Hiram
johnson by more than 5000 votes
IN the Indiana Presidential primary.
The race has narrowed down to
fight between Johnson and Wood
Governor Lowden of Illinois appears
slated for third place in the race,
while Senator Harding, of Ohio, will
run weak fourth.
The first ,532 precincts gave:
Wood, 37,246.
Johnson, 30,467.
Lowden, 1902
Harding, 1926.
There was every indication late to-
night that Indianapolis might throw
the balance of the primary race to
General Wood The capital city, with
returns slowly drifting in from its III
precincts, was piling up 3 to 1 lead
over Senator Johnson, offsetting gains
made by the Californian in the north
ern steel belt.
Twenty eight indianapolis precincts
gave Wood ,551, Johnson TAG, Lowden
1876 and Harding PIP. At this ratio Gen
eral Wood will carry the city by a
plurality of between $500 and 5000
votes.
One of the features shown by the
early returns is that Senator Johnson
is running exceptionally strong in for
mer Progressive strongrolds. Returns
coming from counties on the Ohio bor-
der have been q disappointment to the
ing on carrying these, but the scatter
ing returns show Wood and Johnson
are leading in these border districts.
Lowden Strong With Farmers
The best showing made thus far by
Governor Lowden was in Hamilton
County, an agricultural district. Eleven
precincts from that county give Low
den 256; Wood, 1889; johnson. III. nod
Harding, 45.
Allen County, in which Fort Wayne is
located, has made the best showing for
v sod. Twenty-Five precincts give Wood
b35 votes more than Johnson, and it is
predicted She general will carry the
county by at least 1900. Lowden and
Harding are running far behind in this
county.
At Michigan City, in the northern
part of the state, returns from seven
teen precincts in the industrial section
give Johnson, 275; Wood. so; Lowden.
38, and Harding, 38.
Ideal weather conditions prevailed in
all parts of the state during the day.
and reports from the agricultural sec
tions indicated an exceedingly small
vote among the farmers. There has
the farmers arc far behind in their
work, and the greater part of these
preferred to take advantage Of the
weather for extra work rather than
go to the polls. The claim was made
at Lowden headquarters in this city
that rainy weather would have been
of great benefit to the Illinois Govern
or, as more farmers would have gone
to the voting precincts. Lowden man
ayers have made a strong CAMPAIGN in
the rural districts.
below normal and considered by those
in close touch with the situation as
favorable to Wood, as the organiza-
tion made frantic efforts to hustle de-
linquent voters to the polling places
before the 6 o'clock closing time. The
regular organization was supporting
Wood However, complete anti
organization ticket was in the field
in local election fight and Senator
johnson benefited considerably in this
respect.
Reports of the heaviest voting in the
state came from the industrial district
in northern IndianA. In the steel belt
Senator Johnson is conceded to have the
advantage over his other three oppo-
nents, and heavy voting at Gary. Ham
mond, East Chicago and Grown Point
was regarded as Johnson gains.
Reports received at Wood headquar-
ters in this city from organization
workers over the state were highly
encouraging. They figured that the
general would carry the state by q
plurality of at least 10000.
Indiana has thirteen Republican
congressman at Washington, the state
full quota, and all of these were can
didates for denomination to-day. Eleven
of the number were renominated with
out opposition, while Congressman
Moores, of indianapolis, and Congress-
man Benham, in the 4th District. had
opposition. There was every indication
that all thirteen would receive renomi-
nation.